title: Rescue of rat spinal motoneurons from avulsion-induced cell death by intrathecal administration of IGF-I and Cerebrolysin.
abstract: Ventral root avulsion results in the loss of motoneurons in the corresponding spinal cord segment. In the present experiments we have tested effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and Cerebrolysin on survival of avulsed motoneurons after their chronic intrathecal administration in the adult rats. We have found that avulsion of the C5 ventral roots results in significant loss of motoneurons in the same spinal cord segment due mainly to apoptosis. In comparison to the untreated control rats, the amount of motoneuron survival in avulsed ventral horn was significantly higher after 4 weeks intrathecal administration of IGF-I or Cerebrolysin. No significant differences were observed between effects of IGF-I and Cerebrolysin in our experimental model. The results suggest that both IGF-I and Cerebrolysin can reduce avulsion-induced loss of adult rat motoneurons.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haninec
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Houst'ava
authors.forename: Lubomír
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stejskal
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dubový
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; C006952:cerebrolysin; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I