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NEUROSURGERY
卷 77, 期 5, 页码 803-813出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000898
关键词
Axon regeneration; Chronic denervation; Peripheral nerve; Schwann cell dedifferentiation; Schwann cell remyelination; Side-to-side nerve bridges
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [MOP-114950]
- Hospital for Sick Children Foundation
BACKGROUND:Chronic denervation resulting from long nerve regeneration times and distances contributes greatly to suboptimal outcomes following nerve injuries. Recent studies showed that multiple nerve grafts inserted between an intact donor nerve and a denervated distal recipient nerve stump (termed side-to-side nerve bridges) enhanced regeneration after delayed nerve repair.OBJECTIVE:To examine the cellular aspects of axon growth across these bridges to explore the protective mechanism of donor axons on chronically denervated Schwann cells.METHODS:In Sprague Dawley rats, 3 side-to-side nerve bridges were placed over a 10-mm distance between an intact donor tibial (TIB) nerve and a recipient denervated common peroneal (CP) distal nerve stump. Green fluorescent protein-expressing TIB axons grew across the bridges and were counted in cross section after 4 weeks. Immunofluorescent axons and Schwann cells were imaged over a 4-month period.RESULTS:Denervated Schwann cells dedifferentiated to a proliferative, nonmyelinating phenotype within the bridges and the recipient denervated CP nerve stump. As donor TIB axons grew across the 3 side-to-side nerve bridges and into the denervated CP nerve, the Schwann cells redifferentiated to the myelinating phenotype. Bridge placement led to an increased mass of hind limb anterior compartment muscles after 4 months of denervation compared with muscles whose CP nerve was not protected by bridges.CONCLUSION:This study describes patterns of donor axon regeneration and myelination in the denervated recipient nerve stump and supports a mechanism where these donor axons sustain a proregenerative state to prevent deterioration in the face of chronic denervation.ABBREVIATIONS:CP, common peronealTA, tibialis anteriorTIB, tibialPBS, phosphate-buffered salinePBST, PBS with0.1% Triton X-100
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