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TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A
Volume 15, Issue 10, Pages 2927-2935Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0506
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- NSFC [30688002]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KSCX2-YW-R133]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2006CB943601]
- K.C. Wang Education Foundation
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Growth factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are widely used in the recovery of spinal cord injury (SCI) for promoting axonal regeneration or improving neuron survival. However, the lack of efficient delivery approaches limits their clinical applications. In this study, we constructed an efficient delivery system including collagen-binding BDNF and linear ordered collagen scaffolds (LOCS). A collagen-binding domain (CBD) was utilized to construct collagen-targeting BDNF (CBD-BDNF) to allow its specific binding to the collagen. In vitro activity assay showed that CBD-BDNF had similar bioactivity in neurite outgrowth of dorsal root ganglia and the survival of PC12 cells. CBD-BDNF was shown to have specific binding activity to collagen. Using the rat hemisection SCI model, we found that LOCS loaded with CBD-BDNF significantly improved the SCI recovery evaluated by the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan scale and immunohistochemical staining with anti-neurofilament antibody. Thus, this targeting drug delivery system consisting of CBD-BDNF and LOCS could be an effective strategy for the repair of SCI.
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