Ibuprofen Enhances Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury by Limiting Tissue Loss and Stimulating Axonal Growth
Wang X, Budel S, Baughman K, Gould G, Song KH, Strittmatter SM. Ibuprofen Enhances Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury by Limiting Tissue Loss and Stimulating Axonal Growth. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2009, 26: 81-95. PMID: 19125588, PMCID: PMC2913782, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAxotomyChick EmbryoDisease Models, AnimalEfferent PathwaysFemaleGrowth ConesGrowth InhibitorsIbuprofenMiceNerve RegenerationNIH 3T3 CellsPyramidal TractsRaphe NucleiRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesConceptsSpinal cord injuryAxonal sproutingCord injuryAxonal regenerationAxon regenerationNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsComplete spinal cord transectionWeight-bearing statusSpinal cord contusionRecovery of ratsSpinal cord traumaTreatment of miceAdministration of ibuprofenSpinal cord transectionAnti-inflammatory drugsCorticospinal axon regenerationAction of ibuprofenRaphespinal axonsSpinal contusionCord contusionCord traumaMicroglial reactionChondroitin sulfate proteoglycanCord transectionCorticospinal fibers