中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 22-28.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.375305

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  • 出版日期:2024-01-15 发布日期:2023-08-02

The future of artificial hibernation medicine: protection of nerves and organs after spinal cord injury

Caiyun Liu1, 2, #, Haixin Yu1, 2, #, Zhengchao Li3, #, Shulian Chen3, Xiaoyin Li3, Xuyi Chen3, *, Bo Chen1, 2, 4, 5, *   

  1. 1School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China; 2Research Center of Experimental Acupucture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China; 3Characteristic Medical Center of Chinese People’s Armed Police Force, Tianjin, China; 4Binhai New Area Hospital of TCM, Tianjin, China; 5Fourth Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin, China
  • Online:2024-01-15 Published:2023-08-02
  • Contact: Xuyi Chen, MD, chenxuyi1979@126.com; Bo Chen, MD, tjutcmchenbo@163.com.
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the Key Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 11932013 (to XC); Key Military Logistics Research Projects, No. BWJ21J002 (to XC); the Key projects of the Special Zone for National Defence Innovation, No. 21-163-12-ZT-006-002-13 (to XC); the National Nature Science Foundation of China, No. 82272255 (to XC); the National Defense Science and Technology Outstanding Youth Science Fund Program, No. 2021-JCJQ-ZQ-035 (to XC); the Scientific Research Innovation Team Project of Armed Police Characteristic Medical Center, No. KYCXTD0104 (to ZL); the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund, No. 82004467 (to BC).

摘要: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-8349 (Xuyi Chen); https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-4764 (Bo Chen)

Abstract: Spinal cord injury is a serious disease of the central nervous system involving irreversible nerve injury and various organ system injuries. At present, no effective clinical treatment exists. As one of the artificial hibernation techniques, mild hypothermia has preliminarily confirmed its clinical effect on spinal cord injury. However, its technical defects and barriers, along with serious clinical side effects, restrict its clinical application for spinal cord injury. Artificial hibernation is a future-oriented disruptive technology for human life support. It involves endogenous hibernation inducers and hibernation-related central neuromodulation that activate particular neurons, reduce the central constant temperature setting point, disrupt the normal constant body temperature, make the body “adapt” to the external cold environment, and reduce the physiological resistance to cold stimulation. Thus, studying the artificial hibernation mechanism may help develop new treatment strategies more suitable for clinical use than the cooling method of mild hypothermia technology. This review introduces artificial hibernation technologies, including mild hypothermia technology, hibernation inducers, and hibernation-related central neuromodulation technology. It summarizes the relevant research on hypothermia and hibernation for organ and nerve protection. These studies show that artificial hibernation technologies have therapeutic significance on nerve injury after spinal cord injury through inflammatory inhibition, immunosuppression, oxidative defense, and possible central protection. It also promotes the repair and protection of respiratory and digestive, cardiovascular, locomotor, urinary, and endocrine systems. This review provides new insights for the clinical treatment of nerve and multiple organ protection after spinal cord injury thanks to artificial hibernation. At present, artificial hibernation technology is not mature, and research faces various challenges. Nevertheless, the effort is worthwhile for the future development of medicine.

Key words: artificial hibernation, central thermostatic-resistant regulation, hypothermia, multi-system protection, neuroprotection, organ protection, spinal cord injury, synthetic torpor