4th International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Repair 2017 Session I Thursday 6th July


4th International Society Peripheral Nerve Repair
Meeting July 6-8 2017 Barcelona


Session I

 Thursday 6 July




KEYNOTE LECTURE: Xavier Navarro, UAB INc: 

Regenerative neural electrodes: meeting point of electronics and neurobiology





SESSION 1: Innovative molecules and biomaterials for peripheral nerve regeneration

Chairmen: K. Haastert – Talini, Y. Shirosaki

GDNF gene therapy with a novel immune-evasive gene switch promotes regeneration of ventral roots.

R. Eggers, F. de Winter, S. A. Hoyng, M.J.A. Malessy, M.R. Tannemaat, J. Verhaagen - NETHERLANDS




Short and long term effects of allantoin on peripheral nerve healing, an experimental study.

M.E. Onger, B. Delibas, O. Sheikh Nur, S. Geuna – TURKEY, SOMALIA, ITALY


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A low curcumin dose delivered locally promotes functional recovery and nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve crush in rats. 

M. Caillaud , L. Richard, L. Vignaud, J.M. Vallat, F. Sturtz, A. Desmoulière, F. Billet - FRANCE




Improvement of phenotype following curcumin-nanoparticules treatment in the Charcot- Marie-Tooth 1a transgenic rat model. 

M. Caillaud, A.Grondin, G.M.A. Ndong-Ntoutoume, L. Richard, L. Vignaud, J.M. Vallat, V. Sol, F. Sturtz, A. Desmoulière, F. Billet - FRANCE


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Bridging the interface between damaged peripheral nerve and engineered neural tissue using phosphate glass fibres.

K.S. Bhangra, J.C. Knowles, R.J. Shipley, D. Choi, J.B. Phillips - UK




Chitosan-inorganic hybrids for tissue regeneration.

Y. Shirosaki, S. Neves, T. Okada, S. Yasutomi - JAPAN