Zinc Regulates Glucose Metabolism of the Spinal Cord and Neurons and Promotes Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury through the AMPK Signaling Pathway

Figure 7

Zinc promoted the recovery of motor function of SCI mice via the AMPK pathway. (a) BMS scores were performed to evaluate the motor function recovery at 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, and 28 days after the operation (). (b–d) Footprint analysis was performed at 28 days after injury. Stride length and width were counted (). (e) The HE staining at 28 days post SCI ( and 300 μm). (f, g) Nissl staining was used to assess the loss of the neurons at 28 days, and the number of ventral motor neuron (VMN) was counted (, ). (h, i) Immunofluorescence staining of NeuN at 28 days post SCI (, and 200 μm). (j, k) TUNEL staining at 3 days post SCI (, ). Data are represented as the . , , and .

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