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  • Title: Hyperbaric oxygen intervention reduces secondary spinal cord injury in rats via regulation of HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway.
    Author: Kang N, Hai Y, Yang J, Liang F, Gao CJ.
    Journal: Int J Clin Exp Pathol; 2015; 8(2):1141-53. PubMed ID: 25973000.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: To investigate whether hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) intervention affects the expressions of inflammatory cytokines, HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB, and arrests secondary spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS: One hundred and twenty healthy adult SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: sham, sham + HBO, SCI, and SCI + HBO. Each group was then randomly divided into five subgroups of 6 rats each according to the following time points: 1, 2, 3, 7, and 14 d post injury. Functional recovery of the hindlimb was assessed by Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scores at different time points after SCI. The expression of HMGB1, TLR4, and NF-κB in the spinal cord tissue was determined by fluorescence quantitative PCR, western blot, immunohistochemistry, and ELISA. RESULTS: The gene expressions of TLR4, HMGB1, and NF-κB (P < 0.01) and the TLR4 protein expression were significantly high after SCI. HBO intervention significantly decreased all the four parameters at 3, 7, and 14 d post injury (P < 0.05). A significant positive correlation (P < 0.01) was observed between the following: HMGB1 mRNA, TLR4 mRNA and TLR4 protein; HMGB1 mRNA and NF-κB mRNA; and TLR4 protein and NF-κB mRNA. BBB score was negatively correlated with HMGB1, TLR4 protein and NF-κB levels. HBO intervention significantly improved the BBB scores at 7 and 14 d post injury (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Hyperbaric oxygen reduced the expressions of HMGB1, TLR4, and NF-κB and reduced secondary SCI as measured using BBB scores.
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