Many studies have shown that bio-scaffolds have important value for promoting axonal regeneration of injured spinal cord.Indeed,cell transplantation and bio-scaffold implantation are considered to be effective methods...Many studies have shown that bio-scaffolds have important value for promoting axonal regeneration of injured spinal cord.Indeed,cell transplantation and bio-scaffold implantation are considered to be effective methods for neural regeneration.This study was designed to fabricate a type of three-dimensional collagen/silk fibroin scaffold (3D-CF) with cavities that simulate the anatomy of normal spinal cord.This scaffold allows cell growth in vitro and in vivo.To observe the effects of combined transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) and 3D-CF on the repair of spinal cord injury.Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: sham (only laminectomy was performed),spinal cord injury (transection injury of T10 spinal cord without any transplantation),3D-CF (3D scaffold was transplanted into the local injured cavity),and 3D-CF + NSCs (3D scaffold co-cultured with NSCs was transplanted into the local injured cavity.Neuroelectrophysiology,imaging,hematoxylin-eosin staining,argentaffin staining,immunofluorescence staining,and western blot assay were performed.Apart from the sham group,neurological scores were significantly higher in the 3D-CF + NSCs group compared with other groups.Moreover,latency of the 3D-CF + NSCs group was significantly reduced,while the amplitude was significantly increased in motor evoked potential tests.The results of magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging showed that both spinal cord continuity and the filling of injury cavity were the best in the 3D-CF + NSCs group.Moreover,regenerative axons were abundant and glial scarring was reduced in the 3D-CF + NSCs group compared with other groups.These results confirm that implantation of 3D-CF combined with NSCs can promote the repair of injured spinal cord.This study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of People’s Armed Police Force Medical Center in 2017 (approval No.2017-0007.2).展开更多
In order to investigate the effect ofArg-Gly-Asp （RGD） peptide-modified silk biomaterial on the adhesion and proliferation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells （MSCs）, MSCs of third generation were seeded...In order to investigate the effect ofArg-Gly-Asp （RGD） peptide-modified silk biomaterial on the adhesion and proliferation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells （MSCs）, MSCs of third generation were seeded onto the surface of RGD-decorated silk （silk-RGD group）, silk alone （silk group） or tissue culture plate （TCP group）. After incubation for 4 or 12 h, MSCs were examined quantitatively by using precipitation method for cell attachment. The cell proliferation, which was defined as cell density, was compared among the three groups after culture for 1, 2, 3, and 4 days. Cell skeleton, which was labeled fluorescently, was observed under laser confocal microscope after 24 h of culture. The results showed that cell adhesion rate in silk-RGD group was higher than in silk group （P〈0.05）, but similar to that in TCP group after incubation for 4 or 12 h （P〉0.05）. There were no sig- nificant differences in the cell proliferation among the three groups at different time points （P〉0.05 for all）. Laser confocal microscopy revealed that in silk-RGD group, MSCs, strongly fluorescently stained, spread fully, with stress fibers clearly seen, while in silk group, actin filaments were sparsely aligned and less stress fibers were found. It was concluded that RGD peptide could improve the ad- hesion of MSCs to the silk scaffold, but had no impact on the proliferation of the cells.展开更多
The resorption of the transplanted fat over time limited the use of autologous fat for the reconstruction of soft tissue defect. Tissue engineering (TE) adipose with silk fibroin scaffold could be a promising substitu...The resorption of the transplanted fat over time limited the use of autologous fat for the reconstruction of soft tissue defect. Tissue engineering (TE) adipose with silk fibroin scaffold could be a promising substitute for soft tissue filling. In this study, we try to develop a tissue engineering adipose in vitro by seeding silk fibroin scaffold with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) after transfected with recombinant human insulin gene lentivirus. Our aim was to observe the effects of the insulin gene transfection on the adipogenesis of hUCMSCs when cultured with silk fibroin scaffolds. The hUCMSCs infected with recombinant lentiviral pLenti6.3-insulin-IRES-EGFP were seeded on silk fibroin scaffolds and cultured in adipogenic differentiation medium for 5 - 7 days. The expression of adipogenic gene PPARγ-2 was tested by RT-PCR after 7 days culture of adipogenic induction. The accumulation of cytoplasmic droplets of neutral lipids was assessed by Oil Red O staining. The RNA and protein expression of transfected insulin gene in hUCMSCs were detected by QPCR and western blot. The effect of recombinant lentivirus transfection on the growth and proliferation of hUCMSCs was observed by MTT test. We observed that the 2-ΔΔCt value of insulin gene expression of hUCMSCs in the transfected group was 300.25 times higher than that in the untransfected group. The western blot showed that a positive band was discerned at the site of a relative molecular mass of 8 × 103 Dalton in transfected group. After adipogenic culture for 7 days, under the fluorescent inverted phase-contrast microscope, after Oil Red O staining, a lot of adipocytes appeared in silk fibroin scaffold;round adipose droplets showed intracellularly;the size of the adipocytes was not homogenous, and the density of adipocytes in transfected group was significantly higher than that in untransfected group (P = 0.007, P < 0.01). RT-PCR results showed that the expression of adipogenic gene PPARγ-2 in transfected group was much stronger than that in untransfected group. MTT test showed that there was no significant difference in optical density (A) at each time point between transfected group and nontransfected group (P = 0.056, P > 0.05). And there was also no significant difference in optical density (A) between cell group and cell-scalffold group (P = 0.066, P > 0.05). We concluded that insulin gene could obviously promote the adipogenic differentiation of hUCMSCs, and a tissue engineering adipose could be constructed by the silk fibroin scaffolds seeded with human insulin gene-modified hUCMSCs effectively in vitro.展开更多
组织工程为韧带损伤修复提供了可行途径,但韧带修复对支架材料各方面性能要求都很高。在力学性能方面,不仅要求材料有一定的强度而且需要有良好的韧性。在满足力学性能的同时,支架材料还必须兼具优良的生物相容性。蚕丝作为一种天然生...组织工程为韧带损伤修复提供了可行途径,但韧带修复对支架材料各方面性能要求都很高。在力学性能方面,不仅要求材料有一定的强度而且需要有良好的韧性。在满足力学性能的同时,支架材料还必须兼具优良的生物相容性。蚕丝作为一种天然生物蛋白质,由于其良好的力学性能显示了在组织工程方面应用的前景。但由于丝胶存在污染问题,因此脱胶成为蚕丝在医学领域应用的首要问题。本实验首先比较了三种脱胶试剂对蚕丝力学性质的影响,选择了影响最小的碳酸钠作为脱胶试剂,进而确定了碳酸钠脱胶的最佳条件为:试剂浓度0.4%,温度90℃,时间为1 h。然后在脱胶后的丝素纤维上种植了大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(R at bone m arrow m esenchym a l stemce lls,rM SC s),通过扫描电镜(SEM)、荧光显微镜检测了丝素上细胞的生长情况,结果显示蚕丝具有良好的生物相容性,细胞亲和力。为蚕丝在韧带组织工程方面的进一步应用奠定了基础。展开更多
目的:将体外以人脐带间充质干细胞(hUCMSCs)与蚕丝蛋白支架初步构建的组织工程脂肪移植到大鼠体内,观察其演变过程。方法:hUCMSCs与蚕丝蛋白支架复合培养10天后,进行成脂诱导;6周后将其移植到Wi st ar大鼠后肢肌肉内,同时,以同体积支架...目的:将体外以人脐带间充质干细胞(hUCMSCs)与蚕丝蛋白支架初步构建的组织工程脂肪移植到大鼠体内,观察其演变过程。方法:hUCMSCs与蚕丝蛋白支架复合培养10天后,进行成脂诱导;6周后将其移植到Wi st ar大鼠后肢肌肉内,同时,以同体积支架材料作为对照;分别于移植后4周和8周取材,行油红O染色、HE染色以及扫描电镜观察。结果:hUCMSCs与蚕丝蛋白支架复合培养及成脂诱导6周后,见大量成脂样细胞生成,并与支架牢固粘附。移植4周,移植物体积略小,质稍硬,表面有透明薄膜形成,膜中分布新生血管网;油红O染色见支架内新生脂肪组织及细胞呈橙红色;HE染色显示支架网眼内有新生脂肪组织,并可见少量炎性细胞浸润;扫描电镜见支架网眼内有球形、表面光滑的脂肪细胞。移植8周,移植物体积进一步缩小,质变软,表面薄膜内血管网丰富;油红O染色见支架中着橙红色组织较前明显增多,部分呈片状融合;HE染色显示新生脂肪明显增多,仍有少量炎性细胞浸润;扫描电镜显示脂肪细胞较前增生明显。对照组同样可见炎性细胞浸润,未见新生脂肪组织生成,支架材料8周时较4周时降解更加明显。结论:随着时间推移,蚕丝蛋白支架网眼内脂肪细胞逐渐增多,支架材料在体内呈现逐步降解趋势,说明体内环境有利于组织工程化脂肪的进一步形成。同时,也提示支架材料在组织相容性方面尚存不足。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.11672332(to XYC)the National Key Research and Development Plan of China,No.2016YFC1101500(to SZ)
文摘Many studies have shown that bio-scaffolds have important value for promoting axonal regeneration of injured spinal cord.Indeed,cell transplantation and bio-scaffold implantation are considered to be effective methods for neural regeneration.This study was designed to fabricate a type of three-dimensional collagen/silk fibroin scaffold (3D-CF) with cavities that simulate the anatomy of normal spinal cord.This scaffold allows cell growth in vitro and in vivo.To observe the effects of combined transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) and 3D-CF on the repair of spinal cord injury.Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: sham (only laminectomy was performed),spinal cord injury (transection injury of T10 spinal cord without any transplantation),3D-CF (3D scaffold was transplanted into the local injured cavity),and 3D-CF + NSCs (3D scaffold co-cultured with NSCs was transplanted into the local injured cavity.Neuroelectrophysiology,imaging,hematoxylin-eosin staining,argentaffin staining,immunofluorescence staining,and western blot assay were performed.Apart from the sham group,neurological scores were significantly higher in the 3D-CF + NSCs group compared with other groups.Moreover,latency of the 3D-CF + NSCs group was significantly reduced,while the amplitude was significantly increased in motor evoked potential tests.The results of magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging showed that both spinal cord continuity and the filling of injury cavity were the best in the 3D-CF + NSCs group.Moreover,regenerative axons were abundant and glial scarring was reduced in the 3D-CF + NSCs group compared with other groups.These results confirm that implantation of 3D-CF combined with NSCs can promote the repair of injured spinal cord.This study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of People’s Armed Police Force Medical Center in 2017 (approval No.2017-0007.2).
文摘In order to investigate the effect ofArg-Gly-Asp （RGD） peptide-modified silk biomaterial on the adhesion and proliferation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells （MSCs）, MSCs of third generation were seeded onto the surface of RGD-decorated silk （silk-RGD group）, silk alone （silk group） or tissue culture plate （TCP group）. After incubation for 4 or 12 h, MSCs were examined quantitatively by using precipitation method for cell attachment. The cell proliferation, which was defined as cell density, was compared among the three groups after culture for 1, 2, 3, and 4 days. Cell skeleton, which was labeled fluorescently, was observed under laser confocal microscope after 24 h of culture. The results showed that cell adhesion rate in silk-RGD group was higher than in silk group （P〈0.05）, but similar to that in TCP group after incubation for 4 or 12 h （P〉0.05）. There were no sig- nificant differences in the cell proliferation among the three groups at different time points （P〉0.05 for all）. Laser confocal microscopy revealed that in silk-RGD group, MSCs, strongly fluorescently stained, spread fully, with stress fibers clearly seen, while in silk group, actin filaments were sparsely aligned and less stress fibers were found. It was concluded that RGD peptide could improve the ad- hesion of MSCs to the silk scaffold, but had no impact on the proliferation of the cells.
文摘The resorption of the transplanted fat over time limited the use of autologous fat for the reconstruction of soft tissue defect. Tissue engineering (TE) adipose with silk fibroin scaffold could be a promising substitute for soft tissue filling. In this study, we try to develop a tissue engineering adipose in vitro by seeding silk fibroin scaffold with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) after transfected with recombinant human insulin gene lentivirus. Our aim was to observe the effects of the insulin gene transfection on the adipogenesis of hUCMSCs when cultured with silk fibroin scaffolds. The hUCMSCs infected with recombinant lentiviral pLenti6.3-insulin-IRES-EGFP were seeded on silk fibroin scaffolds and cultured in adipogenic differentiation medium for 5 - 7 days. The expression of adipogenic gene PPARγ-2 was tested by RT-PCR after 7 days culture of adipogenic induction. The accumulation of cytoplasmic droplets of neutral lipids was assessed by Oil Red O staining. The RNA and protein expression of transfected insulin gene in hUCMSCs were detected by QPCR and western blot. The effect of recombinant lentivirus transfection on the growth and proliferation of hUCMSCs was observed by MTT test. We observed that the 2-ΔΔCt value of insulin gene expression of hUCMSCs in the transfected group was 300.25 times higher than that in the untransfected group. The western blot showed that a positive band was discerned at the site of a relative molecular mass of 8 × 103 Dalton in transfected group. After adipogenic culture for 7 days, under the fluorescent inverted phase-contrast microscope, after Oil Red O staining, a lot of adipocytes appeared in silk fibroin scaffold;round adipose droplets showed intracellularly;the size of the adipocytes was not homogenous, and the density of adipocytes in transfected group was significantly higher than that in untransfected group (P = 0.007, P < 0.01). RT-PCR results showed that the expression of adipogenic gene PPARγ-2 in transfected group was much stronger than that in untransfected group. MTT test showed that there was no significant difference in optical density (A) at each time point between transfected group and nontransfected group (P = 0.056, P > 0.05). And there was also no significant difference in optical density (A) between cell group and cell-scalffold group (P = 0.066, P > 0.05). We concluded that insulin gene could obviously promote the adipogenic differentiation of hUCMSCs, and a tissue engineering adipose could be constructed by the silk fibroin scaffolds seeded with human insulin gene-modified hUCMSCs effectively in vitro.
文摘组织工程为韧带损伤修复提供了可行途径,但韧带修复对支架材料各方面性能要求都很高。在力学性能方面,不仅要求材料有一定的强度而且需要有良好的韧性。在满足力学性能的同时,支架材料还必须兼具优良的生物相容性。蚕丝作为一种天然生物蛋白质,由于其良好的力学性能显示了在组织工程方面应用的前景。但由于丝胶存在污染问题,因此脱胶成为蚕丝在医学领域应用的首要问题。本实验首先比较了三种脱胶试剂对蚕丝力学性质的影响,选择了影响最小的碳酸钠作为脱胶试剂,进而确定了碳酸钠脱胶的最佳条件为:试剂浓度0.4%,温度90℃,时间为1 h。然后在脱胶后的丝素纤维上种植了大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(R at bone m arrow m esenchym a l stemce lls,rM SC s),通过扫描电镜(SEM)、荧光显微镜检测了丝素上细胞的生长情况,结果显示蚕丝具有良好的生物相容性,细胞亲和力。为蚕丝在韧带组织工程方面的进一步应用奠定了基础。
文摘目的:将体外以人脐带间充质干细胞(hUCMSCs)与蚕丝蛋白支架初步构建的组织工程脂肪移植到大鼠体内,观察其演变过程。方法:hUCMSCs与蚕丝蛋白支架复合培养10天后,进行成脂诱导;6周后将其移植到Wi st ar大鼠后肢肌肉内,同时,以同体积支架材料作为对照;分别于移植后4周和8周取材,行油红O染色、HE染色以及扫描电镜观察。结果:hUCMSCs与蚕丝蛋白支架复合培养及成脂诱导6周后,见大量成脂样细胞生成,并与支架牢固粘附。移植4周,移植物体积略小,质稍硬,表面有透明薄膜形成,膜中分布新生血管网;油红O染色见支架内新生脂肪组织及细胞呈橙红色;HE染色显示支架网眼内有新生脂肪组织,并可见少量炎性细胞浸润;扫描电镜见支架网眼内有球形、表面光滑的脂肪细胞。移植8周,移植物体积进一步缩小,质变软,表面薄膜内血管网丰富;油红O染色见支架中着橙红色组织较前明显增多,部分呈片状融合;HE染色显示新生脂肪明显增多,仍有少量炎性细胞浸润;扫描电镜显示脂肪细胞较前增生明显。对照组同样可见炎性细胞浸润,未见新生脂肪组织生成,支架材料8周时较4周时降解更加明显。结论:随着时间推移,蚕丝蛋白支架网眼内脂肪细胞逐渐增多,支架材料在体内呈现逐步降解趋势,说明体内环境有利于组织工程化脂肪的进一步形成。同时,也提示支架材料在组织相容性方面尚存不足。
