In rats after sciatic nerve transection and suturing, cortagen increased regenerating nerve fiber growth rate by 27%.
In plain wordsIn rats after sciatic nerve injury and repair, cortagen increased regenerating nerve fiber growth rate by 27%.
- Peptide
- Cortagen (AEDP)
- Outcome
- IncreaseRegenerating nerve fiber growth rate
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Sciatic nerve transection and suturing- Outcome group
- Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- 10 microg/kg · intramuscular · 10 daysAs given in this study (rat).
Measurements
- Growth rate increase
- 27%
- regenerating nerve fibers
Source sentences
Intramuscular injection of 10 microg/kg cortagen to rats during 10 days after transsection and suturing of the sciatic nerve increased the growth rate and conduction velocity in the regenerating nerve fibers by 27% and 40%, respectively.