Browse the latest research summaries in the field of genetics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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PLoS ONE, 2022 • March 11, 2022
This study investigated the use of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as less invasive alternatives to muscle biopsies for assessing mitochondrial respira...
KEY FINDING: A significant positive relationship was observed between PBMC and permeabilized skeletal muscle for mitochondrial complex IV (r = 0.86, P < 0.0001), indicating that PBMC measurements can reflect muscle mitochondrial function for this specific complex.
Bone Research, 2022 • April 26, 2022
This review summarizes the latest research progress on two aspects of SCI pathology: intraneuronal microenvironment imbalance and regenerative microenvironment imbalance. We also review repair strateg...
KEY FINDING: The development of a combined, precise, and multitemporal strategy for repairing the injured spinal cord is a potential future direction.
Cell Death Discovery, 2022 • April 28, 2022
This study investigates the effects of thrombin, a serine protease, on astrocytes following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. SCI leads to increased thrombin levels, which activate protease-activated ...
KEY FINDING: Thrombin reverses astrocytic stellation, promoting proliferation but inhibiting migration.
Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2022 • June 1, 2022
The study identifies differentially expressed immune-related genes (DEIRGs) and their ceRNA mechanisms in spinal cord injury (SCI) pathogenesis using microarray datasets and a rat SCI model. Bioinform...
KEY FINDING: Hsa_circ_0026646 was identified as a core circRNA upregulated in SCI, potentially acting as a 'molecular sponge' for miR-331-3p.
Biology, 2022 • April 1, 2022
At the time a spinal cord injury is produced, a loss of motor capacity is evident, and a period of vital risk related to neurological compromise, instability of cardio-respiratory function and the dev...
KEY FINDING: At the respiratory level, tissue damage is notable in situations that require increased ventilation due to lower thoracic distensibility and alveolar inflammation caused by higher levels of leptin as a result of increased fatty tissue.
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 • April 25, 2022
This study demonstrates that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can exert neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of spinal cord injury (SCI). FMT treatment improved the microenvironment at the l...
KEY FINDING: FMT treatment significantly improved spinal cord tissue sparing, vascular perfusion, and BSCB integrity in SCI mice.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 • May 10, 2022
This study developed phage cocktails effective against E. coli strains isolated from urine of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), which exhibit strong biofilm-forming properties, addressing the cha...
KEY FINDING: Nine phages were identified that individually decreased cell viability by >80% when added to biofilms of two E. coli strains in human urine.
Exp Physiol, 2022 • August 1, 2022
The investigation examined changes in the gene and protein expression of Notch, Numb, and Numb-like (Numbl) in human skeletal muscle after an acute bout of eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage. Th...
KEY FINDING: Notch1 mRNA expression trended toward a significant increase from Pre to 2 Days post-muscle damage from baseline measures (p = 0.087).
Cell & Bioscience, 2022 • June 15, 2022
This study identifies a previously unknown role of FANCC in SCI, where its deficiency leads to microglia pyroptosis, neuronal apoptosis and neurological damage. Mechanistically, FANCC mediates microgl...
KEY FINDING: Overexpression of FANCC suppressed microglial pyroptosis by inhibiting p38/NLRP3 expression, which in turn reduced neuronal apoptosis.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2022 • December 1, 2022
This study investigated the potential of sodium selenite (SS) to promote neurological function recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) by inhibiting ferroptosis in a rat model. The results showed that...
KEY FINDING: Sodium selenite treatment decreased iron concentration and levels of the lipid peroxidation products malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenal in a rat model of spinal cord injury.