AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY EDUCATION COMMITTEE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Refresher Course, 2002: Recent Refresher Course, 2002: Recent Advances In Neuroscience Advances In Neuroscience Recent Advances in Recent Advances in Spinal Cord Injury Regeneration Spinal Cord Injury Regeneration and Repair and Repair Claire E. Hulsebosch, Ph.D. Claire E. Hulsebosch, Ph.D. Program Dir., UTMB Spinal Cord Injury Program Program Dir., UTMB Spinal Cord Injury Program
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AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY EDUCATION COMMITTEEEDUCATION COMMITTEE
Refresher Course, 2002: Recent Advances In Refresher Course, 2002: Recent Advances In NeuroscienceNeuroscience
Claire E. Hulsebosch, Ph.D.Claire E. Hulsebosch, Ph.D.Program Dir., UTMB Spinal Cord Injury ProgramProgram Dir., UTMB Spinal Cord Injury Program
Spinal Cord InjurySpinal Cord Injury
Incidence: 11,000 people a year in the USA
Prevalence: Between 183,000 to 230,000 in USA
Gender: Males four times as often as females
Age: Most frequently to those from 16 to 30 years of age
Etiology: Most commonly a result of vehicular accident, usually involving alcohol
Etiology
Falls
Pedestrians
Medical/Surgical
Sports
Vehicular
Violence
Other
Unknown
Total
0-30 yrs.
11.7
1.5
1.1
23.6
46.7
6.1
6.4
2.9
100
31-60 yrs.
21
0.7
4.3
7.5
49.3
4.6
9.9
2.7
100
61+ yrs.
36
21.2
23.7
0
3.1
.5
15.5
0
100
Age at Injury %Age at Injury %
• Spinal cord 16 years after injury. Three spinal segments are telescoped into the space of one. The center of the scar is connective tissue which is invaded by regenerating fibers from the dorsal roots.
• Cervical spinal cord above a complete transverse traumatic lesion showing ascending degeneration in the dorsal (posterior) columns and spinal cerebellar and spinothalamic tracts.
Left: Dorsal view of spinal cord with fracture-dislocation at the T12-L1 junction which crushed the lumbar cord.
Top Right: Longitudinal section showing site of direct cord trauma and rostral and caudal hemorrhagic extension.
Bottom Right: Twelve transverse sections through the cervical and thoracic cord. The third rows from the left show almost complete hemorrhagic necrosis. Hemorrhages can be seen in the grey matter in other blocks for several centimeters.
• Post-traumatic syringomyelia occurs in up to 20% of all SCI patients and in a subset of these, continues to progress over time. Shown on the top left is a section from T2 stained for myelin from an injury centered on T11.
• The bottom left shows a higher magnification of a different section from the same syrinx demonstrating the thick astrocytic lining of the cavity (H and E stain).
Increased Life Expectancy with Spinal Cord Increased Life Expectancy with Spinal Cord Injury due to Improved Patient ManagementInjury due to Improved Patient Management
World War II: 3 months
1958: 3 years
1966: 20 years
1980: 21 years
Current: 27 +
Cause of Death: In the past-renal failure; Current-cardiac failure, pneumonia, pulmonary emboli and septicemia.
Therefore, we can turn our attention to therapeutic opportunities to increase function after SCI.
Quality of Life Issues Targeted by Patients Quality of Life Issues Targeted by Patients of Spinal Cord Injuryof Spinal Cord Injury
1. Bowel and bladder control
2. Pain management
3. Hand use if limited
4. Improved locomotor function
Restorative treatments will be incremental; thus, both basic and clinical measures need to be refined to be able to detect the interventions that are successful.
Number of SCI Animal Studies Published
Year published
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Num
ber
of a
rtic
les
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
*
+
* - Christopher Reeve's injury
+ - 1/01/02 through 3/20/02
Number of American SCI Number of American SCI CentersCenters
Mission Connect, Mission Connect, TexasTexasSCI Program, SCI Program, U of Texas Med. Br.U of Texas Med. Br.The Miami Project, The Miami Project, U MiamiU MiamiEPVA Center, EPVA Center, YaleYaleCRPF Consortium CRPF Consortium CORD, CORD, U British ColumbiaU British ColumbiaReeve-Irvine Center, Reeve-Irvine Center, UC IrvineUC IrvineBrain Institute, Brain Institute, U FloridaU FloridaThe SCI Project-Keck Ctr., The SCI Project-Keck Ctr., RutgersRutgersSpinal Cord Res. Ctr., Spinal Cord Res. Ctr., ManitobaManitobaSCI Program, SCI Program, Wash UWash USCoBIRC,SCoBIRC, U KentuckyU KentuckyKentucky SCI Research Center, Kentucky SCI Research Center, U U Louisville Louisville Center for Paralysis Res.,Center for Paralysis Res., PurduePurdue
Ohio State UOhio State UGeorgetown UGeorgetown U
MCP Hahnemann UMCP Hahnemann UU TorontoU Toronto
State Funds: State Funds: FL, KY, TX, NY, FL, KY, TX, NY, NJ, CA, VA, IL, NJ, CA, VA, IL, MD, OR, CT, BCMD, OR, CT, BC
MASCIS SPINAL IMPACTOR
Tissue Loss after SCI
1 Hour Post Injury 60 Days Post Injury
Recovery Mechanism
Resolution of acute injury events
Resolution of secondary injury processes
Regrowth or regeneration
Time after Injury
Minutes to 7d
2 h to 4 wk
24 h to years
Window of Opportunity for Neurological Window of Opportunity for Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord InjuryRecovery after Spinal Cord Injury
Neuropathology of Spinal Cord InjuryNeuropathology of Spinal Cord Injury
ACUTE: Mechanical/ischemic cell damage , hemorrhage, edema, compression, loss of vascular autoreg., systemic hypotension, injury discharge
CHRONIC: Apoptosis, receptor changes, demyelination and conduction deficits, cyst formation, regeneration/sprouting of neurites for 1 mm, neural circuit changes, central sensitization, chronic pain
Key Targets of Intervention for Key Targets of Intervention for Spinal Cord InjurySpinal Cord Injury
PRIMARY (ACUTE): Cessation of bleeding, relief of compression, increased blood pressure
SECONDARY: Rescue of cells at risk of cell death in secondary events, stop development of inhibitory barriers to regeneration (ex. reactive gliosis, proteoglycans)
CHRONIC: Repair conduction deficits, create bridges to fill the gap, promote neurite growth, replace lost cells (glial, neuronal, or engineered cell lines), aggressive physical therapy, functional electrical stimulation
McDonald, J. W. and Sadowsky, C. Lancet 359:417-425,2002
• Transplant strategies: peripheral nerve grafts to bridge the gap, fetal tissue in bloc* (clinical trial) or disassociated, Schwann cells, olfactory ensheathing (OE) cells, motor neurons, stem cells etc.
• Chondroitinase-ABC to dissolve proteoglycans, local irradiation/mitotic inhibitors to inhibit glial proliferation
2.2. Thirty years ago, patients and families would be told Thirty years ago, patients and families would be told “Nothing can be done, there is no research for “Nothing can be done, there is no research for treatment of spinal cord injury.” This is not true today.treatment of spinal cord injury.” This is not true today.
3.3. More advancements are possible by continued More advancements are possible by continued research efforts.research efforts.