Quercetin reduces neural tissue damage and promotes astrocyte activation after spinal cord injury in rats.
RatSpinal cord injuryContusionSprague-DawleyIntraperitoneal20 mg/kgCommenced after injury and laminectomy
Model: Spinal cord injury at T10 produced by the modified Allen weight-drop method following laminectomy
Quercetin improved locomotor and electrophysiological recovery, reduced cavity formation, and promoted astrocyte activation and axonal regeneration after acute spinal cord injury, with increased BDNF and reduced phosphorylated JNK2 and STAT3.
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