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Title: | A microfluidic neuronal platform for neuron axotomy and controlled regenerative studies |
Author: | Tong, Z. Segura Feliu, Miriam Seira Oriach, Oscar Homs Corbera, Antoni Río Fernández, José Antonio del Samitier i Martí, Josep |
Keywords: | Lesions medul·lars Regeneració del sistema nerviós Medul·la espinal Neurones Spinal cord injuries Nervous system regeneration Spinal cord Neurons |
Issue Date: | 20-Aug-2015 |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Abstract: | Understanding the basic mechanisms of neural regeneration after injury is a pre-requisite for developing appropriate treatments. Traditional approaches to model axonal lesions, such as high intensity power laser ablation or sharp metal scratching, are complex to implement, have low throughputs, and generate cuts that are difficult to modulate. We present here a novel reproducible microfluidic approach to model in vitro mechanical lesion of tens to hundreds of axons simultaneously in a controlled manner. The dimensions of the induced axonal injury and its distance from the neuronal cell body are precisely controlled while preserving both the proximal and distal portions of axons. We have observed that distal axons undergo Wallerianlike anterograde degeneration after axotomy; in contrast, proximal portions of the axons remain un-degenerated, possessing the potential to re-grow. More importantly, surpassing the previous axotomy methods performed in petridish in which local microenvironments cannot be tailored, our platform holds the capability to implement fine-tuned treatments to lesioned axon stumps in a local, controlled manner. Specifically, molecules such as chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans and its degrading enzyme Chondroitinase ABC, hydrogels, and supporting cells have been shown to be deliverable to the lesioned site of injured axons. In addition, this system also permits double interventions at the level of the lesioned axons and the perikaryon. This proves the potentiality of our model by demonstrating how axonal regrowth can be evaluated under circumstances that are better mimicking biological problems. We believe that this novel mechanical microfluidic axotomy approach is easy to perform, yields high throughput axon lesions, is physiologically relevant, and offers a simplified platform for screening of potential new neurological drugs. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA11522A |
It is part of: | RSC Advances, 2015, vol. 5, p. 73457-73466 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/69395 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5RA11522A |
ISSN: | 2046-2069 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia) Articles publicats en revistes (Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC)) |
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