Stefano De Zanet

Mr. Stefano De Zanet


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 May 2022 in Biomedicines
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GCGiacomo Carta
Giacomo Carta
BFBenedetta Elena Fornasari
Benedetta Elena Fornasari
FFFederica Fregnan
Federica Fregnan
GRGiulia Ronchi
Giulia Ronchi
SZStefano De Zanet
Stefano De Zanet
Stefania RaimondoStefania Raimondo
Stefania Raimondo
Background: Somatic nerve injuries are a rising problem leading to disability associated with neuropathic pain commonly reported as mechanical allodynia (MA) and hyperalgesia. These symptoms are strongly dependent on specific processes in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Neurodynamic treatment (NDT), consisting of selective uniaxial nerve repeated tension protocols, effectively reduces pain and disability in neuropathic pain patients even though the biological mechanisms remain poorly characterized. We aimed to define, both in vivo and ex vivo, how NDT could promote nerve regeneration and modulate some processes in the DRG linked to MA and hyperalgesia. Methods: We examined in Wistar rats, after unilateral median and ulnar nerve crush, the therapeutic effects of NDT and the possible protective effects of NDT administered for 10 days before the injury. We adopted an ex vivo model of DRG organotypic explant subjected to NDT to explore the selective effects on DRG cells. Results: Behavioural tests, morphological and morphometrical analyses, and gene and protein expression analyses were performed, and these tests revealed that NDT promotes nerve regeneration processes, speeds up sensory motor recovery, and modulates mechanical pain by affecting, in the DRG, the expression of TACAN, a mechanosensitive receptor shared between humans and rats responsible for MA and hyperalgesia. The ex vivo experiments have shown that NDT increases neurite regrowth and confirmed the modulation of TACAN. Conclusions: The results obtained in this study on the biological and molecular mechanisms induced by NDT will allow the exploration, in future clinical trials, of its efficacy in different conditions of neuropathic pain.

8 October 2024 in Digestive and Liver Disease
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MMMichela Mineccia
Michela Mineccia
AFAlessandro Ferrero
Alessandro Ferrero
MRMatteo Rottoli
Matteo Rottoli
ASAntonino Spinelli
Antonino Spinelli
LSLuigi Sofo
Luigi Sofo
CMCarlo Alberto Manzo
Carlo Alberto Manzo