Polylaminin polymer improves motor function recovery after spinal cord injury in rat model
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Summary
This study investigates the use of polylaminin, a biomimetic polymer form of laminin, for treating spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. While laminin is known to be involved in neural development and regeneration, exogenous laminin had not previously been shown to improve SCI outcomes. The researchers found that acute local injection of polylaminin, but not nonpolymerized laminin, improved motor function after thoracic compression injuries (partial or complete transection) in rats. The study represents a potential therapeutic approach for spinal cord regeneration using a polymeric form of the extracellular matrix protein laminin.
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Laminin is an extracellular matrix protein implicated in neural development and regeneration, but despite that, there are no reports of exogenous laminin contributing to improve the outcome of experimental SCI.
Acute local injection of polylaminin, but not of nonpolymerized laminin, improved motor function after thoracic compression, partial or complete transection.
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