title: [Biological changes after axonal stretch and their mechanisms].
abstract: Research on peripheral nervous injuries, especially the stretched injuries, is important to improve the clinical effectiveness and alleviate the patients's pain. In recent years, the biological changes and mechanics of stretched axons have been hot topics. This article reviews the recent advances in the morphological changes of axons as well as changes in cellular membrane, cytoskeleton, cellular metabolism, and action potential after axonal stretch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Medical College, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Hong-ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Li-hai
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-cheng
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Dao-hong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Pei-fu
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical