| Literature DB >> 11117507 |
K Satake1, Y Matsuyama, M Kamiya, H Kawakami, H Iwata, K Adachi, K Kiuchi.
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We investigated the temporal and spatial expression patterns of the GDNF gene after subjecting rats to an acute contusion injury of the spinal cord using the weight drop technique. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revealed that GDNF transcription in the spinal cord began to increase within 30 min after injury and peaked within 3 h. Immunohistochemical analysis showed GDNF immunoreactivity to be present mainly in microglia and macrophages 1 day after injury, but not in neurons or astrocytes. This immediate upregulation of GDNF gene expression may be a component of an inflammatory process and probably exerts a protective effect on neurons following spinal cord injury (SCI).Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11117507 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200011270-00054
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroreport ISSN: 0959-4965 Impact factor: 1.837