NERVE GROWTH FACTOR ENHANCES PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION IN NON-HUMAN PRIMATES

REFERENCES

• Brown RA, Blunn GW, Ejim OS. Preparation of orientated fibrous mats from fibronectin: compo­sition and stability. Biomaterials 1984; 15: 457– 464.
   Google Scholar
• Brunelli GA, Battiston B, Vigasio A, Brunelli G, Marocolo D. Bridging nerve defects with com­bined skeletal muscle and vein conduits. Micro­surgery 1993; 14: 247–251.
   Google Scholar
• Calder JS, Norris RW. Repair of mixed periph­eral nerves using autografts: a preliminary communication. Br J Plast Surg 1993; 46: 557– 564.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Chiu DT, Janecka I, Krizek TJ, Wolff M, Lovelace PE. Autogenous vein graft as a conduit for nerve regeneration. Surgery 1982; 91: 226– 233.
   Google Scholar
• Chongliang HE, Zhongwei C, Zhengrong C. Enhancement of motor regeneration by growth factor. Microsurgery 1992; 13: 151–154.
   Google Scholar
• Derby A, Engleman VW, Friedrich GE, Neises G, Rapp SR, Roufa DG. Nerve growth factor facilitates regeneration across nerve gaps: mor­phological and behavioral studies in rat sciatic nerve. Exp Neurol 1993; 119: 176–191.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Diamond J, Holmes M, Choughlin M. Endogen­ous NGF and nerve impulses regulate the collateral sprouting of sensory axons in the skin of the adult rat. J Neurosci 1992; 12: 1454–1466.
   Google Scholar
• Diamond J, Foerster A, Holmes M, Coughlin M. Sensory nerves in adult rats regenerate and restore sensory function to the skin independently of endogenous NGF. J Neurosci 1992; 12: 1467– 1476.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ejim OS, Blunn GW, Brown RA. Production of artificial orientated fibronectin mats and strands. Biomaterials 1993; 14: 743–748.
   Google Scholar
• Fields RD, Le Beau JM, Longo FM, Ellisman MH. Nerve regeneration through artificial tubular implants. Prog Neurobiol 1989; 33: 87–134.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hems TEJ, Glasby MA. The limit of graft length in the experimental use of muscle grafts for nerve repair. J Hand Surg 1993; 18B: 165–170.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hoffman PN, Cleveland DW, Griffin JW, Landes PW, Cowan NJ, Price DL. Neurofilaments gene expression: a major determinant of axonal calibre. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1987; 84: 3472–3476.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim KH. A role of retinoic acid in the regulation of the morphology and levels of intermediate filament proteins and mRNAs in PC12 cells. Exp Cell Res 1992; 203: 374–382.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Lee MK, Cleveland DW. Neurofilament function and dysfunction: involvement in axonal growth and neuronal disease. Curr Opin Cell Biol 1994; 6: 34–40.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Lee V, Trojanowski JQ, Schlaepfer WW. Induc­tion of neurofilament triplet proteins in PC12 cells by nerve growth factor. Brain Res 1982; 238: 169–80.
   Google Scholar
• Lindsay RM. Role of neurotrophins and trk receptors in the development and maintenance of sensory neurons. An overview. Philos Trans R Soc Lond (Biol) 1996; 351: 365–373.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ljungberg C, Novikov L, Kellerth J-O, Wiberg M. The neurotrophins NGF and NT-3 reduce sensory neuronal loss in adult rat after peripheral nerve lesion. Neurosci Lett 1999; 262: 29–32.
   Google Scholar
• Lundborg G. Nerve regeneration. In: Nerve Injury and Repair. Edinburgh: Churchill Living­stone, 1988: 149–195.
   Google Scholar
• Lundborg G, Rosen B, Abrahamson SO, Dahlin L, Danielson N. Tubular repair of the median nerve in the human forearm. J Hand Surg 1994; 19B: 273–276.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Parhad IM, Scott JN, Cellars LA, Bains JS, Krekoski CA, Clark AW. Axonal atrophy in aging is associated with a decline in neurofila-ment gene expression. J Neurosci Res 1995; 15: 355–366.
   Google Scholar
• Rich KM, Luszczynski JR, Osborne PA, Johnson EM. Nerve growth factor protects adult sensory neurones from cell death and atrophy caused by nerve injury. J Neurocytol 1987; 16: 261–268.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Rich KM, Alexander TD, Pryor JC, Hollowell JP. Nerve growth factor enhances regeneration through silicone chambers. Exp Neurol 1989; 105: 162–170.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Terenghi G, Bunker CB, Yu-Fei L et al. Image analysis quantification of peptide immunoreac-tive nerves in the skin of patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon and systemic sclerosis. J Pathol 1991; 164: 245–252.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Terenghi G. Peripheral nerve regeneration and neurotrophic factors. J Anat 1999; 194: 1–14.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Verge VMK, Tetzlaff W, Bisby MA, Richardson PM. Influence of nerve growth factor on neurofilament gene expression in mature primary sensory neurones. J Neurosci 1990; 10: 2018– 2025.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Weiss P:. Nerve regeneration in the rat following tubular splicing of severed nerves. Arch Surg 1943; 46: 525–547.
   Google Scholar
• Whitworth IH, Brown RA, Dore C, Green CJ, Terenghi G. Orientated mats of fibronectin as a conduit material for use in peripheral nerve repair. J Hand Surg 1995; 20B: 429–436.
   Google Scholar
• Whitworth IH, Terenghi G, Green CJ, Brown RA, Stevens E, Tomlinson DR. Targeted delivery of nerve growth factor via fibronectin conduits assists nerve regeneration in control and diabetic rats. Eur J Neurosci 1995; 7: 2220–2225.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Whitworth IH, Brown RA, Idowu BD et al. Nerve growth factor enhances nerve regeneration through fibronectin grafts. J Hand Surg 1996; 21B: 516–522.
   Google Scholar
• Wiberg M, Ljungberg C, O’Byrne A et al. Primary sensory neuron survival following tar­geted administration of nerve growth factor to an injured nerve. Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 1999; 33: 387–392.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Wong J, Oblinger MM. NGF rescues substance P expression but not neurofilament or tubulin gene expression in axotomised sensory neurones. J Neurosci 1991; 11: 543–552.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Yamada KM. Cell surface interactions with endothelial cell materials. Annu Rev Biochem 1983; 52: 561–769.
   Google Scholar