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  • Neuroscience
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Quantitative Biology

Background:

  • Histomorphometry is crucial for quantitatively evaluating nerve regeneration.
  • Manual analysis of total myelinated fiber count (TMFC) across full nerve cross-sections is accurate but time-consuming.
  • Automated and sampled analysis methods are common but lack consistent validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the reliability and consistency of common histomorphometric methods for nerve regeneration analysis.
  • To validate sampled manual (SM) and sampled automatic (SA) analysis against full manual (FM) methods.
  • To analyze variability in histomorphometry techniques used in scientific literature.

Main Methods:

  • Sciatic nerve (SN) isografts were performed in 24 rats.
  • Total myelinated fiber count (TMFC) was determined using full manual (FM), sampled manual (SM), and sampled automatic (SA) methods.
  • Myelinated fiber diameter, axon diameter, myelin sheath thickness, and G-ratio were measured; statistical analyses included MANOVA and Spearman correlation.

Main Results:

  • Sampled methods (SM, SA) yielded significantly different TMFCs compared to FM.
  • All methods showed strong correlations, particularly FM and SM (rs = 0.912).
  • Fiber diameter, axon diameter, and myelin sheath thickness did not significantly differ between FM and SM.

Conclusions:

  • Sampled manual and automatic histomorphometry analyses are reliable when employing standardized, systematic sampling.
  • Transparency in methodology is essential for comparing nerve regeneration data.
  • Researchers should acknowledge the wide variability of histomorphometric techniques in published studies.