5 results about "Neural regeneration" patented technology

The invention provides a molecular self-assembly integrin patch for regulating and controlling mechanical signals of cells as well as a preparation method and application of the molecular self-assembly integrin patch, and an extracellular matrix (ECM) bionic cell patch is constructed through a molecular self-assembly technology. According to the patch, a laminin-derived integrin binding ligand is extended and self-assembled through an N-terminal aromatic amino acid to form a fibrous nano network, and the patch has controllable nano-scale ligand distribution, network viscoelasticity and stability, and can specifically activate integrin beta1 at the top end of MSC (mesenchymal stem cell), so that a mechanical signal is conducted from a cell membrane to a cell nucleus. The process coordinates cytoskeleton reconstruction, nuclear deformation and chromatin rearrangement, and finally drives the MSC to efficiently differentiate into neuron-like cells under the condition of no exogenous gene or chemical induction, so as to express nerve markers such as TUBB3 and present functional characteristics such as spontaneous calcium transient. The cell patch can be widely applied to nerve regeneration, tissue engineering, disease model construction and intelligent biological material development.

The application discloses a nerve regeneration guide conduit for promoting nerve cell differentiation and a preparation method and application thereof. The nerve regeneration guide conduit can realize stable and long-acting release of bioactive factors, effectively reduce the risk of tissue adhesion, efficiently induce nerve cell differentiation, promote axon growth and function recovery, and provides a novel and effective solution for nerve regeneration and repair. In addition, the nerve regeneration guide conduit has excellent conductivity, biocompatibility, mechanical adaptability and the like, and therefore has a wide application prospect in the field of nerve regeneration and repair.

An injectable, self-healing hydrogel, its preparation method, and its applications. This invention belongs to the field of biomedical engineering and neural regeneration, specifically relating to a hydrogel, its preparation method, and its applications. This invention provides an injectable, self-healing hydrogel for carrying neural stem cells based on Schiff base crosslinking. This hydrogel achieves self-healing and injectability through dynamic Schiff base bonds. A reversible imine bond crosslinking structure is formed through the Schiff base reaction between amino and aldehyde groups, exhibiting good biocompatibility and structural stability. The surface of biological tissue is rich in amino and hydroxyl groups, which can react again with the aldehyde groups in the OHA to form a dynamic covalent crosslinking network. Through interfacial Schiff base bonding, electrostatic attraction, and hydrogen bonding, this hydrogel can achieve strong wet adhesion to biological tissue and form a stable scaffold at the site of brain injury. Simultaneously, the nanospheres in the system can achieve sustained release of growth factors, effectively promoting the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of neural stem cells, ultimately achieving precise repair and functional recovery of neural tissue.

This disclosure provides novel and innovative compositions of neuronal regeneration-promoting cells (NRPCs), methods for generating NRPCs, and methods for treating subjects having damaged nerve cells using NRPCs. In one embodiment, the NRPCs are derived from tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells and express CD26, CD106, CD112, CD121a, and CD141, where CD121a has an expression level of approximately 30% or higher, and this expression level is measured immediately after thawing the NRPCs from a thawed state. Furthermore, the NRPCs are configured to promote axon formation on neuronal cells.

This invention relates to the field of cell dedifferentiation, and more particularly to a method for promoting the dedifferentiation of satellite glial cells into neural stem cell-like cells. First, a three-dimensional composite hydrogel of nervonic acid-modified chitosan is constructed. Then, satellite glial cells are seeded and cultured in this hydrogel, inducing dedifferentiation to obtain a cell population with a neural stem cell-like phenotype. The hydrogel constructs a basic network through covalently linked amide bonds between nervonic acid and chitosan, and utilizes the hydrophobic association domains formed by the long-chain alkyl groups of nervonic acid to self-assemble into a covalently cross-linked + hydrophobically associated dual network structure. This simulates the softness, deformability, and local mechanical gradient properties of the neural tissue microenvironment, providing ideal dedifferentiation conditions for satellite glial cells to differentiate into neural stem cell-like cells. During the dedifferentiation process, markers such as Nestin, SOX2, and PAX6 are expressed, showing promising applications in neural regeneration, disease model construction, and cell therapy.