PMID- 28482124 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191009 LR - 20191010 IS - 1932-7005 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6254 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 2 DP - 2018 Feb TI - Collagen scaffold combined with human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells promote functional recovery after scar resection in rats with chronic spinal cord injury. PG - e1154-e1163 LID - 10.1002/term.2450 [doi] AB - Effective therapeutic strategies for treating chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) are currently unavailable. Scar tissue in the lesion area is a main inhibitory factor for axonal regeneration and repair of chronic SCI. In this study, scar tissue was surgically resected from adult rats with 12 week chronic SCI and then collagen scaffold (NeuroRegen Scaffold; NRS) and human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) were implanted into the resected cavity to repair chronic SCI. The results demonstrated that the locomotor function of rats was not affected by surgical scar resection, indicating its safety in treating chronic SCI. Implanting NRS and hUC-MSCs promoted locomotion in rats and improved cortical motor- and somatosensory-evoked potentials. Furthermore, implanting NRS and hUC-MSCs promoted neurofilament- and beta-tubulin-III-positive neural regeneration and remyelination, elicited beta-tubulin-III-positive neuron production in the lesion area and blocked astrocyte growth outside the lesion area. In conclusion, implanting NRS in combination with hUC-MSCs provided a beneficial microenvironment for neural regeneration, showing significant therapeutic effects for chronic SCI. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. FAU - Wang, Nuo AU - Wang N AD - Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Xiao, Zhifeng AU - Xiao Z AD - Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhao, Yannan AU - Zhao Y AD - Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Bin AU - Wang B AD - Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Li, Xing AU - Li X AD - Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Li, Jing AU - Li J AD - Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Dai, Jianwu AU - Dai J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3379-9053 AD - Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170801 PL - England TA - J Tissue Eng Regen Med JT - Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine JID - 101308490 RN - 0 (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein) RN - 0 (Tubulin) RN - 9007-34-5 (Collagen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Astrocytes/metabolism MH - Axons/metabolism MH - Cattle MH - Chronic Disease MH - Cicatrix/pathology/*therapy MH - Collagen/*pharmacology MH - Female MH - Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Locomotion/drug effects MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Myelin Sheath/metabolism MH - Nerve Regeneration/drug effects MH - Pyramidal Tracts/drug effects/physiology MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - *Recovery of Function/drug effects MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/*pathology/*physiopathology MH - Tissue Scaffolds/*chemistry MH - Tubulin/metabolism MH - Umbilical Cord/*cytology OTO - NOTNLM OT - chronic spinal cord injury OT - collagen OT - functional recovery OT - human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell OT - neural regeneration OT - surgical scar resection EDAT- 2017/05/10 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/11 06:00 CRDT- 2017/05/09 06:00 PHST- 2016/06/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/05/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/term.2450 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2018 Feb;12(2):e1154-e1163. doi: 10.1002/term.2450. Epub 2017 Aug 1.