C3 toxin and poly-DL-lactide-ε-caprolactone conduits in the critically damaged peripheral nervous system: a combined therapeutic approach

N Leibig, V Boyle, D Kraus, GB Stark… - Annals of Plastic …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods The PLC filled with fibrin (n= 10) and fibrin gel loaded with 1-μg C3-
C2I and 2-μg C2II (n= 10) were compared to autologous nerve grafts (n= 10) in a 15-mm …

Il10 and poly‐dl‐lactide‐ɛ‐caprolactone conduits in critical size nerve defect bridging—An experimental study

N Leibig, V Boyle, D Kraus, GB Stark, V Penna - Microsurgery, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Aim of this study is to evaluate if regeneration in repair of nerve defects can be
improved by combination of a poly‐dl‐lactide‐ɛ‐caprolactone conduit (PLC) with long‐term …

Rho‐inhibition by local application of c3‐toxin for enhancement of axonal sprouting in a rat end‐to‐side nerve repair model

V Penna, G Bjoern Stark, N Leibig, V Boyle… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: The aim of the presented study was to investigate nerve regeneration after
application of C3‐Toxin, a Rho‐GTPase inhibitor and to correlate morphometry …

[HTML][HTML] Long term peripheral nerve regeneration using a novel PCL nerve conduit

AJ Reid, AC de Luca, A Faroni, S Downes, M Sun… - Neuroscience …, 2013 - Elsevier
The gold standard in surgical management of a peripheral nerve gap is currently autologous
nerve grafting. This confers patient morbidity and increases surgical time therefore …

Treatment of a segmental nerve defect in the rat with use of bioabsorbable synthetic nerve conduits: a comparison of commercially available conduits

RH Shin, PF Friedrich, BA Crum, AT Bishop, AY Shin - JBJS, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: The use of biodegradable synthetic nerve conduits for the reconstruction of
segmental nerve defects has been extensively reported in both animal and human studies …

Effectiveness of a bioabsorbable conduit in the repair of peripheral nerves

NN Aldini, G Perego, GD Cella, MC Maltarello, M Fini… - Biomaterials, 1996 - Elsevier
A new conduit made with a bioabsorbable copolymer, poly (l-lactide-co-6-caprolactone),
was evaluated in an animal model as a guide for nerve regeneration. The conduit had an …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) conduit for repair of injured sciatic nerve: A mechanical analysis

T Yu, C Zhao, P Li, G Liu, M Luo - Neural Regeneration Research, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Tensile stress and tensile strain directly affect the quality of nerve regeneration after bridging
nerve defects by poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) conduit transplantation and autogenous nerve …

Protective effect of biodegradable nerve conduit against peripheral nerve adhesion after neurolysis

K Shintani, T Uemura, K Takamatsu, T Yokoi… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Peripheral nerve adhesion caused by extraneural and intraneural scar
formation after neurolysis leads to nerve dysfunction. The authors previously developed a …

Synergistic lithium chloride and glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor delivery for peripheral nerve repair in a rodent sciatic nerve injury model

YC Lin, SJ Oh, KG Marra - Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Restoring peripheral nerve function after long gap peripheral nerve damage is
challenging. Lithium chloride has demonstrated neuroprotective qualities and therefore …

Poly lactic acid-caprolactone copolymer tube with a denatured skeletal muscle segment inside as a guide for peripheral nerve regeneration: A morphological and …

NL Mligiliche, Y Tabata, M Kitada, K Endoh… - Anatomical science …, 2003 - Springer
A biodegradable copolymer of poly L-lactic acid and ε-caprolactone (PLAC) was
manufactured into a tube, in which a denatured skeletal muscle segment was placed …