Reconstruction of the Rat Sciatic Nerve by Using Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Conduits.

Autor: Velichanskaya AG; Associate Professor, Department of Histology, Cytology, and Embryology; Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia., Abrosimov DA; Senior Lecturer, Department of Histology, Cytology, and Embryology; Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia., Bugrova ML; Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Electron Microscopy, Central Research Laboratory; Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia., Kazakov AV; Researcher, Research Laboratory, Clinic of Cardiology, Angiology, and Intensive Care; Saarland University, Saarbrücken Campus, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany., Pogadaeva EV; Senior Laboratory Assistant, Department of Histology, Cytology, and Embryology; Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia., Radaev AM; Associate Professor, Department of Histology, Cytology, and Embryology; Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia., Blagova NV; Senior Lecturer, Department of Histology Cytology, and Embryology; Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia., Vasyagina TI; Senior Researcher, Department of Electron Microscopy, Central Research Laboratory; Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia., Ermolin IL; Professor, Head of the Department of Histology, Cytology, and Embryology Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Square, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005, Russia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Sovremennye tekhnologii v meditsine [Sovrem Tekhnologii Med] 2021; Vol. 12 (5), pp. 48-54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 28.
DOI: 10.17691/stm2020.12.5.05
Abstrakt: The aim of the study was to compare two types of conduits made of either non-resorbable Reperen or resorbable Tissucol for their effects on the regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve under conditions of stump diastasis.
Materials and Methods: The experiments were carried out using outbred white male rats of the reproductive age (n=14). The animals were divided into three groups: group 1, intact (n=5), used for studying the morphology of the sciatic nerve; group 2 (n=4) - nerve plastic surgery was performed using a conduit made of non-resorbable Reperen; group 3 (n=5) - surgery was performed using a conduit made of resorbable Tissucol. The animals were anesthetized with isoflurane. After a complete transection of the sciatic nerve in the middle third of the thigh, its stumps were inserted into a conduit of an internal diameter of 2 mm and a length of 10 mm, filled with saline. Diastasis of 5 mm in length was created by spreading the nerve ends and securing the epineurium to the tube edges with 8/0 polypropylene sutures. A total count of myelinated nerve fibers was performed in the area of repair (tubulation) and the distal part of the nerve; the formation of connective tissue sheaths was assessed 14 weeks after the operation.
Results: According to the morphological assessment, both types of conduits (resorbable and non-resorbable) caused the similar number of fibers to restore in the distal part of the repaired nerve; clinical characteristics of the animals in both groups were close to each other and to the norm.
Conclusion: The results allow us to consider the conduit made of non-resorbable Reperen as a device promising for neuroplasty along with the resorbable conduit made of Tissucol.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to report.
Databáze: MEDLINE