Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury Repair

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of serious traumatic diseases of the central nervous system and has no effective treatment because of its complicated pathophysiology. Tissue engineering strategy which contains scaffolds, cells, and growth factors can provide a promising treatment for SCI. Hydrogel t...

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Main Authors: Lihua Luo, Abdullkhaleg Ali Albashari, Xiaoyan Wang, Ling Jin, Yanni Zhang, Lina Zheng, Jianjian Xia, Helin Xu, Yingzheng Zhao, Jian Xiao, Yan He, Qingsong Ye
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2398521
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author Lihua Luo
Abdullkhaleg Ali Albashari
Xiaoyan Wang
Ling Jin
Yanni Zhang
Lina Zheng
Jianjian Xia
Helin Xu
Yingzheng Zhao
Jian Xiao
Yan He
Qingsong Ye
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Abdullkhaleg Ali Albashari
Xiaoyan Wang
Ling Jin
Yanni Zhang
Lina Zheng
Jianjian Xia
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Yingzheng Zhao
Jian Xiao
Yan He
Qingsong Ye
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description Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of serious traumatic diseases of the central nervous system and has no effective treatment because of its complicated pathophysiology. Tissue engineering strategy which contains scaffolds, cells, and growth factors can provide a promising treatment for SCI. Hydrogel that has 3D network structure and biomimetic microenvironment can support cellular growth and embed biological macromolecules for sustaining release. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs), derived from cranial neural crest, possess mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) characteristics and have an ability to provide neuroprotective and neurotrophic properties for SCI treatment. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is able to promote cell survival and proliferation and also has beneficial effect on neural regeneration and functional recovery after SCI. Herein, a thermosensitive heparin-poloxamer (HP) hydrogel containing DPSCs and bFGF was prepared, and the effects of HP-bFGF-DPSCs on neuron restoration after SCI were evaluated by functional recovery tests, western blotting, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histology evaluation, and immunohistochemistry. The results suggested that transplanted HP hydrogel containing DPSCs and bFGF had a significant impact on spinal cord repair and regeneration and may provide a promising strategy for neuron repair, functional recovery, and tissue regeneration after SCI.
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spelling doaj-art-ee9c988bdef8429db46a6a170f114e272025-08-20T02:21:41ZengWileyStem Cells International1687-966X1687-96782018-01-01201810.1155/2018/23985212398521Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury RepairLihua Luo0Abdullkhaleg Ali Albashari1Xiaoyan Wang2Ling Jin3Yanni Zhang4Lina Zheng5Jianjian Xia6Helin Xu7Yingzheng Zhao8Jian Xiao9Yan He10Qingsong Ye11WMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWMU-UQ Research Group for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaSpinal cord injury (SCI) is one of serious traumatic diseases of the central nervous system and has no effective treatment because of its complicated pathophysiology. Tissue engineering strategy which contains scaffolds, cells, and growth factors can provide a promising treatment for SCI. Hydrogel that has 3D network structure and biomimetic microenvironment can support cellular growth and embed biological macromolecules for sustaining release. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs), derived from cranial neural crest, possess mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) characteristics and have an ability to provide neuroprotective and neurotrophic properties for SCI treatment. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is able to promote cell survival and proliferation and also has beneficial effect on neural regeneration and functional recovery after SCI. Herein, a thermosensitive heparin-poloxamer (HP) hydrogel containing DPSCs and bFGF was prepared, and the effects of HP-bFGF-DPSCs on neuron restoration after SCI were evaluated by functional recovery tests, western blotting, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histology evaluation, and immunohistochemistry. The results suggested that transplanted HP hydrogel containing DPSCs and bFGF had a significant impact on spinal cord repair and regeneration and may provide a promising strategy for neuron repair, functional recovery, and tissue regeneration after SCI.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2398521
spellingShingle Lihua Luo
Abdullkhaleg Ali Albashari
Xiaoyan Wang
Ling Jin
Yanni Zhang
Lina Zheng
Jianjian Xia
Helin Xu
Yingzheng Zhao
Jian Xiao
Yan He
Qingsong Ye
Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury Repair
Stem Cells International
title Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury Repair
title_full Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury Repair
title_fullStr Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury Repair
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury Repair
title_short Effects of Transplanted Heparin-Poloxamer Hydrogel Combining Dental Pulp Stem Cells and bFGF on Spinal Cord Injury Repair
title_sort effects of transplanted heparin poloxamer hydrogel combining dental pulp stem cells and bfgf on spinal cord injury repair
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2398521
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