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Chang DH, Hsieh CY, Chang CW, Wang HH, Chang HT. The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of hand crush injuries. Wound Repair Regen 2024; 32:146-154. [PMID: 38129180 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.13134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used as an adjuvant treatment for crush injury because it can improve tissue hypoxia and stimulate wound healing. However, the actual role of HBOT in crush hand injury is still unknown. This study is to assess the efficacy of HBOT for crush hand patients, as well as the impact of HBOT initiation timing. Between 2018 and 2021, 72 patients with crush hand injury were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were divided into the HBOT and control group, and each group had 36 patients. The average session of HBOT was 18.2 (5-32 sessions) per patient, and no patient had a complication related to the treatment. The two groups had similar demographics, but HBOT group had larger injured area (73.6 ± 51.0 vs. 48.2 ± 45.5 cm2 , p = 0.03). To better control the confounding factors, we performed the subgroup analysis with cut-off injured area of 50 cm2 . In the patients with smaller injured area (≦50 cm2 ), the HBOT group had shorter wound healing time (29.9 ± 12.9 vs. 41.0 ± 18.9 days, p = 0.03). The early HBOT group (first session ≤72 h post-operatively) had shorter hospital stay (8.1 ± 6.4 vs. 15.5 ± 11.4 days, p = 0.04), faster wound healing (28.7 ± 17.8 vs. 41.1 ± 18.1 days, p = 0.08) and less operations (1.54 ± 0.78 vs. 2.41 ± 1.62, p = 0.06) although the latter two didn't achieve statistical significance. HBOT is safe and effective in improving wound healing of hand crush injury. Early intervention of HBOT may be more beneficial. Future research is required to provide more evidence.
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- Dun-Hao Chang
- Division of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Center of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Chest Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Center of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ye K, Li Z, Yin Y, Zhou J, Li D, Gan Y, Peng D, Xiao M, Zhao L, Dai Y, Tang Y. LIPUS-SCs-Exo promotes peripheral nerve regeneration in cavernous nerve crush injury-induced ED rats via PI3K/Akt/FoxO signaling pathway. CNS Neurosci Ther 2023; 29:3239-3258. [PMID: 37157936 PMCID: PMC10580359 DOI: 10.1111/cns.14256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Clinical treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by cavernous nerve (CN) injury during pelvic surgery is difficult. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) can be a potential strategy for neurogenic ED (NED). However, whether Schwann cells (SCs) can respond to LIPUS stimulation signals is unclear. This study aims to elucidate the signal transmission between SCs paracrine exosome (Exo) and neurons stimulated by LIPUS, as well as to analyze the role and potential mechanisms of exosomes in CN repair after injury. METHODS The major pelvic ganglion (MPG) neurons and MPG/CN explants were stimulated with LIPUS of different energy intensities to explore the appropriate LIPUS energy intensity. The exosomes were isolated and purified from LIPUS-stimulated SCs (LIPUS-SCs-Exo) and non-stimulated SCs (SCs-Exo). The effects of LIPUS-SCs-Exo on neurite outgrowth, erectile function, and cavernous penis histology were identified in bilateral cavernous nerve crush injury (BCNI)-induced ED rats. RESULTS LIPUS-SCs-Exo group can enhance the axon elongation of MPG/CN and MPG neurons compared to SCs-Exo group in vitro. Then, the LIPUS-SCs-Exo group showed a stronger ability to promote the injured CN regeneration and SCs proliferation compared to the SCs-Exo group in vivo. Furthermore, the LIPUS-SCs-Exo group increased the Max intracavernous pressure (ICP)/mean arterial pressure (MAP), lumen to parenchyma and smooth muscle to collagen ratios compared to the SCs-Exo group in vivo. Additionally, high-throughput sequencing combined with bioinformatics analysis revealed the differential expression of 1689 miRNAs between the SCs-Exo group and the LIPUS-SCs-Exo group. After LIPUS-SCs-Exo treatment, the phosphorylated levels of Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt) and forkhead box O (FoxO) in MPG neurons increased significantly compared to negative control (NC) and SCs-Exo groups. CONCLUSION Our study revealed that LIPUS stimulation could regulate the gene of MPG neurons by changing miRNAs derived from SCs-Exo, then activating the PI3K-Akt-FoxO signal pathway to enhance nerve regeneration and restore erectile function. This study had important theoretical and practical significance for improving the NED treatment.
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- Kun Ye
- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyXiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangshaChina
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- Department of UrologyXiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangshaChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityChangshaChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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- Department of UrologyThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical ImagingThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityZhuhaiGuangdongChina
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Xu S, Ito A, Wang T, Kawai H, Aoyama T, Kuroki H. Ultrasound Therapy of Injury Site Modulates Gene and Protein Expressions in the Dorsal Root Ganglion in a Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury Rat Model. Ultrasound Med Biol 2022; 48:2502-2511. [PMID: 36180311 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The aim of this study was to verify the effects of ultrasound on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons at the injury site in a rat model of sciatic nerve crush injury. We evaluated the mRNA expression of neurotrophic and pro-inflammatory factors by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction 7 and 14 d post-injury. We also evaluated the protein levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) 7 and 14 d post-injury. Axon regeneration and motor function analyses were performed 21 days after injury to confirm the facilitative effect of ultrasound on nerve regeneration. In the ultrasound group, BDNF and interleukin-6 mRNA expression of the DRG was significantly reduced 7 d post-injury. Compared with the sham group, the BDNF protein expression of the DRG in the ultrasound group remained at a higher level 14 d post-injury. Motor function, myelinated fiber density and myelin sheath thickness were significantly higher in the ultrasound group than in the sham group 21 d post-injury. These results indicate that ultrasound therapy at the injury site promotes nerve regeneration and modulates gene and protein expression in the DRG of a rat model of a sciatic nerve crush injury.
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- Shixuan Xu
- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Anderson JL, Cole M, Pannell D. Management of Severe Crush Injuries in Austere Environments: A Special Operations Perspective. J Spec Oper Med 2022; 22:43-47. [PMID: 35639893 DOI: 10.55460/2y7a-igk7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Crush injuries present a challenging case for medical providers and require knowledge and skill to manage the subsequent damage to multiple organ systems. In an austere environment, in which resources are limited and evacuation time is extensive, a medic must be prepared to identify trends and predict outcomes based on the mechanism of injury and patient presentation. These injuries occur in a variety of environments from motor vehicle accidents (at home or abroad) to natural disasters and building collapses. Crush injury can lead to compartment syndrome, traumatic rhabdomyolysis, arrythmias, and metabolic acidosis, especially for patients with extended treatment and extrication times. While crush syndrome occurs due to the systemic effects of the injury, the onset can be as early as 1 hour postinjury. With a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and tactical considerations, a prehospital provider can optimize patient outcomes and be prepared with the tools they have on hand for the progression of crush injury into crush syndrome.
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Strauss MB. The role of hyperbaric oxygen for acute traumatic ischemias. Undersea Hyperb Med 2022; 49:233-248. [PMID: 35580490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Acute traumatic ischemias are an array of disorders that range from crush injuries to compartment syndromes, from burns to frostbite and from threatened flaps to compromised reimplantations. Two unifying components common to these conditions are a history of trauma be it physical, thermal, or surgical coupled with ischemia to the traumatized tissues. Their pathophysiology resolves around the self-perpetuating cycle of edema and ischemia, and their severity represents a spectrum from mild, almost non-existent, to tissue death. Since ischemia is a fundamental component of the traumatic ischemias and hypoxia is a consequence of ischemia, hyperbaric oxygen is a logical intervention for those conditions where tissue survival, infection control and healing is at risk. Unfortunately, even with mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen that strongly support its usefulness in traumatic ischemias coupled with supportive clinical data, clinicians are disinclined to utilize it for these conditions. This focuses on the orthopedic aspects of the traumatic ischemias, namely crush injury and compartment syndrome, and show how hyperbaric oxygen treatments can mitigate their severity.
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- Michael B Strauss
- Memorial Care Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California U.S
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Fischer NJ. Mortality following severe liver trauma is declining at Auckland City Hospital: a 14-year experience, 2006-2020. N Z Med J 2021; 134:16-24. [PMID: 34482385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Liver injuries sustained in blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma may cause serious patient morbidity and even mortality. AIM To review the recent experience of liver trauma at Auckland City Hospital, describing the mechanism of injury, patient management, outcomes and complications. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed, including all patients admitted to Auckland City Hospital with liver trauma identified from the trauma registry. Patient clinical records and radiology were systematically examined. RESULTS Between 2006-2020, 450 patients were admitted with liver trauma, of whom 92 patients (20%) were transferred from other hospitals. Blunt injury mechanisms, most commonly motor-vehicle crashes, predominated (87%). Stabbings were the most common penetrating mechanism. Over half of liver injuries were low risk American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grade I and II (56%), whereas 20% were severe grade IV and V. Non-operative management was undertaken in 72% of patients with blunt liver trauma and 92% of patients with penetrating liver trauma underwent surgery. Liver complications occurred in 11% of patients, most commonly bile leaks (7%), followed by delayed haemorrhage (2%). Thirty-two patients died (7%), with co-existing severe traumatic brain injury as the leading cause of death. There was a significant reduction in death from haemorrhage in patients with grade IV and V liver trauma between the first and second half of the study period (p=0.0091). CONCLUSION Although the incidence and severity of liver trauma at Auckland City Hospital remained stable, there was a reduction in mortality, particularly death as a result of haemorrhage.
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MESH Headings
- Abdominal Injuries/epidemiology
- Abdominal Injuries/mortality
- Abdominal Injuries/therapy
- Accidental Falls
- Accidents, Traffic
- Aneurysm, False/epidemiology
- Biliary Tract/injuries
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic/mortality
- Cause of Death
- Crush Injuries/epidemiology
- Crush Injuries/mortality
- Crush Injuries/therapy
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Hemobilia/epidemiology
- Hemorrhage/mortality
- Hepatic Artery
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy
- Liver/injuries
- Mortality/trends
- Motorcycles
- Necrosis
- New Zealand/epidemiology
- Pedestrians
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating/epidemiology
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating/mortality
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating/therapy
- Wounds, Stab/epidemiology
- Wounds, Stab/mortality
- Wounds, Stab/therapy
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- Nicholas J Fischer
- MBChB FRACS, Liver Transplantation Fellow, New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit, Auckland City Hospital
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Ju C, Park E, Kim T, Kim T, Kang M, Lee KS, Park SM. Effectiveness of electrical stimulation on nerve regeneration after crush injury: Comparison between invasive and non-invasive stimulation. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233531. [PMID: 32453807 PMCID: PMC7250463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Several studies have investigated the use of invasive and non-invasive stimulation methods to enhance nerve regeneration, and varying degrees of effectiveness have been reported. However, due to the use of different parameters in these studies, a fair comparison between the effectiveness of invasive and non-invasive stimulation methods is not possible. The present study compared the effectiveness of invasive and non-invasive stimulation using similar parameters. Eighteen Sprague Dawley rats were classified into three groups: the iES group stimulated with fully implantable device, the tES group stimulated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and the injury group (no stimulation). The iES and tES groups received stimulation for 6 weeks starting immediately after the injury. Motor function was evaluated using the sciatic functional index (SFI) every week. The SFI values increased over time in all groups; faster and superior functional recovery was observed in the iES group than in the tES group. Histological evaluation of the nerve sections and gastrocnemius muscle sections were performed every other week. The axon diameter and muscle fiber area in the iES group were larger, and the g-ratio in the iES group was closer to 0.6 than those in the tES group. To assess the cause of the difference in efficiency, a 3D rat anatomical model was used to simulate the induced electric fields in each group. A significantly higher concentration and intensity around the sciatic nerve was observed in the iES group than in the tES group. Vector field distribution showed that the field was orthogonal to the sciatic nerve spread in the tES group, whereas it was parallel in the iES group; this suggested that the tES group was less effective in nerve stimulation. The results indicated that even though rats in the TENS group showed better recovery than those in the injury group, it cannot replace direct stimulation yet because rats stimulated with the invasive method showed faster recovery and superior outcomes. This was likely attributable to the greater concentration and parallel distribution of electric field with respect to target nerve.
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- Chanyang Ju
- Department of Creative IT Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Smart Healthcare Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Smart Healthcare Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Smart Healthcare Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Smart Healthcare Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Smart Healthcare Research Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (KSL); (SMP)
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- Department of Creative IT Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea
- * E-mail: (KSL); (SMP)
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Li L, Cai J, Yuan Y, Mao Y, Xu L, Han Y, Li J, Wang H. Platelet-rich plasma can release nutrient factors to promote facial nerve crush injury recovery in rats. Saudi Med J 2019; 40:1209-1217. [PMID: 31828272 PMCID: PMC6969627 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.12.24747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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To evaluate the effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on promoting neural repair after facial nerve compression in rats and the mechanism by which this occurs. Methods: Adult Wistar rats (n=100) were divided into 3 groups: healthy controls, surgery-only, and surgery+PRP groups. The rats underwent nerve crush injury to establish a facial palsy model. The blood from the rats was used to prepare the PRP for application to the injury site. The evaluation methods included vibrissae movement, eyelid closure, and electrophysiology. Electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used to detect nutrient factor expression in the brain and nerve sections. This study was conducted in Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong, China between January and November 2018. Results: Platelet-rich plasma promotes the recovery of vibrissae movement, eyelid closure, and electrophysiological function in a rat model of nerve crush injury. Hematoxylin and eosin staining, toluidine blue staining, and electron microscopy showed significant recovery of Schwann cells and axons in the PRP group. Polymerase chain reaction results showed that PRP releases growth factors, which include nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Immunohistochemistry also demonstrated higher levels of S-100 protein expression in the PRP group compared to the other groups. Conclusions: Platelet-rich plasma releases nutrient factors in the brainstem, and the use of PRP can promote injury recovery.
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- Liheng Li
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, People Republic of China. E-mail.
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The pressure injury environment is characterized by overproduction of reactive oxygen species and exacerbated inflammation, which impair the healing of these lesions. Mediterranean-like diet may be a good intervention to improve the healing of pressure injury owing to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant components. Thus, this study evaluated the hypothesis that olive oil, as a main source of lipid in Mediterranean diet, could improve cutaneous wound healing of pressure injury in mice. Male Swiss mice were randomly divided into standard, olive oil, or soybean oil plus olive oil groups and fat represented 10% of total calories in all groups. Four weeks after the beginning of diet administration, 2 cycles of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) by external application of 2 magnets disks were performed in the dorsal skin to induce pressure injury formation. Fourteen days after the end of the second IR cycle, olive oil-based diet reduced neutrophils cells and cyclooxygenase-2 protein expression and increased nitric oxide synthase-2 and protein and lipid oxidation. Olive oil based-diet also increased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 protein expression and collagen type I precursor protein expression. In addition, administration of olive oil-based diet promoted wound closure at 7, 10, and 14 days after the end of the second IR cycle. These findings support the hypothesis that olive oil-based diet improves cutaneous wound healing of pressure injury in mice through the reduction of inflammation and stimulation of redox equilibrium.
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- Fernanda Seabra Schanuel
- Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Histology and Embryology Department - Tissue Repair Laboratory, Av. Marechal Rondon, 381/HLA, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Histology and Embryology Department - Tissue Repair Laboratory, Av. Marechal Rondon, 381/HLA, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
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- Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Histology and Embryology Department - Tissue Repair Laboratory, Av. Marechal Rondon, 381/HLA, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Histology and Embryology Department - Tissue Repair Laboratory, Av. Marechal Rondon, 381/HLA, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
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- Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Histology and Embryology Department - Tissue Repair Laboratory, Av. Marechal Rondon, 381/HLA, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Histology and Embryology Department - Tissue Repair Laboratory, Av. Marechal Rondon, 381/HLA, RJ 20950-003, Brazil
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Bassetto F, Bosco G, Brambullo T, Kohlscheen E, Tocco Tussardi I, Vindigni V, Tiengo C. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Plastic Surgery practice: case series and literature overview. G Chir 2019; 40:257-275. [PMID: 32011977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the use of 100% oxygen at pressures more than atmospheric. Several approved applications and indications exist for HBOT in the literature. Non-healing wounds, such as diabetic and vascular insufficiency ulcers, have 1 Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy 2 Department of Physiology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy Corresponding author: Ilaria Tocco-Tussardi, e-mail: ilaria.toccotussardi@gmail.com © Copyright 2019, CIC Edizioni Internazionali, Romabeen a major area of application, and the use of HBOT as an adjunct has been approved by several studies and trials. HBOT is also indicated for acute soft tissue infections like clostridial myonecrosis, necrotising soft tissue infections, as also for traumatic wounds, crush injury, compartment syndrome, and compromised skin grafts and flaps. Another major area of application of HBOT is radiation-induced wounds. With increasing availability of chambers and studies proving the benefits of use, HBOT should be considered as an essential part of the overall management strategy for plastic surgeons.
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Skinner DL, Lewis C, de Vasconcellos K, Bruce J, Laing G, Clarke D, Muckart D. Hyperlactataemia with acute kidney injury following community assault: cause or effect? S AFR J SURG 2019; 57:63. [PMID: 31342688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Crush injury is a common presenting clinical problem in South African trauma patients, causing acute kidney injury (AKI). It has been theorised previously that the AKI was not due to an anaerobic phenomenon. A previous local study noted the presence of a mild hyperlactataemia among patients with crush syndrome, but the significance and causes of this was not fully explored. This study aimed to examine the incidence of hyperlactataemia in patients with crush syndrome presenting to a busy emergency department (ED) in rural South Africa. METHOD The study was conducted at Edendale Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa from 1 June 2016 to 31 December 2017. All patients from the ED who had sustained a crush injury secondary to a mob assault were included in the study. Patients with GCS on arrival of < 13 or polytrauma were excluded from analysis. The primary outcome of interest was the presence of hyperlactataemia (> 2.0mmol/L) on presentation. The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria were used to diagnose and stage AKI as a secondary outcome. RESULTS A total of 84 patients were eligible for analysis. Sixty-nine (82%) patients presented with hyperlactataemia. The median serum lactate was 4.9mmol/L (IQR 2.3-7.2mmol/L). Fifteen (18%) patients were diagnosed with AKI on presentation according to serum creatinine. Ten patients were diagnosed as Stage 1, three were Stage 2 and two Stage 3 AKI respectively. There was no difference in the incidence of AKI in patients with or without hyperlactataemia (p = 0.428). Time from injury to presentation was a median 365 minutes (IQR 180-750 minutes). Six (7%) patients were admitted to high care unit and nine (11%) were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). No patients died within 48 hours of admission. Two patients received renal replacement therapy during the first 48 hours of admission to hospital. CONCLUSION Hyperlactataemia is a common feature of patients presenting to the ED following crush syndrome secondary to beatings received during interpersonal violence. The origin of this hyperlactataemia is currently unknown. Further research needs to be conducted into the origin of the hyperlactataemia and its clinical significance. In this cohort, the utilisation of RRT was low but the incidence of AKI was high and developed rapidly following the injury. The utilisation of RRT also needs to be further studied in larger patient populations in South Africa to make local clinical recommendations for use.
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- David Lee Skinner
- Perioperative Research Group: Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Perioperative Research Group: Department of Anaesthetics and Critical Care, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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- Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Kirby JP. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as an Elective Treatment. Mo Med 2019; 116:184-187. [PMID: 31527937 PMCID: PMC6690302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapies may have grown out of emergencies such as those for Decompression Sickness (DCS), but more commonly in the U.S., hyperbaric oxygen is used for much more elective problems. Wound healing applications lead this trend. Nationally many more hyperbaric centers exist to treat elective problems adjunctively, and this is a concise review of these indications as well as pointing out where even elective centers might be able to broaden their practices.
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- John P Kirby
- John P. Kirby MD, FACS, is the Director of Wound Healing Programs, Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery, at Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri
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Kim DU, Rao A, Kaplan S, Baksh F, Caprioli R, Haight J, Ferguson RG, Pliskin M, Oropallo A. The use of indocyanine green fluorescence angiography to assess perfusion of chronic wounds undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Undersea Hyperb Med 2018; 45:663-671. [PMID: 31158933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to determine the utility of using indocyanine green fluorescence angiography (IGFA) in assessing perfusion of chronic wounds after hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy. METHODS From May 2016 to January 2018, 26 patients underwent both HBO2 and IGFA. A near-infrared charge-coupled camera measured the flow of intravenous indocyanine green into the wound. IGFA was done pre-HBO2, after approximately 10 HBO2 sessions, and upon completion of HBO2. The ingress rate at baseline, mid-therapy and post-HBO2 values were compared using descriptive statistics. RESULTS A total of 26 chronic wounds were identified. Baseline median ingress rate was 0.90 units/second (IQR: 0.28 to 6.10). Median ingress rate after approximately of 10 HBO2 sessions was 2.45 units/sec (IQR: 0.48 to 6.35). Six of 11 patients, however, exhibited a decrease in ingress rate from baseline to mid-therapy. Finally, median ingress rate post-HBO2 was 3.70 units/second (IQR: 0.30 to 9.90). Median increase in ingress and rate from baseline to mid-HBO2 treatment 0.30 units/second (IQR: -0.25 to 3.10) and from mid- to post-HBO2 was -0.40 units/second (IQR: -1.50 to 2.60). CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study shows capability of IGFA to detect changes in blood flow to wounds following HBO2 therapy. Results support the use of IGFA to evaluate the changes in perfusion of patients undergoing HBO2 for chronic wounds. A larger sample size may help clarify the benefit of IGFA to predict potential for wound healing.
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- Dong U Kim
- Dept. of Surgery, Comprehensive Wound Healing Center and Hyperbarics, Northwell Health, Lake Success, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery, Comprehensive Wound Healing Center and Hyperbarics, Northwell Health, Lake Success, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery, Comprehensive Wound Healing Center and Hyperbarics, Northwell Health, Lake Success, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery, Comprehensive Wound Healing Center and Hyperbarics, Northwell Health, Lake Success, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery/Podiatry Section, Northwell Health (LIJMC), New Hyde Park, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery/Podiatry Section, Northwell Health (LIJMC), New Hyde Park, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery/Podiatry Section, Northwell Health (NSUH), Manhasset, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery/Podiatry Section, Northwell Health (NSUH), Manhasset, New York U.S
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- Dept. of Surgery, Comprehensive Wound Healing Center and Hyperbarics, Northwell Health, Lake Success, New York U.S
- Dept. of Vascular Surgery, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York U.S
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VanWormer JJ, Barnes KL, Waring SC, Keifer MC. Socio-environmental risk factors for medically-attended agricultural injuries in Wisconsin dairy farmers. Injury 2017; 48:1444-1450. [PMID: 28551053 PMCID: PMC10015439 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Accidents are common in the agricultural industry, particularly among dairy farmers. How said farmers get hurt is well established, but far less is known about how distal, socio-environmental factors influence injuries. This study examined associations between medically-attended agricultural injuries and: (1) personal sociodemographic characteristics, and (2) farm environment features and general safety practices. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was implemented with linked data from electronic health records on prior agricultural injuries that occurred between 01/01/2002-12/31/2015. The sample included adult dairy producers who resided in north-central Wisconsin (USA) and were medically-homed to the Marshfield Clinic Health System. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze associations between socio-environmental characteristics and agricultural injuries. RESULTS There were 620 dairy farmers in the analytical sample, with 50 medically-attended agricultural injuries observed during the 14-year study time period (5.7 injuries per 1000 dairy farmers per year). In the multivariable model, the odds of agricultural injury were significantly greater among farmers who have private individually-purchased health insurance (OR=4.25; 95% CI: 1.31, 13.84), do not live at their dairy operation (OR=2.91; CI: 1.27, 6.67), and do not provide safety training to their workers (OR=4.27; CI: 1.00, 18.21). CONCLUSIONS Dairy farmers in this analysis who did not live at their dairy operation, did not provide safety training to all their workers, or had individually-purchased health insurance were more apt to get injured, but more research is needed to confirm these findings in prospectively designed studies. How these factors can be directly addressed or otherwise used to better focus farm injury prevention initiatives should also be explored.
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- Jeffrey J VanWormer
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, United States.
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- National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, United States
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- Division of Research, Essentia Institute of Rural Health, United States
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- Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Washington and Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System, United States
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Al-Qattan MM, Al-Habib A, Alshomer F, Bagayawa R, Ahmed D, Al-Nafisah G, Al-Motairi M, Alkhaildi H, Shier MK. The Use of Recombinant nAG Protein in Spinal Cord Crush Injury in a Rat Model. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2017; 27:356-361. [PMID: 28689525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the therapeutic properties of nAG protein during the recovery following acute spinal cord injuries in the rat. STUDY DESIGN An experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from September 2014 to September 2015. METHODOLOGY Eight rats were studied (4 control rats and 4 experimental rats; and hence 50% were controls and 50% were experimental). All rats were subjected to an acute spinal cord injury using the aneurysmal clip injury model. Immediately after the injury, a single intra-dural injection of either normal saline (in the control group) or the nAG protein (in the experimental group) was done. Assessment of both groups was done over a 6-week period with regard to weight maintenance, motor recovery scores, MRI and histopathology of the injury site. RESULTS Weight maintenance was seen in the experimental and not in the control rats. Starting at 3 weeks after injury, the motor recovery was significantly (p<0.05) better in the experimental group. MRI assessment at 6 weeks showed better maintenance of cord continuity and less fluid accumulation at the injury site in the nAG-treated group. Just proximal to the injury site, there was less gliosis in the experimental group compared to the control group. At the crush injury site, there was less tissue architecture distortion, less vacuole formation, and less granulation tissue formation in the experimental group. CONCLUSION The local injection nAG protein enhances neuro-restoration, reduces gliosis, and reduces vacuole/ granulation tissue formation following acute spinal cord crush injury in the rat aneurysmal clip animal model.
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- Mohammad M Al-Qattan
- Department of Plastic Surgery King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Department of Research Center King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Neurosurgery King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plastic Surgery King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Research Center King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Research Center King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Research Center King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Research Center King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Ni XJ, Wang XD, Zhao YH, Sun HL, Hu YM, Yao J, Wang Y. The Effect of Low-Intensity Ultrasound on Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor Expression in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Crushed Injury Model. Ultrasound Med Biol 2017; 43:461-468. [PMID: 27816247 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Low-intensity ultrasound (LIU) can improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery after peripheral nerve crush injury, but the underlying mechanism is not clear. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of LIU on rat sciatic crush injury and to investigate a possible molecular mechanism. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent left sciatic nerve crush surgery and were then randomized into two groups: a treatment group that received LIU every other d, and a control group that received sham exposure. Compared with rats in the control group, rats in the treatment group had higher sciatic nerve function indexes, compound muscle action potentials, wet weight ratios of the target muscle and mRNA expression of brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) in the crushed nerve and ipsilateral dorsal root ganglia. Our findings suggest that LIU might promote injured nerve regeneration by stimulating BDNF release.
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- Xue-Jun Ni
- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology of Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital to Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology of Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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