TREATMENT OF ACUTE SPINAL-CORD INJURIES - COMPARISON OF THYROTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE AND NIMODIPINE

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作者
CEYLAN, S [1 ]
ILBAY, K [1 ]
BAYKAL, S [1 ]
CEYLAN, S [1 ]
SENER, U [1 ]
OZMENOGLU, M [1 ]
KALELIOGLU, M [1 ]
AKTURK, F [1 ]
KOMSUOGLU, SS [1 ]
OZORAN, A [1 ]
机构
[1] KARADENIZ TEKN UNIV, FAC MED, DEPT NEUROL & HISTOL, TRABZON 61080, TURKEY
关键词
SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRH; NIMODIPINE; CLIP COMPRESSION;
D O I
10.1007/BF02576254
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
The effects of nimodipine and thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) were compared in a clip-compression model of experimental spinal cord injuries (SCI) in rats. Thirty rats received a 50-g clip-compression injury on the cord at T9. Ten rats were given 0.02 mg/kg nimodipine and dextran 40 (3 ml) i.v. 1 h after injury. Ten rats were given 2 mg/kg TRH and dextran 40 (3 ml) i.v. 1 h after injury followed by 1 mg/kg per hour for 4 h. The remaining ten rats were given only saline. TRH treatment significantly improved somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEPs) and mean arterial blood pressures (MABPs), whereas nimodipine treatment had no effect on these variables (Fisher's exact test (P < 0.01).
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