Labunets IF Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells; Biological properties; Bonemarrow; Age
Cell and Tissue Technology Department, State Institute of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
Labunets IF Cell and Tissue Technology Department, State Institute of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine |
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Labunets IF, Melnyk NO, Rodnichenko AE, Rymar SE and Utko NA
Objective: The present work aimed at studying neuroprotective effects of recombinant human leukemia inhibitory factor (rhLIF) on mice of different ages with cuprizone model of demyelination.
Methods:In the 129/Sv mice at 3-5 and 16-17 months of age we assessed (a) motor and emotional activity in the “open field” test and (b) activity of brain antioxidant enzymes and macrophages capable to phagocytosis of latex beads. After staining histological sections of the brain and spinal cord toluidin blue we determined the percentage of neurons with unmodified, moderate and severe structural changes. Cuprizone was fed daily for 3 weeks. RhLIF was inject... view moreĀ»