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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2025

Sex and Genotype Affect Mouse Hippocampal Gene Expression in Response to Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury.

Kathleen E Murray, Arun Reddy Ravula, Victoria A Stiritz, Tara P Cominski, Vedad Delic, Caralina Marín de Evsikova, Kakulavarapu V Rama Rao, Namas Chandra, Kevin D Beck, Bryan J Pfister and 1 more

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kathleen E MurrayLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7901-9390
Arun Reddy RavulaMolecular Neurotherapeutics Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-6236
Victoria A StiritzNeurobehavioral Research Laboratory, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.
Tara P CominskiNeurobehavioral Research Laboratory, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.
Vedad DelicLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6248-7318
Caralina Marín de EvsikovaEpigenetics and Functional Genomics Laboratory, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL, USA.
Kakulavarapu V Rama RaoCenter for Injury Biomechanics, Materials, and Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA.
Namas ChandraCenter for Injury Biomechanics, Materials, and Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA.
Kevin D BeckNeurobehavioral Research Laboratory, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA.
Bryan J PfisterCenter for Injury Biomechanics, Materials, and Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6637-8327
Bruce A CitronLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ, USA. bruce.citron@rutgers.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4384-9755

Funding

Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, VA Office of Research and Development I01BX004561Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, VA Office of Research and Development I01BX005015Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development, VA Office of Research and Development IK2RX003253BLRD VA I01 BX004561BLRD VA I01 BX005015BLRD VA IK6 BX006188RRD VA IK2 RX003253U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs K6BX006188
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has been identified as an increasingly prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality in both military and civilian populations over the past few decades. Functional outcomes following bTBI vary widely among individuals, and chronic neurodegenerative effects including cognitive impairments can develop without effective diagnosis and treatment. Genetic predispositions and sex differences may affect gene expression changes in response to bTBI and influence an individual's probability of sustaining long-term damage or exhibiting resilience and tissue repair. Male and female mice from eight genetically diverse and distinct strains (129S1/SvImJ, A/J, C57BL/6J, CAST/EiJ, NOD/ShiLtJ, NZO/HlLtJ, PWK/PhJ, WSB/EiJ) which encompassed 90% of the genetic variability in commercially available laboratory mice were exposed to a single bTBI (180 kPa) using a well-established shock tube system. Subacute changes in hippocampal gene expression due to blast exposure were assessed using RNA-seq at 1-month post-injury. We identified patterns of dysregulation in gene ontology terms and canonical pathways related to mitochondrial function, ribosomal structure, synaptic plasticity, protein degradation, and intracellular signaling that varied by sex and/or strain, including significant changes in genes encoding respiratory complex I of the electron transport chain in male WSB/EiJ mice and the glutamatergic synapse across more than half of our groups. This study represents a multi-level examination of how genetic variability may influence response to bTBI and provides a foundation for the identification of potential therapeutic targets that could be modulated to improve the health of Veterans and others with histories of blast exposures.

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Blast InjuriesBrain Injuries, TraumaticGene Expression RegulationHippocampusSex CharacteristicsAnimalsFemaleGenotypeMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLBlastGene expressionHippocampusRNA-seqSex differencesTraumatic brain injury

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PMCPMC12289863

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