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In vitro 3D regeneration-like growth of human patient brain tissue.
Tang-Schomer, M D; Wu, W B; Kaplan, D L; Bookland, M J.
Affiliation
  • Tang-Schomer MD; Department of Pediatrics, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA.
  • Wu WB; The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
  • Kaplan DL; Department of Statistics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Bookland MJ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.
J Tissue Eng Regen Med ; 12(5): 1247-1260, 2018 05.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29509306
In vitro culture of primary neurons is widely adapted with embryonic but not mature brain tissue. Here, we extended a previously developed bioengineered three-dimensional (3D) embryonic brain tissue model to resected normal patient brain tissue in an attempt to regenerate human neurons in vitro. Single cells and small sized (diameter < 100 µm) spheroids from dissociated brain tissue were seeded into 3D silk fibroin-based scaffolds, with or without collagen or Matrigel, and compared with two-dimensional cultures and scaffold-free suspension cultures. Changes of cell phenotypes (neuronal, astroglial, neural progenitor, and neuroepithelial) were quantified with flow cytometry and analyzed with a new method of statistical analysis specifically designed for percentage comparison. Compared with a complete lack of viable cells in conventional neuronal cell culture condition, supplements of vascular endothelial growth factor-containing pro-endothelial cell condition led to regenerative growth of neurons and astroglial cells from "normal" human brain tissue of epilepsy surgical patients. This process involved delayed expansion of Nestin+ neural progenitor cells, emergence of TUJ1+ immature neurons, and Vimentin+ neuroepithelium-like cell sheet formation in prolonged cultures (14 weeks). Micro-tissue spheroids, but not single cells, supported the brain tissue growth, suggesting importance of preserving native cell-cell interactions. The presence of 3D scaffold, but not hydrogel, allowed for Vimentin+ cell expansion, indicating a different growth mechanism than pluripotent cell-based brain organoid formation. The slow and delayed process implied an origin of quiescent neural precursors in the neocortex tissue. Further optimization of the 3D tissue model with primary human brain cells could provide personalized brain disease models.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Regeneration / Brain / Tissue Engineering Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Tissue Eng Regen Med Journal subject: BIOTECNOLOGIA / HISTOLOGIA Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Regeneration / Brain / Tissue Engineering Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Tissue Eng Regen Med Journal subject: BIOTECNOLOGIA / HISTOLOGIA Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United kingdom