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. 2015 Oct 26;6:223. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00223

Table 7.

In vitro and ex vivo TBI models.

Study Model Cell Line Injuries Interval Severity Outcome measures
Zander et al. (43) Primary blast PC12 neurons Single
Repeat (3)
Single
Three over 20 min
Mild to moderate Membrane permeability; cell viability; axonal damage
LaPlaca and Thibault (78) Shear stress Neuronal culture Single Single Mild Membrane permeability; calcium influx; cell death
Morrison et al. (81) Membrane strain Organo-typic hippocampal slices Single Single Mild to Severe Cell death; apoptosis; membrane permeability
Mukhin et al. (79) Blade transection Neuron/glial culture Single Single Severe Cell death; excitotoxicity
Sieg et al. (80) Mechanical compression Organo-typic cortical slices Single Single Severe Cell death; apoptosis; axonal damage
Slemmer et al. (63) Cell stretch Neuronal culture Single
Repeat (6)
Single
Six over 24 h
Mild Cell viability; cell death