Changes in axonal physiology and morphology after chronic compressive injury of the rat thoracic spinal cord

Neuroscience
R Nashmi, M G Fehlings

Abstract

The spinal cord is rarely transected after spinal cord injury. Dysfunction of surviving axons, which traverse the site of spinal cord injury, appears to contribute to post-traumatic neurological deficits, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The subpial rim frequently contains thinly myelinated axons which appear to conduct signals abnormally, although it is uncertain whether this truly reflects maladaptive alterations in conduction properties of injured axons during the chronic phase of spinal cord injury or whether this is merely the result of the selective survival of a subpopulation of axons. In the present study, we examined the changes in axonal conduction properties after chronic clip compression injury of the rat thoracic spinal cord, using the sucrose gap technique and quantitatively examined changes in the morphological and ultrastructural features of injured axonal fibers in order to clarify these issues. Chronically injured dorsal columns had a markedly reduced compound action potential amplitude (8.3% of control) and exhibited significantly reduced excitability. Other dysfunctional conduction properties of injured axons included a slower population conduction velocity, a longer refractory period and a...Continue Reading

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