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ArticlePain research & management2017

Dexmedetomidine to Help Nerve Regeneration in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury Model.

Wook Jeong, Hsichiang Kung, Chia Chi Cheng, Changwoo Lim, Min Jung Jung, Jaeho Lee, Doo Sik Kim, Yusom Shin

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Article in Pain research & management, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wook JeongDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Suryeoan Clinic, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Hsichiang KungDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Chia Chi ChengDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Changwoo LimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Min Jung JungDepartment of Pathology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Jaeho LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
Doo Sik KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Yusom ShinDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4829-0866
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Several studies have shown that dexmedetomidine (DXM), a selective Materials and Methods: Forty-five Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups: group 1 (control SHAM), group 2 (sciatic nerve injury + normal saline), and group 3 (sciatic nerve injury + DXM). The rats of group 3 were subdivided into the following three groups: DXM 0.5, 6, and 20 Results: There were no differences between groups 2 and 3 in their sciatic functional index (SFI) values or histological findings at 2 weeks postinjury. However, SFI differences were statistically significant at 6 weeks postinjury in group 3. The gross findings with H&E staining showed that the number of axons was higher in group 3 than in group 2. There was no histological difference according to the DXM concentration. Conclusion: The coincidental functional and histological assessment results of this study suggest that DXM for 6 weeks positively affects damaged peripheral nerves.

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Analgesics, Non-NarcoticAnimalsDexmedetomidineDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansNerve RegenerationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecovery of FunctionSciatic NeuropathyWalkingAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticDexmedetomidine

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