Effects of glycine on electrical and histological properties of a rat peripheral nerve injury model.

Background: Treatment of peripheral nerve injuries focuses on lesion type, from expectant to interfascicular repair. Many experiments have been undertaken using different factors to facilitate better or faster nerve stump growth: nerve growth factor (NGF), plaque growth factor (PGF), hyaluronic acid, leukemic inhibiting factor, and GABA, etc. Glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain stem and spinal cord, and it also plays a critical role as a modulator of NMDA receptors.

Effects of glycine on motor performance in rats after traumatic spinal cord injury.

It has been reported that glycine improves some functions lost after spinal cord injury (SCI). In order to assess the effects of glycine administration on motor performance after SCI, we used fifteen male Wistar rats distributed into three groups: sham (n = 3), spinal-cord injury (n = 6,) and spinal cord injury + glycine (n = 6). Motor performance was assessed using the beam-walking paradigm and footprint analysis.

[Effects of orthodontic treatment on the masseter muscle inhibitory reflex].

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the effect of the orthodontic treatment on inhibitory masseteric reflex.

Methods: Twenty-three patients with any type of malocclusion and without any temporomandibular joint dysfunction were studied and treated under arch wire technique with Roth's brackets prescription (0.22" x 0.