PMID- 25055143 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150407 LR - 20211021 IS - 1473-558X (Electronic) IS - 0959-4965 (Print) IS - 0959-4965 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 13 DP - 2014 Sep 10 TI - Effect of local application of an antibody against brain-derived neurotrophic factor on neuroma formation after transection of the inferior alveolar nerve in the rat. PG - 1069-74 LID - 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000231 [doi] AB - This study aimed to examine the contributions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) at the injury site toward neuroma formation and nerve regeneration after inferior alveolar nerve transection. Histological analysis confirmed neuroma formation at 2 weeks after complete transection of the inferior alveolar nerve. A local administration of an antibody to BDNF inhibited connective tissue proliferation at the injury site and promoted nerve fiber integrity. Fluorogold labeling showed a significantly higher number of labeled cells in the trigeminal ganglion in the anti-BDNF-treated group compared with the vehicle control group. In-situ hybridization histochemistry showed intense signals for tropomyosin receptor kinase B mRNA in the area of the injury site containing fibrous or granular tissue in the anti-BDNF-treated group. In contrast, these signals were close to the detection limit in the area of the perineurium in intact nerve trunks, indicating that the signals were expressed by fibroblasts within the connective tissue. These findings suggest that antagonization of endogenous BDNF induced by nerve injury reduces neuroma formation, without inhibiting damaged axon regeneration. FAU - Valverde Guevara, Yessenia M AU - Valverde Guevara YM AD - aDivision of Oral Anatomy bDivision of Orthodontics cDivision of Dental Anesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. FAU - Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki AU - Yoshikawa H FAU - Saito, Isao AU - Saito I FAU - Maeda, Takeyasu AU - Maeda T FAU - Seo, Kenji AU - Seo K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Neuroreport JT - Neuroreport JID - 9100935 RN - 0 (2-hydroxy-4,4'-diamidinostilbene, methanesulfonate salt) RN - 0 (Antibodies) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Stilbamidines) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies/administration & dosage MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/immunology/*metabolism MH - Cranial Nerve Neoplasms/etiology/pathology/*physiopathology MH - Fibroblasts/pathology/physiology MH - In Situ Hybridization MH - Male MH - Mandibular Nerve/pathology/*physiopathology MH - Nerve Regeneration/*physiology MH - Neuroma/etiology/pathology/*physiopathology MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Random Allocation MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, trkB/metabolism MH - Stilbamidines MH - Trigeminal Nerve Injuries/complications/pathology/*physiopathology PMC - PMC4162327 EDAT- 2014/07/24 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/08 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/24 06:00 PHST- 2014/07/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/08 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000231 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuroreport. 2014 Sep 10;25(13):1069-74. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000231.