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NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH
卷 18, 期 7, 页码 1584-1590出版社
WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.357914
关键词
chitosan; chitosan-hydrogel scaffold; let-7; let-7a antagomir; miRNA; nerve graft; peripheral nerve injury; peripheral nerve regeneration; Schwann cells
Neurotrophic factors, especially nerve growth factor, can enhance neuronal regeneration, but their in vivo applications are limited. This study investigated the potential of let-7 as a regulator in nerve repair, as it targets and regulates nerve growth factor. Anti-let-7a was identified as the most suitable let-7 family molecule, and its controlled delivery was achieved using a chitosan-hydrogel scaffold, promoting nerve regeneration and functional recovery in a rat model of sciatic nerve transection.
Neurotrophic factors, particularly nerve growth factor, enhance neuronal regeneration. However, the in vivo applications of nerve growth factor are largely limited by its intrinsic disadvantages, such as its short biological half-life, its contribution to pain response, and its inability to cross the blood-brain barrier. Considering that let-7 (human miRNA) targets and regulates nerve growth factor, and that let-7 is a core regulator in peripheral nerve regeneration, we evaluated the possibilities of let-7 application in nerve repair. In this study, anti-let-7a was identified as the most suitable let-7 family molecule by analyses of endogenous expression and regulatory relationship, and functional screening. Let-7a antagomir demonstrated biosafety based on the results of in vivo safety assessments and it entered into the main cell types of the sciatic nerve, including Schwann cells, fibroblasts and macrophages. Use of hydrogel effectively achieved controlled, localized, and sustained delivery of let-7a antagomir. Finally, let-7a antagomir was integrated into chitosan conduit to construct a chitosan-hydrogel scaffold tissue-engineered nerve graft, which promoted nerve regeneration and functional recovery in a rat model of sciatic nerve transection. Our study provides an experimental basis for potential in vivo application of let-7a.
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