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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2018

Lycopsamine Exerts Protective Effects and Improves Functional Outcome After Spinal Cord Injury in Rats by Suppressing Cell Death.

Jing Jin, Hao Li, Gaonian Zhao, Su Jiang

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing JinDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Hao LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Gaonian ZhaoDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Su JiangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Taizhou People's Hospital · CNNantong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury-triggered event that is associated with permanent neurologic deficit. The deficit instigated by SCI leads to medical co-morbidity, not only affecting sensory and motor capabilities, but also having an impact on the physiological and economic condition of the patient. Against this backdrop, the present study was carried out to investigate the effect of lycopsamine, a plant-derived alkaloid in SCI rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS The traumatic SCI injury in rats was created using a force-calibrated weight-drop device. The Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor rating scale was used to investigate the functional consequences of SCI. DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole) and Tunnel staining were used to detect apoptosis. Western blot and qRT-PCR was used to examine the protein and gene expressions, respectively. RESULTS The results revealed that lycopsamine significantly (p<0.01) improved locomotory function in SCI rats. Lycopsamine also significantly (p<0.01) decreased the lesion area of the SCI rats. Investigation of the effect of lycopsamine on cell death following SCI revealed that lycopsamine reduces apoptotic cell death following SCI. The lycopsamine-induced reduction in apoptosis was allied with downregulation of calpain, cleaved caspase 3 and 9, and Bax. However, the expression of BCl-2 was significantly upregulated. Furthermore, lycopsamine significantly (p<0.01) upregulated the expression of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and decreased the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). CONCLUSIONS Lycopsamine exerts protective effects in PCI rats by improving functional recovery and suppressing apoptosis.

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AnimalsApoptosisCell DeathInterleukin-10MaleProtective AgentsPyrrolizidine AlkaloidsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecovery of FunctionSpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaindicineInterleukin-10Protective AgentsPyrrolizidine AlkaloidsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID30335732
PMCPMC6202880
OpenAlexW2896249131

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