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Effects of lecithinized superoxide dismutase on rat spinal cord injury.

Abstract
Although superoxide dismutase (SOD) has been reported to promote functional recovery in ischemic spinal cord injury, it presents many difficulties in practical use primarily due to its short half-life in vivo and low tissue affinity. In this study, we investigated the effects of a new type of SOD, a lecithinized superoxide dismutase (PC-SOD), on motor disturbances, spinal cord edema, levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO), and spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) after spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. PC-SOD is reported to show a delayed plasma disappearance in vivo in rats and has a higher affinity for vascular endothelium cells, neutrophils, and other cells than unmodified SOD. PC-SOD (4000 units/kg), unmodified SOD (4000 units/kg), or vehicle was injected intravenously 30 min after SCI. Four hours after SCI, SOD activities in spinal cord tissue and plasma were significantly higher in the PC-SOD group than in the unmodified SOD group. In the PC-SOD-treated rats, motor function was significantly better than in the other 2 groups of rats. PC-SOD significantly suppressed MPO activity, an indicator of neutrophils infiltration, in the spinal cord, at 4, 8, and 24 h after SCI, and spinal cord edema at 24 h after SCI. Moreover, the decrease of SCBF after SCI was less marked in the PC-SOD group. The present results suggest that lecithinization can improve the drug delivery of SOD to the spinal cord and PC-SOD may be an alternative pharmacological treatment for SCI.
AuthorsK Nakauchi, T Ikata, S Katoh, Y Hamada, K Tsuchiya, K Fukuzawa
JournalJournal of neurotrauma (J Neurotrauma) Vol. 13 Issue 10 Pg. 573-82 (Oct 1996) ISSN: 0897-7151 [Print] United States
PMID8915909 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Phosphatidylcholines
  • Peroxidase
  • Superoxide Dismutase
Topics
  • Animals
  • Edema (drug therapy, physiopathology)
  • Male
  • Movement (physiology)
  • Peroxidase (antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
  • Phosphatidylcholines
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Regional Blood Flow (drug effects, physiology)
  • Spinal Cord (blood supply, enzymology)
  • Spinal Cord Injuries (drug therapy, enzymology, physiopathology)
  • Superoxide Dismutase (administration & dosage, metabolism, therapeutic use)
  • Time Factors

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