Expression of Semaphorin 3A after spinal cord injury.
10.12200/j.issn.1003-0034.2021.04.015
- Author:
Guo-Yu WANG
1
;
Zhi-Jian CHENG
1
;
Xi-Jing HE
1
;
Bao-Hui YANG
1
;
Hao-Peng LI
1
Author Information
1. The Second Department of Orthopaedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, Shaanxi, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Histopathology;
Semaphorin 3A;
Spinal cord injury
- MeSH:
Animals;
Female;
Rats;
Rats, Sprague-Dawley;
Semaphorin-3A/genetics*;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Cord Injuries/genetics*
- From:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2021;34(4):368-372
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate expression of Semaphorin 3A in rats after spinal cord injury and explore possible mechanism of inhibiting of axonal regeneration after SCI.
METHODS:Forty healthy female SD rats, 8 weeks old, weighing (210.00±9.88) g, were randomly divided into control group(20 rats in group A) and model group(20 rats in group B). In control group, removal of T
RESULTS:After a simple spinal cord transection injury, hemorrhagic necrosis, localized edema, neurodegeneration, necrosis, and cyst formation occurred in the injured area, and glial scar formation occurred in glial cells. Semaphorin 3A expression levels in control group was low in the gray matter area. There was no expression of Semaphorin 3A in the injured area of spinal cord injury in model group 3 days after operation. On the 14th day, the expression of Semaphorin 3A in the injured area of spinal cord injury increased significantly and was at a high level. On the 28th day, the expression of Semaphorin 3A was moderate. On the 42th day, the positive expression of Semaphorin 3A returned to normal level.
CONCLUSION:The increased expression of Semaphorin 3A after spinal cord injury may be one of the mechanisms that inhibit axonal regeneration.