DENG Fun-jun, YANG Ying-bao, XU Jiang-ping, et al. Effect of Epigaloctechin-3-gallit (EGCG) on the Release of Inflammatory Cytokines and Expression of Neurotrophic Factors in Spinal Cord-injuried Rats[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2010, 16(5): 195-198.
DENG Fun-jun, YANG Ying-bao, XU Jiang-ping, et al. Effect of Epigaloctechin-3-gallit (EGCG) on the Release of Inflammatory Cytokines and Expression of Neurotrophic Factors in Spinal Cord-injuried Rats[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2010, 16(5): 195-198. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2010.05.056.
Objective:To investigate the the protective effects of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate(EGCG) on the release of inflammatory cytokines and expression of neurotrophic factors in spinal cord-injuried(SCI) rats. Method: SCI model was reproduced by hemisection
and EGCG was administered for 24 h after hemisection 5 min after SCI. The concentrations of serum IL-6 and IL-8 were measured by ELISA assay
and the expression of neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) protein in injured spinal cord tissues were determined by western blot. Result: EGCG significantly reduced the levels of serum IL-6 and IL-8
and increased expression of NT-3 and BDNF at the injured spinal cord in SCI rats. Conclusion: EGCG may protect against spinal cord from injury by inhibiting release of inflammatory cytokines and enhancing the expression of endogenous neurotrophic factors in SCI rats.