In vivo enhancement of sensory perception recovery in a tissue-engineered skin enriched with laminin
In vivo enhancement of sensory perception recovery in a tissue-engineered skin enriched with laminin
复制标题
DOI:
10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.01.014
复制
发表时间:
2006-05-01
期刊:
影响因子:
14
通讯作者:
Berthod, F
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Caissie, R;Gingras, M;Berthod, F
The use of autologous reconstructed skin appears to be a promising treatment for the permanent coverage of deep and extensive burns. However, the capability of reconstructed skin transplanted on wounds to promote recovery of sensory perception is a major concern. Our aim was to assess the effect of laminin on cutaneous nerve regeneration. We prepared collagen-chitosan sponges enriched with 0, 1, 10 or 50 mu g of laminin/sponge to produce tissue-engineered reconstructed skins by culture of human fibroblasts and keratinocytes, then grafted on the back of athymic mice for 120 days. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that there were 7 times more neurofilament 150 kD-positive nerve fibers migrating in the graft in the samples enriched with 10 mu g laminin/sponge, compared to reconstructed skin without laminin, 120 days after graft. A significant improvement in the current perception threshold of the A beta and A delta nerve fibers was measured using a Neurometer (R) in all grafts enriched with laminin. In addition, the type C nerve fibers reached an identical current perception threshold than mouse skin, in all reconstructed skins enriched or not with laminin. We conclude that the use of a tissue-engineered autologous skin graft enriched with laminin has the potential to efficiently optimize cutaneous sensory nerve regeneration in vivo. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.