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Marques,K.B.; Scorisa,J.M.; Zanon,R.; Freria,C.M.; Santos,L.M.B.; Damasceno,B.P.; Oliveira,A.L.R.. |
The immunomodulador glatiramer acetate (GA) has been shown to significantly reduce the severity of symptoms during the course of multiple sclerosis and in its animal model - experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Since GA may influence the response of non-neuronal cells in the spinal cord, it is possible that, to some extent, this drug affects the synaptic changes induced during the exacerbation of EAE. In the present study, we investigated whether GA has a positive influence on the loss of inputs to the motoneurons during the course of EAE in rats. Lewis rats were subjected to EAE associated with GA or placebo treatment. The animals were sacrificed after 15 days of treatment and the spinal cords processed for immunohistochemical analysis and... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Spinal cord; Synapse elimination; Motoneuron; Immunomodulator; Glatiramer acetate. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000200006 |
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Oliveira,A.L.R.. |
The rate of axonal regeneration, after sciatic nerve lesion in adult C57BL/6J mice, is reduced when compared to other isogenic strains. It was observed that such low regeneration was not due just to a delay, since neuronal death was observed. Two general mechanisms of cell death, apoptosis and necrosis, may be involved. By using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) technique, we demonstrated that a large number of sensory neurons, as well as satellite cells found in the dorsal root ganglia, were intensely labeled, thus indicating that apoptotic mechanisms were involved in the death process. Although almost no labeled neurons or satellite cells were observed one week after transection, a more than ten-fold increase in... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: TUNEL; Apoptosis; Axotomy; Neuronal death; Satellite cells; Isogenic mice. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000300012 |
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