Pathophysiology of Acute Spinal Cord Injury.
10.4184/jkss.2009.16.1.64
- Author:
June Kyu LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. junelee@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- MeSH:
Apoptosis;
Molecular Biology;
Neurons;
Regeneration;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Cord Injuries
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2009;16(1):64-70
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A spinal cord injury is an ailment that can not be treated, but through skillfully planned laboratory research we have been able to accumulate knowledge and expertise that have dramatically improved our understanding of the pathophysiology of SCI. Recent active studies on apoptosis are in now progress, and apoptosis plays a significant role in the long term loss of cells due to damage of these cells. The field is now rapidly advancing due to the development of methodologies such as immunology, molecular biology and genetics. The recent advances in the field of neural regeneration have shed a positive outlook on what once appeared to be an impossible task, that is, to regenerate neurons in the CNS.
