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ArticleJournal of medicine and life

Regeneration of Denervated Skeletal Muscles - Brunelli's CNS-PNS Paradigm.

Tobias von Wild, Giorgio A Brunelli, Klaus R H von Wild, Marlene Löhnhardt, Cornel Catoi, Adriana Florinela Catoi, Johannes C Vester, Stefan Strilciuc, Peter Trillenberg

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Tobias von WildDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Praxisklinik in der Alster City, Hamburg, Germany.
Giorgio A BrunelliSchool of Specialists in Orthopedics, Traumatology, Hand and Microsurgery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Klaus R H von WildDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty Westphalia Wilhelm's University Münster, Münster, Germany.
Marlene LöhnhardtDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
Cornel CatoiDepartment of Pathology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Adriana Florinela CatoiDepartment of Functional Biosciences, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Johannes C VesterDepartment of Biometry & Clinical Research, idv Data Analysis and Study Planning, Gauting, Germany.
Stefan StrilciucDepartment of Neurology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Cluj-Napoca; Romania.
Peter TrillenbergDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROPTV Group (Germany) · DEUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DEUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca · ROUniversity of Brescia · ITUniversity of Münster · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The restoration of voluntary muscle activity in posttraumatic paraplegia in both animal experiments and other clinical applications requires reproducibility of a technically-demanding microsurgical procedure, limited by physicians' understanding of Brunelli's spinal cord grafting paradigm. The insufficient clinical investigation of the long-term benefits of the CNS-PNS graft application warrants additional inquiry. The objective of this study is to explore the potential benefits of the first replicated, graft-induced neuroregeneration of denervated skeletal muscle regarding long-term clinical outcomes and to investigate the effect of Cerebrolysin on neuromodulation. A randomized study evaluating 30 rats, approved by the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee was performed. The medication was administered postoperatively. For 14 days, 12 rats received Cerebrolysin (serum), 11 received NaCl 0.9% (shams), and 7 were controls. For microsurgery, the lateral corticospinal tract T10 was grafted to the denervated internal obliquus abdominal muscle. On day 90, intraoperative proof of reinnervation was observed. On day 100, 15 rats were euthanized for fixation, organ removal, and extensive histology-morphology examination, and the Wei-Lachin statistical procedure was employed. After an open revision of 16 rats, 8 were CMAP positive. After intravenous Vecuronium application, two (Cerebrolysin, NaCl) out of two rats showed an incomplete compound muscle action potential (CMAP) loss due to glutamatergic and cholinergic co-transmission, while two others showed a complete loss of amplitude. Cerebrolysin medication initiated larger restored muscle fiber diameters and less scarring. FB+ neurons were not observed in the brain but were observed in the Rexed laminae. Brunelli's concept was successfully replicated, demonstrating the first graft induced existence of cholinergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission in denervated grafted muscles. Statistics of the histometric count of muscle fibers revealed larger fiber diameters after Cerebrolysin. Brunelli's CNS-PNS experimental concept is suitable to analyze graft-neuroplasticity focused on the voluntary restoration of denervated skeletal muscles in spinal cord injury. Neuroprotection by Cerebrolysin is demonstrated.

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Action PotentialsAmino AcidsAnimalsCentral Nervous SystemFemaleMuscle, SkeletalNerve RegenerationPeripheral Nervous SystemRats, Sprague-DawleyReproducibility of ResultsAmino AcidscerebrolysinACh – acetylcholineAChGL-CN – Cholinergic/glutamatergic co-neurotransmissionBrunelli’s paradigmCC – Cornel CatoiCerebrolysin neuromodulationCERE – CerebrolysinCI – confidence intervalCMAP – compound muscle action potentialCNS – PNS graftCST – cortical spinal tractDM – Dafin F. MuresanuEMG – electromyogramGB – Giorgio BrunelliHPF – high-power fieldsHRQOL – Health-related quality of lifeICU – intensive care unitIOAM – internal oblique abdominal muscleIP – intraperitonealIV – intravenousKvW – Klaus RH von WildML – Marlene LöhnhardtMuscle regenerationNEZ – nerve entrance zoneNG – nerve graftNMJ – neuromuscular junctionNR – neurorehabilitationPNG – Peripheral Nerve GraftRCT – randomized controlled trialSCI – spinal cord injurySC – spinal cordSNG – sural nerve graftTraumatic paraplegiaTvW – Tobias von Wild

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PMID32025252
PMCPMC6993288
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