Pathology of non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE)-induced ablation of the canine brain
dc.contributor.author | Rossmeisl, John H. Jr. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Garcia, Paulo A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Robertson, John L. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Ellis, Thomas L. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Davalos, Rafael V. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Small Animal Clinical Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.department | School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-04T18:34:36Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-04T18:34:36Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2013-12-01 | en |
dc.description.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. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported in part by the Wallace Coulter and National Science Foundations (NSF-CBET 0933335). The authors thank Dr. Bernard Jortner, Dr. Elankumaran Subbiah, Ms. Jennifer Rudd, and Mrs. Barbara Wheeler for technical assistance with the ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies. Angiodynamics, Inc. (USA) provided the NanoKnife pulse generator and electrodes used in this study. | en |
dc.description.version | Published version | en |
dc.format.extent | 433 - 440 (8) page(s) | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2013.14.4.433 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1229-845X | en |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73377 | en |
dc.identifier.volume | 14 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Korean Society of Veterinary Science | en |
dc.relation.uri | http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000328927400009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=930d57c9ac61a043676db62af60056c1 | en |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Science & Technology | en |
dc.subject | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | en |
dc.subject | Veterinary Sciences | en |
dc.subject | VETERINARY SCIENCES | en |
dc.subject | central nervous system | en |
dc.subject | dog | en |
dc.subject | irreversible electroporation | en |
dc.subject | neuropathology | en |
dc.subject | TISSUE ABLATION | en |
dc.subject | ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY | en |
dc.subject | ULTRASOUND | en |
dc.subject | THERAPY | en |
dc.subject | SYSTEM | en |
dc.title | Pathology of non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE)-induced ablation of the canine brain | en |
dc.title.serial | Journal of Veterinary Science | en |
dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
dc.type.other | Article | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/All T&R Faculty | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Engineering | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Engineering/Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Engineering/COE T&R Faculty | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Faculty of Health Sciences | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Veterinary Medicine | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Veterinary Medicine/CVM T&R Faculty | en |
pubs.organisational-group | /Virginia Tech/Veterinary Medicine/Small Animal Clinical Sciences | en |
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