Takayuki Nishijima, Kentaro Okuyama, Shinsuke Shibata, Hiroo Kimura, Munehisa Shinozaki, Takehito Ouchi, Yo Mabuchi, Tatsukuni Ohno, Junpei Nakayama, Manabu Hayatsu, Keiko Uchiyama, Tomoko Shindo, Eri Niiyama, Sayaka Toita, Jiro Kawada, Takuji Iwamoto, Masaya Nakamura, Hideyuki Okano, Narihito Nagoshi
BACKGROUND: Severe peripheral nerve damage always requires surgical treatment. Autologous nerve transplantation is a standard treatment, but it is not sufficient due to length limitations and extended surgical time. Even with the available artificial nerves, there is still large room for improvement in their therapeutic effects. Novel treatments for peripheral nerve injury are greatly expected. METHODS: Using a specialized microfluidic device, we generated artificial neurite bundles from human iPSC-derived motor and sensory nerve organoids...
February 13, 2024: Inflammation and Regeneration