Crush of sciatic nerve in rabbits supported by morphologic and electrophysiologic data was used to evaluate the effects of ACTH4-10 on nerve fiber regeneration. Treated animals showed a statistically significant higher regeneration rate than did control rabbits. Fiber density and mean diameters of myelinated nerve fibers were measured in semithin nerve sections at 1 and 3 cm distal from the crushed point at three different time points. Nerve fiber density results were higher in ACTH4-10- than in vehicletreated rabbits. This difference showed an unequivocal trend and attained a statistically significant level in the sections 3 cm distal from the crush. ACTH4-10 seemed therefore to have a beneficial effect on nerve fiber regeneration.
Effect of ACTH 4-10 on nerve fiber regeneration after sciatic nerve crush in rabbits: an electrophysiological and morphological study.
GIRLANDA, Paolo;MUGLIA, Ugo;VITA, Giuseppe;DATTOLA, Roberto;TOSCANO, Antonio;ROBERTO, Maria Luisa;BARADELLO, Alice;MESSINA, Corrado
1988-01-01
Abstract
Crush of sciatic nerve in rabbits supported by morphologic and electrophysiologic data was used to evaluate the effects of ACTH4-10 on nerve fiber regeneration. Treated animals showed a statistically significant higher regeneration rate than did control rabbits. Fiber density and mean diameters of myelinated nerve fibers were measured in semithin nerve sections at 1 and 3 cm distal from the crushed point at three different time points. Nerve fiber density results were higher in ACTH4-10- than in vehicletreated rabbits. This difference showed an unequivocal trend and attained a statistically significant level in the sections 3 cm distal from the crush. ACTH4-10 seemed therefore to have a beneficial effect on nerve fiber regeneration.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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