CODON-OPTIMIZED RECOMBINANT PLASMID, METHOD OF STIMULATING PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION, AND METHOD OF TREATING NERVE DAMAGE IN HUMANS

摘要

The invention relates to medicine, and more particularly to neurosurgery and trauma surgery, and can be used for stimulating nerve regeneration through the use of a gene therapeutic construct which codes for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2). The gene therapeutic construct that codes for the two factors is based on a codon-optimized recombinant plasmid. The gene therapeutic construct can be introduced either directly into a damaged nerve or into the perineural tissues either during surgery or in the post-operative period. The invention significantly improves the outcomes of the reconstructive treatment of damaged peripheral nerves.