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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Photosealed Neurorrhaphy Using Autologous Tissue.

Nicolò Rossi, Maria Bejar-Chapa, Riccardo Giorgino, Benjamin B Scott, David M Kostyra, Giuseppe M Peretti, Mark A Randolph, Robert W Redmond

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8 authors.

Nicolò RossiWellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4895-4789
Maria Bejar-ChapaPlastic Surgery Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4089-9949
Riccardo GiorginoWellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1067-7424
Benjamin B ScottWellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2889-3694
David M KostyraWellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5700-158X
Giuseppe M PerettiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9341-7187
Mark A RandolphPlastic Surgery Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Robert W RedmondWellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8194-430X

Funding

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences HU00011920056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photochemical sealing of a nerve wrap over the repair site isolates and optimizes the regenerating nerve microenvironment. To facilitate clinical adoption of the technology, we investigated photosealed autologous tissue in a rodent sciatic nerve transection and repair model. Rats underwent transection of the sciatic nerve with repair performed in three groups: standard microsurgical neurorrhaphy (SN) and photochemical sealing with a crosslinked human amnion (xHAM) or autologous vein. Functional recovery was assessed at four-week intervals using footprint analysis. Gastrocnemius muscle mass preservation, histology, and nerve histomorphometry were evaluated at 120 days. Nerves treated with a PTB-sealed autologous vein improved functional recovery at 120 days although the comparison between groups was not significantly different (SN: -58.4 +/- 10.9; XHAM: -57.9 +/- 8.7; Vein: -52.4 +/- 17.1). Good muscle mass preservation was observed in all groups, with no statistical differences between groups (SN: 69 +/- 7%; XHAM: 70 +/- 7%; Vein: 70 +/- 7%). Histomorphometry showed good axonal regeneration in all repair techniques. These results demonstrate that peripheral nerve repair using photosealed autologous veins produced regeneration at least equivalent to current gold-standard microsurgery. The use of autologous veins removes costs and foreign body concerns and would be readily available during surgery. This study illustrates a new repair method that could restore normal endoneurial homeostasis with minimal trauma following severe nerve injury.

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Nerve RegenerationSciatic NerveAmnionAnimalsHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalNeurosurgical ProceduresRatsRecovery of FunctionTransplantation, AutologousVeinscrosslinkingmicrosurgerynerve repairneurorrhaphyphotochemistry amniotic membranerose bengalsciatic nerve

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PMID39000065
PMCPMC11241074

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