Conotoxin MVIIA improves cell viability and antioxidant system after spinal cord injury in rats.

This study evaluates whether intrathecal MVIIA injection after spinal cord injury (SCI) elicits neuroprotective effects. The test rats were randomly distributed into six groups- sham, placebo, MVIIA 2.5 μM, MVIIA 5 μM, MVIIA 10 μM, and MVIIA 20 μM-and were administered the treatment four hours after...

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Main Authors: Karen M Oliveira, Nancy S Binda, Mário Sérgio L Lavor, Carla M O Silva, Isabel R Rosado, Endrigo L A Gabellini, Juliana F Da Silva, Camila M Oliveira, Marília M Melo, Marcus Vinícius Gomez, Eliane G Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6171875?pdf=render