FAN Hongwei 1 , DENG Chunrong 2 , FU Jian 1 , DING Lei 3 , YIN Gang 3 , MA Yulin 3
  • 1No.3 Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Medicine School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan Ningxia, 750004, P.R.China;;
  • 2Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Hebi Coal Mineral Company;;
  • 3Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University.;
Lycium barbarum polysaccharide; Sciatic nerve transection; Pain; Traumatic neuroma; Rat
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Objective To investigate the effects of lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) on the formation of traumatic neuroma and pain after transection of sciatic nerve in rats. Methods Forty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, weighing 200-220 g, half male and half female, were allocated into 2 groups randomly: LBP group and control group (n=20 per group). The right sciatic nerves were transected and 2 cm sciatic nerve were removed in all rats of the 2 groups. LBP were intraperitoneally injected in a volum of 10 mg/(kg·d) in the LBP group, while the same volum normal sal ine (NS) in the control group for 28 days. The deficiency of toenail and toe were observed to estimate the autophagy of the operated l imb. Light microscope and transmission electron microscope were used to observe the formation of traumatic neuroma after
transection of sciatic nerve. Results Autophagy was observed in 5 rats (25%) of LBP group and in 12 rats (60%) of control
group at 4 weeks, showing significant difference (P  lt; 0.05). Neuroma formed in 8 rats (40%) of LBP group and in 16 rats
(80%) of control group, showing significant difference (P  lt; 0.05). The observation of l ight microscope showed that there were unorganized growth cells in the neuroma, infiltrated muscle cells, the regeneration of axons and ensheathing cells to form small patch and funicular structure in the control group, while in the LBP group there were less prol iferation of nerve fibers with a regular arrangement. Transmission electron microscope showed that there were lots of axons in nerve tumour, more fusoid fibroblasts, more collagen fiber, and hyperplasia and degenerated myel in sheath in the control group, while in the LBP group there were less myel in sheath in the proximal end of injuring nerves, less Schwann cells and fibroblasts, and sparsed collagen fibers. Conclusion LBP can inhibit autophagy and the formation of traumatic neuroma after transection of sciatic nerve in rats.

Citation： FAN Hongwei,DENG Chunrong,FU Jian,DING Lei,YIN Gang,MA Yulin. EFFECTS OF LYCIUM BARBARUM POLYSACCHARIDE ON FORMATION OF TRAUMATIC NEUROMA AND PAIN AFTER TRANSECTION OF SCIATIC NERVE IN RATS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2010, 24(11): 1298-1301. doi: Copy