Regeneration of the perineurium after microsurgical resection examined with immunolabeling for tenascin-C and alpha smooth muscle actin.
The regenerative process of the perineurium and nerve function were examined using an in vivo model of perineurium resection in the rat sciatic nerve. Our hypothesis is that the regenerative process of the perineurium can be demonstrated by immunolabeling for tenascin-C and alpha smooth muscle actin after microsurgical resection of the perineurium in vivo. A total of 38 Lewis rats were used. Eight-week-old animals were assigned to one of two groups: the epi-perineurium removal group or the sham group. Under operative microscopy, the sciatic nerve was dissected from surrounding tissues at the thigh level from the ischial tuberosity to the fossa poplitea. The epi-perineurium was carefully removed by cutting circumferentially and stripping distally for 15 mm. For CatWalk® dynamic gait analysis, only right sciatic nerves underwent surgery; the left sciatic nerves were left intact. For pathological and electrophysiological tests, both the right and left sciatic nerves underwent surgery. Analysis of data was performed at each time interval with a two-group t-test. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. After resection of a 15-mm section of the epi-perineurium, immediate endoneurial swelling occurred in the outer portion and spread into the central portion. Although demyelination and axonal degeneration were found in the swollen area, remyelination and recovery of electrophysiological function were seen after regeneration of the perineurium. An immunohistological and electron microscopic study revealed that the perineurium regenerated via fusion of the residual interfascicular perineurium and endoneurial fibroblast-like cells of mesenchymal origin. CatWalk gait analysis showed not only motor paresis but also neuropathic pain during the early phases of this model.
Department of Hand Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. michi-ya@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Michiro
M
Yamamoto
Nobuyuki
N
Okui
Masahiro
M
Tatebe
Takaaki
T
Shinohara
Hitoshi
H
Hirata
D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009130:Muscle, Smooth; D010502:Perineum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D019063:Tenascin / Q000032:analysis*
D000199:Actins; D019063:Tenascin
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