Abstract
Objective: To identify that the combined G-CSF and treadmill exercise is more effective in functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI).Design: Rats were divided into 4 groups: a SCI group treated with G-CSF (G-CSF group, n = 6), a SCI group treated with treadmill exercise plus G-CSF (G-CSF/exercise group, n = 6), a SCI group with treadmill exercise (exercise group, n = 6), and a SCI group without treatments (control group, n = 6). We performed laminectomy at the T8-10 spinal levels with compression injury of the spinal cord in all rats. G-CSF (20 μg/ml) was administered intraperitoneally for 5 consecutive days after SCI in G-CSF and G-CSF/exercise groups. From one week after surgery, animals in G-CSF/exercise and exercise groups received 30 min of exercise 5 days per week for 4 weeks. Functional recoveries were assessed using the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scale and the inclined plane test. Five weeks after SCI, hematoxylin and eosin staining for cavity size and immunohistochemistry for glial scar formation and neuro-regeneration factor expression were conducted.Setting: Inha University School of medicine, Incheon, KoreaResults: Rats in G-CSF/exercise group showed the most effective functional recovery in the BB...Continue Reading
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