Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Lactate/N-Acetylaspartate Within 48 h Predicts Cell Death Following Varied Neuroprotective Interventions in a Piglet Model of Hypoxia–Ischemia With and Without Inflammation-Sensitization

Raymand Pang, Kathryn A. Martinello, Christopher Meehan, Adnan Avdic-Belltheus, Ingran Lingam, Magdalena Sokolska, Tatenda Mutshiya, Alan Bainbridge, Xavier Golay, Nicola J. Robertson

Frontiers in Neurology · 2020 · 24 citations · 41 references

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= 0.523). Overall, Lac/NAA correlated best with cell death and microglial activation. These data align with clinical studies demonstrating Lac/NAA superiority as an outcome predictor in neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and support its use in preclinical and clinical neuroprotection studies.

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