Publication: 17β-estradiol is protective in spinal cord injury in post- and pre-menopausal rats
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2006-06-01
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08977151
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Neurotrauma. Vol.23, No.6 (2006), 830-852
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Pimonporn Chaovipoch, Karen A.Bozak Jelks, Lynnette M. Gerhold, Eric J. West, Sukumal Chongthammakun, Candace L. Floyd 17β-estradiol is protective in spinal cord injury in post- and pre-menopausal rats. Journal of Neurotrauma. Vol.23, No.6 (2006), 830-852. doi:10.1089/neu.2006.23.830 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/23734
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17β-estradiol is protective in spinal cord injury in post- and pre-menopausal rats
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The neuroprotective effects of 17β-estradiol have been shown in models of central nervous system injury, including ischemia, brain injury, and more recently, spinal cord injury (SCI). Recent epidemiological trends suggest that SCIs in elderly women are increasing; however, the effects of menopause on estrogen-mediated neuroprotection are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 17β-estradiol and reproductive aging on motor function, neuronal death, and white matter sparing after SCI of post- and pre-menopausal rats. Two-month-old or 1-year-old female rats were ovariectomized and implanted with a silastic capsule containing 180 μg/mL of 17β-estradiol or vehicle. Complete crush SCI at T8-9 was performed 1 week later. Additional animals of each age group were left ovary-intact but were spinal cord injured. The Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor test was performed. Spinal cords were collected on post-SCI days 1, 7, and 21, and processed for histological markers. Administration of 17β-estradiol to ovariectomized rats improved recovery of hind-limb locomotion, increased white matter sparing, and decreased apoptosis in both the post- and pre-menopausal rats. Also, ovary-intact 1-year-old rats did worse than ovary-intact 2-month-old rats, suggesting that endogenous estrogen confers neuroprotection in young rats, which is lost in older animals. Taken together, these data suggest that estrogen is neuroprotective in SCI and that the loss of endogenous estrogen-mediated neuroprotective seen in older rats can be attenuated with exogenous administration of 17β-estradiol. © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.