Curcumin Increase the Expression of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells and Improves Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
; : 10-18, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigates the effect of curcumin on proliferation of spinal cord neural stem/progenitor cells (SC-NSPCs) and functional outcome in a rat spinal cord injury (SCI) model.METHODS: Sixty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly and blindly allocated into three groups (sham control group; curcumin treated group after SCI; vehicle treated group after SCI). Functional recovery was evaluated by the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scale during 6 weeks after SCI. The expression of SC-NSPC proliferation and astrogliosis were analyzed by nestin/Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) staining. The injured spinal cord was then examined histologically, including quantification of cavitation.RESULTS: The BBB score of the SCI-curcumin group was better than that of SCI-vehicle group up to 14 days (p < 0.05). The co-immunoreactivity of nestin/BrdU in the SCI-curcumin group was much higher than that of the SCI-vehicle group 1 week after surgery (p < 0.05). The GFAP immunoreactivity of the SCI-curcumin group was remarkably lower than that of the SCI-vehicle group 4 weeks after surgery (p < 0.05). The lesion cavity was significantly reduced in the curcumin group as compared to the control group (p < 0.05).CONCLUSION: These results indicate that curcumin could increase the expression of SC-NSPCs, and reduce the activity of reactive astrogliosis and lesion cavity. Consequently curcumin could improve the functional recovery after SCI via SC-NSPC properties.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Spinal Cord
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Spinal Cord Injuries
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Curcumin
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2018
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Article