Hyperbaric oxygen improves functional recovery of rats after spinal cord injury via activating stromal cell-derived factor-1/CXC chemokine receptor 4 axis and promoting brain-derived neurothrophic factor expression.

CONCLUSIONS: HBO might promote the recovery of neurologic function after SCI in rats via activating the SDF-1/CXCR4 axis and promoting BDNF expression.
PMID: 30855350 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - March 12, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Meng XL, Hai Y, Zhang XN, Wang YS, Liu XH, Ma LL, Yue R, Xu G, Li Z Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research