Identification of Degenerated Murine Facial Nerves With Fluorescence Labeling After Transection Injury

Author:

Crawford Kayva L.1ORCID,Lee Yu‐Jin2,Hom Marisa2,Rosenthal Eben L.3,Orosco Ryan K.14,Nguyen Quyen T.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery University of California San Diego San Diego California USA

2. Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery Stanford University Palo Alto California USA

3. Department of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee USA

4. Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center, Moores Cancer Center University of California San Diego California San Diego USA

Abstract

AbstractObjectiveDelayed peripheral nerve repair is complicated by nerve degeneration and atrophy that can prevent identification. We use a murine facial nerve transection model to demonstrate the efficacy of ALM‐488 (bevonescein) in labeling degenerated facial nerves with quantitative image analysis and qualitative survey data.Study DesignProspective cohort study.SettingLaboratory.MethodsTen wild‐type mice underwent transection of the lower facial nerve division with subsequent degeneration. Either 9 (n = 5 mice) or 12 (n = 5 mice) weeks later, mice underwent intravenous infusion of ALM‐488 with in vivo real‐time fluorescence imaging (FL) of the facial nerve. Using ImageJ, the mean gray value of each nerve segment under white light reflectance (WLR) and FL was compared to that of adjacent soft tissue to calculate the signal‐to‐background ratio (SBR). A survey was distributed to evaluate the perceived utility of ALM‐488 in surgeon identification of degenerated nerves.ResultsThe mean SBR of degenerated nerves was 1.08 (standard deviation [SD]: 0.07) under WLR and 2.11 (SD: 0.31) under FL (p < 0.001). In mice with degenerated nerves, survey participants identified on average 3.01 (SD: 1.84) nerve branches under WLR and 5.73 (SD: 1.88) under FL (p < 0.0001). Under FL, 47 of 48 survey responses correctly identified isolated, degenerated nerves; in contrast, only 12 responses identified degenerated nerves under WLR (p < 0.0001).ConclusionPreoperative intravenous infusion of ALM‐488 with FL improves the identification of degenerated facial nerves. ALM‐488 also improves surgeon confidence in nerve identification, particularly in degenerated nerve branches that are not visible with WLR.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology,Surgery

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