《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 60-65.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.01.011

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Expression of Neuroligin1 after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

GUO Yong-qiang1,2, ZHAO Xin1,2, CHEN Tie-ge1,2, ZHANG Dong-liang1,2, WANG Ming1,2, WANG Jing2, LI Sen3, WANG Hai-yan3, WU Ya-min3, ZHANG Hai-hong1   

  1. 1. Department of Orthopedics, the Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Orthopedics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, China
    3. State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, the Third Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
  • Received:2017-10-13 Revised:2017-12-04 Published:2018-01-25 Online:2018-01-31
  • Contact: ZHANG Hai-hong.E-mail:zhanghaihong1968@sina.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772299)

Abstract: Objective To observe the change of expression of neuroligin1 (NL1) in injured spinal cord in rats.Methods A total of 60 adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group (n=30) and experiment group (n=30), and both groups were further arranged into three days, seven days, 14 days, 21 days, and 28 days subgroups. The control group accepted T9-11 laminectomy, while the experiment group was injured at T10 spinal cord hit by Allen's technique (10 g×25 mm). They were assessed with Basso, Beattie & Bresnahan locomotor rating scale (BBB scale), in their time-points, while Golgi-Cox staining was used to observe the variation of dendrites and density of dendritic spine in the white matter located at upper end of spinal cord injured center, and immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the expression of NL1.Results The score of BBB scale reduced in the experiment group compared with that in the control group in every subgroup (P<0.001). Compared to the control group, both dendrites and density of dendritic spine in the white matter decreased with time after injury (P<0.001), while the level of NL1 increased three days after injury, peaked on the 14th day after injury (P<0.05).Conclusion NL1 increases spontaneously after spinal cord injury, but it is not enough to promote synaptic regeneration.

Key words: spinal cord injury, neuroligin1, synaptogenesis, rats

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