PMID- 31595117 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 0976-3147 (Print) IS - 0976-3155 (Electronic) IS - 0976-3155 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Jul TI - Altered Expression of Heat Shock Protein-27 and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 after Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study. PG - 452-458 LID - 10.1055/s-0039-1697683 [doi] AB - Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to serious complications involving primary trauma and progressive loss due to inflammation, local ischemia, or infection. Despite a worldwide annual incidence of 15 to 40 cases per million, methylprednisolone is the only treatment available to alleviate neurologic dysfunction; therefore, research is currently focused on identifying novel targets by biochemical and molecular studies. Purpose Here, we investigated the expression of various molecular markers at the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein level at day 0 and day 30 post-SCI. Methods Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to determine the expression of CASPASE-3 and heat shock protein-27 (HSP-27) in serum samples. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to determine the level of mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (VEGFR-1), VEGFR-2, HSP-27, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and CASPASE-3. Results HSP-27 expression at day 30, as compared with day 0, showed significant downregulation. In contrast, there was elevated expression of MCP-1. ELISA analysis showed no significant change in the expression of CASPASE-3 or HSP-27. Conclusion There may be possible opposing role of HSP-27 and MCP-1 governing SCI. Their association can be studied by designing in vitro studies. FAU - Boraiah, Vidyasagar AU - Boraiah V AD - Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Modgil, Shweta AU - Modgil S AD - Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. AD - Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Sharma, Kaushal AU - Sharma K AD - Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. AD - Centre for System Biology and Bioinformatics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Podder, Vivek AU - Podder V AD - Department of General Medicine, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally, Telangana, India. FAU - Sivapuram, Madhava Sai AU - Sivapuram MS AD - Department of General Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinna Avutapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India. FAU - Miranpuri, Gurwattan S AU - Miranpuri GS AD - Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States. FAU - Anand, Akshay AU - Anand A AD - Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. FAU - Goni, Vijay AU - Goni V AD - Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191007 PL - United States TA - J Neurosci Rural Pract JT - Journal of neurosciences in rural practice JID - 101533710 PMC - PMC6779554 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CASPASE-3 OT - angiogenesis OT - heat shock protein-27 OT - inflammation OT - molecular markers OT - monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 OT - spinal cord injury OT - vascular endothelial growth factor OT - vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 OT - vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 COIS- Conflict of Interest None declared. EDAT- 2019/10/09 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/09 06:01 PMCR- 2019/07/01 CRDT- 2019/10/10 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/10/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JNRP3900018 [pii] AID - 10.1055/s-0039-1697683 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2019 Jul;10(3):452-458. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1697683. Epub 2019 Oct 7.