Peripheral nerve regeneration: a challenge far from being overcome

Regenerative MedicineAhead of Print CommentaryPeripheral nerve regeneration: a challenge far from being overcomeRui Alvites, Bruna Lopes, André Coelho & Ana Colette MaurícioRui Alvites *Author for correspondence: E-mail Address: ruialvites@hotmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1945-6377Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051–401 Porto, PortugalDepartamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050–313 Porto, PortugalAssociate Laboratory for Animal & Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), 1300–477 Lisboa, PortugalInstituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (CESPU), Avenida Central de Gandra 1317, Gandra, 4585–116 Paredes, Portugal, Bruna Lopes https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-2415Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051–401 Porto, PortugalDepartamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050–313 Porto, PortugalAssociate Laboratory for Animal & Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), 1300–477 Lisboa, Portugal, André Coelho https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6934-9935Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051–401 Porto, PortugalDepartamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050–313 Porto, PortugalAssociate Laboratory for Animal & Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), 1300–477 Lisboa, Portugal & Ana Colette Maurício https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-9363Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051–401 Porto, PortugalDepartamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, No. 228, 4050–313 Porto, PortugalAssociate Laboratory for Animal & Veterinary Science (AL4AnimalS), 1300–477 Lisboa, PortugalPublished Online:3 Oct 2023https://doi.org/10.2217/rme-2023-0072AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleKeywords: future opportunities for nerve regenerationlimitations in nerve regenerationperipheral nerve injuryperipheral nerve regenerationReferences1. Hussain G, Wang J, Rasul A, Anwar H, Qasim M, Zafar S et al. Current status of therapeutic approaches against peripheral nerve injuries: a detailed story from injury to recovery. Int. J. Bio. Sci. 16(1), 116 (2020).Crossref, CAS, Google Scholar2. 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Sci. 24(2), 1333 (2023).Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Ahead of Print STAY CONNECTED Metrics Downloaded 25 times History Received 19 April 2023 Accepted 12 August 2023 Published online 3 October 2023 Information© 2023 Future Medicine LtdKeywordsfuture opportunities for nerve regenerationlimitations in nerve regenerationperipheral nerve injuryperipheral nerve regenerationAuthor contributionsAll the authors have contributed to this editorial.AcknowledgmentsRD Alvites acknowledges the Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), In-stituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente (ICETA), Porto University (UP), and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) for the funding and availability of all technical, structural and human resources necessary for the development of this work.Financial disclosureThe work was supported through the project UIDB/00211/2020 funded by FCT/MCTES through national funds, through the projects 2022.04501.PTDC (Olfabionerve – Olfactory Mucosa Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Biomaterials Promoting Peripheral Nerve Regeneration) and PTDC/EMD-EMD/2229/2020 (PRECOGFIL – Filamentos dentados pre-tensionados para correção transvaginal do prolapso do compartimento anterior e posterior) and through the PhD scholarship 2021.05265.BD (Bruna Lopes). 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