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Acidic fibroblast growth factor prevents post-axotomy neuronal death of the newborn rat facial nerve.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8552294     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The death of facial motoneurons after axotomy provides a useful tool for studying neurotrophic factors which could prevent motoneuron loss in vivo. The right facial nerve trunk before the postauricular nerve branching of newborn rats was transected at its extracranial exit, and topically treated, at the axotomy site, with either a vehicle solution containing agarose or sucralfate, or acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF). Acidic FGF treatment increased the survival of the facial motoneurons from 18% to 70%. These results suggest that aFGF is a neurotrophic factor for motoneurons in vivo and that this growth factor may provide a new basis for the development of treatments to prevent the loss of damaged motoneurons.
Authors:
P Cuevas; F Carceller; G Giménez-Gallego
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroscience letters     Volume:  197     ISSN:  0304-3940     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosci. Lett.     Publication Date:  1995 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-02-22     Completed Date:  1996-02-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600130     Medline TA:  Neurosci Lett     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Servicio de Histología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Axons / physiology*
Cell Death / drug effects
Denervation
Facial Nerve / cytology,  drug effects*,  physiology
Female
Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 / pharmacology*
Male
Motor Neurons / drug effects*,  physiology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
104781-85-3/Fibroblast Growth Factor 1

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