具有数百个微通道和用于神经再生的干细胞募集功能的基于微图案的神经引导导管。
Micropattern-based nerve guidance conduit with hundreds of microchannels and stem cell recruitment for nerve regeneration.
作者信息
Park DoYeun, Kim Donghak, Park Su Jeong, Choi Jeong Ho, Seo Yoojin, Kim Dong-Hwee, Lee Sang-Hoon, Hyun Jung Keun, Yoo Jin, Jung Youngmee, Kim Soo Hyun
机构信息
KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Center for Biomaterials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
出版信息
NPJ Regen Med. 2022 Oct 20;7(1):62. doi: 10.1038/s41536-022-00257-0.
Guiding the regrowth of thousands of nerve fibers within a regeneration-friendly environment enhances the regeneration capacity in the case of peripheral nerve injury (PNI) and spinal cord injury (SCI). Although clinical treatments are available and several studies have been conducted, the development of nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) with desirable properties, including controllable size, hundreds of nerve bundle-sized microchannels, and host stem-cell recruitment, remains challenging. In this study, the micropattern-based fabrication method was combined with stem-cell recruitment factor (substance P, SP) immobilization onto the main material to produce a size-tunable NGC with hundreds of microchannels with stem-cell recruitment capability. The SP-immobilized multiple microchannels aligned the regrowth of nerve fibers and recruited the host stem cells, which enhanced the functional regeneration capacity. This method has wide applicability in the modification and augmentation of NGCs, such as bifurcated morphology or directional topographies on microchannels. Additional improvements in fabrication will advance the regeneration technology and improve the treatment of PNI/SCI.
在有利于再生的环境中引导数千条神经纤维再生,可增强周围神经损伤(PNI)和脊髓损伤(SCI)情况下的再生能力。尽管已有临床治疗方法且已开展多项研究,但开发具有理想特性(包括可控尺寸、数百个神经束大小的微通道以及募集宿主干细胞)的神经引导导管(NGC)仍然具有挑战性。在本研究中,基于微图案的制造方法与将干细胞募集因子(P物质,SP)固定到主要材料上相结合,以生产具有数百个具有干细胞募集能力的微通道的尺寸可调NGC。固定有SP的多个微通道使神经纤维的再生排列整齐并募集宿主干细胞,从而增强了功能再生能力。该方法在NGC的修饰和增强方面具有广泛的适用性,例如微通道上的分叉形态或定向形貌。制造方面的进一步改进将推动再生技术发展并改善PNI/SCI的治疗。