Stimulated growth of human and pig epidermal nerve fibers by tape stripping

Mona M. Selim; Kathy A. Wabner; Gwen Wendelschafer-Crabb; William R. Kennedy

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Stimulated growth of human and pig epidermal nerve fibers by tape stripping

Mona M. Selim, Kathy A. Wabner, Gwen Wendelschafer-Crabb, William R. Kennedy

Neurology

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Abstract

Nerve growth studies in adults usually rely upon nerve regeneration that follows axon disruption. In this study elongation of the epidermal nerve fibers occurred in human and pig epidermis stimulated to hypertrophy by removing the stratum corneum with repetitive applications of tape (tape stripping). Epidermal thickening was accompanied by elongation of the epidermal nerve fibers. This study demonstrates that changing the cellular and chemical environment of nerves by tape stripping is a feasible method to study nerve fiber growth in a physiological manner.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	513-516
Number of pages	4
Journal	Archives of Dermatological Research
Volume	299
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-007-0791-4
State	Published - Dec 2007

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Immunohistochemistry
Nerve growth
PGP 9.5
Tape stripping

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