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Prostaglandin E1 analog increases spinal cord blood flow at the point of compression during and after experimental spinal cord injury. 2010

Y Hamamoto, and T Ogata, and T Morino, and M Hino, and H Yamamoto

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Tohon City, Ehime, Japan.

METHODS An in vivo study using a spinal cord compression model in rats. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on the change in thoracic spinal cord blood flow and on hind-limb motor function. BACKGROUND Until now, effect of PGE1 on spinal cord blood flow at the point of compression has not been tested. METHODS Our newly developed blood flow measurement system was a combination of a noncontact-type Laser Doppler system and a spinal cord compression device. The rat thoracic spinal cord was exposed and spinal cord blood flow at the point of compression was measured before, during and after compression. The functioning of the animals' hind-limbs was evaluated by the BBB Scale and by measuring the frequency of voluntary standing. RESULTS During the compression period, spinal cord blood flow was significantly higher in the PGE1-treated rats than in the control rats, which did not receive PGE1. After decompression, the spinal cord blood flow rapidly recovered to about 60% of the precompression level in the control rats. When the animals were treated with PGE1, blood flow after decompression reached about 90% of the precompression level.Twenty-gram compression for 40 mins induced motor deficiencies in the rat hind-limbs. The application of PGE1 significantly improved motor function of the rat hind-limbs after spinal cord injury. CONCLUSIONS The application of PGE1 increased spinal cord blood flow during and after spinal cord compression, and improved motor function after the spinal cord injury.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007275	Injections, Intravenous	Injections made into a vein for therapeutic or experimental purposes.	Intravenous Injections,Injection, Intravenous,Intravenous Injection
D008863	Microspheres	Small uniformly-sized spherical particles, of micrometer dimensions, frequently labeled with radioisotopes or various reagents acting as tags or markers.	Latex Beads,Latex Particles,Latex Spheres,Microbeads,Bead, Latex,Beads, Latex,Latex Bead,Latex Particle,Latex Sphere,Microbead,Microsphere,Particle, Latex,Particles, Latex,Sphere, Latex,Spheres, Latex
D012039	Regional Blood Flow	The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body.	Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D004525	Efferent Pathways	Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a nerve center toward a peripheral site. Such impulses are conducted via efferent neurons (NEURONS, EFFERENT), such as MOTOR NEURONS, autonomic neurons, and hypophyseal neurons.	Motor Pathways,Efferent Pathway,Pathway, Efferent,Pathways, Efferent
D005260	Female		Females
D006614	Hindlimb	Either of two extremities of four-footed non-primate land animals. It usually consists of a FEMUR; TIBIA; and FIBULA; tarsals; METATARSALS; and TOES. (From Storer et al., General Zoology, 6th ed, p73)	Hindlimbs
D000527	Alprostadil	A potent vasodilator agent that increases peripheral blood flow.	PGE1,Prostaglandin E1,Caverject,Edex,Lipo-PGE1,Minprog,Muse,PGE1alpha,Prostaglandin E1alpha,Prostavasin,Prostin VR,Prostine VR,Sugiran,Vasaprostan,Viridal,Lipo PGE1
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013116	Spinal Cord	A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER.	Coccygeal Cord,Conus Medullaris,Conus Terminalis,Lumbar Cord,Medulla Spinalis,Myelon,Sacral Cord,Thoracic Cord,Coccygeal Cords,Conus Medullari,Conus Terminali,Cord, Coccygeal,Cord, Lumbar,Cord, Sacral,Cord, Spinal,Cord, Thoracic,Cords, Coccygeal,Cords, Lumbar,Cords, Sacral,Cords, Spinal,Cords, Thoracic,Lumbar Cords,Medulla Spinali,Medullari, Conus,Medullaris, Conus,Myelons,Sacral Cords,Spinal Cords,Spinali, Medulla,Spinalis, Medulla,Terminali, Conus,Terminalis, Conus,Thoracic Cords
D013117	Spinal Cord Compression	Acute and chronic conditions characterized by external mechanical compression of the SPINAL CORD due to extramedullary neoplasm; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES; bony deformities of the vertebral bodies; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations vary with the anatomic site of the lesion and may include localized pain, weakness, sensory loss, incontinence, and impotence.	Conus Medullaris Syndrome,Myelopathy, Compressive,Extramedullary Spinal Cord Compression,Spinal Cord Compression, Extramedullary,Compression, Spinal Cord,Compressions, Spinal Cord,Compressive Myelopathy,Conus Medullaris Syndromes,Spinal Cord Compressions,Syndrome, Conus Medullaris,Syndromes, Conus Medullaris

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