Through observing the enhanced autophagy expression in neurons soon after contusion injury and the inhibitive effect of methylprednisolone treatment, this study demonstrates the characteristics of autophagy expression after SCI and suggests that autophagic cell death may play a role in neuronal death after spinal cord trauma.
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