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Sun XH, Jiang HJ, Liu Q, Xiao C, Xu JY, Wu Y, Mei JY, Wu ST, Lin ZY. Low concentrations of TNF-α in vitro transform the phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells and enhance their survival in a three-dimensional culture system. Artif Organs 2024; 48:839-848. [PMID: 38660762 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are commonly used as seed cells in tissue-engineered vascular constructions. However, their variable phenotypes and difficult to control functions pose challenges. This study aimed to overcome these obstacles using a three-dimensional culture system. METHODS Calf VSMCs were administered tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) before culturing in two- and three-dimensional well plates and polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffolds, respectively. The phenotypic markers of VSMCs were detected by immunofluorescence staining and western blotting, and the proliferation and migration abilities of VSMCs were detected by CCK-8, EDU, cell counting, scratch, and Transwell assays. RESULTS TNF-α rapidly decreased the contractile phenotypic markers and elevated the synthetic phenotypic markers of VSMCs, as well as markedly increasing the proliferation and migration ability of VSMCs under two- and three-dimensional culture conditions. CONCLUSIONS TNF-α can rapidly induce a phenotypic shift in VSMCs and change their viability on PGA scaffolds.
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- Xu-Heng Sun
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Medical Engineering, JIHUA Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Medical Engineering, JIHUA Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Medical Engineering, JIHUA Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Medical Engineering, JIHUA Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Medical Engineering, JIHUA Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Medical Engineering, JIHUA Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Institute of Medical Engineering, JIHUA Laboratory, Foshan, Guangdong, P.R. China
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Kieda J, Shakeri A, Landau S, Wang EY, Zhao Y, Lai BF, Okhovatian S, Wang Y, Jiang R, Radisic M. Advances in cardiac tissue engineering and heart-on-a-chip. J Biomed Mater Res A 2024; 112:492-511. [PMID: 37909362 PMCID: PMC11213712 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Recent advances in both cardiac tissue engineering and hearts-on-a-chip are grounded in new biomaterial development as well as the employment of innovative fabrication techniques that enable precise control of the mechanical, electrical, and structural properties of the cardiac tissues being modelled. The elongated structure of cardiomyocytes requires tuning of substrate properties and application of biophysical stimuli to drive its mature phenotype. Landmark advances have already been achieved with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac patches that advanced to human testing. Heart-on-a-chip platforms are now commonly used by a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Here, we provide an overview of cardiac physiology in order to better define the requirements for functional tissue recapitulation. We then discuss the biomaterials most commonly used in both cardiac tissue engineering and heart-on-a-chip, followed by the discussion of recent representative studies in both fields. We outline significant challenges common to both fields, specifically: scalable tissue fabrication and platform standardization, improving cellular fidelity through effective tissue vascularization, achieving adult tissue maturation, and ultimately developing cryopreservation protocols so that the tissues are available off the shelf.
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- Jennifer Kieda
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wang X, Hua F, Xie X, Wu Y, Sun W, Jiang Z, Zhang J, Luo X. Infrared Raman spectroscopy enables noninvasive biochemical assessment of skin tissue and the thermal stability. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21974. [PMID: 38034814 PMCID: PMC10684364 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Raman-active modes of human skin and pork belly have been studied systematically by a near-infrared Raman spectrometer with an exciting laser of 1064 nm. The main components and quantitative determination of pork belly are extracted by fitting the Raman spectra with the normalized Raman spectra of biochemical reagents such as collagen, elastin, triolein, fibronectin, fibrin, and hyaluronic acid. It demonstrates that the main components and quantity are various at different locations of pork belly, while the main components of human skin are similar to those of pig skin. In a further step, the evolution of the heating time-dependent Raman modes of isolated pig skin has been investigated for the mechanism of burnt skin. One can find that the spatial structure and main components of skin have an excellent thermal stability in the temperature range from -120 to 200 ∘C, which is confirmed by the temperature dependent Raman spectra of isolated pig skin, microporous acellular dermal matrix (MADM) as well as their corresponding biochemical reagents (collagen, elastin, triolein, etc.). These results help understand the mechanism of the living skin burnt by fire or hot water, and supplies an alternative technology for surgeons to diagnose the depth of a burn injury in time.
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- Xiaoyi Wang
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Orthopedics & Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Wound Repair, the Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Department of the Trauma, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Orthopedics & Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Hemodialysis Room, Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Wound Repair, the Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China
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- National Key Clinical Specialty (Wound Healing), Department of Wounds and Burns, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Treatment and Life Support for Critical Diseases of Zhejiang Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Hospital Emergency and Process Digitization, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
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Nizamoglu M, Joglekar MM, Almeida CR, Larsson Callerfelt AK, Dupin I, Guenat OT, Henrot P, van Os L, Otero J, Elowsson L, Farre R, Burgess JK. Innovative three-dimensional models for understanding mechanisms underlying lung diseases: powerful tools for translational research. Eur Respir Rev 2023; 32:230042. [PMID: 37495250 PMCID: PMC10369168 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0042-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Chronic lung diseases result from alteration and/or destruction of lung tissue, inevitably causing decreased breathing capacity and quality of life for patients. While animal models have paved the way for our understanding of pathobiology and the development of therapeutic strategies for disease management, their translational capacity is limited. There is, therefore, a well-recognised need for innovative in vitro models to reflect chronic lung diseases, which will facilitate mechanism investigation and the advancement of new treatment strategies. In the last decades, lungs have been modelled in healthy and diseased conditions using precision-cut lung slices, organoids, extracellular matrix-derived hydrogels and lung-on-chip systems. These three-dimensional models together provide a wide spectrum of applicability and mimicry of the lung microenvironment. While each system has its own limitations, their advantages over traditional two-dimensional culture systems, or even over animal models, increases the value of in vitro models. Generating new and advanced models with increased translational capacity will not only benefit our understanding of the pathobiology of lung diseases but should also shorten the timelines required for discovery and generation of new therapeutics. This article summarises and provides an outline of the European Respiratory Society research seminar "Innovative 3D models for understanding mechanisms underlying lung diseases: powerful tools for translational research", held in Lisbon, Portugal, in April 2022. Current in vitro models developed for recapitulating healthy and diseased lungs are outlined and discussed with respect to the challenges associated with them, efforts to develop best practices for model generation, characterisation and utilisation of models and state-of-the-art translational potential.
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- Mehmet Nizamoglu
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Groningen, The Netherlands
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), Groningen, The Netherlands
- Both authors contributed equally
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Groningen, The Netherlands
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), Groningen, The Netherlands
- Both authors contributed equally
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre de Recherche Cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- INSERM, Centre de Recherche Cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Organs-on-Chip Technologies, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Centre de Recherche Cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- INSERM, Centre de Recherche Cardio-thoracique de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- Service d'exploration fonctionnelle respiratoire, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Organs-on-Chip Technologies, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Unit of Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Lung Biology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Unit of Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
- Institut Investigacions Biomediques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Groningen, The Netherlands
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), Groningen, The Netherlands
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science-FB41, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Sigle M, Rohlfing AK, Kenny M, Scheuermann S, Sun N, Graeßner U, Haug V, Sudmann J, Seitz CM, Heinzmann D, Schenke-Layland K, Maguire PB, Walch A, Marzi J, Gawaz MP. Translating genomic tools to Raman spectroscopy analysis enables high-dimensional tissue characterization on molecular resolution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5799. [PMID: 37726278 PMCID: PMC10509269 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41417-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Spatial transcriptomics of histological sections have revolutionized research in life sciences and enabled unprecedented insights into genetic processes involved in tissue reorganization. However, in contrast to genomic analysis, the actual biomolecular composition of the sample has fallen behind, leaving a gap of potentially highly valuable information. Raman microspectroscopy provides untargeted spatiomolecular information at high resolution, capable of filling this gap. In this study we demonstrate spatially resolved Raman "spectromics" to reveal homogeneity, heterogeneity and dynamics of cell matrix on molecular levels by repurposing state-of-the-art bioinformatic analysis tools commonly used for transcriptomic analyses. By exploring sections of murine myocardial infarction and cardiac hypertrophy, we identify myocardial subclusters when spatially approaching the pathology, and define the surrounding metabolic and cellular (immune-) landscape. Our innovative, label-free, non-invasive "spectromics" approach could therefore open perspectives for a profound characterization of histological samples, while additionally allowing the combination with consecutive downstream analyses of the very same specimen.
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- Manuel Sigle
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- UCD Conway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tuebingen, 72770, Reutlingen, Germany
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- UCD Conway SPHERE Research Group, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Institute for Discovery, O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Research Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tuebingen, 72770, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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Fernández-Galiana Á, Bibikova O, Vilms Pedersen S, Stevens MM. Fundamentals and Applications of Raman-Based Techniques for the Design and Development of Active Biomedical Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2210807. [PMID: 37001970 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
Raman spectroscopy is an analytical method based on light-matter interactions that can interrogate the vibrational modes of matter and provide representative molecular fingerprints. Mediated by its label-free, non-invasive nature, and high molecular specificity, Raman-based techniques have become ubiquitous tools for in situ characterization of materials. This review comprehensively describes the theoretical and practical background of Raman spectroscopy and its advanced variants. The numerous facets of material characterization that Raman scattering can reveal, including biomolecular identification, solid-to-solid phase transitions, and spatial mapping of biomolecular species in bioactive materials, are highlighted. The review illustrates the potential of these techniques in the context of active biomedical material design and development by highlighting representative studies from the literature. These studies cover the use of Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of both natural and synthetic biomaterials, including engineered tissue constructs, biopolymer systems, ceramics, and nanoparticle formulations, among others. To increase the accessibility and adoption of these techniques, the present review also provides the reader with practical recommendations on the integration of Raman techniques into the experimental laboratory toolbox. Finally, perspectives on how recent developments in plasmon- and coherently-enhanced Raman spectroscopy can propel Raman from underutilized to critical for biomaterial development are provided.
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- Álvaro Fernández-Galiana
- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, London, UK
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Becker L, Lu CE, Montes-Mojarro IA, Layland SL, Khalil S, Nsair A, Duffy GP, Fend F, Marzi J, Schenke-Layland K. Raman microspectroscopy identifies fibrotic tissues in collagen-related disorders via deconvoluted collagen type I spectra. Acta Biomater 2023; 162:278-291. [PMID: 36931422 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Fibrosis is a consequence of the pathological remodeling of extracellular matrix (ECM) structures in the connective tissue of an organ. It is often caused by chronic inflammation, which over time, progressively leads to an excess deposition of collagen type I (COL I) that replaces healthy tissue structures, in many cases leaving a stiff scar. Increasing fibrosis can lead to organ failure and death; therefore, developing methods that potentially allow real-time monitoring of early onset or progression of fibrosis are highly valuable. In this study, the ECM structures of diseased and healthy human tissue from multiple organs were investigated for the presence of fibrosis using routine histology and marker-independent Raman microspectroscopy and Raman imaging. Spectral deconvolution of COL I Raman spectra allowed the discrimination of fibrotic and non-fibrotic COL I fibers. Statistically significant differences were identified in the amide I region of the spectral subpeak at 1608 cm-1, which was deemed to be representative for structural changes in COL I fibers in all examined fibrotic tissues. Raman spectroscopy-based methods in combination with this newly discovered spectroscopic biomarker potentially offer a diagnostic approach to non-invasively track and monitor the progression of fibrosis. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Current diagnosis of fibrosis still relies on histopathological examination with invasive biopsy procedures. Although, several non-invasive imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography, single-photon emission computed tomography and second harmonic generation are gradually employed in preclinical or clinical studies, these techniques are limited in spatial resolution and the morphological interpretation highly relies on individual experience and knowledge. In this study, we propose a non-destructive technique, Raman microspectroscopy, to discriminate fibrotic changes of collagen type I based on a molecular biomarker. The changes of the secondary structure of collagen type I can be identified by spectral deconvolution, which potentially can provide an automatic diagnosis for fibrotic tissues in the clinical applicaion.
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- Lucas Becker
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Silcherstr. 7/1, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Silcherstr. 7/1, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Silcherstr. 7/1, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 675 Charles E. Young Drive South, MRL 3645 Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 675 Charles E. Young Drive South, MRL 3645 Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Anatomy & Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33, Galway, Ireland
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Silcherstr. 7/1, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany; NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Silcherstr. 7/1, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany; NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.
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Jiao W, Yu W, Wang Y, Zhang J, Wang Y, He H, Shi G. Fibrinogen/poly(l-lactide-co-caprolactone) copolymer scaffold: A potent adhesive material for urethral tissue regeneration in urethral injury treatment. Regen Ther 2023; 22:136-147. [PMID: 36793307 PMCID: PMC9923042 DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2022.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Since a scarcity of sufficient grafting materials, several complications can arise after urothelial defect reconstruction surgery, including severe hypospadias. Accordingly, developing alternative therapies, such as urethral restoration via tissue engineering are needed. In the present study, we developed a potent adhesive and repairing material using fibrinogen-poly(l-lactide-co-caprolactone) copolymer (Fib-PLCL) nanofiber scaffold to achieve effective urethral tissue regeneration after seeding with epithelial cells on the surface. The in vitro result found the Fib-PLCL scaffold promoted the attachment and viability of epithelial cells on their surface. The increased expression levels of cytokeratin and actin filaments were observed in Fib-PLCL scaffold than PLCL scaffold. The in vivo urethral injury repairing potential of Fib-PLCL scaffold was evaluated using a rabbit urethral replacement model. In this study, a urethral defect was surgically excised and replaced with the Fib-PLCL and PLCL scaffolds or autograft. As expected, the animals healed well after surgery in the Fib-PLCL scaffold group, and no significant strictures were identified. As expected, the cellularized Fib/PLCL grafts have induced the luminal epithelialization, urethral smooth muscle cell remodelling, and capillary development all at the same time. Histological analysis revealed that the urothelial integrity in the Fib-PLCL group had progressed to that of a normal urothelium, with enhanced urethral tissue development. Based on the results, the present study suggests that the prepared fibrinogen-PLCL scaffold is more appropriate for urethral defect reconstruction.
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- Wei Jiao
- Department of Urology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Songli Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Shanghai 201206, China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, No. 801 Heqing Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, China
- Corresponding author.
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Engineering Smooth Muscle to Understand Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Vascular Disease. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9090449. [PMID: 36134994 PMCID: PMC9495899 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9090449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The vascular smooth muscle is vital for regulating blood pressure and maintaining cardiovascular health, and the resident smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in blood vessel walls rely on specific mechanical and biochemical signals to carry out these functions. Any slight change in their surrounding environment causes swift changes in their phenotype and secretory profile, leading to changes in the structure and functionality of vessel walls that cause pathological conditions. To adequately treat vascular diseases, it is essential to understand how SMCs crosstalk with their surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). Here, we summarize in vivo and traditional in vitro studies of pathological vessel wall remodeling due to the SMC phenotype and, conversely, the SMC behavior in response to key ECM properties. We then analyze how three-dimensional tissue engineering approaches provide opportunities to model SMCs’ response to specific stimuli in the human body. Additionally, we review how applying biomechanical forces and biochemical stimulation, such as pulsatile fluid flow and secreted factors from other cell types, allows us to study disease mechanisms. Overall, we propose that in vitro tissue engineering of human vascular smooth muscle can facilitate a better understanding of relevant cardiovascular diseases using high throughput experiments, thus potentially leading to therapeutics or treatments to be tested in the future.
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Marzi J, Fuhrmann E, Brauchle E, Singer V, Pfannstiel J, Schmidt I, Hartmann H. Non-Invasive Three-Dimensional Cell Analysis in Bioinks by Raman Imaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:30455-30465. [PMID: 35777738 PMCID: PMC9284518 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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3D bioprinting is an emerging biofabrication strategy using bioinks, comprising cells and biocompatible materials, to produce functional tissue models. Despite progress in building increasingly complex objects, biological analyses in printed constructs remain challenging. Especially, methods that allow non-invasive and non-destructive evaluation of embedded cells are largely missing. Here, we implemented Raman imaging for molecular-sensitive investigations on bioprinted objects. Different aspects such as culture formats (2D, 3D-cast, and 3D-printed), cell types (endothelial cells and fibroblasts), and the selection of the biopolymer (alginate, alginate/nanofibrillated cellulose, alginate/gelatin) were considered and evaluated. Raman imaging allowed for marker-independent identification and localization of subcellular components against the surrounding biomaterial background. Furthermore, single-cell analysis of spectral signatures, performed by multivariate analysis, demonstrated discrimination between endothelial cells and fibroblasts and identified cellular features influenced by the bioprinting process. In summary, Raman imaging was successfully established to analyze cells in 3D culture in situ and evaluate them with regard to the localization of different cell types and their molecular phenotype as a valuable tool for quality control of bioprinted objects.
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- Julia Marzi
- NMI
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies &
Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen 72074, Germany
- Cluster
of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed
Tumor Therapies, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, Germany
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- NMI
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
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- NMI
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies &
Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen 72074, Germany
- Cluster
of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed
Tumor Therapies, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, Germany
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- NMI
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
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- NMI
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
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- NMI
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
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- NMI
Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
- . Phone: +49712151530872
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Shohan S, Zeng Y, Chen X, Jin R, Shirwaiker R. Investigating dielectric spectroscopy and soft sensing for nondestructive quality assessment of engineered tissues. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 216:114286. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Feuerer N, Carvajal Berrio DA, Billing F, Segan S, Weiss M, Rothbauer U, Marzi J, Schenke-Layland K. Raman Microspectroscopy Identifies Biochemical Activation Fingerprints in THP-1- and PBMC-Derived Macrophages. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10050989. [PMID: 35625726 PMCID: PMC9139061 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10050989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
(1) The monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 and primary monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) are popular in vitro model systems to study human innate immunity, wound healing, and tissue regeneration. However, both cell types differ significantly in their origin and response to activation stimuli. (2) Resting THP-1 and MDMs were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon γ (IFNγ) and analyzed by Raman microspectroscopy (RM) before and 48 h after activation. Raman data were subsequently analyzed using principal component analysis. (3) We were able to resolve and analyze the spatial distribution and molecular composition of proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids in resting and activated THP-1 and MDMs. Our findings reveal that proinflammatory activation-induced significant spectral alterations at protein and phospholipid levels in THP-1. In MDMs, we identified that nucleic acid and non-membrane-associated intracellular lipid composition were also affected. (4) Our results show that it is crucial to carefully choose the right cell type for an in vitro model as the nature of the cells itself may impact immune cell polarization or activation results. Moreover, we demonstrated that RM is a sensitive tool for investigating cell-specific responses to activation stimuli and monitoring molecular changes in subcellular structures.
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- Nora Feuerer
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (N.F.); (D.A.C.B.); (K.S.-L.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.B.); (S.S.); (M.W.); (U.R.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (N.F.); (D.A.C.B.); (K.S.-L.)
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.B.); (S.S.); (M.W.); (U.R.)
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.B.); (S.S.); (M.W.); (U.R.)
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.B.); (S.S.); (M.W.); (U.R.)
- Department of Women’s Health, Research Institute of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.B.); (S.S.); (M.W.); (U.R.)
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (N.F.); (D.A.C.B.); (K.S.-L.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.B.); (S.S.); (M.W.); (U.R.)
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-707-1298-5204
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (N.F.); (D.A.C.B.); (K.S.-L.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.B.); (S.S.); (M.W.); (U.R.)
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Shaik TA, Baria E, Wang X, Korinth F, Lagarto JL, Höppener C, Pavone FS, Deckert V, Popp J, Cicchi R, Krafft C. Structural and Biochemical Changes in Pericardium upon Genipin Cross-Linking Investigated Using Nondestructive and Label-Free Imaging Techniques. Anal Chem 2022; 94:1575-1584. [PMID: 35015512 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Tissue cross-linking represents an important and often used technique to enhance the mechanical properties of biomaterials. For the first time, we investigated biochemical and structural properties of genipin (GE) cross-linked equine pericardium (EP) using optical imaging techniques in tandem with quantitative atomic force microscopy (AFM). EP was cross-linked with GE at 37 °C, and its biochemical and biomechanical properties were observed at various time points up to 24 h. GE cross-linked EP was monitored by the normalized ratio between its second-harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon autofluorescence emissions and remained unchanged for untreated EP; however, a decreasing ratio due to depleted SHG and elevated autofluorescence and a fluorescence band at 625 nm were found for GE cross-linked EP. The mean autofluorescence lifetime of GE cross-linked EP also decreased. The biochemical signature of GE cross-linker and shift in collagen bands were detected and quantified using shifted excitation Raman difference spectroscopy as an innovative approach for tackling artifacts with high fluorescence backgrounds. AFM images indicated a higher and increasing Young's modulus correlated with cross-linking, as well as collagen structural changes in GE cross-linked EP, qualitatively explaining the observed decrease in the second-harmonic signal. In conclusion, we obtained detailed information about the biochemical, structural, and biomechanical effects of GE cross-linked EP using a unique combination of optical and force microscopy techniques in a nondestructive and label-free manner.
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- Tanveer Ahmed Shaik
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Member of Leibniz Research Alliance "Health Technologies", Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- National Institute of Optics, National Research Council (CNR-INO), Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy.,European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Member of Leibniz Research Alliance "Health Technologies", Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- National Institute of Optics, National Research Council (CNR-INO), Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy.,European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Member of Leibniz Research Alliance "Health Technologies", Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- National Institute of Optics, National Research Council (CNR-INO), Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy.,European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Member of Leibniz Research Alliance "Health Technologies", Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Member of Leibniz Research Alliance "Health Technologies", Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- National Institute of Optics, National Research Council (CNR-INO), Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy.,European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS), University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Member of Leibniz Research Alliance "Health Technologies", Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Lipidome profiling with Raman microspectroscopy identifies macrophage response to surface topographies of implant materials. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2113694118. [PMID: 34934001 PMCID: PMC8719892 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2113694118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Biomaterial characteristics such as surface topographies have been shown to modulate macrophage phenotypes. The standard methodologies to measure macrophage response to biomaterials are marker-based and invasive. Raman microspectroscopy (RM) is a marker-independent, noninvasive technology that allows the analysis of living cells without the need for staining or processing. In the present study, we analyzed human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) using RM, revealing that macrophage activation by lipopolysaccharides (LPS), interferons (IFN), or cytokines can be identified by lipid composition, which significantly differs in M0 (resting), M1 (IFN-γ/LPS), M2a (IL-4/IL-13), and M2c (IL-10) MDMs. To identify the impact of a biomaterial on MDM phenotype and polarization, we cultured macrophages on titanium disks with varying surface topographies and analyzed the adherent MDMs with RM. We detected surface topography-induced changes in MDM biochemistry and lipid composition that were not shown by less sensitive standard methods such as cytokine expression or surface antigen analysis. Our data suggest that RM may enable a more precise classification of macrophage activation and biomaterial-macrophage interaction.
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Becker L, Janssen N, Layland SL, Mürdter TE, Nies AT, Schenke-Layland K, Marzi J. Raman Imaging and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy for Diagnosis of Cancer State and Metabolic Monitoring. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13225682. [PMID: 34830837 PMCID: PMC8616063 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Hurdles for effective tumor therapy are delayed detection and limited effectiveness of systemic drug therapies by patient-specific multidrug resistance. Non-invasive bioimaging tools such as fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and Raman-microspectroscopy have evolved over the last decade, providing the potential to be translated into clinics for early-stage disease detection, in vitro drug screening, and drug efficacy studies in personalized medicine. Accessing tissue- and cell-specific spectral signatures, Raman microspectroscopy has emerged as a diagnostic tool to identify precancerous lesions, cancer stages, or cell malignancy. In vivo Raman measurements have been enabled by recent technological advances in Raman endoscopy and signal-enhancing setups such as coherent anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy or surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. FLIM enables in situ investigations of metabolic processes such as glycolysis, oxidative stress, or mitochondrial activity by using the autofluorescence of co-enzymes NADH and FAD, which are associated with intrinsic proteins as a direct measure of tumor metabolism, cell death stages and drug efficacy. The combination of non-invasive and molecular-sensitive in situ techniques and advanced 3D tumor models such as patient-derived organoids or microtumors allows the recapitulation of tumor physiology and metabolism in vitro and facilitates the screening for patient-individualized drug treatment options.
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- Lucas Becker
- Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Department of Medicine/Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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- Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
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Armento A, Murali A, Marzi J, Almansa-Garcia AC, Arango-Gonzalez B, Kilger E, Clark SJ, Schenke-Layland K, Ramlogan-Steel CA, Steel JC, Ueffing M. Complement Factor H Loss in RPE Cells Causes Retinal Degeneration in a Human RPE-Porcine Retinal Explant Co-Culture Model. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1621. [PMID: 34827622 PMCID: PMC8615889 DOI: 10.3390/biom11111621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Age-related Macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative disease of the macula affecting the elderly population. Treatment options are limited, partly due to the lack of understanding of AMD pathology and the lack of suitable research models that replicate the complexity of the human macula and the intricate interplay of the genetic, aging and lifestyle risk factors contributing to AMD. One of the main genetic risks associated with AMD is located on the Complement Factor H (CFH) gene, leading to an amino acid substitution in the Factor H (FH) protein (Y402H). However, the mechanism of how this FH variant promotes the onset of AMD remains unclear. Previously, we have shown that FH deprivation in RPE cells, via CFH silencing, leads to increased inflammation, metabolic impairment and vulnerability toward oxidative stress. In this study, we established a novel co-culture model comprising CFH silenced RPE cells and porcine retinal explants derived from the visual streak of porcine eyes, which closely resemble the human macula. We show that retinae exposed to FH-deprived RPE cells show signs of retinal degeneration, with rod cells being the first cells to undergo degeneration. Moreover, via Raman analyses, we observed changes involving the mitochondria and lipid composition of the co-cultured retinae upon FH loss. Interestingly, the detrimental effects of FH loss in RPE cells on the neuroretina were independent of glial cell activation and external complement sources. Moreover, we show that the co-culture model is also suitable for human retinal explants, and we observed a similar trend when RPE cells deprived of FH were co-cultured with human retinal explants from a single donor eye. Our findings highlight the importance of RPE-derived FH for retinal homeostasis and provide a valuable model for AMD research.
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- Angela Armento
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.M.); (A.C.A.-G.); (B.A.-G.); (E.K.); (S.J.C.)
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.M.); (A.C.A.-G.); (B.A.-G.); (E.K.); (S.J.C.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia; (C.A.R.-S.); (J.C.S.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (J.M.); (K.S.-L.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.M.); (A.C.A.-G.); (B.A.-G.); (E.K.); (S.J.C.)
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.M.); (A.C.A.-G.); (B.A.-G.); (E.K.); (S.J.C.)
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.M.); (A.C.A.-G.); (B.A.-G.); (E.K.); (S.J.C.)
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.M.); (A.C.A.-G.); (B.A.-G.); (E.K.); (S.J.C.)
- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (J.M.); (K.S.-L.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia; (C.A.R.-S.); (J.C.S.)
- School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia; (C.A.R.-S.); (J.C.S.)
- School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (A.M.); (A.C.A.-G.); (B.A.-G.); (E.K.); (S.J.C.)
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Bonito V, Koch SE, Krebber MM, Carvajal-Berrio DA, Marzi J, Duijvelshoff R, Lurier EB, Buscone S, Dekker S, de Jong SMJ, Mes T, Vaessen KRD, Brauchle EM, Bosman AW, Schenke-Layland K, Verhaar MC, Dankers PYW, Smits AIPM, Bouten CVC. Distinct Effects of Heparin and Interleukin-4 Functionalization on Macrophage Polarization and In Situ Arterial Tissue Regeneration Using Resorbable Supramolecular Vascular Grafts in Rats. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2101103. [PMID: 34523263 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Two of the greatest challenges for successful application of small-diameter in situ tissue-engineered vascular grafts are 1) preventing thrombus formation and 2) harnessing the inflammatory response to the graft to guide functional tissue regeneration. This study evaluates the in vivo performance of electrospun resorbable elastomeric vascular grafts, dual-functionalized with anti-thrombogenic heparin (hep) and anti-inflammatory interleukin 4 (IL-4) using a supramolecular approach. The regenerative capacity of IL-4/hep, hep-only, and bare grafts is investigated as interposition graft in the rat abdominal aorta, with follow-up at key timepoints in the healing cascade (1, 3, 7 days, and 3 months). Routine analyses are augmented with Raman microspectroscopy, in order to acquire the local molecular fingerprints of the resorbing scaffold and developing tissue. Thrombosis is found not to be a confounding factor in any of the groups. Hep-only-functionalized grafts resulted in adverse tissue remodeling, with cases of local intimal hyperplasia. This is negated with the addition of IL-4, which promoted M2 macrophage polarization and more mature neotissue formation. This study shows that with bioactive functionalization, the early inflammatory response can be modulated and affect the composition of neotissue. Nevertheless, variability between graft outcomes is observed within each group, warranting further evaluation in light of clinical translation.
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- Valentina Bonito
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Women's Health and Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, 72770, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Women's Health and Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, 72770, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Isala Hospital, van Heesweg 2, Zwolle, 8025 AB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- SupraPolix BV, Eindhoven, 5612 AX, The Netherlands
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- Central Laboratory Animal Research Facility (CLARF), Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Women's Health and Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, 72770, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Women's Health and Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, 72770, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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Inflammatory and regenerative processes in bioresorbable synthetic pulmonary valves up to two years in sheep-Spatiotemporal insights augmented by Raman microspectroscopy. Acta Biomater 2021; 135:243-259. [PMID: 34509697 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In situ heart valve tissue engineering is an emerging approach in which resorbable, off-the-shelf available scaffolds are used to induce endogenous heart valve restoration. Such scaffolds are designed to recruit endogenous cells in vivo, which subsequently resorb polymer and produce and remodel new valvular tissue in situ. Recently, preclinical studies using electrospun supramolecular elastomeric valvular grafts have shown that this approach enables in situ regeneration of pulmonary valves with long-term functionality in vivo. However, the evolution and mechanisms of inflammation, polymer absorption and tissue regeneration are largely unknown, and adverse valve remodeling and intra- and inter-valvular variability have been reported. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to gain a mechanistic understanding of the in vivo regenerative processes by combining routine histology and immunohistochemistry, using a comprehensive sheep-specific antibody panel, with Raman microspectroscopy for the spatiotemporal analysis of in situ tissue-engineered pulmonary valves with follow-up to 24 months from a previous preclinical study in sheep. The analyses revealed a strong spatial heterogeneity in the influx of inflammatory cells, graft resorption, and foreign body giant cells. Collagen maturation occurred predominantly between 6 and 12 months after implantation, which was accompanied by a progressive switch to a more quiescent phenotype of infiltrating cells with properties of valvular interstitial cells. Variability among specimens in the extent of tissue remodeling was observed for follow-up times after 6 months. Taken together, these findings advance the understanding of key events and mechanisms in material-driven in situ heart valve tissue engineering. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This study describes for the first time the long-term in vivo inflammatory and regenerative processes that underly in situ heart valve tissue engineering using resorbable synthetic scaffolds. Using a unique combinatorial analysis of immunohistochemistry and Raman microspectroscopy, important spatiotemporal variability in graft resorption and tissue formation was pinpointed in in situ tissue-engineered heart valves, with a follow-up time of up to 24 months in sheep. This variability was correlated to heterogenous regional cellular repopulation, most likely instigated by region-specific differences in surrounding tissue and hemodynamics. The findings of this research contribute to the mechanistic understanding of in situ tissue engineering using resorbable synthetics, which is necessary to enable rational design of improved grafts, and ensure safe and robust clinical translation.
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Mehta N, Shaik S, Prasad A, Chaichi A, Sahu SP, Liu Q, Hasan SMA, Sheikh E, Donnarumma F, Murray KK, Fu X, Devireddy R, Gartia MR. Multimodal Label-Free Monitoring of Adipogenic Stem Cell Differentiation Using Endogenous Optical Biomarkers. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 2021; 31:2103955. [PMID: 34924914 PMCID: PMC8680429 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202103955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Stem cell-based therapies carry significant promise for treating human diseases. However, clinical translation of stem cell transplants for effective treatment requires precise non-destructive evaluation of the purity of stem cells with high sensitivity (<0.001% of the number of cells). Here, a novel methodology using hyperspectral imaging (HSI) combined with spectral angle mapping-based machine learning analysis is reported to distinguish differentiating human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) from control stem cells. The spectral signature of adipogenesis generated by the HSI method enables identifying differentiated cells at single-cell resolution. The label-free HSI method is compared with the standard techniques such as Oil Red O staining, fluorescence microscopy, and qPCR that are routinely used to evaluate adipogenic differentiation of hASCs. HSI is successfully used to assess the abundance of adipocytes derived from transplanted cells in a transgenic mice model. Further, Raman microscopy and multiphoton-based metabolic imaging is performed to provide complementary information for the functional imaging of the hASCs. Finally, the HSI method is validated using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging of the stem cells. The study presented here demonstrates that multimodal imaging methods enable label-free identification of stem cell differentiation with high spatial and chemical resolution.
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- Nishir Mehta
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- LSU AgCenter, School of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- LSU AgCenter, School of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Sevgi F, Brauchle EM, Carvajal Berrio DA, Schenke-Layland K, Casadei N, Salker MS, Riess O, Singh Y. Imaging of α-Synuclein Aggregates in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease Using Raman Microspectroscopy. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:664365. [PMID: 34568310 PMCID: PMC8461246 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.664365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A hallmark of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the formation of Lewy bodies in the brain. Lewy bodies are rich in the aggregated form of misfolded α-Synuclein (α-Syn). The brain from PD patients can only be analyzed after postmortem, therefore, limiting the diagnosis of PD to the manifestation of motor symptoms. In PD patients and animal models, phosphorylated α-Syn was detected in the peripheral tissues including the gut, thus, raising the hypothesis that early-stage PD could be diagnosed based on colon tissue biopsies. Non-invasive marker-free technologies represent ideal methods to potentially detect aggregated α-Syn in vivo. Raman microspectroscopy has been established for the detection of molecular changes such as alterations of protein structures. Using Raman imaging and microspectroscopy, we analyzed the olfactory bulb in the brain and the muscularis mucosae of colon tissue sections of a human BAC-SNCA transgenic (TG) rat model. Raman images from TG and WT rats were investigated using principal component analysis (PCA) and true component analysis (TCA). Spectral components indicated protein aggregates (spheroidal oligomers) in the TG rat brain and in the colon tissues even at a young age but not in WT. In summary, we have demonstrated that Raman imaging is capable of detecting α-Syn aggregates in colon tissues of a PD rat model and making it a promising tool for future use in PD pathology.
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- Fide Sevgi
- Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany.,Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI), Tübingen University, Reutlingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany.,Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI), Tübingen University, Reutlingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany.,Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, Eberhard Karls Tübingen University, Tübingen, Germany
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Beatty R, Lu CE, Marzi J, Levey RE, Carvajal Berrio D, Lattanzi G, Wylie R, O'Connor R, Wallace E, Ghersi G, Salamone M, Dolan EB, Layland SL, Schenke-Layland K, Duffy GP. The Foreign Body Response to an Implantable Therapeutic Reservoir in a Diabetic Rodent Model. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2021; 27:515-528. [PMID: 34541880 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2021.0163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Advancements in type 1 diabetes mellitus treatments have vastly improved in recent years. The move toward a bioartificial pancreas and other fully implantable systems could help restore patient's glycemic control. However, the long-term success of implantable medical devices is often hindered by the foreign body response. Fibrous encapsulation "walls off" the implant to the surrounding tissue, impairing its functionality. In this study we aim to examine how streptozotocin-induced diabetes affects fibrous capsule formation and composition surrounding implantable drug delivery devices following subcutaneous implantation in a rodent model. After 2 weeks of implantation, the fibrous capsule surrounding the devices were examined by means of Raman spectroscopy, micro-computed tomography (μCT), and histological analysis. Results revealed no change in mean fibrotic capsule thickness between diabetic and healthy animals as measured by μCT. Macrophage numbers (CCR7 and CD163 positive) remained similar across all groups. True component analysis also showed no quantitative difference in the alpha-smooth muscle actin and extracellular matrix proteins. Although principal component analysis revealed significant secondary structural difference in collagen I in the diabetic group, no evidence indicates an influence on fibrous capsule composition surrounding the device. This study confirms that diabetes did not have an effect on the fibrous capsule thickness or composition surrounding our implantable drug delivery device. Impact Statement Understanding the impact diabetes has on the foreign body response (FBR) to our implanted material is essential for developing an effective drug delivery device. We used several approaches (Raman spectroscopy and micro-computed tomography imaging) to demonstrate a well-rounded understanding of the diabetic impact on the FBR to our devices, which is imperative for its clinical translation.
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- Rachel Beatty
- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies," Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies," Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany.,ABIEL srl, c/o ARCA Incubatore di Imprese, Palermo, Italia
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany.,ABIEL srl, c/o ARCA Incubatore di Imprese, Palermo, Italia
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- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Women's Health, Research Institute for Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies," Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.,NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,SFI Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Kulkarni G, Guha Ray P, Das S, Biswas S, Dhara S, Das S. Raman spectroscopy assisted biochemical evaluation of L929 fibroblast cells on differentially crosslinked gelatin hydrogels. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 257:119760. [PMID: 33892247 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Biochemical evaluation of cell-matrix interaction using conventional labelling techniques often possesses limitations due to dye entrapment. In contrast, Raman spectroscopy guided approach offers label-free determination of cell-matrix biochemistry. Herein, gelatin (Gel) matrices modified with 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide/ N-Hydroxysuccinimide (EDC/NHS) and glutaraldehyde (GTA) was used as standards for comparative evaluation. Raman spectroscopy was deployed as a label-free approach to investigate interaction of cells with Gel hydrogels. Raman-based approach assisted in evaluation of cell-matrix interactions by identifying key biomolecular signatures retrospecting the fact that L929 fibroblast cells portrayed excellent growth and proliferation kinetics in crosslinked Gel as compared to its bare counterpart. EDC crosslinked hydrogels exhibited superior cell proliferation than its GTA counterparts. Cell proliferation on differentially crosslinked gel was also confirmed using standard MTT Assay and Rhodamine-DAPI staining thus corroborating the fact that Raman spectroscopy can be deployed as a superior label-free alternative towards real-time determination of cell proliferation and growth.
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- Gaurav Kulkarni
- School of Medical Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Nano Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India
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- School of Medical Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India.
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Raman microspectroscopy and Raman imaging reveal biomarkers specific for thoracic aortic aneurysms. CELL REPORTS MEDICINE 2021; 2:100261. [PMID: 34095874 PMCID: PMC8149374 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Aortic rupture and dissection are life-threatening complications of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (aTAAs), and risk assessment has been largely based on the monitoring of lumen size enlargement. Temporal changes in the extracellular matrix (ECM), which has a critical impact on aortic remodeling, are not routinely evaluated, and cardiovascular biomarkers do not exist to predict aTAA formation. Here, Raman microspectroscopy and Raman imaging are used to identify spectral biomarkers specific for aTAAs in mice and humans by multivariate data analysis (MVA). Multivariate curve resolution-alternating least-squares (MCR-ALS) combined with Lasso regression reveals elastic fiber-derived (Ce1) and collagen fiber-derived (Cc6) components that are significantly increased in aTAA lesions of murine and human aortic tissues. In particular, Cc6 detects changes in amino acid residues, including phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, cysteine, aspartate, and glutamate. Ce1 and Cc6 may serve as diagnostic Raman biomarkers that detect alterations of amino acids derived from aneurysm lesions. Label-free Raman imaging of human/murine ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (aTAA) Multivariate analysis of Raman spectra allows detection of aTAA molecular features Identification of spectral biomarkers for aTAA in elastic and collagen fibers Alterations in amino acid spectra correlate with aTAA formation
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Holl M, Becker L, Keller AL, Feuerer N, Marzi J, Carvajal Berrio DA, Jakubowski P, Neis F, Pauluschke-Fröhlich J, Brucker SY, Schenke-Layland K, Krämer B, Weiss M. Laparoscopic Peritoneal Wash Cytology-Derived Primary Human Mesothelial Cells for In Vitro Cell Culture and Simulation of Human Peritoneum. Biomedicines 2021; 9:176. [PMID: 33578986 PMCID: PMC7916778 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9020176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Peritoneal mucosa of mesothelial cells line the abdominal cavity, surround intestinal organs and the female reproductive organs and are responsible for immunological integrity, organ functionality and regeneration. Peritoneal diseases range from inflammation, adhesions, endometriosis, and cancer. Efficient technologies to isolate and cultivate healthy patient-derived mesothelial cells with maximal purity enable the generation of capable 2D and 3D as well as in vivo-like microfluidic cell culture models to investigate pathomechanisms and treatment strategies. Here, we describe a new and easily reproducible technique for the isolation and culture of primary human mesothelial cells from laparoscopic peritoneal wash cytology. We established a protocol containing multiple washing and centrifugation steps, followed by cell culture at the highest purity and over multiple passages. Isolated peritoneal mesothelial cells were characterized in detail, utilizing brightfield and immunofluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry as well as Raman microspectroscopy and multivariate data analysis. Thereby, cytokeratin expression enabled specific discrimination from primary peritoneal human fibroblasts. Raman microspectroscopy and imaging were used to study morphology and biochemical properties of primary mesothelial cell culture compared to cryo-fixed and cryo-sectioned peritoneal tissue.
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- Myriam Holl
- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany;
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany;
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany;
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany;
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany;
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Eberhard Karls University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; (M.H.); (L.B.); (N.F.); (J.M.); (D.A.C.B.); (P.J.); (F.N.); (J.P.-F.); (S.Y.B.); (K.S.-L.); (B.K.)
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany;
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Sanicola HW, Stewart CE, Mueller M, Ahmadi F, Wang D, Powell SK, Sarkar K, Cutbush K, Woodruff MA, Brafman DA. Guidelines for establishing a 3-D printing biofabrication laboratory. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 45:107652. [PMID: 33122013 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Advanced manufacturing and 3D printing are transformative technologies currently undergoing rapid adoption in healthcare, a traditionally non-manufacturing sector. Recent development in this field, largely enabled by merging different disciplines, has led to important clinical applications from anatomical models to regenerative bioscaffolding and devices. Although much research to-date has focussed on materials, designs, processes, and products, little attention has been given to the design and requirements of facilities for enabling clinically relevant biofabrication solutions. These facilities are critical to overcoming the major hurdles to clinical translation, including solving important issues such as reproducibility, quality control, regulations, and commercialization. To improve process uniformity and ensure consistent development and production, large-scale manufacturing of engineered tissues and organs will require standardized facilities, equipment, qualification processes, automation, and information systems. This review presents current and forward-thinking guidelines to help design biofabrication laboratories engaged in engineering model and tissue constructs for therapeutic and non-therapeutic applications.
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- Henry W Sanicola
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4006, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555, USA
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- Quantitative Imaging Research Team, Data61, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Marsfield, NSW 2122, Australia
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4029, Australia
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- M3D Laboratory, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4006, Australia
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4029, Australia.
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
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Trans-Mucosal Efficacy of Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment on Cervical Cancer Tissue and Human Cervix Uteri by a Next Generation Electrosurgical Argon Plasma Device. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12020267. [PMID: 31979067 PMCID: PMC7072402 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12020267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Non-invasive physical plasma (NIPP) generated by non-thermally operated electrosurgical argon plasma sources is a promising treatment for local chronic inflammatory, precancerous and cancerous diseases. NIPP-enabling plasma sources are highly available and medically approved. The purpose of this study is the investigation of the effects of non-thermal NIPP on cancer cell proliferation, viability and apoptosis and the identification of the underlying biochemical and molecular modes of action. For this, cervical cancer (CC) single cells and healthy human cervical tissue were analyzed by cell counting, caspase activity assays, microscopic and flow-cytometric viability measurements and molecular tissue characterization using Raman imaging. NIPP treatment caused an immediate and persisting decrease in CC cell growth and cell viability associated with significant plasma-dependent effects on lipid structures. These effects could also be identified in primary cells from healthy cervical tissue and could be traced into the basal cell layer of superficially NIPP-treated cervical mucosa. This study shows that NIPP treatment with non-thermally operated electrosurgical argon plasma devices is a promising method for the treatment of human mucosa, inducing specific molecular changes in cells.
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Kim J, McKee JA, Fontenot JJ, Jung JP. Engineering Tissue Fabrication With Machine Intelligence: Generating a Blueprint for Regeneration. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 7:443. [PMID: 31998708 PMCID: PMC6967031 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Regenerating lost or damaged tissue is the primary goal of Tissue Engineering. 3D bioprinting technologies have been widely applied in many research areas of tissue regeneration and disease modeling with unprecedented spatial resolution and tissue-like complexity. However, the extraction of tissue architecture and the generation of high-resolution blueprints are challenging tasks for tissue regeneration. Traditionally, such spatial information is obtained from a collection of microscopic images and then combined together to visualize regions of interest. To fabricate such engineered tissues, rendered microscopic images are transformed to code to inform a 3D bioprinting process. If this process is augmented with data-driven approaches and streamlined with machine intelligence, identification of an optimal blueprint can become an achievable task for functional tissue regeneration. In this review, our perspective is guided by an emerging paradigm to generate a blueprint for regeneration with machine intelligence. First, we reviewed recent articles with respect to our perspective for machine intelligence-driven information retrieval and fabrication. After briefly introducing recent trends in information retrieval methods from publicly available data, our discussion is focused on recent works that use machine intelligence to discover tissue architectures from imaging and spectral data. Then, our focus is on utilizing optimization approaches to increase print fidelity and enhance biomimicry with machine learning (ML) strategies to acquire a blueprint ready for 3D bioprinting.
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- Joohyun Kim
- Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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Stephenson M, Reich DH, Boheler KR. Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived vascular smooth muscle cells. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 2:R1-R15. [PMID: 32923972 PMCID: PMC7439844 DOI: 10.1530/vb-19-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The reproducible generation of human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) in vitro has been critical to overcoming many limitations of animal and primary cell models of vascular biology and disease. Since this initial advance, research in the field has turned toward recapitulating the naturally occurring subtype specificity found in vSMCs throughout the body, and honing functional models of vascular disease. In this review, we summarize vSMC derivation approaches, including current phenotype and developmental origin-specific methods, and applications of vSMCs in functional disease models and engineered tissues. Further, we discuss the challenges of heterogeneity in hiPSC-derived tissues and propose approaches to identify and isolate vSMC subtype populations.
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- Makeda Stephenson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Shendi D, Marzi J, Linthicum W, Rickards A, Dolivo D, Keller S, Kauss M, Wen Q, McDevitt T, Dominko T, Schenke-Layland K, Rolle M. Hyaluronic acid as a macromolecular crowding agent for production of cell-derived matrices. Acta Biomater 2019; 100:292-305. [PMID: 31568877 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cell-derived matrices (CDMs) provide an exogenous source of human extracellular matrix (ECM), with applications as cell delivery vehicles, substrate coatings for cell attachment and differentiation, and as biomaterial scaffolds. However, commercial application of CDMs has been hindered due to the prolonged culture time required for sufficient ECM accumulation. One approach to increasing matrix deposition in vitro is macromolecular crowding (MMC), which is a biophysical phenomenon that limits the diffusion of ECM precursor proteins, resulting in increased ECM accumulation at the cell layer. Hyaluronic acid (HA), a natural MMC highly expressed in vivo during fetal development, has been shown to play a role in ECM production, but has not been investigated as a macromolecule for increasing cell-mediated ECM deposition in vitro. In the current study, we hypothesized that HA can act as a MMC, and increase cell-mediated ECM production. Human dermal fibroblasts were cultured for 3, 7, or 14 days with 0%, 0.05%, or 0.5% high molecular weight HA. Ficoll 70/400 was used as a positive control. SDS-PAGE, Sircol, and hydroxyproline assays indicated that 0.05% HA-treated cultures had significantly higher mean collagen deposition at 14 days, whereas Ficoll 70/400-treated cultures had significantly lower collagen production compared to the HA and untreated controls. However, fluorescent immunostaining of ECM proteins and quantification of mean gray values did not indicate statistically significant differences in ECM production in HA or Ficoll 70/400-treated cultures compared to untreated controls. Raman imaging (a marker-free spectral imaging method) indicated that HA increased ECM deposition in human dermal fibroblasts. These results are consistent with decreases in CDM stiffness observed in Ficoll 70/400-treated cultures by atomic force microscopy. Overall, these results indicate that there are macromolecule- and cell type- dependent effects on matrix assembly, turnover, and stiffness in cell-derived matrices. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Cell-derived matrices (CDMs) are versatile biomaterials with many regenerative medicine applications, including as cell and drug delivery vehicles and scaffolds for wound healing and tissue regeneration. While CDMs have several advantages, their commercialization has been limited due to the prolonged culture time required to achieve CDM synthesis in vitro. In this study, we explored the use of hyaluronic acid (HA) as a macromolecular crowder in human fibroblast cell cultures to support production of CDM biomaterials. Successful application of macromolecular crowding will allow development of human cell-derived, xeno-free biomaterials that re-capitulate the native human tissue microenvironment.
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Wenzel T, Carvajal Berrio DA, Daum R, Reisenauer C, Weltmann KD, Wallwiener D, Brucker SY, Schenke-Layland K, Brauchle EM, Weiss M. Molecular Effects and Tissue Penetration Depth of Physical Plasma in Human Mucosa Analyzed by Contact- and Marker-Independent Raman Microspectroscopy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:42885-42895. [PMID: 31657892 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Noninvasive epithelial tissue treatment with cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a promising option for local treatment of chronic inflammatory and precancerous lesions as well as various mucosal cancer diseases. Atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJ) are well-characterized and medically approved plasma sources. There are numbers of medically approved plasma sources for the treatment of epithelial diseases; however, little is known about the biochemical effects of CAP at the plasma-tissue interface. Furthermore, the actual penetration depth of CAP into tissue is currently unclear. Noninvasive and marker-independent Raman microspectroscopy was employed to assess the molecular effects of CAP on single cells and primary human cervical tissue samples. CAP treatment showed immediate and persisting changes of specific molecular tissue components determined by multivariate analysis. Raman imaging identified CAP-dependent changes in the morphology of the tissue, as well as molecular tissue components. The expression of the different components was not significantly altered within 24 h of incubation. DNA and lipids showed the strongest changes upon CAP treatment, which were traced to the basal cell layer of cervical epithelium, corresponding to an average functional plasma penetration depth of roughly 270 μm. In this study, Raman microspectroscopy is shown to be a promising method for molecular single-cell and solid tissue characterization. Regarding CAP treatment of tissues, Raman microspectroscopy could be suitable for the screening of biological mechanisms as well as for future contact- and marker-independent monitoring of plasma tissue effects.
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- Thomas Wenzel
- Department of Women's Health Tübingen , Calwerstraße 7 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) , Reutlingen , Germany
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- Department of Women's Health Tübingen , Calwerstraße 7 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Women's Health Tübingen , Calwerstraße 7 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Women's Health Tübingen , Calwerstraße 7 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Department of Women's Health Tübingen , Calwerstraße 7 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
- Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) , Reutlingen , Germany
- Department of Medicine/Cardiology , University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) , Los Angeles , United States
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- Department of Women's Health Tübingen , Calwerstraße 7 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
- Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) , Reutlingen , Germany
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- Department of Women's Health Tübingen , Calwerstraße 7 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
- Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) , Reutlingen , Germany
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Bergholt MS, Serio A, Albro MB. Raman Spectroscopy: Guiding Light for the Extracellular Matrix. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:303. [PMID: 31737621 PMCID: PMC6839578 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) consists of a complex mesh of proteins, glycoproteins, and glycosaminoglycans, and is essential for maintaining the integrity and function of biological tissues. Imaging and biomolecular characterization of the ECM is critical for understanding disease onset and for the development of novel, disease-modifying therapeutics. Recently, there has been a growing interest in the use of Raman spectroscopy to characterize the ECM. Raman spectroscopy is a label-free vibrational technique that offers unique insights into the structure and composition of tissues and cells at the molecular level. This technique can be applied across a broad range of ECM imaging applications, which encompass in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo analysis. State-of-the-art confocal Raman microscopy imaging now enables label-free assessments of the ECM structure and composition in tissue sections with a remarkably high degree of biomolecular specificity. Further, novel fiber-optic instrumentation has opened up for clinical in vivo ECM diagnostic measurements across a range of tissue systems. A palette of advanced computational methods based on multivariate statistics, spectral unmixing, and machine learning can be applied to Raman data, allowing for the extraction of specific biochemical information of the ECM. Here, we review Raman spectroscopy techniques for ECM characterizations over a variety of exciting applications and tissue systems, including native tissue assessments (bone, cartilage, cardiovascular), regenerative medicine quality assessments, and diagnostics of disease states. We further discuss the challenges in the widespread adoption of Raman spectroscopy in biomedicine. The results of the latest discovery-driven Raman studies are summarized, illustrating the current and potential future applications of Raman spectroscopy in biomedicine.
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- Mads S. Bergholt
- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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Spiers RM, Marzi J, Brauchle EM, Cross SE, Vaughan RH, Bateman PA, Hughes SJ, Schenke-Layland K, Johnson PR. Donor age significantly influences the Raman spectroscopic biomolecular fingerprint of human pancreatic extracellular matrix proteins following collagenase-based digestion. Acta Biomater 2019; 99:269-283. [PMID: 31525537 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Despite the enormous advances in the field of clinical pancreatic islet transplantation over the past two decades, the human islet isolation procedure remains suboptimal. Islets are extracted (isolated) from the exocrine tissue of donor pancreases using neutral protease (NP) and collagenase-based enzymes, which digest the extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold surrounding human islets. This process remains highly variable and current isolation enzyme blends are ineffective at digesting pancreases from younger donors with low body mass indexes (BMI). However, age-related differences in pancreatic matrix digestion have not been studied in detail at the molecular level. To address this, we investigated ECM digestion in purified ECM proteins and in pancreatic tissue sections from younger (≤30 years; n = 5) and older (>55 years; n = 5) BMI matched donors, using Raman microspectroscopy (RMS). The Raman spectral profiles for purified collagens I, IV, VI and laminins were significantly altered following controlled enzyme treatment. Pancreatic cryosections were treated with Serva collagenase, NP, or the two enzymes combined, at clinically relevant concentrations. RMS demonstrated that the ECM at the islet-exocrine interface was differentially digested with respect to donor age. The action of collagenase was affected to a greater extent than NP. RMS is a powerful, marker-independent technology for characterising the human pancreatic ECM and demonstrating differences between donor types. Ongoing detailed studies using RMS will assist the development of donor-specific enzyme blends, increasing the overall success of human islet isolation and benefiting many people with type 1 diabetes worldwide. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Pancreatic islet transplantation is a minimally invasive treatment, which can reverse Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) in selected patients. Islets of Langerhans are extracted (isolated) from the exocrine tissue of human donor pancreases using neutral protease (NP) and collagenase-based enzymes, which digest the extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold surrounding human islets. This process remains highly variable and current enzymes are ineffective at digesting pancreases from younger donors. Using Raman microspectroscopy we demonstrate that donor age affects the enzymatic digestion of the pancreatic ECM at the molecular level. Collagenase activity is affected to a greater extent than NP. These findings will assist the development of donor-specific enzymes, thereby increasing the overall success of islet isolation and benefiting many people with T1DM worldwide.
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Zbinden A, Marzi J, Schlünder K, Probst C, Urbanczyk M, Black S, Brauchle EM, Layland SL, Kraushaar U, Duffy G, Schenke-Layland K, Loskill P. Non-invasive marker-independent high content analysis of a microphysiological human pancreas-on-a-chip model. Matrix Biol 2019; 85-86:205-220. [PMID: 31238092 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The increasing prevalence of diabetes, its heterogeneity, and the limited number of treatment options drive the need for physiologically relevant assay platforms with human genetic background that have the potential to improve mechanistic understanding and e\xpedite diabetes-related research and treatment. In this study, we developed an endocrine pancreas-on-a-chip model based on a tailored microfluidic platform, which enables self-guided trapping of single human pseudo-islets. Continuous, low-shear perfusion provides a physiologically relevant microenvironment especially important for modeling and monitoring of the endocrine function as well as sufficient supply with nutrients and oxygen. Human pseudo-islets, generated from the conditionally immortalized EndoC-βH3 cell line, were successfully injected by hydrostatic pressure-driven flow without altered viability. To track insulin secretion kinetics in response to glucose stimulation in a time-resolved manner, dynamic sampling of the supernatant as well as non-invasive real-time monitoring using Raman microspectroscopy was established on-chip. Dynamic sampling indicated a biphasic glucose-stimulated insulin response. Raman microspectroscopy allowed to trace glucose responsiveness in situ and to visualize different molecular structures such as lipids, mitochondria and nuclei. In-depth spectral analyses demonstrated a glucose stimulation-dependent, increased mitochondrial activity, and a switch in lipid composition of insulin secreting vesicles, supporting the high performance of our pancreas-on-a-chip model.
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- Aline Zbinden
- Dept. of Women's Health, Research Institute of Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany
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- Dept. of Women's Health, Research Institute of Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany; The Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB), Stuttgart, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB), Stuttgart, Germany
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- Dept. of Women's Health, Research Institute of Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany
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- The Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Dept. of Women's Health, Research Institute of Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany; The Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Dept. of Women's Health, Research Institute of Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany
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- The Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Discipline of Anatomy and the Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Centre for Research in Advanced Materials for Biomedical Engineering (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Dept. of Women's Health, Research Institute of Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany; The Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany; Dept. of Medicine/Cardiology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Dept. of Women's Health, Research Institute of Women's Health, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB), Stuttgart, Germany.
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