Development of a regenerative porous PLCL nerve guidance conduit with swellable hydrogel-based microgrooved surface pattern via 3D printing

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العنوان: Development of a regenerative porous PLCL nerve guidance conduit with swellable hydrogel-based microgrooved surface pattern via 3D printing
المؤلفون: Hyun Su Lee, Eun Young Jeon, Jae Jun Nam, Ji Hun Park, In Cheul Choi, Soo Hyun Kim, Justin J Chung, Kangwon Lee, Jong Woong Park, Youngmee Jung
المصدر: Acta biomaterialia. 141
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Polyesters, Biomedical Engineering, Hydrogels, General Medicine, Biochemistry, Nerve Regeneration, Rats, Biomaterials, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Animals, Gelatin, Humans, Molecular Biology, Porosity, Biotechnology
الوصف: Peripheral nerve injury causes severe loss of motor and sensory functions, consequently increasing morbidity in affected patients. An autogenous nerve graft is considered the current gold standard for reconstructing nerve defects and recovering lost neurological functions; however, there are certain limitations to this method, such as limited donor nerve supply. With advances in regenerative medicine, recent research has focused on the fabrication of tissue-engineered nerve grafts as promising alternatives to the autogenous nerve grafts. In this study, we designed a nerve guidance conduit using an electrospun poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) membrane with a visible light-crosslinked gelatin hydrogel. The PLCL nanoporous membrane with permeability served as a flexible and non-collapsible epineurium for the nerve conduit; the inner-aligned gelatin hydrogel paths were fabricated via 3D printing and a photocrosslinking system. The resultant gelatin hydrogel with microgrooved surface pattern was established as a conducting guidance path for the effective regeneration of axons and served as a reservoir that can incorporate and release bioactive molecules. From in vivo performance tests using a rat sciatic nerve defect model, our PLCL/gelatin conduit demonstrated successful axonal regeneration, remyelination capacities and facilitated functional recovery. Hence, the PLCL/gelatin conduit developed in this study is a promising substitute for autogenous nerve grafts. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) are developed as promising recovery techniques for bridging peripheral nerve defects. However, there are still technological limitations including differences in the structures and components between natural peripheral nerve and NGCs. In this study, we designed a NGC composed of an electrospun poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) membrane and 3D printed inner gelatin hydrogel to serve as a flexible and non-collapsible epineurium and a conducting guidance path, respectively, to mimic the fascicular structure of the peripheral nerve. In particular, in vitro cell tests clearly showed that gelatin hydrogel could guide the cells and function as a reservoir that incorporate and release nerve growth factor. From in vivo performance tests, our regenerative conduit successfully led to axonal regeneration with effective functional recovery.
تدمد: 1878-7568
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::55af6ac2eb81884835e7362473d29ad6
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35081432
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