Local administration of thyroid hormones in silicone chamber increases regeneration of rat transected sciatic nerve.
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serval:BIB_6434
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Local administration of thyroid hormones in silicone chamber increases regeneration of rat transected sciatic nerve.
Journal
Experimental Neurology
ISSN
0014-4886 (Print)
ISSN-L
0014-4886
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1998
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
150
Number
1
Pages
69-81
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Conflicting actions of the exogenous thyroid hormone on regenerating peripheral nerve have been reported. These contradictory results were probably due to daily intraperitoneal injections which induce a high concentration of thyroid hormone after administration. In our present study we adapted a technique which allows a local administration of thyroid hormones in a closed system. The effect of a single and local treatment with triiodothyronine (T3) on axonal growth across a gap between sectioned ends of sciatic nerve within silicone chambers was examined in Wistar rats. After nerve transection and surgical implantation, silicone chambers were filled with either a neutral pH solution of triiodothyronine dissolved in NaOH or with sterile solvent as control. Regeneration of the nerves was examined 2 to 8 weeks following the surgery. Early regeneration (4 weeks) was studied by morphological analysis of nerves which showed a significant difference between T3-treated and control groups. Morphometric analysis revealed: (1) a significant difference in the mean diameter of myelinated axons between T3-treated nerve (phi 3.80 +/- 0.22 microns) and control (phi 3.07 +/- 0.44 microns); (2) that T3 increased significantly (1.4-fold) the number of myelinated axons that grew into the middle and distal ends of regeneration chambers; (3) that ultrastructural analysis showed significantly higher percentage of myelinated axons per total axon population in T3-treated groups (38.8 +/- 5.9%) as compared to control (16.0 +/- 2.3%); and (4) that the myelinated axons had thicker myelin sheaths. The beneficial effects of T3 on regeneration, observed at 4 weeks, were sustained over a prolonged period of time. Thus, at 8 weeks of regeneration, the number, the mean diameter of myelinated axons, and the thickness of myelin sheaths remained significantly greater in T3-treated groups. Therefore, a single and local administration of thyroid hormone at the level of the transected sciatic nerve is sufficient to rapidly set off several mechanisms which, in turn, produce a stimulating and lasting effect on peripheral nerve regeneration. The beneficial effects of T3 upon injured peripheral nerve may have considerable therapeutic potential.
Keywords
Animals, Axons/drug effects, Growth Substances/administration & dosage, Growth Substances/pharmacology, Infusion Pumps, Microscopy, Electron, Myelin Sheath/drug effects, Myelin Sheath/physiology, Nerve Regeneration/drug effects, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Sciatic Nerve/drug effects, Sciatic Nerve/injuries, Silicones, Time Factors, Triiodothyronine/administration & dosage, Triiodothyronine/pharmacology
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