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Q-VD-OPh, a pancaspase inhibitor, reduces trauma-induced apoptosis and improvesthe recovery of hind-limb function in rats after spinal cord injury
Çolak, A; Karaoðlan, A; Antar, V; Akdemir, O; Saðmanligil, A; Sahan, E; Çelik, Ö.
Afiliação
  • Çolak, A; School of Medicine. Maltepe University. Istanbul. Turkey
  • Karaoðlan, A; School of Medicine. Maltepe University. Istanbul. Turkey
  • Antar, V; Taksim Education and Research Hospital. Department of Neurosurgery. Istanbul. Turkey
  • Akdemir, O; Taksim Education and Research Hospital. Department of Neurosurgery. Istanbul. Turkey
  • Saðmanligil, A; Taksim Education and Research Hospital. Department of Neurosurgery. Istanbul. Turkey
  • Sahan, E; Taksim Education and Research Hospital. Pathology. Istanbul. Turkey
  • Çelik, Ö; Kültür University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Department. Istanbul. Turkey
Neurocir. - Soc. Luso-Esp. Neurocir ; 20(6): 533-540, nov.-dic. 2009. graf, ilus
Artigo em Inglês | IBECS | ID: ibc-78739
Biblioteca responsável: ES1.1
Localização: BNCS
ABSTRACT
Background. Various caspases have been implicatedin the development of secondary damage after spinalcord injury (SCI). Anticaspase therapy that targets onlyone caspase has been investigated in a variety of in vitroand in vivo studies. This study examined the neuroprotectiveeffects of Q-VD-OPh, a pan-caspase inhibitor, ina rat model of SCI.Methods. Thirty Wistar albino rats were divided into3 groups of 10 each the sham-operated controls (group1), the trauma-created controls (group 2), and the QVD-OPh–treated rats (group 3). An SCI (a trauma of40 g-cm) was produced at the thoracic level (T8-T10) bythe weight-drop technique. The response to injury andthe neuroprotective effects of Q-VD-OPh were investigatedby histopathologic examination and terminaldeoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling(TUNEL) 24 hours and 5 days after trauma. The inclinedplane technique of Rivlin and Tator and a modifiedversion of Tarlov’s grading scale were used to assess thefunctional status of the rats 24 hours, 3 days, and 5 daysafter injury.Results. Twenty-four hours after trauma, lightmicroscopic examination of a specimen taken fromgroup 2 rats revealed hemorrhage, necrosis, vascularthrombi, and edema. Group 3 tissue samples showedsimilar features at that time. Twenty-four hours aftertrauma, the mean apoptotic cell number was 4.47 ± 0.35cells in group 2 and 1.58 ± 0.33 in group 3. Five daysafter injury, the mean apoptotic cell count was 4.35 ±0.47 in group 2 and 1.25 ± 0.34 in group 3. Thus thenumber of TUNEL-positive cells in an injured spinalcord was greatly reduced by treatment with Q-VDOPh.The neurologic function scores (both the inclinedplane performance and motor grading scores) were significantlybetter in the Q-VD-OPh–treated (AU)
RESUMEN
Introducción. En el desarrollo de daño secundario tras lesión medular están implicadas diversas caspasas.La terapia anti-caspasas ha utilizado como diana una sola caspasa que ha sido investigada en una gran variedad de estudios tanto in-vitro como in-vivo. Estos estudios han examinado el efecto neuroprotector delQ-VD-PPh, un inhibidor pan-caspasa, en un modelo delesión medular en rata. Material y métodos. Se dividieron 30 ratas Wistar entres grupos de 10 ratas cada uno una lesión medulartraumática (con un trauma de 40 g-cm) se realizó anivel torácico grupo control (grupo 1), grupo traumacontrol (grupo 2) y el grupo de ratas tratadas con QVD-OPh (grupo 3) se realizó a nivel torácico (T8-T10) mediante la técnica de caída de peso. La respuesta a la lesión y los efectos neuroprotectores de Q-VD-OPh se valoraron mediante el examen histopatológico y la técnica de TUNEL 24 horas y 5 días tras el traumatismo. Se usó la prueba del plano inclinado de Rivlin y Tatory una versión modificada de la escala de Tarlov paravalorar el resultado funcional de las ratas 24 horas, 3 días y 5 días tras la lesión. Resultado. Veinticuatro horas tras la lesión, el estudio histopatológico de las secciones obtenidas del grupo 2 revelaron hemorragia, necrosis, trombos vasculares y edema. Las secciones obtenidos del grupo 3 mostraron hallazgos similares en ese momento. 24 horas tras lalesión el número de células apoptóticas fue 4.47 ± 0.35en el grupo 2 y 1.58 ± 0.33 en el grupo 3. Cinco días trasla lesión el número medio de células apoptóticas fue de4.35 ± 0.47 en el grupo 2 y de 1.25 ± 0.34 en el grupo 3. De esta forma el número de células TUNEL positivas enla médula dañada se redujo de forma considerable conel tratamiento con Q-VD-OPh (AU)
Assuntos
Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Traumatismos da Medula Espinal / Apoptose / Caspases / Recuperação de Função Fisiológica Tipo de estudo: Estudo prognóstico Limite: Animais Idioma: Inglês Revista: Neurocir. - Soc. Luso-Esp. Neurocir Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Kültür University Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Turkey / School of Medicine/Turkey / Taksim Education and Research Hospital/Turkey
Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados nacionais / Espanha Base de dados: IBECS Assunto principal: Traumatismos da Medula Espinal / Apoptose / Caspases / Recuperação de Função Fisiológica Tipo de estudo: Estudo prognóstico Limite: Animais Idioma: Inglês Revista: Neurocir. - Soc. Luso-Esp. Neurocir Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo Instituição/País de afiliação: Kültür University Faculty of Arts and Sciences/Turkey / School of Medicine/Turkey / Taksim Education and Research Hospital/Turkey
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