title: Muscle-specific protein MDP77 specifically promotes motor nerve regeneration in rats.
abstract: This study has examined the effects of recombinant human MDP77 (rhMDP77) on sciatic motor nerve regeneration in vivo. We carried out bridge grafting (14 mm) into the sciatic nerve of Sprague-Dawley rats using silicone tubes containing a mixture of type-I collagen and 0, 5, 10, or 20 microg/ml of rhMDP77, or containing phosphate-buffered solution (N = 6 in each group). Electrophysiological and histological evaluations carried out 12 weeks after implantation suggest that rhMDP77 has a positive effect on terminal and collateral sprouting of regenerating nerves and thereby promotes motor nerve regeneration in a dose-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan. itoso.gene@cmn.tmd.ac.jp
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uyeda
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hukuoka
authors.forename: Kazuhiro E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Fujimori
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Shizuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichinose
authors.forename: Hisatoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinomiya
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000637:transplantation / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins; D012828:Silicones