Salta alla navigazione principale Salta alla ricerca Salta al contenuto principale

Early effects of modulating nuclear factor-κB activation on traumatic spinal cord injury in rats

  • Octavio Jiménez-Garza
  • , Javier Camacho
  • , Antonio Ibarra
  • , Angelina Martínez
  • , Gabriel Guízar-Sahagún*
  • *Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro
  • Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Risultato della ricerca

16 Citazioni (Scopus)

Abstract

Genes regulated by NF-κB play an important role on secondary damage and repair after spinal cord injury (SCI). To assess the early effects of the pharmacological inhibition and overactivation of NF-κB, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) or lipopolysaccharide were given to rats before or after SC contusion. The amount of spared SC tissue was higher (P < 0.05) at 24 h postinjury in rats posttreated with PDTC; both PDTC-treated rats showed no significant trend to decrease polymorphonuclear infiltrate. p65 subunit was present in inflammatory cells, neurons, and astrocytes at the injury site. These data support further investigation on functional effects of NF-κB inhibition in acute SCI.

Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)148-150
Numero di pagine3
RivistaAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume1053
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePublished - 1 gen 2005
Pubblicato esternamente

Fingerprint

Entra nei temi di ricerca di 'Early effects of modulating nuclear factor-κB activation on traumatic spinal cord injury in rats'. Insieme formano una fingerprint unica.

Cita questo