Oral administration of nimodipine accelerates functional recovery following peripheral nerve damage in the rat.
Oral administration of the Ca2+-entry blocker nimodipine accelerates in a dose-dependent manner the recovery of sensorimotor function following a crush lesion of the rat sciatic nerve. The beneficial effect of nimodipine was apparent in both a foot shock withdrawal test and in a test analyzing the walking pattern of the rat. These data are the first demonstration of nimodipine-induced enhanced recovery following peripheral nerve damage.
Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Rudolf Magnus Institute for Pharmacology, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D009409:Nerve Crush; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D012677:Sensation / Q000187:drug effects
D009553:Nimodipine