Imaging of neuroinflammation due to repetitive head injury in currently active kickboxers.
Gilles N StormezandJanine DoorduinSandra E RakersJacoba M SpikmanJoukje van der NaaltDavid Vállez GarcíaAnouk van der HoornChris W J van der WeijdenBerry P H KremerRemco J RenkenRudi A J O DierckxPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2022)
Despite negative results on a group level, individual results suggest that neuroinflammation may be present as a consequence of repetitive head injury in active kickboxers. Future studies using a longitudinal design may determine whether the observed TSPO upregulation is related to the future development of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Keyphrases
- high frequency
- current status
- lipopolysaccharide induced
- traumatic brain injury
- optic nerve
- lps induced
- cognitive impairment
- high resolution
- cerebral ischemia
- cell proliferation
- inflammatory response
- computed tomography
- case control
- blood brain barrier
- depressive symptoms
- long non coding rna
- positron emission tomography
- pet ct