Table 1.

Neurite outgrowth from neuronal cells on self-assembling peptide scaffold

Cell type	Neurite length, μm	Cell source††
NGF-treated Rat PC12	400–500	Cultured cell line
NGF-preprimed PC12	400–500	Cultured cell line
Human SY5Y neuroblastoma	400–500	Cultured cell line
Mouse cerebellar granule neurons	200–300	‡‡Primary cells
Mouse hippocampal neurons	100–200	‡‡Primary cells
Rat hippocampal neurons	200–300	§§Primary cells

†† Cells were seeded onto sapeptide scaffolds. The cell-bearing sapeptide scaffolds were transferred to dishes with fresh medium. Maximum neurite length was estimated visually with scale bars 3–7 days after cell attachment for primary cultures and 10–14 days after matrix attachment for the cultured cell lines. 

^‡‡Seven-day-old mouse. 

^§§One-day-old rat.