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Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics
Published in: Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Mini review

Chemotherapy and the pediatric brain

Author: Chrysanthy Ikonomidou

Published in: Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Survival rates of children with cancer are steadily increasing. This urges our attention to neurocognitive and psychiatric outcomes, as these can markedly influence the quality of life of these children. Neurobehavioral morbidity in childhood cancer survivors affects diverse aspects of cognitive function, which can include attention, memory, processing speed, intellect, academic achievement, and emotional health. Reasons for neurobehavioral morbidity are multiple with one major contributor being chemotherapy-induced central nervous system (CNS) toxicity. Clinical studies investigating the effects of chemotherapy on the CNS in children with cancer have reported causative associations with the development of leukoencephalopathies as well as smaller regional grey and white matter volumes, which have been found to correlate with neurocognitive deficits.
Preclinical work has provided compelling evidence that chemotherapy drugs are potent neuro- and gliotoxins in vitro and in vivo and can cause brain injury via excitotoxic and apoptotic mechanisms. Furthermore, chemotherapy triggers DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) damage directly or through increased oxidative stress. It can shorten telomeres and accelerate cell aging, cause cytokine deregulation, inhibit hippocampal neurogenesis, and reduce brain vascularization and blood flow. These mechanisms, when allowed to operate on the developing brain of a child, have high potential to not only cause brain injury, but also alter crucial developmental events, such as myelination, synaptogenesis, neurogenesis, cortical thinning, and formation of neuronal networks.
This short review summarizes key publications describing neurotoxicity of chemotherapy in pediatric cancers and potential underlying pathomechanisms.
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Metadata
Title
Chemotherapy and the pediatric brain
Author
Chrysanthy Ikonomidou
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 2194-7791
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40348-018-0087-0

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