Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 improves recovery after spinal cord injury in rodents.

Byrnes, Kimberly R

Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 improves recovery after spinal cord injury in rodents. [electronic resource] - Annals of neurology Jul 2009 - 63-74 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

1531-8249

10.1002/ana.21673 doi


Analysis of Variance
Animals
Animals, Newborn
CD11b Antigen--metabolism
Calcium-Binding Proteins--metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Cerebral Cortex
Disease Models, Animal
Ectodysplasins--metabolism
Embryo, Mammalian
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay--methods
Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists--pharmacology
Galectin 3--metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation--drug effects
Glycine--analogs & derivatives
Lipopolysaccharides--toxicity
Magnetic Resonance Imaging--methods
Male
Microfilament Proteins
Microglia--drug effects
Neurons--drug effects
Nitric Oxide--metabolism
Phenylacetates--pharmacology
Phosphopyruvate Hydratase--metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5
Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate--agonists
Recovery of Function--drug effects
Spinal Cord Injuries--drug therapy
Time Factors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--metabolism