The sea lamprey GABAB receptorChanges after spinal cord injury and its role in axonal regeneration

  1. Romaus Sanjurjo, Daniel
Dirigida per:
  1. María Celina Rodicio Director/a
  2. Antón Barreiro Iglesias Codirector/a

Universitat de defensa: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Fecha de defensa: 20 de d’abril de 2018

Tribunal:
  1. Ramon Anadon Vazquez President/a
  2. Idoia Quintana Urzainqui Secretari/ària
  3. Arsenio Fernández López Vocal

Tipus: Tesi

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Resum

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes irreversible loss of function. In contrast to mammals, lampreys show an amazing capacity for spontaneous recovery after a complete SCI. In this study, we analysed the changes in the expression of both gabab subunits after a complete SCI. Our results showed that plastic changes in this system probably contribute to the recovery of function after SCI in lampreys. Pharmacological and genetic manipulations revealed that GABA acting through GABAB receptors promotes axonal regeneration of descending neurons after a complete SCI in lampreys.