Topical Application of Cyclosporine Reduces Epineurial Fibrosis: Gross Post-surgical, Histopathological and Ultrastructural Analysis in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Model

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ÇETİNALP N. E., Albayrak S. B., İSMAİLOĞLU Ö., Temiz N. C., Solmaz I., TANRIÖVER G., ...More

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, vol.27, no.6, pp.969-974, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.17871-16.1
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.969-974
  • Keywords: Cyclosporine, Sciatic nerve, Epineurial fibrosis, Rat, PERIPHERAL-NERVE, LUNG FIBROBLASTS, SCAR FORMATION, MEDIAN NERVE, MITOMYCIN-C, PREVENTION, MECHANISMS, SURGERY
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the anti-scarring potential of topical cyclosporine on rat sciatic nerves.