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ArticleBiosensors2021

Investigating the Regulation of Neural Differentiation and Injury in PC12 Cells Using Microstructure Topographic Cues.

Xindi Sun, Wei Li, Xiuqing Gong, Guohui Hu, Junyi Ge, Jinbo Wu, Xinghua Gao

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Article in Biosensors, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xindi SunMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Wei LiMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2076-5233
Xiuqing GongMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Guohui HuShanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Junyi GeMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Jinbo WuMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Xinghua GaoMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Shanghai University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 217751National Natural Science Foundation of China 31800848
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we designed and manufactured a series of different microstructure topographical cues for inducing neuronal differentiation of cells in vitro, with different topography, sizes, and structural complexities. We cultured PC12 cells in these microstructure cues and then induced neural differentiation using nerve growth factor (NGF). The pheochromocytoma cell line PC12 is a validated neuronal cell model that is widely used to study neuronal differentiation. Relevant markers of neural differentiation and cytoskeletal F-actin were characterized. Cellular immunofluorescence detection and axon length analysis showed that the differentiation of PC12 cells was significantly different under different isotropic and anisotropic topographic cues. The expression differences of the growth cone marker growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) and sympathetic nerve marker tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) genes were also studied in different topographic cues. Our results revealed that the physical environment has an important influence on the differentiation of neuronal cells, and 3D constraints could be used to guide axon extension. In addition, the neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) was used to detect the differentiation and injury of PC12 cells under different topographic cues. Finally, we discussed the feasibility of combining the topographic cues and the microfluidic chip for neural differentiation research.

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Cell DifferentiationCuesNeuronsAnimalsPC12 CellsRatsmicrofluidicsmicrostructure topographyneural differentiationPC12 cells

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PMID34677355
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