Lipid peroxidation inhibition in spinal cord injury: Cyclosporin-A vs methylprednisolone
- Aracell Diaz-Ruiza, d(Author),
- Camilo Riosb(Author),
- Ivonne Duartea, d(Author),
- ,
- Gabriel Guizar-Sahaguna, d(Author),
- Israel Grijalvaa, d(Author)
- aInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social,
- bInstituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia,
- cSecretaría de Salud,
- dCtro. de Investigacion del P.
Publication Information
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Original language
EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 1765-1767 (3 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
NeuroReport (Volume 11, Issue 8)Publication milestones
- Published - 05/06/2000
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ISSN
0959-4965External Publication IDs
- Scopus: 0034608570
- PubMed: 10852240
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.