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

  1. Romaus Sanjurjo, Daniel
Zuzendaria:
  1. María Celina Rodicio Zuzendaria
  2. Antón Barreiro Iglesias Zuzendarikidea

Defentsa unibertsitatea: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Fecha de defensa: 2018(e)ko apirila-(a)k 20

Epaimahaia:
  1. Ramon Anadon Vazquez Presidentea
  2. Idoia Quintana Urzainqui Idazkaria
  3. Arsenio Fernández López Kidea

Mota: Tesia

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Laburpena

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.