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In vitro evaluation of gelatin and chitosan electrospun fibres as an artificial guide in peripheral nerve repair: a
S Gnavi1,2, B E Fornasari1,2, C Tonda-Turo3
1Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Orbassano, 10043, Italy.
Abstract:
Random and aligned gelatin (GL) and chitosan (CS) nano-fibres have been prepared by electrospinning tuning the collector rotation speed. The effect of fibre alignment on cell adhesion and proliferation was assessed in vitro by using different Schwann cell (SC) and neuronal models. Moreover, actin cytoskeleton organization, lamellipodia and filipodia formation, and axon outgrowth were evaluated. GL and CS fibres induced similar adhesion and proliferation rates. GL and CS random fibres promoted higher adhesion and proliferation rates induction in comparison to the aligned ones, although GL and CS fibres alignment resulted in SC and axon-oriented growth. Filipodia formation was higher on aligned fibres, suggesting that these substrates can promote higher cell migration in comparison to random ones. 50B11 (neuronal cell line) differentiation was higher on GL fibres, whereas no differences were observed in dorsal root ganglia explants model. These data suggest that both GL and CS fibres can be promising substrates to be used in peripheral nerve reconstruction. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
