Saturday, 30 August 2014

Study Explores Use of Rapamycin and FK506 for Peripheral Nerve Repair

Researchers are now focusing on areas such as nerve repair and use of stem cell therapy for the same. FK506 possesses a well-studied neuroregenerative effect, stimulating neurite extension in the presence of nerve growth factor in vitro, and enhancing nerve regeneration following nerve crush injury and isografting. However, the use of FK506 to stimulate nerve regeneration is limited because of the risk of renal failure and hypertension, and its considerable ...

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