Preparation and evaluation of NGF-microsphere conduits for regeneration of defective nerves
Preparation and evaluation of NGF-microsphere conduits for regeneration of defective nerves
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DOI:
10.1179/1743132812y.0000000037
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发表时间:
2012-06-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Yu, Hailong
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作者:
Sun, Huayan;Xu, Fenghua;Yu, Hailong
Objectives: To fabricate nerve growth factor (NGF) microsphere conduits and evaluate their promotional effects on regeneration of defective nerves.Methods: NGF microspheres containing ovalbumin were prepared using a double-emulsion method. The total amount of NGF was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and bioactive NGF was quantified by the PC12 cell line method; the NGF bioactivity present during the release period was monitored. Conduits made of polylacticacid were added to the NGF microspheres to bridge and repair the nerve injury. The sciatic nerve of Wistar rats was used to evaluate nerve-regeneration efficacy.Results: NGF microspheres were spherical, with smooth and compact surfaces. The fabrication yield, encapsulation efficiency, and drug loading of the microspheres were 58.3, 29.72, and 0.003%, respectively. The monitoring of NGF bioactivity remaining during the release period showed that similar to 40% of the original bioactivity was kept on the twenty-eighth day and 10% left on the ninetieth day. Polylacticacid conduits are lowly antigenic, porous (facilitates oxygen diffusion), and able to prevent long-term compression. After 15 days, the length of nerve regenerated from NGF-microsphere conduits was statistically different from that of the control groups (P