Abstract

BW755C is an inhibitor of both cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase, which has been found to have protective effects after myocardial ischemia in dogs. Impact injury to the spinal cord is associated with tissue ischemia as well as with the accumulation of eicosanoids. In the present studies we evaluated the effects of BW755C after traumatic spinalcord injury in rats. Drug treatment reduced thromboxane B 2 levels and improved neurological recovery as compared to treatment with equal-volume physiological saline. The findings suggest that this drug or related compounds may be useful for the treatment of clinical spinal cord injury.

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