Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran; Research Center for Noncommunicable Diseases, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Research Center for Science and Technology in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2020 Apr;109:110564. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110564. Epub 2019 Dec 17.
The main aim of this study was to improve the efficacy of peripheral nerve regeneration by an artificial neural guidance conduit (NGC) as a carrier to transplant allogeneic Schwann cells (SCs) and curcumin encapsulated chitosan nanoparticles (nanocurcumin). The conduit was prepared by poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) and surface-modified multi-wall carbon nanotubes (mMWCNT) and filled with SCs and nanocurcumin. SCs play an important role in the regeneration of injured peripheral nerve and controlled curcumin release can decrease SCs apoptosis, and enhance the regeneration and functional recovery of injured peripheral nerves. The mechanical properties, contact angle, and cell biocompatibility experiments showed that the optimized concentration of mMWCNT inside PLLA wall of conduits was 0.15 wt%. The drug release experiments showed slower release of curcumin from nanocurcumin samples compared to nanocurcumin encapsulated inside NGC wrapped fibrin gel sample. It was found that simultaneous using of both SCs and curcumin inside NGC had a significant role in sciatic nerve regeneration in vivo. Histological examination revealed a significant increase in the number of axons in injured sciatic nerve following treatment by SCs and nanocurcumin compared to negative control group. Histological evaluation also revealed a significant decrease in the number of vessels in fibrin groups compared to positive control group. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the reaction time and sciatic functional index (SFI) values of rats with injured sciatic nerve treated by NGC/SCs/nanocurcumin sample and autograft sample. In conclusion, our results strongly showed that PLLA/mMWCNT nanofibrous conduit filled with fibrin gel containing SCs and nanocurcumin is a proper strategy for improving nerve regeneration after a nerve transaction in the rat.
本研究的主要目的是通过人工神经引导管(NGC)作为载体,移植同种异体雪旺细胞(SCs)和姜黄素包封壳聚糖纳米粒子(纳米姜黄素),提高周围神经再生的疗效。该导管由聚 L-乳酸(PLLA)和表面改性多壁碳纳米管(mMWCNT)制备,并填充有SCs 和纳米姜黄素。SCs 在损伤周围神经的再生中起着重要作用,控制姜黄素的释放可以减少SCs 的凋亡,并增强损伤周围神经的再生和功能恢复。力学性能、接触角和细胞生物相容性实验表明,导管壁内 mMWCNT 的最佳浓度为 0.15wt%。药物释放实验表明,纳米姜黄素样品的姜黄素释放速度比包裹在 NGC 包裹纤维蛋白凝胶样品中的纳米姜黄素样品慢。结果发现,同时在 NGC 内使用SCs 和姜黄素对体内坐骨神经再生有显著作用。组织学检查显示,与阴性对照组相比,SCs 和纳米姜黄素处理后的损伤坐骨神经中的轴突数量显著增加。组织学评价还显示,纤维蛋白组中的血管数量与阳性对照组相比显著减少。结果表明,坐骨神经损伤大鼠经 NGC/SCs/纳米姜黄素样品和自体移植物处理后的反应时间和坐骨神经功能指数(SFI)值无显著差异。总之,我们的结果强烈表明,填充有含有SCs 和纳米姜黄素的纤维蛋白凝胶的 PLLA/mMWCNT 纳米纤维导管是提高大鼠神经损伤后神经再生的一种有效策略。
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