PMID- 25672988 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151125 LR - 20150317 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 6 DP - 2015 Jun TI - Inhibition of monocyte chemoattractant peptide-1 decreases secondary spinal cord injury. PG - 4262-6 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2015.3330 [doi] AB - Previous studies have suggested that impairment secondary to mechanical injury is a major cause of irreversible damage to the spinal cord. Inflammatory chemokines have been shown to play an important role in the pathological and physiological consequences of secondary spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of the present study was to evaluate how changes in the expression levels of the cellular chemokine, monocyte chemoattractant peptide-1 (MCP-1), and the chemotaxis of inflammatory cells (monocytes and macrophages) are involved in the process of SCI. RNA interference methods were used to study the mechanisms that protect residual neurons after SCI in an attempt to explore novel, early interventions for managing SCI. Our results suggested that inhibiting inflammation alleviates nerve cell injury caused by apoptosis and provides a potentially important approach for the future treatment of secondary SCI. FAU - Zhang, Xuesong AU - Zhang X AD - Spine Department, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Chao AU - Chen C AD - Spine Department, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Ma, Shengzhong AU - Ma S AD - Spine Department, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250033, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Spine Department, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Xuelian AU - Zhang X AD - Endocrine Department, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, P.R. China. FAU - Su, Xiaojing AU - Su X AD - Spine Department, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150211 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Caspase 3/genetics/metabolism MH - Chemokine CCL2/*genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Inflammation/genetics/pathology MH - Male MH - Neurons/metabolism/pathology MH - *RNA Interference MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics MH - Rats MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/*genetics/pathology EDAT- 2015/02/13 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/02/13 06:00 PHST- 2013/01/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/05/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/02/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2015.3330 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2015 Jun;11(6):4262-6. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3330. Epub 2015 Feb 11.