Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (4): 502-506.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2020.04.005

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Effect of spinal cord decellularized scaffold on the repair of spinal cord defects in rats#br#

ZHU Jun-yi1 ZHANG Yi-jia2 DU Sheng-hu1 YU Fang-zheng1 LU Ying-feng1 LI Pei-feng1 WANG Zhi-bin3 MEI Jin3 WANG Jian1*#br#

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  1. 1.Department of Hand Surgery and Peripheral Neurosurgery,the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang Wenzhou 325035, China;  2. Department of Reproductive Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang Wenzhou 325035, China;  3.Department of Anatomy, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang Wenzhou 325035, China
  • Received:2019-06-03 Revised:2019-07-08 Online:2020-08-06 Published:2020-08-06
  • Contact: WANG Jian E-mail:jianwang0516@126.com

Abstract:

Objective Exploring the effect of spinal cord decellularized scaffold on spinal cord defects and observing the behavior and regeneration of rats after operation.   Methods The spinal cords of 30 SD rats were treated with 3% Triton X-100 and 2% sodium deoxycholate on oscillator. The cell residue and the spatial structure of the tissue were compared before and after treatment, in order to understand the tissue structure of the stent itself. 90 SD rats were randomly divided into control group, simple injury group and stent transplantation group. Excision of the spinal cord 9-10 segments in the simple injury group and the stent graft group the acellular scaffold was transplanted to the stent graft group. Behavioral scores were observed postoperatively. At 4, 8, and 12 weeks, the spinal cords of the injured part of the rats were taken for HE staining and immunofluorescence detection of nerve regenerationrelated proteins.  Results After decellularization of the spinal cord, the nerve cells and axons were completely removed, and the extracellular matrix of the spinal cord was preserved. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the scaffold retained a certain porous network scaffold structure. In the experiment of decellularized scaffold in vivo, the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan(BBB) score showed that the recovery of hindlimb motor function in rats with decellularized scaffolds was better than that in rats with simple injury. HE staining showed that the decellularized scaffold could fill the defect of the spinal cord segment and accelerate the repair process of the injured spinal cord. Immunofluorescence showed that there was a certain axonal regeneration in the injured part of the stent transplantation group.  Conclusion The spinal cord decellularized scaffold retains the extracellular matrix and has a certain spatial structure, which can accelerate the process of spinal cord defect repair to a certain extent, and has a certain promoting effect on nerve regeneration.

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