EARLY POLYAMINE TREATMENT ACCELERATES REGENERATION OF RAT SYMPATHETIC NEURONS
EARLY POLYAMINE TREATMENT ACCELERATES REGENERATION OF RAT SYMPATHETIC NEURONS
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-4886(86)90307-9
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发表时间:
1986-06-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
GILAD, GM
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作者:
DORNAY, M;GILAD, VH;GILAD, GM
After injury of their axons, damaged neurons shift their metabolic activity into a reparative mode aimed at survival and regeneration or, alternatively, they undergo degeneration and die. Previous reports have shown that at the initial stages of the response to axonal injury, polyamines are essential for neuronal survival and can accelerate functional recovery. In this study we examined the ability of exogenous polyamines to accelerate regeneration following crush of the pre- or postganglionic sympathetic nerves of the superior cervical ganglion in adult rats. We found that early treatment with polyamines after pre- or postganglionic nerve crush, accelerated the reappearance of choline acetyltransferase activity in the superior cervical ganglion, and of [3H]norepinephrine uptake in the iris, respectively. Functional recovery from eyelid ptosis was also accelerated. We conclude that treatment with polyamines can enhance regeneration of peripheral sympathetic neurons.