Development of new therapy for spinal cord injury in dogs using locomotor training

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21780284
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Clinical veterinary science
Research Institution	Gifu University (2010-2011) Iwate University (2009)
Principal Investigator	KAMISHINA Hiroaki 岐阜大学, 応用生物科学部, 准教授 (50506847)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	治療 / 脊髄損傷 / リハビリテーション / 歩行トレーニング / 椎間板ヘルニア / 車イス
Research Abstract	This research was conducted to develop new therapy for spinal cord injury(SCI) by locomotor training(LT), using a rat model and canine clinical cases of SCI. Paralysed rats trained with a LT cart improved hindlimb function compared with contorl and conventional cart groups. Paralysed dogs improved with over-ground LT, but the efficacy was not confirmed with a LT cart. Further modification of the LT cart is underway.

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