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Chitosan
microspheres
Atorvastatin
calcium
-
Sprague-
Dawley
rats
Laminectomy at
T7-T9 level
-
Functional
evaluation using
inclined plane
technique of
Rivlin and Tator
and a modified
version of the
Tarlov Grading
Scale and
histological
evaluation
Implantation
of empty
chitosan
microspheres
5 days
Chitosan
microspheres
containing
atorvastatin
improve
functional
recovery,
attenuate the
expression of
TNF-
a
, IL-1
beta, and IL-6,
decrease lipid
peroxidation
levels and
preserve cellular
uniformity
Eroglu
et al.
(2010)
