Figure 2. Local administration of 4‐AP in PLGA films enhances functional and electrophysiological recovery after sciatic nerve crush.
- Local 4‐AP‐treated crushed sciatic nerve (dashed line, vehicle PLGA films; solid line, (4‐AP)‐PLGA films) regained partial walking ability as early as 3 days post‐injury compared to vehicle‐treated group. **: D5, P = 0.0004; D8, P = 0.0012; D11, P = 0.003; D14, P = 0.0089; ANOVA with post hoc comparisons using two‐tailed unpaired t‐test. n = 6.
- Local 4‐AP‐treated crushed sciatic nerve (dashed line: vehicle PLGA films; solid line: (4‐AP)‐PLGA films) showed faster improvement in NCV restoration compared with vehicle‐treated mice, beginning at 21 days post‐injury. **: D21, P = 0.0002; D28, P = 0.00007; D35, P = 0.00019; ANOVA with post hoc comparisons using two‐tailed unpaired t‐test. n = 5. The figure shows representative outcomes from one of three replicated experiments.