Autonomic Dysreflexia Causes Chronic Immune Suppression after Spinal Cord Injury

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Figure 9.
Figure 9.

Selective β2AR and GR antagonists reverse AD-associated chronic immune suppression in T3 SCI mice. Butoxamine (Butox; a selective β2AR antagonist; 5 mg/kg) and RU486 (a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist; 5 mg/kg) were injected intraperitoneally daily at 1–7 dpi and 14–28 dpi. All mice were immunized at 18 dpi with OVA (100 μg) 1 h after injecting drugs. Spleen weight (normalized to body weight) (A) and OVA-specific antibodies (B) were analyzed in sera at 28 dpi. n = 4–6/group; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.

  1. The Journal of Neuroscience vol. 33 no. 32 12970-12981
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