期刊
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
卷 12, 期 103, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1224
关键词
electrospinning; microglia; scaffold surface; myelin; multinucleated giant cell; nerve tissue engineering
资金
- FEDER funds through the Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade-COMPETE
- FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [PEst-C/SAU/LA0002/2011]
- FCT [SFRH/BD/46015/2008, SFRH/BD/64079/2009]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/64079/2009, SFRH/BD/46015/2008] Funding Source: FCT
In tissue engineering, it is well accepted that a scaffold surface has a decisive impact on cell behaviour. Here we focused on microglia-the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS)-and on their response to poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-1-caprolactone) (P(TMC-CL)) fibrous and flat surfaces obtained by electrospinning and solvent cast, respectively. This study aims to provide cues for the design of instructive surfaces that can contribute to the challenging process of CNS regeneration. Cell morphology was evidently affected by the substrate, mirroring the surface main features. Cells cultured on flat substrates presented a round shape, while cells with elongated processes were observed on the electrospun fibres. A higher concentration of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor-a was detected in culture media from microglia on fibres. Still, astrogliosis is not exacerbated when astrocytes are cultured in the presence of microglia-conditioned media obtained from cultures in contact with either substrate. Furthermore, a significant percentage of microglia was found to participate in the process of myelin phagocytosis, with the formation of multinucleated giant cells being observed only on films. Altogether, the results presented suggest that microglia in contact with the tested substrates may contribute to the regeneration process, putting forward P(TMC-CL) substrates as supporting matrices for nerve regeneration.
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