Use of electrical stimulation at different current levels to promote recovery after peripheral nerve injury in rats

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1066-1072

  Lu, Ming Chin ^a   Tsai, Chin Chuan ^b   Chen, Shih Che ^a   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Yao, Chun Hsu ^a   Chen, Yueh Sheng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Biological Science and Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Direct current; Electrical stimulation; Nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENDONEURIUM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GAIT; KINEMATICS; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GAIT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 73649146575     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318182351a     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Slavin KV. Peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of neuropathic craniofacial pain. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2007;97:115-120.
2. Shields RK, Dudley-Javoroski S. Musculoskeletal adaptations in chronic spinal cord injury: effects of long-term soleus electrical stimulation training. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2007;21:169-179.
3. Gorman PH. An update on functional electrical stimulation after spinal cord injury. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2000;14:251-263.
4. Geremia NM, Gordon T, Brushart TM, Al-Majed AA, Verge VM. Electrical stimulation promotes sensory neuron regeneration and growth-associated gene expression. Exp Neurol. 2007;205:347-359.
5. Al-Majed AA, Neumann CM, Brushart TM, Gordon T. Brief electrical stimulation promotes the speed and accuracy of motor axonal regeneration. J Neurosci. 2000;20:2602-2608.
6. Inoue M, Hojo T, Yano T, Katsumi Y. The effects of electroacupuncture on peripheral nerve regeneration in rats. Acupunct Med. 2003;21:9-17. (Pubitemid 36987552)
7. O'Gara T, Urban W, Polishchuk D, Pierre-Louis A, Stewart M. Continuous stimulation of transected distal nerves fails to prolong action potential propagation. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006;447:209-213.
8. Yannas IV, Zhang M, Spilker MH. Standardized criterion to analyze and directly compare various materials and models for peripheral nerve regeneration. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2007;18:943-966.
9. Chang JY, Lin JH, Yao CH, Chen JH, Lai TY, Chen YS. An in vivo evaluation of a biodegradable EDC/NHS-cross-linked gelatin peripheral nerve guide conduit material. Macromol Biosci. 2007;7:500-507.
10. Cheng WL, Lin CC. The effects of different electrical stimulation protocols on nerve regeneration through silicone conduits. J Trauma. 2004;56:1241-1246.
11. Clemente FR, Barron KW. Transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation effect on the degree of microvascular perfusion in autonomically denervated rat skeletal muscle. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1996;77: 155-160.
12. Kunkel-Bagden E, Dai HN, Bregman BS. Methods to assess the development and recovery of locomotor function after spinal cord injury in rats. Exp Neurol. 1993;119:153-164.
13. Schmidt CE, Shastri VR, Vacanti JP, Langer R. Stimulation of neurite outgrowth using an electrically conducting polymer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997;94:8948-8953.
14. Hinkle L, McCaig CD, Robinson KR. The direction of growth of differentiating neurones and myoblasts from frog embryos in an applied electric field. J Physiol. 1981;314:121-135.
15. Patel N, Poo MM. Orientation of neurite growth by extracellular electric fields. J Neurosci. 1982;2:483-496.
16. Pomeranz B, Campbell JJ. Weak electric current accelerates motoneuron regeneration in the sciatic nerve of ten-month-old rats. Brain Res. 1993;603:271-278.
17. Roederer E, Goldberg NH, Cohen MJ. Modification of retrograde degeneration in transected spinal axons of the lamprey by applied DC current. J Neurosci. 1983;3:153-160.
18. Sisken BF, Smith SD, Lafferty JF. A comparison of the effects of direct current nerve growth factor on amputated rat limbs. Electrical properties of bone cartilage. In: Brighton CT, ed. Experimental Effects and Clinical Application. New York, NY: Grune and Stration; 1979:267-287.
19. Poo MM. In situ electrophoresis of membrane components. Annu Rev Biophys Bioeng. 1981;10:245-276.
20. English AW, Schwartz G, Meador W, Sabatier MJ, Mulligan A. Electrical stimulation promotes peripheral axon regeneration by enhanced neuronal neurotrophin signaling. Dev Neurobiol. 2007;67: 158-172.
21. Williams LR, Longo FM, Powell HC, Lundborg G, Varon S. Spatialtemporal progress of peripheral nerve regeneration within a silicone chamber: parameters for a bioassay. J Comp Neurol. 1983;218:460-470.
22. Aebischer P. The role of biomaterials in peripheral nerve regeneration. In: Skalok R, Fox CF, eds. Tissue Engineering. New York, NY: Alan Liss Inc; 1988:257-262.
23. Madison R, Da Silva CF, Dikkes P. Entubulation repair with protein additives increases the maximum nerve gap distance successfully bridged with tubular prostheses. Brain Res. 1988;447:325-334.