In rats with ventral root avulsion, Cerebrolysin increased motoneuron survival versus untreated controls.
In plain wordsIn rats with nerve root injury, Cerebrolysin increased motoneuron survival compared with untreated rats.
- Peptide
- Cerebrolysin
- Outcome
- IncreaseMotoneuron survival versus untreated controls
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
C5 ventral root avulsion- Comparator
- Untreated control rats
- Outcome group
- Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intrathecal · 4 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
In comparison to the untreated control rats, the amount of motoneuron survival in avulsed ventral horn was significantly higher after 4 weeks intrathecal administration of IGF-I or Cerebrolysin.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In the present experiments we have tested effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and Cerebrolysin on survival of avulsed motoneurons after their chronic intrathecal administration in the adult rats.