PMID- 29892576 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231112 IS - 2255-4971 (Print) IS - 2255-4971 (Electronic) IS - 2255-4971 (Linking) VI - 53 IP - 3 DP - 2018 May-Jun TI - Neurotrophin expression and histomorphometric evaluation in Wistar rats subjected to neural mobilization after compression of the median nerve. PG - 276-280 LID - 10.1016/j.rboe.2018.03.006 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the neurotrophin mRNA expression and axon count in the median nerve of Wistar rats submitted to neural mobilization (NM) after nerve compression. METHODS: Eighteen animals were randomly divided into G1 (nerve compression only), G2 (NM for 1 min), and G3 (NM for 3 min). For NM, the animals were anesthetized and the right scapula received the mobilization, adapted as indicated for humans, on alternate days, from the third to the 13th postoperative (PO) day, totaling six days of therapy. On the 14th PO day, animals were anesthetized and euthanized. Fragments of the median nerve, distal to the compression procedure, were removed for histomorphometric analysis and expression of neurotrophins, nerve growth factor (NGF), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) by RT-PCR. RESULTS: Histomorphometric analysis revealed differences in the number of axons in the injured side, which was significantly lower in the injured limb nerve compared to the control limb, whereas the RT-PCR analysis showed no significant differences in the expression of NGF or BDNF. CONCLUSION: NM treatment did not affect median nerve regeneration, which maintained normal recovery rates. FAU - Marcioli, Marieli Araujo Rossoni AU - Marcioli MAR AD - Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana (Unioeste), Cascavel, PR, Brazil. FAU - Silva, Jose Luis da Conceicao AU - Silva JLDC AD - Programa de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana (Unioeste), Cascavel, PR, Brazil. FAU - Ribeiro, Lucineia de Fatima Chasko AU - Ribeiro LFC AD - Programa de Biociencias e Saude, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana (Unioeste), Cascavel, PR, Brazil. FAU - Brancalhao, Rose Meire Costa AU - Brancalhao RMC AD - Programa de Biociencias e Saude, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana (Unioeste), Cascavel, PR, Brazil. FAU - Bertolini, Gladson Ricardo Flor AU - Bertolini GRF AD - Programa de Biociencias e Saude, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana (Unioeste), Cascavel, PR, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180404 PL - Brazil TA - Rev Bras Ortop JT - Revista brasileira de ortopedia JID - 101660959 PMC - PMC5993878 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Exercise OT - Histology OT - Intercellular signaling peptides and proteins OT - Median nerve OT - Nerve regeneration EDAT- 2018/06/13 06:00 MHDA- 2018/06/13 06:01 PMCR- 2018/04/04 CRDT- 2018/06/13 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/06/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/06/13 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2255-4971(18)30045-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.rboe.2018.03.006 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Rev Bras Ortop. 2018 Apr 4;53(3):276-280. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2018.03.006. eCollection 2018 May-Jun.