title: Ginsenoside Rb1 enhances peripheral nerve regeneration across wide gaps in silicone rubber chambers.
abstract: Silicone rubber chambers filled with collagen containing ginsenoside Rb1 (GRb1) were used to repair lesioned rat sciatic nerves with 15-mm gaps between stumps. Six weeks after implantation, histology of the nerve regenerated in the chambers filled with GRb1 and collagen contained larger axons than those in the chambers with collagen only. This study showed that the GRb1 could exert a positive influence on nerve regeneration when using silicone rubber tubes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biomaterials, Institute of Chinese Medical Science, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan. yuehsc@mail.cmc.edu.tw
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012016:Reference Values; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D036145:Ginsenosides; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; C442759:ginsenoside Rb1