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Detection of activated caspase-8 in injured spinal axons by using fluorochrome-labeled inhibitors of caspases (FLICA).

Journal:
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Year:
2015
Authors:
Barreiro-Iglesias, Antón & Shifman, Michael I
Affiliation:
School of Biomedical Sciences · United Kingdom

Abstract

Here, we present a detailed protocol for the detection of activated caspase-8 in axotomized axons of the whole-mounted lamprey spinal cord. This method is based on the use of fluorochrome -labeled inhibitors of caspases (FLICA) in ex vivo tissue. We offer a very convenient vertebrate model to study the retrograde degeneration of descending pathways after spinal cord injury.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25431075/