PMID- 14552870 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20031031 LR - 20190722 IS - 0014-4886 (Print) IS - 0014-4886 (Linking) VI - 183 IP - 2 DP - 2003 Oct TI - Expression of the type 1 and type 2 receptors for tumor necrosis factor after traumatic spinal cord injury in adult rats. PG - 286-97 AB - Posttraumatic inflammation has been implicated in secondary tissue damage after spinal cord injury (SCI). Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a key inflammatory mediator that is increasingly expressed after SCI. The effect of TNF-alpha is mediated through its receptors TNFR1 (p55) and TNFR2 (p75). However, whether these two receptors are expressed after SCI has not been demonstrated. In the present study, the temporo-spatial expression of TNFR1 and TNFR2 was examined in rats that had received a 10 g impact injury dropped at a height of 12.5 mm using the New York University impact device. In sham operates, no detectable TNFR1 or TNFR2 immunoreactivity (IR) was observed. In contused spinal cord, TNFR1 protein expression and immunoreactivity (IR) were detected as early as 15 min postinjury, reached its peak at 8 h, and declined markedly after 1 and 3 days postinjury. The temporal pattern of TNFR2 expression was similar to that of TNFR1 but its expression peaked at 4 h postinjury. During peak expression, TNFR1- and TNFR2-IR were most intense at the site of injury and decreased gradually from the injury epicenter. TNFR1- and TNFR2-positive cells included neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. Methylprednisolone (MP), a synthetic glucocorticoid, partially inhibited the injury-induced expression of TNFR1 and TNFR2, an effect which could be reversed by RU486, an antagonist of glucocorticoid receptors. We suggest that the expression of TNFR1 and TNFR2 after SCI may contribute to posttraumatic inflammatory responses of TNF-alpha. FAU - Yan, Ping AU - Yan P AD - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. FAU - Liu, Naikui AU - Liu N FAU - Kim, Gyeong-Moon AU - Kim GM FAU - Xu, Jingming AU - Xu J FAU - Xu, Jian AU - Xu J FAU - Li, Qun AU - Li Q FAU - Hsu, Chung Y AU - Hsu CY FAU - Xu, Xiao-Ming AU - Xu XM LA - eng GR - NS36350/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - NS37230/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Exp Neurol JT - Experimental neurology JID - 0370712 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (Hormone Antagonists) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II) RN - 320T6RNW1F (Mifepristone) RN - X4W7ZR7023 (Methylprednisolone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD/*biosynthesis MH - Blotting, Western MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Hormone Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Methylprednisolone/pharmacology MH - Mifepristone/pharmacology MH - Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Long-Evans MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/*biosynthesis MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II MH - Spinal Cord/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/drug therapy/*metabolism/pathology EDAT- 2003/10/14 05:00 MHDA- 2003/11/01 05:00 CRDT- 2003/10/14 05:00 PHST- 2003/10/14 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/11/01 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/10/14 05:00 [entrez] AID - S0014488603001353 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0014-4886(03)00135-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Neurol. 2003 Oct;183(2):286-97. doi: 10.1016/s0014-4886(03)00135-3.