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Highlights
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- Tissue engineered “living scaffolds” consist of cells in a defined 3D architecture.
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- Living scaffolds present cues to facilitate nervous system repair.
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- They mimic developmental mechanisms of axon growth and cell migration.
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- Living scaffolds modulate the regenerative environment based on local feedback.
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- They may elicit tissue reconstruction following neurodegenerative disease or trauma.
Abstract
Neural
tissue engineers are exploiting key mechanisms responsible for neural
cell migration and axonal pathfinding during embryonic development to
create living scaffolds for neuroregeneration following injury and
disease. These mechanisms involve the combined use of haptotactic,
chemotactic, and mechanical cues to direct cell movement and re-growth.
Living scaffolds provide these cues through the use of cells engineered
in a predefined architecture, generally in combination with biomaterial
strategies. Although several hurdles exist in the implementation of
living regenerative scaffolds, there are considerable therapeutic
advantages to using living cells in conjunction with biomaterials. The
leading contemporary living scaffolds for neurorepair are utilizing
aligned glial cells and neuronal/axonal tracts to direct regenerating
axons across damaged tissue to appropriate targets, and in some cases to
directly replace the function of lost cells. Future advances in
technology, including the use of exogenous stimulation and genetically
engineered stem cells, will further the potential of living scaffolds
and drive a new era of personalized medicine for neuroregeneration.
Keywords
- Tissue engineering;
- Cell transplant;
- Biomaterials;
- Regeneration;
- Neurotrauma;
- Neurodegeneration;
- Axon pathfinding;
- Cell migration
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- The first two authors contributed equally to this manuscript.
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- Address: 373 Stemmler Hall/3450 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Tel.: +1 215 898 9218; fax: +1 215 573 3808.
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- Address: 502 Stemmler Hall/3450 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Tel.: +1 215 898 9218; fax: +1 215 573 3808.
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