Storage and allogeneric transplantation of peripheral nerve using a green tea polyphenol solution in a canine model

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Successful nerve regeneration was observed in the polyphenol-treated nerve allografts when transplanted in association with a therapeutic dose of FK506. The total myelinated axon numbers and amplitudes of the muscle action potentials correlated significantly with the blood FK506 concentration. The data indicate that polyphenols can protect nerve tissue from ischemic damage for one month; however, the effects of immune suppression seem insufficient to permit allogeneic transplantation of peripheral nerves in a canine model.