ABSTRACT
@#Objective To analyze five kinds of allogenic acellular peripheral nerve by different meth-ods and try to establish a standard method for preparing nerve materials. Methods Five kinds of nerve ma-terial prepared by different chemical extractions according to nowaday articles were examined by HE staining. Irmnunohistochemistry and protein ratio was studied by allogenic nerves by virtue of Kjeldahl method in order to know the efficiency of these methods in removal of SCs axons and integrality of the basilar membrane. Results Myelin sheath and cytoblast in group 2 that nerves were extracted by Triton X-100 and Sodium de-oxycholate consecutively twice were completely removed, which was well demonstrated in HE staining. Per-ineurium in red staining were arranged wave-like longitudinally, axons and myelin sheath were replaced by column-like spacing. Col I staining were positive in all groups, structure of basilar membrane became loose slightly in the first and second group, and the structure of the other groups were relatively regular. Group 1 and 2 were negative in S-100 staining. There was no difference between group 2 and group 1,3,4 and 5 in sheath removal demonstrated by TEM. Protein ratio in group 2 was the lowest in the measurement with Kjel-dahl method. Conclusion The method used in group 2 that nerves were extracted by Triton X-100 and Sodium deoxycholate consecutively twice was the best in allogenic acellular peripheral nerve preparations.