Neural Selective Cryoneurolysis with Ice Slurry Injection in a Rat Model.
Journal
Anesthesiology
ISSN: 1528-1175
Titre abrégé: Anesthesiology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 1300217
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
25
1
2020
medline:
22
9
2020
entrez:
25
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Postoperative pain caused by trauma to nerves and tissue around the surgical site is a major problem. Perioperative steps to reduce postoperative pain include local anesthetics and opioids, the latter of which are addictive and have contributed to the opioid epidemic. Cryoneurolysis is a nonopioid and long-lasting treatment for reducing postoperative pain. However, current methods of cryoneurolysis are invasive, technically demanding, and are not tissue-selective. This project aims to determine whether ice slurry can be used as a novel, injectable, drug-free, and tissue-selective method of cryoneurolysis and resulting analgesia. The authors developed an injectable and selective method of cryoneurolysis using biocompatible ice slurry, using rat sciatic nerve to investigate the effect of slurry injection on the structure and function of the nerve. Sixty-two naïve, male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. Advanced Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering microscopy, light, and fluorescent microscopy imaging were used at baseline and at various time points after treatment for evaluation and quantification of myelin sheath and axon structural integrity. Validated motor and sensory testing were used for evaluating the sciatic nerve function in response to ice slurry treatment. Ice slurry injection can selectively target the rat sciatic nerve. Being injectable, it can infiltrate around the nerve. The authors demonstrate that a single injection is safe and selective for reversibly disrupting the myelin sheaths and axon density, with complete structural recovery by day 112. This leads to decreased nocifensive function for up to 60 days, with complete recovery by day 112. There was up to median [interquartile range]: 68% [60 to 94%] reduction in mechanical pain response after treatment. Ice slurry injection selectively targets the rat sciatic nerve, causing no damage to surrounding tissue. Injection of ice slurry around the rat sciatic nerve induced decreased nociceptive response from the baseline through neural selective cryoneurolysis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Postoperative pain caused by trauma to nerves and tissue around the surgical site is a major problem. Perioperative steps to reduce postoperative pain include local anesthetics and opioids, the latter of which are addictive and have contributed to the opioid epidemic. Cryoneurolysis is a nonopioid and long-lasting treatment for reducing postoperative pain. However, current methods of cryoneurolysis are invasive, technically demanding, and are not tissue-selective. This project aims to determine whether ice slurry can be used as a novel, injectable, drug-free, and tissue-selective method of cryoneurolysis and resulting analgesia.
METHODS
The authors developed an injectable and selective method of cryoneurolysis using biocompatible ice slurry, using rat sciatic nerve to investigate the effect of slurry injection on the structure and function of the nerve. Sixty-two naïve, male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. Advanced Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering microscopy, light, and fluorescent microscopy imaging were used at baseline and at various time points after treatment for evaluation and quantification of myelin sheath and axon structural integrity. Validated motor and sensory testing were used for evaluating the sciatic nerve function in response to ice slurry treatment.
RESULTS
Ice slurry injection can selectively target the rat sciatic nerve. Being injectable, it can infiltrate around the nerve. The authors demonstrate that a single injection is safe and selective for reversibly disrupting the myelin sheaths and axon density, with complete structural recovery by day 112. This leads to decreased nocifensive function for up to 60 days, with complete recovery by day 112. There was up to median [interquartile range]: 68% [60 to 94%] reduction in mechanical pain response after treatment.
CONCLUSIONS
Ice slurry injection selectively targets the rat sciatic nerve, causing no damage to surrounding tissue. Injection of ice slurry around the rat sciatic nerve induced decreased nociceptive response from the baseline through neural selective cryoneurolysis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31977524
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003124
pmc: PMC7299828
mid: NIHMS1549187
doi:
Substances chimiques
Ice
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
185-194Subventions
Organisme : NIBIB NIH HHS
ID : P41 EB015871
Pays : United States
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