Study of nerve cell regeneration on nanofibers containing cerium oxide nanoparticles in a spinal cord injury model in rats.
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| Title: | Study of nerve cell regeneration on nanofibers containing cerium oxide nanoparticles in a spinal cord injury model in rats. |
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| Authors: | Rahimi, Behnaz1 (AUTHOR), Behroozi, Zahra1,2 (AUTHOR), Motamed, Ali3 (AUTHOR), Jafarpour, Maral4 (AUTHOR), Hamblin, Michael R.5 (AUTHOR), Moshiri, Ali6 (AUTHOR), Janzadeh, Atousa3 (AUTHOR) atousajanzadeh@gmail.com, Ramezani, Fatemeh7 (AUTHOR) Ramezani.f@iums.ac.ir |
| Source: | Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. Feb2023, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p1-15. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Spinal cord injuries, Neurons, Tissue scaffolds, Animal disease models, Tau proteins, Nanoparticles, Nervous system regeneration |
| Abstract: | Since the CNS is unable to repair itself via neuronal regeneration in adult mammals, alternative therapies need to be found. The use of cerium oxide nanoparticles to repair nerve damage could be a promising approach for spinal cord reconstruction. In this study, we constructed a scaffold containing cerium oxide nanoparticles (Scaffold-CeO2) and investigated the rate of nerve cell regeneration in a rat model of spinal cord injury. The scaffold of gelatin and polycaprolactone was synthesized, and a gelatin solution containing cerium oxide nanoparticles was attached to the scaffold. For the animal study, 40 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 10): (a) Control; (b) Spinal cord injury (SCI); (c) Scaffold (SCI + scaffold without CeO2 nanoparticles); (d) Scaffold-CeO2 (SCI + scaffold containing CeO2 nanoparticles). After creation of a hemisection SCI, scaffolds were placed at the site of injury in groups c and d, and after 7 weeks the rats were subjected to behavioral tests and then sacrificed for preparation of the spinal cord tissue to measure the expression of G-CSF, Tau and Mag proteins by Western blotting and Iba-1 protein by immunohistochemistry. The result of behavioral tests confirmed motor improvement and pain reduction in the Scaffold-CeO2 group compared to the SCI group. Decreased expression of Iba-1 and higher expression of Tau and Mag in the Scaffold-CeO2 group compared to the SCI group could be the result of nerve regeneration caused by the scaffold containing CeONPs as well as relief of pain symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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