Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A
Volume 76A, Issue 4, Pages 851-860Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30587
Keywords
nanofiber; neuron; tenascin-C; peptide; extracellular matrix
Funding
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS40394] Funding Source: Medline
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Current methods to promote growth Of Cultured neurons use two-dimensional (2D) glass or polystyrene Surfaces coated with a charged molecule (e.g. poly-L-lysine (PLL)) or an isolated extracellular matrix (ECM) protein (e.g. laminin-1.). However, these 2D Surfaces represent a poor topological approximation of the three-dimensional (3D) architecture of the assembled ECM that regulates neuronal growth ill vivo. Here we report on the development of a new 3D synthetic nanofibrillar surface for the culture of neurons. This nanofibrillar surface is composed of polyamide nanofibers whose organization mimics the porosity and geometry of the ECM. Neuronal adhesion and neurite outgrowth from cerebellar granule, cerebral cortical, hippocampal, motor, and dorsal root ganglion neurons were similar on nanofibers and PLL-coated glass coverslips; however, neurite generation was increased, Moreover, covalent modification of the nanofibers with neuroactive peptides derived from human teriascin-C significantly enhanced the ability of the nanofibers to facilitate neuronal attachment, neurite generation, and neurite extension in vitro. Hence the 3D nanofibrillar surface provides a physically and chemically stabile cell Culture surface for neurons and, potentially, an exciting new opportunity for the development of peptide-modified matrices for use in strategies designed to encourage axonal regrowth following central nervous system injury. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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