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ArticleBrain and behavior2019

Miconazole alleviates peripheral nerve crush injury by mediating a macrophage phenotype change through the NF-κB pathway.

Liangliang Zhang, Xiuju Chen, Zengyun Liu, Qingluan Han, Liguo Tang, Zhen Tian, Zhiyong Ren, Cunmin Rong, Hui Xu

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Liangliang ZhangDepartment of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Xiuju ChenDepartment of Neurology, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Zengyun LiuDepartment of Orthopaedic, Sunshine Union Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Qingluan HanDepartment of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Liguo TangDepartment of Orthopaedic, Sunshine Union Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Zhen TianDepartment of Orthopaedic, Sunshine Union Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Zhiyong RenDepartment of Orthopaedic, Sunshine Union Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Cunmin RongDepartment of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.
Hui XuDepartment of Hand Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3783-4351
Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University · CNUnion Hospital · CNTianjin Nankai Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeripheral nerve injury (PNI) causes motor and sensory defects, has strong impact on life quality and still has no effective therapy. Miconazole is one of the most widely used antifungal drugs; the aims of the study were to investigate the effects of miconazole during sciatic nerve regeneration in a mouse model of sciatic nerve crush injury.

methodsWe established peripheral nerve crush model and investigated the effects of miconazole by multiple aspects. We further studied the potential mechanism of action of miconazole by Western blotting, fluorescence immunohistochemistry, and PCR analysis.

resultsMiconazole improves the symptoms of crushed nerve by improving inflammatory cell infiltration and demyelinating myelin of sciatic nerve. Affected by miconazole, the proportion of inflammatory M1 macrophages in the distal part of the sciatic nerve was reduced, and the proportion of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages was increased. Finally, the neuroprotective properties of miconazole may be regulated by the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway.

conclusionsOur data suggest that miconazole can effectively alleviate PNI, and the mechanism involves mediating a phenotype change of M1/ M2 macrophages. Thus, miconazole may represent a potential therapeutic intervention for nerve crush injury.

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AnimalsCrush InjuriesCytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 InhibitorsDisease Models, AnimalMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiconazoleNerve CrushNerve RegenerationNF-kappa BPeripheral Nerve InjuriesPhenotypeSciatic NerveCytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 InhibitorsMiconazoleNF-kappa BmacrophagemiconazoleNF-κBperipheral nerve injurypolarization

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