Molecular analysis of SMN, NAIP and P44 genes of SMA patients and their families

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Title:	Molecular analysis of SMN, NAIP and P44 genes of SMA patients and their families
Authors:	Tsai, CH;Jong, YJ;Hu, CJ;Chen, CM;Shih, MC;Chang, CP;Chang, JG
Contributors:	附設醫院醫研部;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Med Res, Taichung, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Lab Med, Taichung, Taiwan;Kaohsiung Med Coll, Dept Pediat, Div Pediat Neurol, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Taipei Municipal Jen Ai Hosp, Dept Mol Med, Taipei, Taiwan
Date:	2001
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:55:59 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Abstract:	The purpose of this study was to determine whether 0.8-1 mA, 2 Hz of percutaneous electrical stimulation could affect the regeneration of a 10-mm, gap of rat sciatic nerve created between the proximal and distal nerve stumps, which were sutured into silicone rubber tubes. Six weeks after implantation, though the group receiving the electrical stimulation had a lower success percentage of regeneration (57%) compared with the controls receiving no stimulation (70%), quantitative histology of the successfully regenerated nerves revealed that the mean values of the axon density, blood vessel number, blood vessel area, and percentage of blood vessel area in total nerve area in the group with the electrical stimulation were all significantly larger than those in the controls (p < 0.05). These results showed that the electrical stimulation could elicit rehabilitating effects on the regenerated nerves. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Relation:	JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 190(1月2日):35-40
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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