Sistemik ve lokal karnitin tedavisinin periferik sinir rejenerasyonuna etkileri-Deneysel çalışma
Date
2005
Authors
Karaca, Kemal
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Uludağ Üniversitesi
Abstract
Periferik sinir yaralanmalarının yaklaşık insidansı 1/1000'dir ve halen morbidite ve sosyal izolasyona sebep olmaktadır. Teknik ve zamanlama periferik sinir onarımında ne kadar önemliyse, duyusal ve motor nöronların ölümünü engellemek de sinir rejenerasyonunun başarısı için o kadar önemlidir. Deneysel olarak periferik sinir rejenerasyonunu artırmak amacıyla çok sayıda farmakolojik ajan kullanılmış ve sınırlı başarılar elde edilmiştir. Asetil-L-karnitin (ALCAR) L-karnitinin asetil esteridir. İnsan dokularında açil-karnitinin predominantıdır. İn vivo ve in vitro olarak nöroprotektif etkilerine ek olarak, nöron yaşamından bağımsız sinir rejenerasyonunu artırıcı etkileri gösterilmiştir. Klinikte oral, intramuskular ve intravenöz olarak diabetik nöropatilerde, HIV ile ilgili nöropatilerde, akut periferik nöropatilerde ve nörodejeneratif hastalıklarda güvenle kullanılır. Çalışmamızda 29 adet Sprague-Dawley tipi sıçan kullanıldı. Sıçanlar 5 gruba ayrıldı. İlk dört grubun sıçanlarında siyatik sinir ve bunun tibial ve peroneal dalları künt disseksiyon ile açığa çıkarıldı. Bu ilk dört grupta siyatik sinir dallanma noktasından 15 mm önce keskin bir şekilde kesildi ve epinöral sütürler ile uç-uca koapte edildi. Birinci gruba lokal NaCI, ikinci gruba sistemik ALCAR, üçüncü gruba sistemik+lokal ALCAR, dördüncü gruba sadece lokal ALCAR uygulandı. Beşinci grup kontol grubu olarak planlandı. Yürüme analizleri, elektrofizyolojik testler ve histomorfolojik değerlendirmeler yapıldı. Lokal, sistemik, lokal+sistemik ALCAR tedavisinin akson rejenerasyonunu anlamlı şekilde artırdığı görüldü. Karnitin tedavisi uygulanan grupların birbirleri arasında anlamlı bir fark olmadığı görüldü. Bu sonuçlar ile ALCAR tedavisinin sinir rejenerasyonunda lokal, sistemik ya da sistemik+lokal uygulamasının periferik sinir yaralanmalarında iyileştirmeyi artırıcı potansiyelinin olduğu kanısına varıldı.
Peripheral nerve injury, with an approximate incidence of ~1/1000, still remains a cause of morbidity and social isolation. Peripheral nerve regeneration has the same level of significance in the prevention of sensory and motor neuron death, as the technique and timing of the operation used. There have been many pharmocological agents used experimentally in order to increase the peripheral nerve regeneration with limited success. Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR), is an acetyl ester derivate of L-carnitine and predominant of acyl-carnitine in human tissues. In addition to its in vivo and in vitro neuroprotective effects; it has been shown that this substance has nerve regeneration improvement effect independent of neuron life. In clinic practice, ALCAR is administered safely via oral, intramuscular or intravenous route for the treatment of diabetic neuropathies, HIV- related neuropathies and acute peripheral neuropathy and neurodegenerative cases. In our study, 29 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided in to five groups. In each rat left sciatic nerve and its tibial and peroneal branches were dissected. In all groups the sciatic nerve was sharply cut 15 mm before the branching point and end-to-end coaptation was done with epineural sutures. Group 1, 2, 3 and 4 were administered local NaCl, systemic ALCAR, systemic+local ALCAR and only local ALCAR, respectively. Walking track analyses, electrophysiological tests and histomorphological assesments were carried out. It has been observed that local, systemic and local+systemic ALCAR treatment significantly promoted the axon regeneration. No significant difference was observed among the ALCAR treated groups. These results lead us to reach the opinion that the local, systemic, local+systemic ALCAR treatment has a recovery promoting effect in the cases with peripheral nerve injury.
Peripheral nerve injury, with an approximate incidence of ~1/1000, still remains a cause of morbidity and social isolation. Peripheral nerve regeneration has the same level of significance in the prevention of sensory and motor neuron death, as the technique and timing of the operation used. There have been many pharmocological agents used experimentally in order to increase the peripheral nerve regeneration with limited success. Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR), is an acetyl ester derivate of L-carnitine and predominant of acyl-carnitine in human tissues. In addition to its in vivo and in vitro neuroprotective effects; it has been shown that this substance has nerve regeneration improvement effect independent of neuron life. In clinic practice, ALCAR is administered safely via oral, intramuscular or intravenous route for the treatment of diabetic neuropathies, HIV- related neuropathies and acute peripheral neuropathy and neurodegenerative cases. In our study, 29 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided in to five groups. In each rat left sciatic nerve and its tibial and peroneal branches were dissected. In all groups the sciatic nerve was sharply cut 15 mm before the branching point and end-to-end coaptation was done with epineural sutures. Group 1, 2, 3 and 4 were administered local NaCl, systemic ALCAR, systemic+local ALCAR and only local ALCAR, respectively. Walking track analyses, electrophysiological tests and histomorphological assesments were carried out. It has been observed that local, systemic and local+systemic ALCAR treatment significantly promoted the axon regeneration. No significant difference was observed among the ALCAR treated groups. These results lead us to reach the opinion that the local, systemic, local+systemic ALCAR treatment has a recovery promoting effect in the cases with peripheral nerve injury.
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ALCAR, Sistemik, Lokal, Periferik sinir rejenerasyonu, Systemic, Local, Peripheral nerve regeneration
Citation
Karaca, K. (2005). Sistemik ve lokal karnitin tedavisinin periferik sinir rejenerasyonuna etkileri-Deneysel çalışma. Yayınlanmamış tıpta uzmanlık tezi. Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi.