The effect of calcium modulating agents on peripheral nerve recovery after crush
| Autor: | Ji-Geng Yan, Lin-Ling Zhang, Ziyi Wang, Hani S. Matloub, Yuhui Yan, Michael Agresti, John A. LoGiudice, James R. Sanger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Myelinated nerve fiber Down-Regulation Rats Sprague-Dawley Nifedipine Peripheral Nerve Injuries medicine Animals Peripheral Nerves Calcium metabolism Chemistry General Neuroscience Recovery of Function Nerve injury Calcium Channel Blockers medicine.disease Nerve Regeneration Rats Compound muscle action potential Treatment Outcome Anesthesia Peripheral nerve injury Crush injury Calcium Sciatic nerve medicine.symptom medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 217:54-62 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0270 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2013.04.013 |
| Popis: | After a nerve injury, calcium concentration in the intra-nerve fiber drastically increases. The purpose of our study was to test an implantable micro-osmotic pump to deliver medications to accelerate calcium absorption, thereby greatly improving nerve regeneration. Twenty-four SD rats were divided into four groups of six each: (1) Sham control: crush injury to sciatic nerve only; (2) Crush injury with a Nifedipine pump; (3) Crush injury with a Calcitonin pump; (4) Crush injury with a Saline pump. Each rat's right sciatic nerve was crushed. The micro-osmotic pump was implanted in the neck, and the dripping tube was routed to the injured nerve. After four weeks of survival time, compound muscle action potential (CMAP), tetanic muscle force (TMF), myelinated nerve fiber area (NFA), nerve calcium concentration (NCC), and calcified spots (CS) were evaluated. The calcium absorption rate (CAR) was also determined. The order from highest to lowest recovery rate was Nifedipine>Calcitonin>Sham control>Saline. Differences among the groups were statistically significant (P |
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