INVESTIGATING THE OPTIMAL INITIATION TIME OF ULTRASOUND THERAPY FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION AFTER AXONOTMESIS IN RATS
INVESTIGATING THE OPTIMAL INITIATION TIME OF ULTRASOUND THERAPY FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION AFTER AXONOTMESIS IN RATS
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.09.023
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发表时间:
2021-12-23
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Kuroki, Hiroshi
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作者:
Kawai, Hideki;Ito, Akira;Kuroki, Hiroshi
This study was aimed at identifying the optimal initiation time of ultrasound (US) therapy for peripheral nerve regeneration after axonotmesis. Thirty-six rats with sciatic nerve crush injury were divided into four groups that received US irradiation initiated 1, 7 or 14 d after injury, or sham stimulation for 4 wk. Motor function analysis was conducted weekly; however, there was no significant improvement attributed to US treatment. Four weeks after injury, compound muscle action potential amplitude values of the group in which US irradiation was initiated 1 d after the injury exhibited significant improvement compared with the sham stimulation group. In addition, myelin sheath thick-ness was significantly greater in the 1-d group than in other groups. These results indicate that US treatment initiated 1 d after peripheral nerve injury promotes maximum regeneration. (C) 2021 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. All rights reserved.