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Published on: November 28, 2025
[On the quantitative analysis of focal ischemic cerebral infarction by TTC staining]
Chunyan Feng1, Xiaonong Fan, Chunhong Zhang
1Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
Insights
Accurately measuring ischemic stroke size is crucial for treatment evaluation. This review details methods, focusing on the 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining technique for quantitative analysis of cerebral infarction.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pathology
- Biomedical Engineering
Context:
- Ischemic cerebrovascular disease poses significant health risks, leading to high morbidity and disability.
- Accurate assessment of focal ischemic cerebral infarction size is critical for evaluating therapeutic efficacy.
- Quantitative analysis of infarct size impacts experimental conclusions and reliability.
Purpose:
- To review and summarize current methods for surveying and computing focal ischemic cerebral infarction size.
- To present studies on the quantitative analysis of cerebral infarction using the 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining method.
- To provide data and suggestions for researchers involved in stroke studies.
Summary:
- This review introduces and summarizes common survey and computation methods for focal ischemic cerebral infarction.
- It specifically details the 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining method, including its principles, preparation, and application.
- The focus is on objective and accurate quantitative analysis of infarct size.
Impact:
- Provides a comprehensive overview of infarct size measurement techniques.
- Highlights the utility of TTC staining for reliable quantitative analysis in stroke research.
- Aims to assist researchers in making informed decisions regarding experimental design and data interpretation.
Abstract:
It is known that ischemic cerebrovascular disease is causing enormous harm to human health on account of the resultant high morbidity and disability rate. In this connexion, the anticipated target is to control the size of focal ischemic cerebral infarction, which is also an important method for judgment of therapeutic efficacy. The key question is to survey the size accurately and objectively; at the same time, the quantitative analysis of focal ischemic cerebral infarction is the pivotal question affecting the experiment conclusion and the reliability level. In this paper are introduced and summarized the methods being recently and commonly used in survey and computation, and the studies made on quantitative analysis of focal ischemic cerebral infarction by 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining method. Also are summarized the principles of dyeing in TTC method, the preparatory work, and the commonly used method of surveying and computation. It is the intent of this review to provide relevant data and suggestion for research workers.
