Keywords Brain therapy · Central nervous system · Collagen · Hydrogel ·
Regeneration
Abbreviations
2D
Two dimensional
3D
Three dimensional
BBB
Blood-brain barrier
bFGF
Basic fibroblast growth factor
BMSC
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell
CLG3/HLP Collagen-binding LG3/histidine-tagged LP
CNS
Central nervous system
cRGD
Cyclo(RGD-D-Phe-Val)
CSPG
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans
DGEA
Aspartic acid-glycine-glutamic acid-alanine
DRG
Dorsal root ganglion/ganglia
ECM
Extracellular matrix
EGF
Epidermal growth factor
ESC
Embryonic stem cell
FAK
Focal adhesion kinase
FGF-2
Fibroblast growth factor-2
FITC
Fluorescein isothiocyanate
FN
Fibronectin
G3P
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
GDNF
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
GRP
Human glial-restricted precursor
HA
Sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid)
hMSC
Human marrow stromal cell
LG3
Peptide LG3
LN
Laminin
LP
Peptide FNTPSIEKP
MCAO
Middle cerebral artery occlusion
MSC
Mesenchymal stem cell
mTGase
Microbial transglutaminase
NeuN
Neural nuclear protein
NGC
Nerve guidance channel
NGF
Nerve growth factor
NPC
Neural progenitor cell
NSC
Neural stem cells
PC12
Pheochromocytoma cell
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
ReNcell
Neural progenitor cell
RGD
Arginylglycylaspartic acid
RGDT
Arginylglycylaspartic acid-threonine
SAPNS
Self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffolds
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