Olfactory ensheathing cells seeded muscle-stuffed vein as nerve conduit for peripheral nerve repair: a nerve conduction study

Lokanathan Y 1 , Ng MH 1 , Hasan S 2 , Ali A 1 , Mahmod M 1 , Htwe O 3 Show all authors , Roohi SA 4 , Bt Hj Idrus R 5 , Abdullah S 3 , Naicker AS 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Tissue Engineering Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia
  • 5 Tissue Engineering Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Physiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: asnaicker@yahoo.com
J Biosci Bioeng, 2014 Aug;118(2):231-4.
PMID: 24598302 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.02.002

Abstract

We evaluated bridging of 15 mm nerve gap in rat sciatic nerve injury model with muscle-stuffed vein seeded with olfactory ensheathing cells as a substitute for nerve autograft. Neurophysiological recovery, as assessed by electrophysiological analysis was faster in the constructed biological nerve conduit compared to that of autograft.

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