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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Animals, Animals, Newborn, Brain, Brain Injuries, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Complement Activation, Complement C1q, Disease Models, Animal, Flow Cytometry, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain, Immunohistochemistry, Maze Learning, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Transgenic, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroprotective Agents, Neutrophils, RNA, Messenger, Reflex, Regional Blood Flow, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Up-Regulation.
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Is c1q-deficiency neuroprotective against hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal mice? Context: This study was undertaken to determine whether the initial component of the classical complement (C) activation pathway contributes to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in neonatal mice. Hypoxia-ischemia (HI) was produced in C1q(-/-) and wild-type (WT) neonatal mice. At 24 hours after HI, neonatal mouse reflex performance and cerebral infarct volume were assessed. Long-term outcomes were measured by water-maze performance and degree of cerebral atrophy at 7 to 8 weeks after HI. Activation of circulating neutrophils, and C1q, C3, and neutrophil deposition in brains were examined. C1q(-/-) mice were significantly protected against HI (mean+/-SE infarct volume in C1q(-/-) mice=17.3+/-5.5% versus 53.6+/-6.8% in WT mice; P<0.0001) and exhibited significantly less neurofunctional deficit compared with WT mice. Immunostaining revealed significantly greater deposition of C3 (and C1q) as well as granulocytes in the infarcted brains in WT mice compared with C1q(-/-) animals. Activation of circulating leukocytes was significantly decreased in C1q(-/-) mice compared with WT mice, which correlated strongly (r=0.7) with cerebral infarct volumes.
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Cerebral deposition of C1q and C3 after hypoxic-ischemic insult is associated with significantly greater neurologic damage in WT mice compared with C1q(-/-) mice, providing strong evidence that the classical C pathway contributes to the hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Significantly decreased activation of circulating neutrophils associated with diminished local accumulation and attenuation of brain injury in C1q(-/-) mice suggests a potential cellular mechanism by which C1q mediates neurodegeneration in HI. Final Decision: yes