Abstract
Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) has been shown to improve the rate of peripheral nerve regeneration. In the present study we investigated the expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and phospholipase C-gamma1 (PLC-gamma1) in regenerating rat laryngeal nerves during the exposure to PEMF after surgical transection and reanastomosis. Axons were found to regenerate into the distal stump nearly twice faster in PEMF-exposed animals than in the control. Consistently, motor function was better recovered in PEMF-treated rats. The expression of nNOS and PLC-gamma1 was highly enhanced in the regenerated nerves.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11989979&dopt=Abstract
Biol Psychiatry 2002 Mar 1;51(5):417-21Exp Mol Med 2002 Mar 31;34(1):53-9
Kim SS, Shin HJ, Eom DW, Huh JR, Woo Y, Kim H, Ryu SH, Suh PG, Kim MJ, Kim JY, Koo TW, Cho YH, Chung SM.
Department of Pathology, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Korea.
Biol Psychiatry 2002 Mar 1;51(5):417-21
