Chronic intrathecal infusions after spinal cord injury cause scarring and compression

Microscopy Research and Technique - Tập 54 Số 5 - Trang 317-324 - 2001
Leonard L. Jones1, Mark H. Tuszynski1,2
1Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
2Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California, 92161

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AbstractIntrathecal infusions are used in a number of rodent studies to deliver substances to the injured spinal cord. Whereas this method has been successful in certain paradigms, two potential limitations of this model have not been extensively reported: (1) scar formation at the catheter tip, which can lead to infusion failure, and (2) damage to the spinal cord caused by the catheter itself. Thus, the purpose of the present study was threefold: (1) to determine intrathecal infusion efficiency over 14 days following spinal cord injury; (2) to examine possible secondary damage caused by intrathecal tubing; and (3) to explore whether alternative protocols that avoid such damage are effective. Adult Fischer 344 rats were subjected to spinal cord lesions at T7, followed by placement of an intrathecal catheter attached to an Alzet minipump. Seven or 14 days following injury and catheter placement, tube patency was evaluated by diffusion of Evans Blue dye from the minipump. Results indicate that infusion was efficient 7 days following injury but was markedly reduced after 14 days. Further, histology and immunocytochemistry 14 days after injury demonstrated compression damage to the cord where the tubing rested. Alternative protocols, including intrathecal infusions through metal cannulae, or “drip” infusions directly over the lesion, did not improve delivery. These data suggest that results from rodent studies using infusion from catheters placed adjacent to lesion sites may be attributable to acute or subacute effects of the delivered substance. Future rodent studies using intrathecal infusions should include rigorous evaluation of infusion efficiency and possible secondary tissue damage. Microsc. Res. Tech. 54:317–324, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Microscopy Research and Technique

Tập 54 Số 5

317-324

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