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BIOMATERIALS
卷 29, 期 33, 页码 4409-4419出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.07.043
关键词
Nerve; Nerve regeneration; Nerve tissue engineering; Chitosan; Animal model
资金
- Doutor Jose Manuel Correia Costa
- Laboratorio de Parasitologia
- Instituto Nacional de Saude Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSRJ), Porto, Portugal
- Italian MIUR (Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita e della Ricerca)
- Regione Piemonte (Programma di Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata)
- Ministerio da Cinecia e Ensino Superior (MCES), Portugal [PTDC/CTM/64220/2006]
Many studies have been dedicated to the development of scaffolds for improving post-traumatic nerve regeneration. The goal of this study was to develop and test hybrid chitosan membranes to use in peripheral nerve reconstruction, either alone or enriched with N1E-115 neural cells. Hybrid chitosan membranes were tested in vitro, to assess their ability in supporting N1E-115 cell survival and differentiation, and in vivo to assess biocompatibility as well as to evaluate their effects on nerve fiber regeneration and functional recovery after a standardized rat sciatic nerve crush injury. Functional recovery was evaluated using the sciatic functional index (SFI), the static sciatic index (SSI), the extensor postural thrust (EFT), the withdrawal reflex latency (WRL) and ankle kinematics. Nerve fiber regeneration was assessed by quantitative stereological analysis and electron microscopy. All chitosan membranes showed good biocompatibility and proved to be a suitable substrate for plating the N1E-115 cellular system. By contrast, in vivo nerve regeneration assessment after crush injury showed that the freeze-dried chitosan type III. without N1E-115 cell addition, was the only type of membrane that significantly improved posttraumatic axonal regrowth and functional recovery. it can be thus suggested that local enwrapping with this type of chitosan membrane may represent an effective approach for the improvement of the clinical outcome in patients receiving peripheral nerve surgery. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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