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Impaired nerve regeneration in streptozotocin-diabetic rats is improved by treatment with gangliosides

Ekström, Per A R LU and Tomlinson, David R. (1990) In Experimental Neurology 109(2). p.200-203
Abstract

The rate of sciatic nerve regeneration and the effect of ganglioside treatment thereon were studied in the streptozotocin-diabetic rat. Two experimental protocols were used. In the first, sciatic nerves were crushed at 3 weeks of diabetes and treatment with purified bovine brain gangliosides (10 mg/kg/day ip) was begun the day before crush. In the second, nerves were crushed at 5 weeks of diabetes and treatment was started 7 days before crush. Regeneration was evaluated in both cases with the pinch-reflex test at different time points after crush. In either situation untreated diabetic rats showed a decreased rate of regeneration when compared to untreated nondiabetic rats, with a more severe reduction in 5-week diabetic rats.... (More)

The rate of sciatic nerve regeneration and the effect of ganglioside treatment thereon were studied in the streptozotocin-diabetic rat. Two experimental protocols were used. In the first, sciatic nerves were crushed at 3 weeks of diabetes and treatment with purified bovine brain gangliosides (10 mg/kg/day ip) was begun the day before crush. In the second, nerves were crushed at 5 weeks of diabetes and treatment was started 7 days before crush. Regeneration was evaluated in both cases with the pinch-reflex test at different time points after crush. In either situation untreated diabetic rats showed a decreased rate of regeneration when compared to untreated nondiabetic rats, with a more severe reduction in 5-week diabetic rats. Ganglioside treatment improved regeneration in the second protocol; untreated diabetic rats had regenerated 10.6 ±0.9 mm (mean ± SEM) at 7 days postcrush, while nerves from ganglioside-treated and control rats had regenerated 16.4 ± 1.1 and 20.3 ± 1.0 mm, respectively (n = 9-11, P < 0.001 for untreated vs ganglioside-treated diabetics with two-way ANOVA). Ganglioside treatment did not alter the rate of regeneration in nondiabetic rats.

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  author       = {{Ekström, Per A R and Tomlinson, David R.}},
  issn         = {{0014-4886}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{200--203}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Experimental Neurology}},
  title        = {{Impaired nerve regeneration in streptozotocin-diabetic rats is improved by treatment with gangliosides}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0014-4886(90)90074-3}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0014-4886(90)90074-3}},
  volume       = {{109}},
  year         = {{1990}},
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