Functional role and therapeutic implications of neuronal caspase-1 and -3 in a mouse model of traumatic spinal cord injury
Li M, Ona V, Chen M, Kaul M, Tenneti L, Zhang X, Stieg P, Lipton S, Friedlander R. Functional role and therapeutic implications of neuronal caspase-1 and -3 in a mouse model of traumatic spinal cord injury. Neuroscience 2000, 99: 333-342. PMID: 10938439, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(00)00173-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryCaspase-1Acute central nervous system insultLesion sizeCentral nervous system insultsTraumatic spinal cord injuryVehicle-treated miceSham-operated miceNervous system insultsCaspase-3Spinal cord samplesNon-neuronal cellsN-benzyloxycarbonyl-ValCaspase-1 activityCaspase-3 expressionCell deathNeurological dysfunctionCord samplesMotor functionTissue injuryMouse modelTherapeutic implicationsTransgenic miceTissue damage