SKIN-DERIVED PRECURSOR SCHWANN CELL MYELINATION CAPACITY IN FOCAL TIBIAL DEMYELINATION
SKIN-DERIVED PRECURSOR SCHWANN CELL MYELINATION CAPACITY IN FOCAL TIBIAL DEMYELINATION
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DOI:
10.1002/mus.24136
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发表时间:
2014-08-01
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Midha, Rajiv
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作者:
Grochmal, Joey;Dhaliwal, Sundeep;Midha, Rajiv
Introduction: Skin-derived precursor cells (SKPs) are neural crest progenitor cells that can attain a Schwann cell-like phenotype through in vitro techniques (SKP-SCs). We hypothesized that SKP-SCs could produce mature myelin and, in doing so, facilitate the recovery of a focal demyelination injury. Methods: We unilaterally injected DiI-labeled, green fluorescent protein (GFP)-producing SKP-SCs into the tibial nerves of 10 adult Lewis rats (with contralateral media control), 9 days after bilateral doxorubicin injury (0.38 mu g). Tibial compound motor action potentials (CMAPs) were followed for 57 days. A separate morphometric cohort also included a Schwann cell injection group. Results: SKP-injected nerves recovered fastest in terms of electrophysiology and morphometry. SKP-SCs formed morphologically mature myelin, accounting for 15.3 +/- 5.3% of the total myelin in SKP-SC-injected nerves. Conclusions: SKP-SCs are robustly capable of myelination. They improve the recovery of a focal tibial nerve demyelination model by myelinating a measured percentage of axons.