Vascular endothelial growth factor improves functional outcome and decreases secondary degeneration in experimental spinal cord contusion injury

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作者
Widenfalk, J
Lipson, A
Jubran, M
Hofstetter, C
Ebendal, T
Cao, Y
Olson, L
机构
[1] Karolinska Inst, Dept Neurosci, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Neurol Surg, Seattle, WA 98105 USA
[3] Uppsala Univ, Dept Neurosci, Uppsala, Sweden
[4] Karolinska Inst, Dept Microbiol, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
[5] Karolinska Inst, Tumor Biol Ctr, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
weight-drop; ischemia; Flk-1; Flt-1; neuropilin; angiogenesis;
D O I
10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00399-3
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Spinal cord injury leads to acute local ischemia, which may contribute to secondary degeneration. Hypoxia stimulates anglogenesis through a cascade of events, involving anglogenesis stimulatory substances, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). To test the importance of anglogenesis for functional outcome and wound healing in spinal cord injury VEGF165 (proanglogenic), Ringer's (control) or angiostatin (antiangiogenic) were delivered locally immediately after a contusion injury produced using the NYU impactor and a 25 mm weight-drop. Rats treated with VEGF showed significantly improved behavior up to 6 weeks after injury compared with control animals, while angiostatin treatment lead to no statistically significant changes in behavior outcome. Furthermore, VEGF-treated animals had an increased amount of spared tissue in the lesion center and a higher blood vessel density in parts of the wound area compared with controls. These effects were unlikely to be due to increased cell proliferation as determined by bromo-deoxyuridine-labeling. Moreover, VEGF treatment led to decreased levels of apoptosis, as revealed by TUNEL assays. In situ hybridization demonstrated presence of mRNA for VEGF receptors Flt-1, fetal liver kinase-1, neuropilin-1 and -2 in several important cellular compartments of the spinal cord. The different experiments indicate that beneficial effects seen by acute VEGF delivery was attributable to protection/repair of blood vessels, decreased apoptosis and possibly also by other additional effects on glial cells or certain neuron populations. (C) 2003 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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