PMID- 28254289 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170614 LR - 20220321 IS - 1873-0191 (Electronic) IS - 0928-4931 (Linking) VI - 74 DP - 2017 May 1 TI - A combination of GDNF and hUCMSC transplantation loaded on SF/AGs composite scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair. PG - 230-237 LID - S0928-4931(16)30956-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.017 [doi] AB - Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe trauma for which no effective treatment is currently available. In this study, a composited treatment system was prepared using a silk fibroin/alginates/glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (SF/AGs/GDNF) scaffold seeded with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) and the combined therapeutic effects of the composite scaffold to repair SCI rats were evaluated. The use of SF as a scaffold material could act as a biomimetic platform allowing neurons to properly accommodate and rebuild the target tissue. The SF/AGs/GDNF scaffold had the best sustained-release function and the AGs were the key determining factor in the controlled release of GDNF. After 8weeks of treatment, the hUCMSCs on SF/AGs/GDNF composite scaffolds could significantly enhance the scar expansion of spinal cord tissue and increased the number of surviving neurons. The combination of GDNF and hUCMSCs transplantation loaded on SF/AGs composite scaffolds exhibited better therapeutic and repair effects to the SCI of rats, compared with the SF/AGs group or GDNF alone on SF/AGs scaffolds. The composite scaffold, GDNF and stem cells could build a bioactive material to form the micro-environment of growth and repair of the neurons. These results may provide a theoretical basis and beneficial exploration for clinical treatment of SCI. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Jiao, Genlong AU - Jiao G AD - Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. FAU - Lou, Guofeng AU - Lou G AD - Institute of Biomedicine & Department of Cell Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. FAU - Mo, Yunfei AU - Mo Y AD - Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. FAU - Pan, Yongqin AU - Pan Y AD - Department of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. FAU - Zhang, Ziyong AU - Zhang Z AD - Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. FAU - Guo, Rui AU - Guo R AD - Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. Electronic address: guorui@jnu.edu.cn. FAU - Li, Zhizhong AU - Li Z AD - Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China. Electronic address: lizhizhong1@medmail.com.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161209 PL - Netherlands TA - Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl JT - Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications JID - 101484109 RN - 0 (Alginates) RN - 0 (Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Alginates/*chemistry MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Female MH - Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*chemistry/metabolism MH - Humans MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology/metabolism MH - Microscopy, Fluorescence MH - PC12 Cells MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/metabolism/pathology/*therapy MH - Tissue Scaffolds/*chemistry MH - Umbilical Cord/cytology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alginate microspheres OT - Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor OT - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells OT - Scaffold OT - Silk fibroin OT - Spinal cord injury EDAT- 2017/03/04 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/15 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/04 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/15 06:00 [medline] AID - S0928-4931(16)30956-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2017 May 1;74:230-237. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.12.017. Epub 2016 Dec 9.