Title |
Sciatic nerve repair with tissue engineered nerve: Olfactory ensheathing cells seeded poly(lactic-co-glygolic acid) conduit in an animal model
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Published in |
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, December 2013
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DOI | 10.4103/0019-5413.121572 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
C. W. Tan, M. H. Ng, H. Ohnmar, Y. Lokanathan, H. Nur-Hidayah, S. A. Roohi, B. H. I. Ruszymah, M. H. Nor-Hazla, A. Shalimar, A. S. Naicker |
Abstract |
Synthetic nerve conduits have been sought for repair of nerve defects as the autologous nerve grafts causes donor site morbidity and possess other drawbacks. Many strategies have been investigated to improve nerve regeneration through synthetic nerve guided conduits. Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) that share both Schwann cell and astrocytic characteristics have been shown to promote axonal regeneration after transplantation. The present study was driven by the hypothesis that tissue-engineered poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) seeded with OECs would improve peripheral nerve regeneration in a long sciatic nerve defect. |
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