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. 2003 Aug 22;982(1):92-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02989-5.

Behavioural and anatomical effects of systemically administered leukemia inhibitory factor in the SOD1(G93A G1H) mouse model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Michael F Azari  1 , Elizabeth C Lopes, Chantelle Stubna, Bradley J Turner, Dawei Zang, Nicos A Nicola, John B Kurek, Surindar S Cheema
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Behavioural and anatomical effects of systemically administered leukemia inhibitory factor in the SOD1(G93A G1H) mouse model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Michael F Azari et al. Brain Res. .

Abstract

We investigated the anatomical and behavioural effects of daily intraperitoneal injection of 25 microg/kg of LIF in the SOD1(G93A G1H) mouse model of familial ALS. We found some subtle beneficial behavioural changes in LIF treated mice. These included later onset of clinical disease in females as determined by clinical scoring; better grip strength in males; and delayed development of motor impairment in males as determined by the rotarod test. However, we found no significant rescue of motoneurons or prolongation of survival as a result of this systemic dose of LIF in these mice.

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