Using rabbits and rats injured in experimental Whiplash, changes in glycolysis and enzyme activities of the cervical cords, and the effects of Pantui extracts, Pantocrin were investigated in detail.
In the cervical cords, depressed glycolysis and lowered activities of aldolase, GOT, and alkaline phosphatase were noted.
Cervical injuries were greater in rats than rabbits while hexokinase, glycerokinase and GPT were inhibited. Three enzymes in the rabbits were also inhibited. This enzymological difference between the two species appeared to be dependent on the extent of injury.
Pantocrin remarkably improved abnormal glycolysis and the lowered enzyme activities of cervical cords from both injured animals.
