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This paper presents a robust and quasi-real-time monitoring method for examining the degree of regeneration of peripheral nerves using a polymer-based implantable microelectrode array (IMA). The IMA was implanted in the sciatic nerves of rats using two different approaches: (1) direct implantation which was achieved by directly suturing to nerve stumps for short-term regeneration and (2) assembly implantation which was achieved by implanting the IMA assembled with a resorbable conduit that cross a 4-mm nerve defect. The regeneration of the injury was evaluated by measuring the nerve signals following foot pricking and impulse stimulating to the proximal stump. The direct implantation produced a peak voltage of 3.43 mV before amplification and a conduction velocity of 19.8m/s. The assembly implantation produced a peak voltage of 1.51 mV and a conduction velocity of 18 m/s. The degree of regeneration was also examined using gait and morphological analyses. The sciatic function index was -38.5+/-12.5 for direct implantation and -64.9+/-7.5 for assembly implantation. The morphologies of the regenerated nerves were examined using toluidine blue, transmission electron microscopy images, and pilot tests. Te regeneration ratios after the direct and assembly implantation were 45% and 21%, respectively.
Since 1999, the eight RDAs outside of London have spent 5 billion on physical regeneration programmes. For every pound of RDA spend on physical regeneration, an estimated 2.80 is secured from elsewhere, including 1.51 from the private sector.
Using the measure of jobs created by RDAs to estimate generated Gross Value Added, there is evidence that physical regeneration projects have helped to generate growth. Independent evaluation suggests they have generated Gross Value Added of 3.30 for every 1 spent. Many of these projects will not realise their full benefits for many years and there is potential for a return over the lifetime of the projects of 8 for every 1 spent.
However, the National Audit Office has reported that RDAs have not been able to demonstrate they have maximized economic growth, because weaknesses in project appraisal and evaluation mean the Agencies might not have identified and backed the most effective projects for generating regional wealth.
During the economic downturn, approximately 15 per cent of physical regeneration projects involving the private sector have stalled or slowed because developers are struggling to get finance or because of concerns over future yields.
N2 - Pharmacological characterisation of the calcium influx pathway in olfactory ensheathing bells (OECs) was performed using Indo-1 calcium microfluorometry. Our previous work has implicated this pathway in olfactory ensheathing cell support for regeneration of axons from adult CNS neurons. In high extracellular calcium (20 mM), cumulative concentration inhibition curves were generated for Lu3+, Gd3+ and econazole, giving IC(50)s of 0.09, 1.51 and 1.13 muM, respectively, and slope values that were not significantly different from unity. Combining these results with those obtained previously, an order of inhibitor potency was found to be Lu3+>La3+=econazole=Gd3+>1-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)pr opoxy]ethyl-1H-imidazole hydrochloride (SKF96365)>Cd2+. This profile most closely fits some members of the TRPC family of non-voltage gated calcium influx channels and may indicate that a TRP-mediated calcium influx plays a role in glial-neuronal interaction and axonal regeneration. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - Pharmacological characterisation of the calcium influx pathway in olfactory ensheathing bells (OECs) was performed using Indo-1 calcium microfluorometry. Our previous work has implicated this pathway in olfactory ensheathing cell support for regeneration of axons from adult CNS neurons. In high extracellular calcium (20 mM), cumulative concentration inhibition curves were generated for Lu3+, Gd3+ and econazole, giving IC(50)s of 0.09, 1.51 and 1.13 muM, respectively, and slope values that were not significantly different from unity. Combining these results with those obtained previously, an order of inhibitor potency was found to be Lu3+>La3+=econazole=Gd3+>1-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)pr opoxy]ethyl-1H-imidazole hydrochloride (SKF96365)>Cd2+. This profile most closely fits some members of the TRPC family of non-voltage gated calcium influx channels and may indicate that a TRP-mediated calcium influx plays a role in glial-neuronal interaction and axonal regeneration. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Purpose : Abnormal corneal regeneration after injury or infection would compromise visual acuity due to improper wound healing and may result in neuropathic pain. Conventional treatments usually fail to restore the injured corneal tissue and there is a need for further research in effective treatments designed to enhance corneal nerve regeneration. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF) in a mouse model of corneal nerve regeneration and wound healing.
Methods : A surgical laser ablation (VISX S3, Johnson's & Johnson's) affecting the central cornea and subbasal nerve plexus of mice was used as a model of the nerve regeneration and wound-healing assay. Topical treatment with Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF; n=20) for 2 months was compared with human recombinant Nerve Growth Factor (hrNFG; n=20) and an untreated injured control (BSS; n=20). Corneal nerve regeneration and tissue repair were studied at 7, 15, 30 and 60 days after injury using immunofluorescence techniques. Specific antibodies to β-tubulin III, α-Smooth Muscle actin (αSMA), E-Cadherin and Ki67 were used. Morphometric analysis was performed using FIJI (ImageJ 1.51d, NIH). All experiments were conducted in compliance with the "ARVO Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Visual Research.
Results : At early stages of corneal nerve regeneration after laser ablation, the PRGF group showed a significant increase in subbasal nerve density compared with the hrNGF and BSS treated groups (p< 0.01 and p< 0.001 respectively 7 days after injury and p< 0.05 at 15 days). Normal epithelial cytoarchitecture and corneal thickness were achieved in PRGF-treated animals 7 days after injury. In addition, PRGF treatment reduced the occurrence of myofibroblasts compared to eyes irrigated with hrNGF and BSS (p< 0.01).
Conclusions : These results showed that PRGF enhances corneal nerve regeneration and epithelial wound healing soon after the injury, in asddition to reducing myofibroblast scarring after experimental laser injury, suggesting a possible beneficial effect on restoring transparency and function.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the pool of bovine BMPs on the treatment of intrabony defects. The sample comprised 15 patients aged 26 to 57 years old presenting with 10 pairs of lesions of 2 or 3 walls or 2-3 walls 5mm, located in the same type teeth (premolar or molar) and same jaw. The test defects were treated with combination of a pool of bovine bone morphogenetic and resorbable hydroxyapatite carrier (BMPs- HA), bovine demineralized bone matrix (MB) and coverage by a bovine collagen barrier membrane. The control defects were treated with MB-HA and covered by a bovine collagen membrane. The clinical measurements at six months after therapy in the test group revealed a reduction in the mean probing pocket depth (PPD) of 1.63 1.41mm (B) and 1.93 0.96mm (L) and a mean change in the clinical attachment level (CAL) of 1.60 1.16mm (B) and 1.46 0.97mm (L). The control group showed a mean reduction of PPD of 1.93 1.34mm (B) and 2.0 1.51mm (L) and a mean change of CAL of 1.03 1.24mm (B) and 1.30 1.14 mm (L). The analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated that the changes in the clinical parameters were statistically significant (p
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the pool of bovine BMPs on the treatment of intrabony defects. The sample comprised 15 patients aged 26 to 57 years old presenting with 10 pairs of lesions of 2 or 3 walls or 2-3 walls 35mm, located in the same type teeth (premolar or molar) and same jaw. The test defects were treated with combination of a pool of bovine bone morphogenetic and resorbable hydroxyapatite carrier (BMPs- HA), bovine demineralized bone matrix (MB) and coverage by a bovine collagen barrier membrane. The control defects were treated with MB-HA and covered by a bovine collagen membrane. The clinical measurements at six months after therapy in the test group revealed a reduction in the mean probing pocket depth (PPD) of 1.63 1.41mm (B) and 1.93 0.96mm (L) and a mean change in the clinical attachment level (CAL) of 1.60 1.16mm (B) and 1.46 0.97mm (L). The control group showed a mean reduction of PPD of 1.93 1.34mm (B) and 2.0 1.51mm (L) and a mean change of CAL of 1.03 1.24mm (B) and 1.30 1.14 mm (L). The analysis of variance (ANOVA) demonstrated that the changes in the clinical parameters were statistically significant (p
According to the principle of Guided Tissue Regeneration (GTR), use of the barrier membrane15 aims at guiding and mechanically controlling the tissue regeneration by preventing the adjacent epithelial and gingival connective tissues from accessing the prepared root surfaces during the healing process. This provides a selective re-population of the root surface and surrounding spaces by the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone cells. However, the results are not totally predictable, even though preclinical studies in animal models and clinical studies have demonstrated the possibility of an effective increase in periodontal regeneration by the GTR.
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