中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (11): 2354-2364.doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-23-01505

• 综述:脊髓损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

非人类灵长类动物脊髓损伤研究进展

  

  • 出版日期:2024-11-15 发布日期:2024-03-28

Advances in spinal cord injury: insights from non-human primates

Gaetan Poulen1, 2, Florence E. Perrin1, 3, *   

  1. 1University of Montpellier, INSERM, EPHE, Montpellier, France; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier University Medical Center, Montpellier, France; 3Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7630-0515 (Florence E. Perrin)
  • Online:2024-11-15 Published:2024-03-28
  • Contact: Florence E. Perrin, PhD, florence.perrin@umontpellier.fr.
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the patient organizations “Verticale” (to FEP).

Abstract: Spinal cord injury results in significant sensorimotor deficits, currently, there is no curative treatment for the symptoms induced by spinal cord injury. Basic and pre-clinical research on spinal cord injury relies on the development and characterization of appropriate animal models. These models should replicate the symptoms observed in human, allowing for the exploration of functional deficits and investigation into various aspects of physiopathology of spinal cord injury. Non-human primates, due to their close phylogenetic association with humans, share more neuroanatomical, genetic, and physiological similarities with humans than rodents. Therefore, the responses to spinal cord injury in nonhuman primates most likely resemble the responses to traumatism in humans. In this review, we will discuss nonhuman primate models of spinal cord injury, focusing on in vivo assessments, including behavioral tests, magnetic resonance imaging, and electrical activity recordings, as well as ex vivo histological analyses. Additionally, we will present therapeutic strategies developed in non-human primates and discuss the unique specificities of non-human primate models of spinal cord injury.

Key words: behavior, cellular analysis, non-human primates, spinal cord injury, tissue analysis