2-DECENOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER, A DERIVATIVE OF UNSATURATED MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS, FACILITATES FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY OF LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY
2-DECENOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER, A DERIVATIVE OF UNSATURATED MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS, FACILITATES FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY OF LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.10.004
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发表时间:
2010-12-29
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Furukawa, S.
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作者:
Hirakawa, A.;Shimizu, K.;Furukawa, S.
There is increasing evidence that omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have therapeutic potential in various animal models of neuronal injury However, very few studies have examined the effect of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) on neuronal injury So in the present study we synthesized various MCFAs and their derivatives, and found that exposure to trans 2-decenoic acid ethyl ester (DAEE) markedly activated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) in cultured cortical neurons There fore, we examined the effect of DAEE treatment on a rat model of spinal cord injury DAEE (150 mu g/kg body weight) administered after hemisection of the spinal cord resulted in improved functional recovery, decreased the lesion size, in creased the activation of ERK1/2, and enhanced the expression of bcl 2 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA in the injury site of the spinal cord Furthermore, it also increased neuronal survival after spinal cord injury These results indicate that the possibility that DAEE will become a promising tool for reducing the secondary damage observed following primary physical injury to the spinal cord (C) 2010 IBRO Published by Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved