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GeneChip ® analysis after acute spinal cord injury in rat
Author(s) -
Song Guoqing,
Cechvala Cate,
Resnick Daniel K.,
Dempsey Robert J.,
Rao Vemuganti L. Raghavendra
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00626.x
Subject(s) - neuroprotection , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , neurotransmitter , neurotransmitter receptor , spinal cord injury , heat shock protein , kinase , receptor , spinal cord , biochemistry , gene , neuroscience
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to induction and/or suppression of several genes, the interplay of which governs the neuronal death and subsequent loss of motor function. Using GeneChip ® , the present study analyzed changes in the mRNA abundance at 3 and 24 h after SCI in adult rats. SCI was induced at T9 level by the New York University impactor by dropping a 10‐g weight from a height of 25 mm. Several transcription factors, immediate early genes, heat‐shock proteins, pro‐inflammatory genes were up‐regulated by 3 h, and persisted at 24 h, after SCI. On the other hand, some neurotransmitter receptors and transporters, ion channels, kinases and structural proteins were down‐regulated by 3 h, and persisted at 24 h, after SCI. Several genes that play a role in growth/differentiation, survival and neuroprotection were up‐regulated at 24 h after SCI. Using real‐time quantitative PCR, the changes observed by GeneChip ® were confirmed for seven up‐regulated (interleukin‐6, heat‐shock protein‐70, heme oxygenase‐1, suppressor of cytokine signaling 2, suppressor of cytokine signaling 3, interferon regulatory factor‐1, neuropeptide Y), two down‐regulated (vesicular GABA transporter and cholecystokinin precursor) and two unchanged (Cu/Zn‐superoxide dismutase and phosphatidyl inositol‐3‐kinase) genes. The present study shows that inflammation, neurotransmitter dysfunction, increased transcription, ionic imbalance and cytoskeletal damage starts as early as 3 h after SCI. In addition to these effects, 24 h after SCI the repair and regeneration process begins in an attempt to stabilize the injured spinal cord.