GLIA MATURATION FACTOR-BETA STIMULATES AXON REGENERATION IN TRANSECTED RAT SCIATIC-NERVE

被引:16
作者
HARMAN, K
KATNICK, J
LIM, R
ZAHEER, A
DELATORRE, JC
机构
[1] UNIV OTTAWA,DIV NEUROSURG,OTTAWA K1H 8M5,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] UNIV IOWA,DEPT NEUROL,DIV NEUROCHEM & NEUROBIOL,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
关键词
SCIATIC NERVE; TRANSECTION; AXON REGENERATION; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIA MATURATION FACTOR-BETA;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)91472-D
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Rat sciatic nerves were bilaterally transected and repaired with an entubulation technique. The nerve interstump gap was filled with either collagen gel or collagen gel mixed with a putative neurotrophic factor (leupeptin, 4-aminopyridine, lipid angiogenic factor or glia maturation factor beta (GMF-beta)). Six weeks after nerve transection, the myelinated distal stump axons were quantified for each nerve. Only the nerves treated with GMF-beta had significantly more axons than the control side.
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页码:332 / 335
页数:4
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