Pathology of non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE)-induced ablation of the canine brain. Rossmeisl, J. H., Garcia, P. A., Roberston, J. L., Ellis, T. L., & Davalos, R. V. J Vet Sci, 14(4):433-40, 2013. 1976-555x Rossmeisl, John H Jr Garcia, Paulo A Roberston, John L Ellis, Thomas L Davalos, Rafael V Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Korea (South) 2013/07/04 J Vet Sci. 2013;14(4):433-40. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2013.14.4.433. Epub 2013 Jun 28.
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This study describes the neuropathologic features of normal canine brain ablated with non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE). The parietal cerebral cortices of four dogs were treated with N-TIRE using a dose-escalation protocol with an additional dog receiving sham treatment. Animals were allowed to recover following N-TIRE ablation and the effects of treatment were monitored with clinical and magnetic resonance imaging examinations. Brains were subjected to histopathologic and ultrastructural assessment along with Bcl-2, caspase-3, and caspase-9 immunohistochemical staining following sacrifice 72 h post-treatment. Adverse clinical effects of N-TIRE were only observed in the dog treated at the upper energy tier. MRI and neuropathologic examinations indicated that N-TIRE ablation resulted in focal regions of severe cytoarchitectural and blood-brain-barrier disruption. Lesion size correlated to the intensity of the applied electrical field. N-TIRE-induced lesions were characterized by parenchymal necrosis and hemorrhage; however, large blood vessels were preserved. A transition zone containing parenchymal edema, perivascular inflammatory cuffs, and reactive gliosis was interspersed between the necrotic focus and normal neuropil. Apoptotic labeling indices were not different between the N-TIRE-treated and control brains. This study identified N-TIRE pulse parameters that can be used to safely create circumscribed foci of brain necrosis while selectively preserving major vascular structures.
@article{RN201,
   author = {Rossmeisl, J. H., Jr. and Garcia, P. A. and Roberston, J. L. and Ellis, T. L. and Davalos, R. V.},
   title = {Pathology of non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE)-induced ablation of the canine brain},
   journal = {J Vet Sci},
   volume = {14},
   number = {4},
   pages = {433-40},
   note = {1976-555x
Rossmeisl, John H Jr
Garcia, Paulo A
Roberston, John L
Ellis, Thomas L
Davalos, Rafael V
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Korea (South)
2013/07/04
J Vet Sci. 2013;14(4):433-40. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2013.14.4.433. Epub 2013 Jun 28.},
   abstract = {This study describes the neuropathologic features of normal canine brain ablated with non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE). The parietal cerebral cortices of four dogs were treated with N-TIRE using a dose-escalation protocol with an additional dog receiving sham treatment. Animals were allowed to recover following N-TIRE ablation and the effects of treatment were monitored with clinical and magnetic resonance imaging examinations. Brains were subjected to histopathologic and ultrastructural assessment along with Bcl-2, caspase-3, and caspase-9 immunohistochemical staining following sacrifice 72 h post-treatment. Adverse clinical effects of N-TIRE were only observed in the dog treated at the upper energy tier. MRI and neuropathologic examinations indicated that N-TIRE ablation resulted in focal regions of severe cytoarchitectural and blood-brain-barrier disruption. Lesion size correlated to the intensity of the applied electrical field. N-TIRE-induced lesions were characterized by parenchymal necrosis and hemorrhage; however, large blood vessels were preserved. A transition zone containing parenchymal edema, perivascular inflammatory cuffs, and reactive gliosis was interspersed between the necrotic focus and normal neuropil. Apoptotic labeling indices were not different between the N-TIRE-treated and control brains. This study identified N-TIRE pulse parameters that can be used to safely create circumscribed foci of brain necrosis while selectively preserving major vascular structures.},
   keywords = {Animals
Brain/metabolism/*pathology/surgery/ultrastructure
Caspase 3/metabolism
Caspase 9/metabolism
Dogs
Electroporation/veterinary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Necrosis/metabolism/pathology
Neurosurgical Procedures/*adverse effects
central nervous system
dog
irreversible electroporation
neuropathology},
   ISSN = {1229-845X (Print)
1229-845x},
   DOI = {10.4142/jvs.2013.14.4.433},
   year = {2013},
   type = {Journal Article}
}

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