Calcium channel blockers reduce the effects of cigarette smoking on peripheral nerve ischemia/reperfusion injury.

The efficacy of calcium channel blockers in reducing the effects of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in animals subjected to cigarette smoke was examined. In this study, 40 rats were divided into 4 groups. Groups A, B, and C received a controlled cigarette smoke exposure for 14 days, following which all animals underwent a standardized sciatic nerve I/R procedure.

The effect of cigarette smoking on functional recovery following peripheral nerve ischemia/reperfusion injury.

This study was designed to determine if cigarette smoking adversely affects functional recovery following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in peripheral nerves. Forty Wistar rats were divided evenly among four groups. Animals in groups A and B were exposed to cigarette smoke via a controlled smoking chamber for 20 minutes daily.

The effect of calcium channel blockers on smoking-induced skin flap necrosis.

Background: Calcium channel blockers have been shown experimentally to reverse many of the effects of nicotine. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of calcium channel blockers on smoking-induced skin flap necrosis.

Methods: Forty male albino Wistar rats were divided into four groups.