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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously demonstrated that mice deficient in ICAM-1 and P-selectin (ICAM-1/PS-/-) have improved functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI), compared to injured controls. In this study the spinal cords from wild-type and ICAM-1/PS-/- mice were evaluated histopathologically 14 days after severe compression-type SCI. Following injury there was an atrophy of the spinal cord. Significant sparing of total cross-sectional area was noted in ICAM-1/PS-/- mice compared to injured controls at the site of compression and in the distal peri-injury zone. Likewise, significant preservation of white matter area, as measured by Luxol staining, was found in mutant mice at the site of injury and in the proximal peri-injury zone. Gray matter damage was investigated by microtubule-associated protein 2 immunohistochemistry. Following severe SCI, a trend of gray matter sparing was noticed in ICAM-1/PS-/- animals. Quantitation of iba1 immunohistochemistry revealed that microglial reaction was significantly suppressed in the mutant animals. Astroglial reaction, visualized by GFAP immunostaining, did not differ between groups. Our results indicate that ICAM-1 and P-selectin are involved in autodestructive events provoked by the initial injury but the precise underlying mechanisms remain obscure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0001-6322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
132-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Atrophy, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Calcium-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Coloring Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Gliosis, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Indoles, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Microfilament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Microglia, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Microtubule-Associated Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Nerve Fibers, Myelinated, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-P-Selectin, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Spinal Cord Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:11563627-Wallerian Degeneration
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
White matter preservation after spinal cord injury in ICAM-1/P-selectin-deficient mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Group of Neuropathology, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't