Morphological and electrophysiological evidence for regeneration of transected spinal cord fibers and restoration of motor functions in adult rats

The evoked potentials are regarded as an efficientindex to evaluate the functional status of a nervoussystem[1]. When stimulating the motor area of cerebralcortex with transcranial magnetic stimulation, elec-tronic signals can be obtained at the spinal co…     

补阳还五汤对脊髓损伤大鼠体重及后肢运动功能的影响

目的探讨补阳还五汤对脊髓损伤大鼠体重及后肢运动功能影响与其神经保护作用的关系。方法采用Allen’s打击法制作中度SCI模型,应用SPF级Wistar大鼠,随机分为4组：正常组和3个模型组,即模型空白组、BYHWD组、金纳多组,每组16只大鼠。模型组大鼠分别给予蒸馏水、BYHWD、金纳多水溶液,正常组给予蒸馏水,分别于造模前即0 d、造模后3 d、1 w、2 w、3 w,称量大鼠体重,并进行后肢运动功能评价,灌胃治疗2 w后,结束实验。结果SCI模型大鼠于造模后3 d体重及后肢运动功能均明显降低,灌胃治疗后,模型空白组大鼠体重缓慢增加,但后肢运动功能无明显改善;BYHWD组及金纳多组大鼠体重及后肢运动功能均有显著改善,且BYHWD组改善效果更明显,与金纳多组比较差异有显著性。结论BYHWD通过保护SCI大鼠脊髓组织,显著改善大鼠后肢运动功能,增加大鼠体重,为其治疗中医＂痿证＂提供了新的实验依据。     

Preliminary animal studies on observation of injured spinal cord with intraoperative ultrasound backscatter microscopy

Many studies have shown that strategies of nerve regeneration and cell-based transplantation are valid based on animal models of spinal cord injury (SCI).To apply these strategies and bridge spinal cord defects,the identification and precise localization of lesions during spinal cord surgery is necessary.The aim of the present experiment was to evaluate the capabilities of ultrasound backscatter microscopy (UBM) in identifying morphologic changes after SCI.After laminectomy,high-resolution ultrasound images of the spinal cord were obtained in one normal and seven spinal cord-injured adult Wistar rats using a UBM system with a 55-MHz center frequency scanner.Comparison between histoanatomic and UBM images was also performed.The results showed that UBM can identify cysts after the experimental SCI is removed in adult rats.In addition,the glial scar formed in secondary injury showed obvious hyperechoic speckle in the UBM image and correlated with the histoanatomic image.UBM has obvious clinical value in nerve regeneration and cell-based transplantation strategies in injured spinal cords.