《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2021, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1): 71-78.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2021.01.011

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Co-culture of Neural Stem Cells and Spinal Cord Acellular Scaffold in Vitro

QI Guo-dong1,2, JIANG Qiong2, WU Ya-min3, SHEN Kai-qin1, YANG Qin2, QI Wei1   

  1. 1. Orthopedic Department, Chongqing Orthopedic Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 400010, China
    2. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Cure of Metabolic Diseases, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
    3. Field Surgery Research Institute, Daping Hospital, PLA Military Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Trauma Burn and Complex Injury, Chongqing 400042, China
  • Received:2020-03-10 Revised:2020-04-02 Published:2021-01-25 Online:2021-01-27
  • Contact: QI Wei, E-mail: qiwei200@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Chongqing Health and Family Planning Commission Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Project (No. ZY201702134) and Chongqing Health and Family Planning Commission and Science and Technology Bureau Research Project (No. 2019ZY023495 and No. 2019ZY023292)

Abstract: Objective To observe the adhesion, growth and differentiation of rat neural stem cells (NSCs) on spinal cord acellular scaffold (SCAS) to evaluate its feasibility for spinal cord tissue engineering. Methods NSCs derived from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rat cerebral cortex were cultured and identified. SCAS were prepared from female Sprague-Dawley rat spinal cord tissues using modified chemical extraction and physical oscillation, and evaluated. The third generation NSCs were planted on SCAS and co-cultured, the morphology of the cells on the scaffold was observed with immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry and scanning electron microscope. Results The cultured cells were NSCs, which could proliferate and differentiate. The porosity, water content and enzymatic hydrolysis rates of the prepared SCAS were significantly higher than that of normal spinal cord (|t| > 4.679, P < 0.01). The matrix structure of SCAS was loosely network-like, with few residual nuclei. NSCs adhered and grew well, and differentiated into neurons and glial cells on SCAS. Conclusion This kind of SCAS shapes multi-channel spatial structure and is suitable for NSCs adhesion, growth and differentiation, which can be used for spinal cord tissue engineering.

Key words: spinal cord injury, neural stem cells, spinal cord acellular scaffold, co-culture in vitro, spinal cord tissue engineering

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