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Transcription profiling of rat lumbar spinal cord following ventral root avulsion in two inbred strains to investigate susceptibility to neurodegeneration

ABSTRACT: Gene expression profiling in rat lumbar spinal cord following ventral root avulsion in the two inbred rat strains.

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

SUBMITTER: Olle Lidman

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-671 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Genetically determined susceptibility to neurodegeneration is associated with expression of inflammatory genes.

Swanberg Maria M Duvefelt Kristina K Diez Margarita M Hillert Jan J Olsson Tomas T Piehl Fredrik F Lidman Olle O

Neurobiology of disease 20060823 1

Axonal damage, a core feature of neurological diseases, induces a retrograde reaction in neurons and surrounding glia. We determined transcriptional profiles of this reaction using Affymetrix oligonucleotide arrays. Gene expression was examined in spinal cord tissue prior to injury and following ventral root avulsion in two inbred rat strains, where the degree of neurodegeneration differs. Stringent statistical analysis revealed 278 regulated genes, whereof 245 were regulated by the injury and 6 ...[more]

PMID: 16934480

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Transcription profiling of rat lumbar spinal cord following ventral root avulsion in two inbred strains to investigate susceptibility to neurodegeneration

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Genetically determined susceptibility to neurodegeneration is associated with expression of inflammatory genes.

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