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Streijger, Femke; Lee, Jae H T; Manouchehri, Neda; Okon, Elena B; Tigchelaar, Seth; Anderson, Lisa M; Dekaban, Greg A; Rudko, David A; Menon, Ravi S; Iaci, Jennifer F; Button, Donald C; Vecchione, Andrea M; Konovalov, Andrey; Sarmiere, Patrick D; Ung, Chi; Caggiano, Anthony O; Kwon, Brian K
Journal of neurotrauma, 2016-Dec-15, Volume: 33, Issue: 24Journal Article
A porcine model of spinal cord injury (SCI) was used to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of magnesium chloride (MgCl ) within a polyethylene glycol (PEG) formulation, called "AC105" (Acorda Therapeutics Inc., Ardsley, NY). Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that AC105 would lead to greater tissue sparing at the injury site and improved behavioral outcome when delivered in a clinically realistic time window post-injury. Four hours after contusion/compression injury, Yucatan minipigs were randomized to receive a 30-min intravenous infusion of AC105, magnesium sulfate (MgSO ), or saline. Animals received 4 additional infusions of the same dose at 6-h intervals. Behavioral recovery was tested for 12 weeks using two-dimensional (2D) kinematics during weight-supported treadmill walking and the Porcine Injury Behavior Scale (PTIBS), a 10-point locomotion scale. Spinal cords were evaluated ex vivo by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and subjected to histological analysis. Treatment with AC105 or MgSO did not result in improvements in locomotor recovery on the PTIBS or in 2D kinematics on weight-supported treadmill walking. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) showed severe loss of tissue integrity at the impact site, with decreased fractional anisotropy and increased mean diffusivity; this was not improved with AC105 or MgSO treatment. Histological analysis revealed no significant increase in gray or white matter sparing with AC105 or MgSO treatment. Finally, AC105 did not result in higher Mg levels in CSF than with the use of standard MgSO . In summary, when testing AC105 in a porcine model of SCI, we were unable to reproduce the promising therapeutic benefits observed previously in less-severe rodent models of SCI.
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