《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (6): 645-649.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.06.005

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Gastrointestinal Motility after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats: An X-ray Study

CAI Chang, LI Jian-jun, GAO Feng, YANG Ming-liang, DU Liang-jie, YANG De-gang, LIU Chang-bin, LI Da-peng, ZHANG Wen-hao, XU Pei-pei   

  1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China;
    2. Department of Spinal and Neural Function Reconstruction, Beijing 100068, China;
    3. Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing 100068, China;
    4. Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2018-05-09 Revised:2018-05-18 Published:2018-06-25 Online:2018-06-28
  • Contact: LI Jian-jun. E-mail: crrc100@163.com

Abstract: Objective To study the dynamic changes of the intestinal function of neurogenic bowel dysfunction rats caused by spinal cord injury using X-ray radiography.Methods Twenty-four female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into control group (n=12) and spinal cord injury group (n=12). The T10 spinal cord injury model was established using aneurysm clip (70 grams calibration force) for 60 seconds. The control group exposed the dura only. X-ray Barium was used to observe the dynamic changes of intestinal function, and HE staining was used to observe the pathology of the colon before and four weeks after modeling.Results Compared with the control group, gastric emptying and intestinal transit function significantly reduced in the spinal cord injury group (P<0.05).Conclusion The spinal cord injury model can be successfully duplicated with aneurysm clip in rats; neurogenic bowel dysfunction occurs after spinal cord injury, gastric emptying and intestinal transit function are weakened.

Key words: spinal cord injury, neurogenic bowel dysfunction, X-ray, rats

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