Effects of vascular endothelial growth factor vector on vascular buds of vertebral cartilaginous endplate in rabbits

OBJECTIVE: To directly inject recombinant pcDNA3.1-VEGF165 plasmid into degeneration intervertebral disc and explore its effects on vascular buds of vertebral cartilage endplate and intervertebral disc in rabbits.

METHODS: Rabbits were randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups (n = 10 each). For the experimental group, the animals were anesthetized and the front vertebral body exposed. With the longitudinal ossature of front vertebral body of lumbar vertebrae as a mark, a needle was inserted at the central point of the front fourth and fifth lumbar intervertebral disc and 20 µl pcDNA3.1-VEGF165 injected. For the control group, 20 µl pcDNA3.1 was injected. At Weeks 4 and 8 post-injection, the changes of vertebral cartilage endplate were monitored by radiograph, histology and scanning electron microscopy.

RESULTS: The vertebral cartilage endplate calcification and degeneration in the experimental group were less pronounced than that in the control group at Week 8 post-operation. The average number and diameter of vascular buds obviously increased in the experimental group at Weeks 4 and 8 post-operation. The number and diameter of vascular buds in the region of inner annulus increased compared with those in the area near nucleus pulposus.

CONCLUSION: The pcDNA3.1-VEGF165 plasmid may promote the vascular buds of vertebral cartilage endplate by increasing their average number and diameter and arresting the intervertebral disc degeneration.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 92(2012), 7 vom: 21. Feb., Seite 491-5

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Hong-Guang [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Guo-Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiao-Hu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ling-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xue-Wu [VerfasserIn]

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English Abstract
Journal Article
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
VEGFA protein, human
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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Date Completed 31.01.2013

Date Revised 23.10.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3760/cma.j.issn.00376-2491-2012.07.016

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM21690398X