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Developing an In Vitro Model to Screen Drugs for Nerve Regeneration

Rayner, MLD; Laranjeira, S; Evans, RE; Shipley, RJ; Healy, J; Phillips, JB; (2018) Developing an In Vitro Model to Screen Drugs for Nerve Regeneration. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology , 301 (10) pp. 1628-1637. 10.1002/ar.23918. Green open access

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Abstract

Peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) have a high prevalence and can be debilitating, resulting in life-long loss or disturbance in end-organ function, which compromises quality of life for patients. Current therapies use microsurgical approaches but there is the potential for enhancing recovery through other therapeutic modalities such as; cell-based conduits, gene therapy and small molecules. A number of molecular targets and drugs which have the potential to improve nerve regeneration have been identified, however, there are challenges associated with moving therapies toward clinical translation. Due to the lack of detailed knowledge about the pro-regenerative effect of potential drug treatments, there is a need for effective in vitro models to screen compounds to inform future pre-clinical and clinical studies. The interaction between regenerating neurites and supporting Schwann cells is a key feature of the nerve environment, therefore, in vitro models that mimic this cellular association are useful tools. In this study, we have investigated various cell culture models, including simple monolayer systems and more complex 3D-engineered co-cultures, as models for use in PNI drug development. Anat Rec, 2018. © 2018 The Authors. The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Type: Article
Title: Developing an In Vitro Model to Screen Drugs for Nerve Regeneration
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/ar.23918
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.23918
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: drug discovery, peripheral nerve, regeneration, therapies, tissue model
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