Systemic administration of atorvastatin improves locomotor functions and hyperacute-acute response after experimental spinal cord injury: an ultrastructural and biochemical analysis.
RatSpinal cord injuryContusionSprague-Dawleymalen = 32 rats in total, 8 per group across four groupsIntraperitoneal0.2 mg/kg
Model: Weight-drop contusion spinal cord injury at T10 after single-level laminectomy
Atorvastatin improved locomotor recovery and significantly reduced IL-1 beta, IL-6 and lipid peroxide levels compared with injured controls.
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