LI Jing, et al. A correlative study between early vertebral canal decompression and apoptosis following spinal cord injury in the rats. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 35(1):1-4(2010)
LI Jing, et al. A correlative study between early vertebral canal decompression and apoptosis following spinal cord injury in the rats. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University 35(1):1-4(2010) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2010.01.021.
A correlative study between early vertebral canal decompression and apoptosis following spinal cord injury in the rats
Objective:To investigate whether spinal cord decompression is related to neural cell apoptosis after spinal cord injury.Methods:The spinal cord was compressed posteriorly at L1 level using a self-designed compression device for 6
12 h and 24 h
followed by decompression by removal of the screw.Apoptosis and cellular damage were assessed by the staining of HE、Nissl、terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL)and immunostaining of caspase-3.Results:Compared with shame-operation group
the number of TUNEL positive cells was significantly higher in the decompression at 6、12、24 h after spinal cord injury
which was consistent with immunoreactive to caspase-3(P<0.05).Conclusion:The results indicate that the dynamic change of apoptosis was correlated with duration of spinal compression.Early decompression could reduce neural cell apoptosis following secondary spinal cord injury.