Applications of chitosan-based biomaterials: From preparation to spinal cord injury neuroprosthetic treatment

W Xiang, H Cao, H Tao, L Jin, Y Luo, F Tao… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury (SCI)-related disabilities are a serious problem in the modern society.
Further, the treatment of SCI is highly challenging and is urgently required in clinical …

Peripheral nerve injury and axonotmesis: State of the art and recent advances

R Alvites, A Rita Caseiro, S Santos Pedrosa… - Cogent …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Peripheral nerve lesions are frequent occurrences in both human and animal patients,
leading to important physiological and labor complications that affect the quality of life of …

Curcumin accelerates the repair of sciatic nerve injury in rats through reducing Schwann cells apoptosis and promoting myelinization

Z Zhao, X Li, Q Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Schwann cells (SCs) play an indispensable role in the repair and
regeneration of injured peripheral nerve. Curcumin can reduce SCs apoptosis, and promote …

Main isoflavones found in dietary sources as natural anti-inflammatory agents

C Danciu, S Avram, IZ Pavel, R Ghiulai… - Current drug …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Isoflavones are natural compounds belonging to the class of isoflavonoids,
molecules with a chemical structure based on the 3-phenyl chromen-4-one backbone. As a …

Bioactive compounds for neuropathic pain: An update on preclinical studies and future perspectives

CL Shen, L Castro, CY Fang, M Castro… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among different types of chronic pain, neuropathic pain (NP), arising from damage to the
nervous system, including peripheral fibers and central neurons, is notoriously difficult to …

Anisotropically conductive biodegradable scaffold with coaxially aligned carbon nanotubes for directional regeneration of peripheral nerves

S Ghosh, S Haldar, S Gupta, A Bisht… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fascicular rearrangement of an injured peripheral nerve requires reconnection of nerve
sprouts from anterior and Büngner bands from distal sides of the lesion, failing to which …

Channeling Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) to Address Life and Death

GR Velma, IS Krider, ETM Alves… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in NAD+
biosynthesis via salvage of NAM formed from catabolism of NAD+ by proteins with NADase …

Regenerative strategies in treatment of peripheral nerve injuries in different animal models

MM Khaled, AM Ibrahium, AI Abdelgalil… - Tissue Engineering and …, 2023 - Springer
BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve damage mainly resulted from traumatic or infectious
causes; the main signs of a damaged nerve are the loss of sensory and/or motor functions …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of supplements on recovery after peripheral nerve injury: a review of the literature

Y Abushukur, R Knackstedt - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) can result from trauma, surgical resection, iatrogenic injury,
and/or local anesthetic toxicity. Damage to peripheral nerves may result in debilitating …

Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on myelin development and diseases

V Naffaa, O Laprévote, AL Schang - Neurotoxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
In the central and peripheral nervous systems, myelin is essential for efficient conduction of
action potentials. During development, oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells differentiate …