Chitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is an unresolved medical problem with limited therapeutic effects. Epineurium neurorrhaphy is an important method for treating PNI in clinical application, but it is accompanied by inevitable complications such as the misconnection of nerve fibers and neuroma formation....

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Autores principales: Ci Li, Meng Zhang, Song-Yang Liu, Feng-Shi Zhang, Teng Wan, Zhen-Tao Ding, Pei-Xun Zhang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:51501b47e3bc4fc4b3eb8882fc21bffa2021-11-25T18:48:45ZChitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration10.3390/polym132239572073-4360https://doaj.org/article/51501b47e3bc4fc4b3eb8882fc21bffa2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/22/3957https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4360Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is an unresolved medical problem with limited therapeutic effects. Epineurium neurorrhaphy is an important method for treating PNI in clinical application, but it is accompanied by inevitable complications such as the misconnection of nerve fibers and neuroma formation. Conduits small gap tubulization has been proved to be an effective suture method to replace the epineurium neurorrhaphy. In this study, we demonstrated a method for constructing peripheral nerve conduits based on the principle of chitosan acetylation. In addition, the micromorphology, mechanical properties and biocompatibility of the chitin nerve conduits formed by chitosan acetylation were further tested. The results showed chitin was a high-quality biological material for constructing nerve conduits. Previous reports have demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells culture as spheroids can improve the therapeutic potential. In the present study, we used a hanging drop protocol to prepare bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSCs) spheroids. Meanwhile, spherical stem cells could express higher stemness-related genes. In the PNI rat model with small gap tubulization, BMSCs spheres exhibited a higher ability to improve sciatic nerve regeneration than BMSCs suspension. Chitin nerve conduits with BMSCs spheroids provide a promising therapy option for peripheral nerve regeneration.Ci LiMeng ZhangSong-Yang LiuFeng-Shi ZhangTeng WanZhen-Tao DingPei-Xun ZhangMDPI AGarticleperipheral nerve injurychitinperipheral nerve conduitsbone marrow mesenchymal stem cellsspheroidOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENPolymers, Vol 13, Iss 3957, p 3957 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic peripheral nerve injury
chitin
peripheral nerve conduits
bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
spheroid
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle peripheral nerve injury
chitin
peripheral nerve conduits
bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
spheroid
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Ci Li
Meng Zhang
Song-Yang Liu
Feng-Shi Zhang
Teng Wan
Zhen-Tao Ding
Pei-Xun Zhang
Chitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
description Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is an unresolved medical problem with limited therapeutic effects. Epineurium neurorrhaphy is an important method for treating PNI in clinical application, but it is accompanied by inevitable complications such as the misconnection of nerve fibers and neuroma formation. Conduits small gap tubulization has been proved to be an effective suture method to replace the epineurium neurorrhaphy. In this study, we demonstrated a method for constructing peripheral nerve conduits based on the principle of chitosan acetylation. In addition, the micromorphology, mechanical properties and biocompatibility of the chitin nerve conduits formed by chitosan acetylation were further tested. The results showed chitin was a high-quality biological material for constructing nerve conduits. Previous reports have demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells culture as spheroids can improve the therapeutic potential. In the present study, we used a hanging drop protocol to prepare bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSCs) spheroids. Meanwhile, spherical stem cells could express higher stemness-related genes. In the PNI rat model with small gap tubulization, BMSCs spheres exhibited a higher ability to improve sciatic nerve regeneration than BMSCs suspension. Chitin nerve conduits with BMSCs spheroids provide a promising therapy option for peripheral nerve regeneration.
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author Ci Li
Meng Zhang
Song-Yang Liu
Feng-Shi Zhang
Teng Wan
Zhen-Tao Ding
Pei-Xun Zhang
author_facet Ci Li
Meng Zhang
Song-Yang Liu
Feng-Shi Zhang
Teng Wan
Zhen-Tao Ding
Pei-Xun Zhang
author_sort Ci Li
title Chitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
title_short Chitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
title_full Chitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
title_fullStr Chitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
title_full_unstemmed Chitin Nerve Conduits with Three-Dimensional Spheroids of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from SD Rats Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
title_sort chitin nerve conduits with three-dimensional spheroids of mesenchymal stem cells from sd rats promote peripheral nerve regeneration
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/51501b47e3bc4fc4b3eb8882fc21bffa
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