Neurorestorative clinical application standards for the culture and quality control of olfactory ensheathing cells

• Main Authors: Xiao J, Chen L, Mao G, Gao W, Lu M, He X, Huang H
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tsinghua University Press 2017-09-01
• Series: Journal of Neurorestoratology
• Subjects: standardization; cell culture; quality control; olfactory ensheathing glial cells; neurorestorative clinical application; neurorestoratology; translational medicine
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/neurorestorative-clinical-application-standards-for-the-culture-and-qu-peer-reviewed-article-JN

Juan Xiao,1,2 Lin Chen,3 Gengsheng Mao,1 Wenyong Gao,1,2 Ming Lu,4 Xijing He,5 Hongyun Huang1,2 On behalf of the Neurorestoratology Professional Committee of Chinese Medical Doctors Association (Chinese Association of Neurorestoratology) 1Institute of Neurorestoratology, The General Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Cell Therapy Center, Beijing Hongtianji Neuroscience Academy, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurosurgery, Tsinghua University Yuquan Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurosurgery, 163 Hospital of PLA (Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xian, Shanxi Provine, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are a novel type of glial cell that can perform and promote many neurorestorative processes in vivo after transplant. To date, dozens of preclinical and clinical studies have confirmed that OECs have unique restoring effects in animal models and human subjects with neurological degeneration or damage, such as spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). To ensure the safety and effectiveness of clinical applications utilizing this type of cell, it is important to standardize cell-culture and quality-control processes. Based on a comprehensive review of published clinical studies, as well as existing methods of OEC culture and quality control currently utilized by hospitals and biomedical enterprises, the Chinese Association of Neurorestoratology has developed a set of standards for the culture and quality control of olfactory ensheathing cells for use in clinical applications. These guidelines include standardized training and management procedures for laboratory operators; standardized use and management of materials and equipment; standardized collection, culture, and proliferation of OECs obtained from fetal olfactory bulbs; standardized management for cell preservation, transport, and related safeguard measures; and the standardization of a clean environment, routine maintenance, and related tests and examinations. Our goal in publishing this set of standards is to promote the worldwide safety, effectiveness, and replicability of utilizing OECs obtained from fetal olfactory bulbs for neurorestorative clinical application. Keywords: standardization, cell culture, quality control, olfactory ensheathing glial cells, neurorestorative clinical application, neurorestoratology, translational medicine