Objective: To investigate the effect of endogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on the myelination of the postnatal peripheral nerve in rats. Methods.. The myelination of the sciatic nerve was measured with light microscope and electron microscope; the expression of p75 in the sciatic nerve was measured by Western blot; the nuclear transiocation of NF-kappa B in the sciatic nerve were showed by immunofluorescence. Results : At postnatal day 3 (P3), the number of my- elinating fibres, the p75 expression and the rate of NF-kappa...