Effects of complement 5a receptor antagonists combined with Schwann cells transplantation on recovery of electrophysiological and neurological function in rats with spinal cord injury
BACKGROUND:Complement 5a(C5a) by enhancing the early inflammatory response after spinal cord injury participates in the spinal cord secondary injury.C5a receptor antagonists can effectively block this process.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of Schwann cells transplantation and C5a receptor antagonists on repair of rat spinal cord injury.METHODS:Eighty healthy female Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups:control group,cell transplantation group,C5a receptor antagonist group and combination grou...