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Le-Vinh B, Steinbring C, Nguyen Le NM, Matuszczak B, Bernkop-Schnürch A. S-Protected Thiolated Chitosan versus Thiolated Chitosan as Cell Adhesive Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:40304-40316. [PMID: 37594415 PMCID: PMC10472333 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
Abstract
Chitosan (Ch) and different Ch derivatives have been applied in tissue engineering (TE) because of their biocompatibility, favored mechanical properties, and cost-effectiveness. Most of them, however, lack cell adhesive properties that are crucial for TE. In this study, we aimed to design an S-protected thiolated Ch derivative exhibiting high cell adhesive properties serving as a scaffold for TE. 3-((2-Acetamido-3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)dithio) propanoic acid was covalently attached to Ch via a carbodiimide-mediated reaction. Low-, medium-, and high-modified Chs (Ch-SS-1, Ch-SS-2, and Ch-SS-3) with 54, 107 and 140 μmol of ligand per gram of polymer, respectively, were tested. In parallel, three thiolated Chs, namely Ch-SH-1, Ch-SH-2, and Ch-SH-3, were prepared by conjugating N-acetyl cysteine to Ch at the same degree of modification to compare the effectiveness of disulfide versus thiol modification on cell adhesion. Ch-SS-1 showed better cell adhesion capability than Ch-SS-2 and Ch-SS-3. This can be explained by the more lipophilic surfaces of Ch-SS as a higher modification was made. Although Ch-SH-1, Ch-SH-2, and Ch-SH-3 were shown to be good substrates for cell adhesion, growth, and proliferation, Ch-SS polymers were superior to Ch-SH polymers in the formation of 3D cell cultures. Cryogels structured by Ch-SS-1 (SSg) resulted in homogeneous scaffolds with tunable pore size and mechanical properties by changing the mass ratio between Ch-SS-1 and heparin used as a cross-linker. SSg scaffolds possessing interconnected microporous structures showed good cell migration, adhesion, and proliferation. Therefore, Ch-SS can be used to construct tunable cryogel scaffolds that are suitable for 3D cell culture and TE.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bao Le-Vinh
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Department
of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city, 700000 Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Department
of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city, 700000 Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Sharifi S, Saei AA, Gharibi H, Mahmoud NN, Harkins S, Dararatana N, Lisabeth EM, Serpooshan V, Végvári Á, Moore A, Mahmoudi M. Mass Spectrometry, Structural Analysis, and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Photo-Cross-Linked Human Albumin Hydrogels. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:2643-2663. [PMID: 35544705 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Albumin-based hydrogels offer unique benefits such as biodegradability and high binding affinity to various biomolecules, which make them suitable candidates for biomedical applications. Here, we report a non-immunogenic photocurable human serum-based (HSA) hydrogel synthesized by methacryloylation of human serum albumin by methacrylic anhydride (MAA). We used matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, as well as size exclusion chromatography to evaluate the extent of modification, hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation of methacrylated albumin macromer and its cross-linked hydrogels. The impacts of methacryloylation and cross-linking on alteration of inflammatory response and toxicity were evaluated in vitro using brain-derived HMC3 macrophages and Ex-Ovo chick chorioallantoic membrane assay. Results revealed that the lysines in HSA were the primary targets reacting with MAA, though modification of cysteine, threonine, serine, and tyrosine, with MAA was also confirmed. Both methacrylated HSA and its derived hydrogels were nontoxic and did not induce inflammatory pathways, while significantly reducing macrophage adhesion to the hydrogels; one of the key steps in the process of foreign body reaction to biomaterials. Cytokine and growth factor analysis showed that albumin-based hydrogels demonstrated anti-inflammatory response modulating cellular events in HMC3 macrophages. Ex-Ovo results also confirmed the biocompatibility of HSA macromer and hydrogels along with slight angiogenesis-modulating effects. Photocurable albumin hydrogels may be used as a non-immunogenic platform for various biomedical applications including passivation coatings.
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- Shahriar Sharifi
- Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17 177 Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17 177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman 11733, Jordan.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States.,Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17 177 Stockholm, Sweden.,Proteomics Biomedicum, Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17 177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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Bosworth LA, Lanaro M, O'Loughlin DA, D'Sa RA, Woodruff MA, Williams RL. Melt electro-written scaffolds with box-architecture support orthogonally oriented collagen. Biofabrication 2021; 14. [PMID: 34883476 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ac41a1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Melt electro-writing (MEW) is a state-of-the-art technique that supports fabrication of 3D, precisely controlled and reproducible fiber structures. A standard MEW scaffold design is a box-structure, where a repeat layer of 90° boxes is produced from a single fiber. In 3D form (i.e. multiple layers), this structure has the potential to mimic orthogonal arrangements of collagen, as observed in the corneal stroma. In this study, we determined the response of human primary corneal stromal cells and their deposited fibrillar collagen (detected using a CNA35 probe) following six weeksin vitroculture on these box-structures made from poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL). Comparison was also made to glass substrates (topography-free) and electrospun PCL fibers (aligned topography). Cell orientation and collagen deposition were non-uniform on glass substrates. Electrospun scaffolds supported an excellent parallel arrangement of cells and deposited collagen to the underlying architecture of aligned fibers, but there was no evidence of bidirectional collagen. In contrast, MEW scaffolds encouraged the formation of a dense, interconnected cellular network and deposited fibrillar collagen layers with a distinct orthogonal-arrangement. Collagen fibrils were particularly dominant through the middle layers of the MEW scaffolds' total thickness and closer examination revealed these fibrils to be concentrated within the pores' central regions. With the demand for donor corneas far exceeding the supply-leaving many with visual impairment-the application of MEW as a potential technique to recreate the corneal stroma with spontaneous, bidirectional collagen organization warrants further study.
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- Lucy A Bosworth
- Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, United Kingdom
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GH, United Kingdom
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8TX, United Kingdom
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Babo PS, Pires RL, Santos L, Franco A, Rodrigues F, Leonor I, Reis RL, Gomes ME. Platelet Lysate-Loaded Photocrosslinkable Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Periodontal Endogenous Regenerative Technology. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 3:1359-1369. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Pedro S. Babo
- 3B’s
Research Group−Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Avepark−Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4806-017 Barco GMR, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group−Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Avepark−Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4806-017 Barco GMR, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group−Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Avepark−Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4806-017 Barco GMR, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group−Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Avepark−Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4806-017 Barco GMR, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Life
and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group−Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Avepark−Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4806-017 Barco GMR, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group−Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Avepark−Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4806-017 Barco GMR, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B’s
Research Group−Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Avepark−Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4806-017 Barco GMR, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s−PT
Government Associate Laboratory, University of Minho, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Babo PS, Klymov A, teRiet J, Reis RL, Jansen JA, Gomes ME, Walboomers XF. A Radially Organized Multipatterned Device as a Diagnostic Tool for the Screening of Topographies in Tissue Engineering Biomaterials. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2016; 22:914-22. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Pedro S. Babo
- 3B's Research Group (Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics), University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's–PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Biomaterials, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- 3B's Research Group (Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics), University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's–PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Biomaterials, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- 3B's Research Group (Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics), University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's–PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Biomaterials, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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