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Metabolite differences between glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene knockout mice and their wild-type littermates after traumatic brain injury: a 7-tesla 1H-MRS study.

Wenbo WuSiyi XuJialin WangKuiming ZhangMingkun ZhangYang CaoHongqing RenDeyou ZhengChunlong Zhong
Published in: BMC neuroscience (2018)
Using two non-invasive methods, 1H-MRS and T2 MR imaging, as well as in vitro brain-water content measurements, we demonstrated that the mechanism underlying the neuroprotective effects of GCP II-KO against brain swelling in TBI involves changes in glutamate and N-acetylaspartate levels. This knowledge may contribute towards the development of therapeutic strategies for TBI.
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