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PLoS One ; 9(8): e103348, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25119457

RESUMO

The development of noninvasive approaches to facilitate the regeneration of post-traumatic nerve injury is important for clinical rehabilitation. In this study, we investigated the effective dose of noninvasive 808-nm low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on sciatic nerve crush rat injury model. Thirty-six male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 6 experimental groups: a normal group with or without 808-nm LLLT at 8 J/cm(2) and a sciatic nerve crush injury group with or without 808-nm LLLT at 3, 8 or 15 J/cm(2). Rats were given consecutive transcutaneous LLLT at the crush site and sacrificed 20 days after the crush injury. Functional assessments of nerve regeneration were analyzed using the sciatic functional index (SFI) and hindlimb range of motion (ROM). Nerve regeneration was investigated by measuring the myelin sheath thickness of the sciatic nerve using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and by analyzing the expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP43) in sciatic nerve using western blot and immunofluorescence staining. We found that sciatic-injured rats that were irradiated with LLLT at both 3 and 8 J/cm(2) had significantly improved SFI but that a significant improvement of ROM was only found in rats with LLLT at 8 J/cm(2). Furthermore, the myelin sheath thickness and GAP43 expression levels were significantly enhanced in sciatic nerve-crushed rats receiving 808-nm LLLT at 3 and 8 J/cm(2). Taken together, these results suggest that 808-nm LLLT at a low energy density (3 J/cm(2) and 8 J/cm(2)) is capable of enhancing sciatic nerve regeneration following a crush injury.


Assuntos
Raios Infravermelhos/uso terapêutico , Terapia com Luz de Baixa Intensidade , Regeneração Nervosa , Nervo Isquiático/efeitos da radiação , Neuropatia Ciática/radioterapia , Animais , Proteína GAP-43/metabolismo , Membro Posterior/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão , Bainha de Mielina/efeitos da radiação , Bainha de Mielina/ultraestrutura , Compressão Nervosa , Amplitude de Movimento Articular , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Nervo Isquiático/lesões , Nervo Isquiático/fisiologia , Neuropatia Ciática/fisiopatologia
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J Mater Sci Mater Med ; 25(1): 217-27, 2014 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24072390

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to explore the potential for a better recovery outcome for the Achilles tendon at an early healing stage when a mixed biomaterial-tenocyte injection is used. The experimental animals underwent single limb Achilles tendon transection followed by suturing repair. A solution of either hyaluronic acid with or without tenocytes or normal saline was randomly chosen to be injected around the injury site after surgery. To obtain the comprehensive recovery condition of the rats on different management protocols, the animals were evaluated histologically, mechanically, and functionally. A significant difference in the recovery condition was found in the injured tendon injected with the hyaluronic acid solution with tenocytes compared with the other groups. Tendon stiffness and the locomotion abilities of the rats with healing Achilles tendons were improved in the hyaluronic acid with tenocyte transplantation group. The acceleration of the inflammatory phase in rats with the hyaluronic acid with tenocyte injections might be the major reason for the better functional outcomes.


Assuntos
Tendão do Calcâneo/lesões , Transplante de Células , Ácido Hialurônico/administração & dosagem , Traumatismos dos Tendões/terapia , Tendão do Calcâneo/citologia , Animais , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Marcha , Masculino , Teste de Materiais , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Ruptura/patologia , Ruptura/fisiopatologia , Ruptura/terapia , Traumatismos dos Tendões/patologia , Traumatismos dos Tendões/fisiopatologia , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24348697

RESUMO

Radiofrequency (RF) is often used as a supplementary and alternative method to alleviate pain for chronic tendinopathy. Whether or how it would work for acute tendon injury is not addressed in the literatures. Through detailed pain and gait monitoring, we hypothesized that collagenase-induce acute tendinopathy model may be able to answer these questions. Gait parameters, including time, distance, and range of motion, were recorded and analyzed using a walking track equipped with a video-based system. Expression of substance P (SP), calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP), and galanin were used as pain markers. Beta-III tubulin and Masson trichrome staining were used as to evaluate nerve sprouting, matrix tension, and degeneration in the tendon. Of fourteen analyzed parameters, RF significantly improved stance phase, step length, preswing, and intermediary toe-spread of gait. Improved gait related to the expression of substance P, CGRP, and reduced nerve fiber sprouting and matrix tension, but not galanin. The study indicates that direct RF application may be a valuable approach to improve gait and pain in acute tendon injury. Altered gait parameters may be used as references to evaluate therapeutic outcomes of RF or other treatment plan for tendinopathy.

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Cell Commun Adhes ; 20(5): 115-26, 2013 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24053415

RESUMO

The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) involves several physiological and pathological phenomena and endows cells with invasive and migratory properties. However, the effects of substrate stiffness and topography on the migration of cells before or after transforming growth factor-ß1 (TGF-ß1)-induced EMT (tEMT) are unknown. Herein, we seed control or tEMT NMuMG cells on the 2D patterns consisted of 1 µm or 5 µm line-widths and groove or cone patterns on either 2 MPa (1.96 ± 0.48 MPa) or 4 MPa (3.70 ± 0.74 MPa) polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates. After tEMT, the increased expression of α-SMA with vinculin in focal adhesion (FA) sites led to an acceleration of tEMT cell motility. On the 2 MPa substrate, the most influenced substrate was the 1 µm, cone-patterned substrate, where the tEMT cells' motility decelerated by 0.13 µm/min (36% slower than the cells on groove pattern). However, on the 5 µm, groove-patterned substrate, where the tEMT cells demonstrated the most rapid motility relative to the control cells, with an increment of 0.18 µm/min (100%). Among the different physical cues from substrate, the cone pattern could impede the migration speed of tEMT cells. Furthermore, we recommend the groove-patterned with a 5 µm line-width substrate as a useful tool to differentiate control and tEMT cells by migration speed.


Assuntos
Dimetilpolisiloxanos/química , Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1/farmacologia , Actinas/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Forma Celular , Células Epiteliais/citologia , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Camundongos , Microscopia , Microesferas , Propriedades de Superfície , Imagem com Lapso de Tempo , Vinculina/metabolismo
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Ann Biomed Eng ; 40(12): 2532-40, 2012 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22810838

RESUMO

Video-based walking track systems have been developed for gait analysis in rat models. However, there is no previous study using video-based tracking systems to address the gait parameters to evaluate the recovery of Achilles tendon rupture models. This study conducted a comprehensive gait analysis using a video-based image processing system. Eighteen Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to one of three interventional conditions: sham surgery, Achilles tendon repair, and Achilles tendon defect. After surgery, all animals were evaluated using a video-based walking track system. The gait parameters and the Achilles functional index (AFI) were further analyzed. The ankle joint angles of the injury side at mid-stance and pre-swing were highly correlated with the AFI. However, lack of sensitivity was found for the AFI. Increased measurement sensitivity of the Achilles tendon healing condition was found in the ankle joint angle of the involved side at the pre-swing and the level of asymmetry of the hindlimb joint position and stance/swing time. The overall sensitivity of the ankle motion analysis was significantly higher than that of AFI. We conclude that the ankle motion analysis is a reliable, reproducible, and sensitive tool for Achilles tendon analysis in rats.


Assuntos
Tendão do Calcâneo/fisiopatologia , Marcha , Traumatismos dos Tendões/fisiopatologia , Gravação em Vídeo , Tendão do Calcâneo/patologia , Animais , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Traumatismos dos Tendões/patologia
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Med Biol Eng Comput ; 50(9): 937-46, 2012 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22707230

RESUMO

Gait disturbances are common in the rat model of Parkinson's disease (PD) by administrating 6-hydroxydopamine. However, few studies have simultaneously assessed spatiotemporal gait indices and the kinematic information of PD rats during overground locomotion. This study utilized a simple, accurate, and reproducible method for quantifying the spatiotemporal and kinematic changes of gait patterns in hemiparkinsonian rats. A transparent walkway with a tilted mirror was set to capture underview footprints and lateral joint ankle images using a high-speed and high-resolution digital camera. The footprint images were semi-automatically processed with a threshold setting to identify the boundaries of soles and the critical points of each hindlimb for deriving the spatiotemporal and kinematic indices of gait. Following PD lesion, asymmetrical gait patterns including a significant decrease in the step/stride length and increases in the base of support and ankle joint angle were found. The increased footprint length, toe spread, and intermediary toe spread were found, indicating a compensatory gait pattern for impaired locomotor function. The temporal indices showed a significant decrease in the walking speed with increased durations of the stance/swing phase and double support time, which was more evident in the affected hindlimb. Furthermore, the ankle kinematic data showed that the joint angle decreased at the toe contact stage. We conclude that the proposed gait analysis method can be used to precisely detect locomotor function changes in PD rats, which is useful for objective assessments of investigating novel treatments for PD animal model.


Assuntos
Pé/fisiopatologia , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/fisiopatologia , Marcha , Hemiplegia/fisiopatologia , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Doença de Parkinson/fisiopatologia , Gravação em Vídeo/métodos , Animais , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/diagnóstico , Hemiplegia/diagnóstico , Hemiplegia/etiologia , Masculino , Doença de Parkinson/complicações , Doença de Parkinson/diagnóstico , Fotografação/métodos , Ratos , Ratos Wistar
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