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Article: Nano neuro knitting: Peptide nanofiber scaffold for brain repair and axon regeneration with functional return of vision

TitleNano neuro knitting: Peptide nanofiber scaffold for brain repair and axon regeneration with functional return of vision
Authors
KeywordsCNS regeneration
Nanomedicine
Tissue repair
Issue Date2006
PublisherNational Academy of Sciences. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pnas.org
Citation
Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 2006, v. 103 n. 13, p. 5054-5059 How to Cite?
AbstractNanotechnology is often associated with materials fabrication, microelectronics, and microfluidics. Until now, the use of nanotechnology and molecular self assembly in biomedicine to repair injured brain structures has not been explored. To achieve axonal regeneration after injury in the CNS, several formidable barriers must be overcome, such as scar tissue formation after tissue injury, gaps in nervous tissue formed during phagocytosis of dying cells after injury, and the failure of many adult neurons to initiate axonal extension. Using the mammalian visual system as a model, we report that a designed self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold creates a permissive environment for axons not only to regenerate through the site of an acute injury but also to knit the brain tissue together. In experiments using a severed optic tract in the hamster, we show that regenerated axons reconnect to target tissues with sufficient density to promote functional return of vision, as evidenced by visually elicited orienting behavior. The peptide nanofiber scaffold not only represents a previously undiscovered nanobiomedical technology for tissue repair and restoration but also raises the possibility of effective treatment of CNS and other tissue or organ trauma. © 2006 by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/67706
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.737
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dc.contributor.authorEllisBehnke, RGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiang, YXen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYou, SWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTay, DKCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSo, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, GEen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T05:57:31Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T05:57:31Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationProceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 2006, v. 103 n. 13, p. 5054-5059en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0027-8424en_HK
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dc.description.abstractNanotechnology is often associated with materials fabrication, microelectronics, and microfluidics. Until now, the use of nanotechnology and molecular self assembly in biomedicine to repair injured brain structures has not been explored. To achieve axonal regeneration after injury in the CNS, several formidable barriers must be overcome, such as scar tissue formation after tissue injury, gaps in nervous tissue formed during phagocytosis of dying cells after injury, and the failure of many adult neurons to initiate axonal extension. Using the mammalian visual system as a model, we report that a designed self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold creates a permissive environment for axons not only to regenerate through the site of an acute injury but also to knit the brain tissue together. In experiments using a severed optic tract in the hamster, we show that regenerated axons reconnect to target tissues with sufficient density to promote functional return of vision, as evidenced by visually elicited orienting behavior. The peptide nanofiber scaffold not only represents a previously undiscovered nanobiomedical technology for tissue repair and restoration but also raises the possibility of effective treatment of CNS and other tissue or organ trauma. © 2006 by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherNational Academy of Sciences. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pnas.orgen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Americaen_HK
dc.rightsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences.en_HK
dc.subjectCNS regenerationen_HK
dc.subjectNanomedicineen_HK
dc.subjectTissue repairen_HK
dc.subject.meshAging - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_HK
dc.subject.meshAxons - pathology - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshBrain - pathology - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshBrain Injuries - pathology - therapyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCricetinaeen_HK
dc.subject.meshMesocricetusen_HK
dc.subject.meshNanomedicineen_HK
dc.subject.meshNanostructures - chemistryen_HK
dc.subject.meshNerve Regenerationen_HK
dc.subject.meshPeptides - chemistry - metabolismen_HK
dc.subject.meshVision, Ocular - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshWound Healingen_HK
dc.titleNano neuro knitting: Peptide nanofiber scaffold for brain repair and axon regeneration with functional return of visionen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailEllisBehnke, RG: rutledg@mit.eduen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLiang, YX: yxliang@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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