Full Description
Interest in the study of peripheral nerve repair and regeneration has increased significantly over the last twenty years and today the number of nerve reconstructions performed is progressively increasing due to the continuous improvement in surgical technology and to the spread of microsurgical skills among surgeons worldwide.
This volume of International Review of Neurobiology providdes an overview of the state of the art knowledge in peripheral nerve repair and regeneration by bringing together a number of reviews that critically address some the most important issues in this biomedical field.
Contents
Peripheral nerve repair and regeneration research: A historical note
B. Battiston, P. Tos, I. Papalia, S. Geuna
Development of the peripheral nerve
Suleyman Kaplan, Ersan Odaci, Bunyami Unal, Bunyamin Sahin, Michele Fornaro
Histology of the peripheral nerve and changes occurring during nerve regeneration
S. Geuna, S. Raimondo, G. Ronchi, F. Di Scipio, P. Tos, M. Fornaro
Methods and protocols in peripheral nerve regeneration experimental research. Part I - Experimental models
P. Tos, G. Ronchi, I. Papalia, V. Sellen, J. Lagagneaux, S. Geuna, M.G. Giacobini-Robecchi
Methods and protocols in peripheral nerve regeneration experimental research. Part II - Morphological techniques
S. Raimondo, M. Fornaro, F. Di Scipio, G. Ronchi, M.G. Giacobini-Robecchi, S. Geuna
Methods and protocols in peripheral nerve regeneration experimental research. Part III - Electrophysiological evaluation
X. Navarro and E. Udina
Methods and protocols in peripheral nerve regeneration experimental research. Part IV - Kinematic gait analysis to quantify peripheral nerve regeneration in the rat
L.M. Costa, M.J. Simoes, A.C. Mauricio, A.S. Varejao.
Current techniques and concepts in peripheral nerve repair
M. Siemionow, G. Brzezicki
Artificial scaffolds for nerve reconstruction
Valeria Chiono, Chiara Tonda-Turo, and Gianluca Ciardelli
Conduit Luminal Additives for Peripheral Nerve Repair
Hede Yan, Feng Zhang, Michael B. Chen, William C. Lineaweaver
Tissue engineering of peripheral nerves
B. Battiston, S. Raimondo, P. Tos, V. Gaidano, C. Audisio, I. Perroteau, S. Geuna.
Mechanisms underlying end-to-side nerve regeneration
E. Bontioti and L.B. Dahlin.
Experimental results in end-to-side nerve neurorrhaphy
A.E. Beris and M.G. Lykissas
End-to-side nerve regeneration: From the laboratory bench to clinical applications
P. Tos, S. Artiaco, I. Papalia, I. Marcoccio, S. Geuna, B. Battiston
Novel pharmacological approaches to Schwann Cells as neuroprotective agent for peripheral nerve regeneration
V. Magnaghi, P. Procacci, A.M. Tata
Melatonin and nerve regeneration
E. Odaci, S. Kaplan
Transthyretin: an enhancer of nerve regeneration
C.E. Fleming, F. Milhazes Mar, F. Franquinho, M.M. Sousa
Enhancement of nerve regeneration and recovery by immunosuppressive agents
D.P. Kuffler
The role of collagen in peripheral nerve repair
G. Koopmans, B. Hasse, N. Sinis
Gene Therapy perspectives for nerve repair
S. Zacchigna, M. Giacca
Use of stem cells for improving nerve regeneration
G. Terenghi, M. Wiberg, P.J. Kingham
Transplantation of olfactory ensheating cells for peripheral nerve regeneration
C. Radtke, J.D. Kocsis, P.M. Vogt
Manual stimulation of target muscles has different impact on functional recovery after injury of pure motor or mixed nerves
N. Sinis, T. Manoli, F. Werdin, A. Kraus, H-E. Schaller, O. Guntinas-Lichius, M. Grosheva, A. Irintchev, E. Skouras, S. Dunlop, D.N. Angelov.
Electrical stimulation for improving nerve regeneration: Where do we stand?
T. Gordon, O. Sulaiman, A. Ladak
Phototherapy in Peripheral Nerve Injury Effects on Muscle Preservation and Nerve Regeneration
S. Rochkind, S. Geuna, A. Shainberg
Age-related differences in the reinnervation after peripheral nerve injury
U. Kovačič, J. Sketelj, F.F. Bajrović
Neural plasticity after nerve injury and regeneration
X. Navarro
Future perspective in peripheral nerve reconstruction
L. Dahlin, F. Johansson, C. Lindwall, M. Kanje
