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Spinal cord tissue engineering using human primary neural progenitor cells and astrocytes

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10448

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human spinal cord astrocytes; human spinal cord neural progenitor cells; spinal cord injury; tissue engineering

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This study created a linearly ordered spinal cord-like structure by placing human spinal cord neural progenitor cells and spinal cord astrocytes on a linearly ordered collagen scaffold. The structure promoted neural and vascular regeneration, inhibited inflammation and glial scar formation, and facilitated neural circuit reconstruction and motor functional recovery. Therefore, this research is of great importance in the treatment of spinal cord injury.
Neural progenitor cell (NPC) transplantation is a promising approach for repairing spinal cord injury (SCI). However, cell survival, maturation and integration after transplantation are still major challenges. Here, we produced a novel centimeter-scale human spinal cord neural tissue (hscNT) construct with human spinal cord neural progenitor cells (hscNPCs) and human spinal cord astrocytes (hscAS) on a linearly ordered collagen scaffold (LOCS). The hscAS promoted hscNPC adhesion, survival and neurite outgrowth on the LOCS, to form a linearly ordered spinal cord-like structure consisting of mature neurons and glia cells. When transplanted into rats with SCI, the hscNT created a favorable microenvironment by inhibiting inflammation and glial scar formation, and promoted neural and vascular regeneration. Notably, the hscNT promoted neural circuit reconstruction and motor functional recovery. Engineered human spinal cord implants containing astrocytes and neurons assembled on axon guidance scaffolds may therefore have potential in the treatment of SCI.

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