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http://repositorio.pediatria.gob.mx:8180/handle/20.500.12103/2372| Título : | Effects of cyclosporin-A on immune response, tissue protection and motor function of rats subjected to spinal cord injury |
| Creador: | Ibarra A |
| Nivel de acceso: | Open access |
| Palabras clave : | Ciclosporina - farmacología Inmunosupresores - farmacología Actividad Motora - Efectos de drogas Médula Espinal - Patología Compresión de la Médula Espinal - Quimioterapia Compresión de la Médula Espinal - Patología Cyclosporine - pharmacology Immunosuppressive Agents - pharmacology Motor Activity - drug effects Spinal Cord - pathology Spinal Cord Compression - drug therapy Spinal Cord Compression- pathology Autoinmunidad Respuesta celular Desmielinización Neuroprotección Paraplegia Autoimmunity Cellular response Demyelination Neuroprotection Paraplegia |
| Descripción : | The aim of this work was to test the effect of cyclosporin-A (CsA) on some immunological, morphological and functional aspects developed after spinal cord injury. The specific cellular immune response against spinal cord constituents, the amount of spared tissue and myelination at the site of injury, and the motor function outcome were assessed in a first series of experiments. Rats were subjected to spinal cord compression and treated with cyclosporin-A before lesion and during the entire study. A specific lymphocyte response against spinal cord antigens was found in untreated spinal cord injured rats but not in cyclosporine-A treated injured rats. A significantly better myelination index was also found in injured cyclosporin-A-treated rats, as compared to untreated animals. The amount of spared spinal cord tissue at the epicenter was not significantly different comparing CsA-treated with vehicle-treated rats. Looking for a potential therapeutic use of CsA, in a second series of experiments, rats were subjected to spinal cord contusion and treated with cyclosporin-A from 1 to 72 h after lesion. Motor recovery and red nuclei neurons survival, were evaluated, and found to be significantly better in spinal cord injured rats treated with cyclosporin-A than in injured-untreated rats. This work confirms the existence of an autoimmune cellular reaction after injury that can be inhibited by cyclosporin-A treatment. Furthermore, cyclosporin-A promotes neuroprotection by diminishing both demyelination and neuronal cell death, resulting in a better motor outcome after spinal cord injury. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Colaborador(es) u otros Autores: | Correa D Willms K Merchant MT Guizar-Sahagún G Grijalva I Madrazo I |
| Fecha de publicación : | 2003 |
| Tipo de publicación: | Artículo |
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| Identificador del Recurso : | 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02898-1 |
| Fuente: | Brain Research 979(1 y 2):165-178 |
| URI : | http://repositorio.pediatria.gob.mx:8180/handle/20.500.12103/2372 |
| Idioma: | eng |
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