by HBOT News | Nov 20, 2014 | Key Spinal Cord Injury Research, Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Clinical studies have shown that hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves motor function in patients with spinal cord injury. In the present study, we explored the mechanisms associated with the recovery of neurological function after hyperbaric oxygen therapy in...
by HBOT News | Aug 27, 2014 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) protects brain tissue from inflammatory injury by suppressing mitochondrial apoptotic pathways. However, its neuroprotective mechanism via anti-apoptosis in spinal cord injury (SCI) is still unclear. In our study, Male...
by HBOT News | Mar 21, 2014 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious medical problem with high mortality and disability rates. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment is beneficial for neurological recovery after SCI, but the underlying mechanisms await characterization. This study examined...
by HBOT News | Mar 10, 2014 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: The clinical application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in spinal cord injury (SCI) has been reported, however the mechanism underlying its therapeutic effects remains to be elucidated. In the present study, SCI was modeled in male Sprague‑Dawley rats....
by HBOT News | Jan 18, 2014 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: To evaluate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression and spinal cord edema after acute spinal cord injury (SCI). Ninety-six healthy adult Sprague − Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: sham, sham + HBO, SCI,...
