• 文献标题:   Neuro-Regenerative Choline-Functionalized Injectable Graphene Oxide Hydrogel Repairs Focal Brain Injury
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PRADHAN K, DAS G, KHAN U, GUPTA V, BARMAN S, ADAK A, GHOSH S
  • 作者关键词:   acetylcholine, graphene oxide, injectable hydrogel, neurite outgrowth, brain injury, neuroprotection
  • 出版物名称:   ACS CHEMICAL NEUROSCIENCE
  • ISSN:   1948-7193
  • 通讯作者地址:   Indian Inst Chem Biol
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00514
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Brain damage is associated with spatial imbalance of cholinergic system, which makes severe impact in recovery of damaged neurons of brain. Therefore, maintenance of cholinergic system is extremely important. Here, we fabricated an injectable hydrogel with acetylcholine-functionalized graphene oxide and poly(acrylic acid). Results revealed that this hydrogel is non-cytotoxic, promotes neurite outgrowth, stabilizes microtubule networks, and enhances the expression of some key neural markers in rat cortical primary neurons. Further, this hydrogel exhibits significant potential in neuroregeneration and also promotes fast recovery of the sham injured mice brain. Moreover, we found significant enhancement of reactive astrocytes in the hippocampal dentate gyrus region of the sham injured brain, indicating its excellent potential in neural repair of the damaged brain. Finally, above results clearly indicate that this neuro-regenerative hydrogel is highly capable of maintaining the cholinergic balance through local release of acetylcholine in the injured brain, which is crucial for brain repair.