Lipid peroxidation inhibition in spinal cord injury: Cyclosporin-A vs methylprednisolone

Aracell Diaz-Ruiz, Camilo Rios, Ivonne Duarte, Dolores Correa, Gabriel Guizar-Sahagun, Israel Grijalva, Ignacio Madrazo, Antonio Ibarra

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Abstract

To compare the effectiveness of cyclosporin-A (CsA) with methylprednisolone (MP) or a combination of both upon inhibition of lipid peroxidation (LP) after spinal cord (SC) injury, rats were treated with either CsA, MP, CSA+MP or vehicle starting 1 h after SC contusion at T9 level. LP was assessed 24h after injury by the lipid fluorescent product formation method. The survival rate was also evaluated in other series of rats by the Kaplan-Meier curves. Lipid peroxidation was similarly inhibited in rats treated with CsA, MP, or CSA+MP (p > 0.05). Animals receiving MP (alone or combined with CsA) showed the poorest surviving rate. LP was inhibited by CsA to the same extent as by MP but without the lethal effect of the latter. (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1765-1767
Number of pages3
JournalNeuroReport
Volume11
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jun 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cyclosporin-A
  • Experimental paraplegia
  • Free radicals
  • Inflammatory response
  • Lipid peroxidation
  • Methylprednisolone
  • Neuroprotection
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Survival

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