Early treatment with dapsone after spinal cord injury in rats decreases the inflammatory response and promotes long-term functional recovery


Por: Calderon-Estrella, Francisco, Franco-Bourland, Rebecca E., Rios, Camilo, de Jesus-Nicolas, Diana, Pineda, Benjamin, Mendez-Armenta, Marisela, Mata-Bermudez, Alfonso, Diaz-Ruiz, Araceli

Publicada: 1 abr 2023
Categoría: Multidisciplinary

Resumen:
Failure of therapeutic strategies for the management and recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious concern. Dapsone (DDS) has been reported as a neuroprotective drug after SCI, although the phase after SC damage (acute or chronic) of its major impact on functional recovery has yet to be defined. Here, we evaluated DDS acute-phase anti-inflammatory effects and their impact on early functional recovery, one week after moderate SCI, and late functional re-covery, 7 weeks thereafter. Female Wistar rats were randomly assigned to each of five experi-mental groups: sham group; four groups of rats with SCI, treated with DDS (0, 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 mg/kg ip), starting 3 h after injury. Plasma levels of GRO/KC, and the number of neutrophils and macrophages in cell suspensions from tissue taken at the site of injury were measured as inflammation biomarkers. Hindlimb motor function of injured rats given DDS 12.5 and 25.0 mg/ kg daily for 8 weeks was evaluated on the BBB open-field ordinal scale. Six hours after injury all DDS doses decreased GRO/KC plasma levels; 24 h after injury, neutrophil numbers decreased with DDS doses of 25.0 and 37.5 mg/kg; macrophage numbers decreased only at the 37.5 mg/kg dose. In the acute phase, functional recovery was dose-dependent. Final recovery scores were 57.5 and 106.2% above the DDS-vehicle treated control group, respectively. In conclusion, the acute phase dose-dependent anti-inflammatory effects of DDS impacted early motor function recovery affecting final recovery at the end of the study.

Filiaciones:
Calderon-Estrella, Francisco:
 Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas de la Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, 04369, Mexico

Franco-Bourland, Rebecca E.:
 Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, 14389, Mexico

Rios, Camilo:
 Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México, 14389, Mexico

 Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, 04960, Mexico

de Jesus-Nicolas, Diana:
 Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, 14269, Mexico

Pineda, Benjamin:
 Laboratorio de Neuroinmunología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, 14269, Mexico

Mendez-Armenta, Marisela:
 Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, 14269, Mexico

Mata-Bermudez, Alfonso:
 Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, 14269, Mexico

Diaz-Ruiz, Araceli:
 Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, 14269, Mexico
ISSN: 24058440





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Elsevier Ltd, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 9 Número: 4
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WOS Id: 000996691200001
ID de PubMed: 37009237
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