Erythropoietin attenuates motor neuron programmed cell death in a burn animal model.

Burn-induced neuromuscular dysfunction may contribute to long-term morbidity; therefore, it is imperative to develop novel treatments. The present study investigated whether erythropoietin (EPO) administration attenuates burn-induced motor neuron apoptosis and neuroinflammatory response. To validate...

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Main Authors: Sheng-Hua Wu, I-Cheng Lu, Su-Shin Lee, Aij-Lie Kwan, Chee-Yin Chai, Shu-Hung Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5791978?pdf=render