Journal article
Neuroprotective Effects of Interleukin-10 Following Excitotoxic Spinal Cord Injury
Experimental neurology, v 159(2), pp 484-493
Oct 1999
PMID: 10506519
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Abstract
Intraspinal injection of quisqualic acid (QUIS) produces excitotoxic injury with pathological characteristics similar to those associated with ischemic and traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Inflammatory responses appear to be a major component of the secondary neuronal injury initiated by SCI and play a role in the pathogenesis of QUIS-induced injury. IL-10 is a potent antiinflammatory cytokine that has been shown to reduce inflammation and improve functional outcome in human and animal models of inflammatory diseases. We propose the administration of IL-10 following excitotoxic SCI will attenuate the inflammatory response, thus resulting in increased neuronal survival. Female, Sprague–Dawley rats were given intraspinal injections of QUIS followed by either intraspinal (5 ng, n=8) or systemic injections (5 μg, n=14) of IL-10. Survival times were varied (2–3 days) in order to produce a range of injury states and inflammatory involvement. When administered intraspinally, IL-10 significantly exacerbated the QUIS damage (P<0.05), resulting in an 11.2% increase in lesion volume. When given systemically, IL-10 significantly decreased lesion volume by 18.1% in the more advanced injury (P<0.05), but did not effect the more acute injury. These divergent effects were attributed to the modest inflammatory response in the short-term injury compared to the more robust inflammatory response in the more chronic injury. In conclusion, reducing the inflammatory response to SCI by systemic administration of IL-10 resulted in a significant reduction in neuronal damage, suggesting that targeting injury-induced inflammation may be an effective treatment strategy for acute SCI.
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- Title
- Neuroprotective Effects of Interleukin-10 Following Excitotoxic Spinal Cord Injury
- Creators
- Kori L. Brewer - East Carolina UniversityJohn R. Bethea - University of MiamiRobert P. Yezierski - University of Miami
- Publication Details
- Experimental neurology, v 159(2), pp 484-493
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biology; College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000083150700014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0032865257
- Other Identifier
- 991020112253804721
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