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Serum neurofilament light chain measurements following nerve trauma.
Wilcox, Matthew; Rayner, Melissa L D; Guillemot-Legris, Owein; Platt, Isobel; Brown, Hazel; Quick, Tom; Phillips, James B.
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  • Wilcox M; UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK.
  • Rayner MLD; UCL Centre for Nerve Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
  • Guillemot-Legris O; Peripheral Nerve Injury Research Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, UK.
  • Platt I; UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK.
  • Brown H; UCL Centre for Nerve Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
  • Quick T; UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK.
  • Phillips JB; UCL Centre for Nerve Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
J Peripher Nerv Syst ; 28(3): 500-507, 2023 09.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37349878
BACKGROUND: Optimal functional recovery following peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) is dependent upon early recognition and prompt referral to specialist centres for appropriate surgical intervention. Technologies which facilitate the early detection of PNI would allow faster referral rates and encourage improvements in patient outcomes. Serum Neurofilament light chain (NfL) measurements are cheaper to perform, easier to access and interpret than many conventional methods used for nerve injury diagnosis, such as electromyography and/or magnetic resonance imaging assessments, but changes in serum NfL levels following traumatic PNI have not been investigated. This pre-clinical study aimed to determine whether serum NfL levels can: (1) detect the presence of a nerve trauma and (2) delineate between different severities of nerve trauma. METHODS: A rat sciatic nerve crush and common peroneal nerve crush were implemented as controlled animal models of nerve injury. At 1-, 3-, 7- and 21-days post-injury, serum samples were retrieved for analysis using the SIMOA® NfL analyser kit. Nerve samples were also retrieved for histological analysis. Static sciatic index (SSI) was measured at regular time intervals following injury. RESULTS: Significant 45-fold and 20-fold increases in NfL serum levels were seen 1-day post-injury following sciatic and common peroneal nerve injury, respectively. This corresponded with an eightfold higher volume of axons injured in the sciatic compared to the common peroneal nerve (p < .001). SSI measurements post-injury revealed greater reduction in function in the sciatic crush group compared with the common peroneal crush group. CONCLUSIONS: NfL serum measurements represent a promising method for detecting traumatic PNI and stratifying their severity. Clinical translation of these findings could provide a powerful tool to improve the surgical management of nerve-injured patients.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Filamentos Intermediários / Traumatismos dos Nervos Periféricos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Filamentos Intermediários / Traumatismos dos Nervos Periféricos Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article