title: Synaptic Mechanisms of Blast-Induced Brain Injury.
abstract: Blast wave-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common injuries to military personnel. Brain tissue compression/tension due to blast-induced cranial deformations and shear waves due to head rotation may generate diffuse micro-damage to neuro-axonal structures and trigger a cascade of neurobiological events culminating in cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders. Although diffuse axonal injury is regarded as a signature wound of mild TBI (mTBI), blast loads may also cause synaptic injury wherein neuronal synapses are stretched and sheared. This synaptic injury may result in temporary disconnect of the neural circuitry and transient loss in neuronal communication. We hypothesize that mTBI symptoms such as loss of consciousness or dizziness, which start immediately after the insult, could be attributed to synaptic injury. Although empirical evidence is beginning to emerge; the detailed mechanisms underlying synaptic injury are still elusive. Coordinated in vitro-in vivo experiments and mathematical modeling studies can shed light into the synaptic injury mechanisms and their role in the potentiation of mTBI symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Computational Medicine and Biology Division, CFD Research Corporation , Huntsville, AL , USA.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Przekwas
authors.affiliation: Computational Medicine and Biology Division, CFD Research Corporation , Huntsville, AL , USA.
authors.forename: Mahadevabharath R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Somayaji
authors.affiliation: Department of Defense Blast Injury Research Program Coordinating Office, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command , Fort Detrick, MD , USA.
authors.forename: Raj K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: DAI; TBI; blast wave injury; mechanobiology; neuro-axonal; synapse
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