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Yang Q, Xu M, Fang H, Gao Y, Zhu D, Wang J, Chen Y. Targeting micromotion for mimicking natural bone healing by using NIPAM/Nb 2C hydrogel. Bioact Mater 2024; 39:41-58. [PMID: 38800718 PMCID: PMC11127186 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.05.023] [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: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Natural fracture healing is most efficient when the fine-tuned mechanical force and proper micromotion are applied. To mimick this micromotion at the fracture gap, a near-infrared-II (NIR-II)-activated hydrogel was fabricated by integrating two-dimensional (2D) monolayer Nb2C nanosheets into a thermally responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (NIPAM) hydrogel system. NIR-II-triggered deformation of the NIPAM/Nb2C hydrogel was designed to generate precise micromotion for co-culturing cells. It was validated that micromotion at 1/300 Hz, triggering a 2.37-fold change in the cell length/diameter ratio, is the most favorable condition for the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Moreover, mRNA sequencing and verification revealed that micromotion-induced augmentation was mediated by Piezo1 activation. Suppression of Piezo1 interrupts the mechano-sensitivity and abrogates osteogenic differentiation. Calvarial and femoral shaft defect models were established to explore the biocompatibility and osteoinductivity of the Micromotion Biomaterial. A series of research methods, including radiography, micro-CT scanning, and immunohistochemical staining have been performed to evaluate biosafety and osteogenic efficacy. The in vivo results revealed that tunable micromotion strengthens the natural fracture healing process through the sequential activation of endochondral ossification, promotion of neovascularization, initiation of mineral deposition, and combinatory acceleration of full-thickness osseous regeneration. This study demonstrated that Micromotion Biomaterials with controllable mechanophysical characteristics could promote the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs and facilitate full osseous regeneration. The design of NIPAM/Nb2C hydrogel with highly efficient photothermal conversion, specific features of precisely controlled micromotion, and bionic-mimicking bone-repair capabilities could spark a new era in the field of regenerative medicine.
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- Qianhao Yang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200233, China
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Chiew MY, Wang E, Lan KC, Lin YR, Hsueh YH, Tu YK, Liu CF, Chen PC, Lu HE, Chen WL. Improving iPSC Differentiation Using a Nanodot Platform. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:36030-36046. [PMID: 38951110 PMCID: PMC11261571 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c04451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
Abstract
Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is an extremely complex process that has proven difficult to study. In this research, we utilized nanotopography to elucidate details regarding iPSC differentiation by developing a nanodot platform consisting of nanodot arrays of increasing diameter. Subjecting iPSCs cultured on the nanodot platform to a cardiomyocyte (CM) differentiation protocol revealed several significant gene expression profiles that were associated with poor differentiation. The observed expression trends were used to select existing small-molecule drugs capable of modulating differentiation efficiency. BRD K98 was repurposed to inhibit CM differentiation, while iPSCs treated with NSC-663284, carmofur, and KPT-330 all exhibited significant increases in not only CM marker expression but also spontaneous beating, suggesting improved CM differentiation. In addition, quantitative polymerase chain reaction was performed to determine the gene regulation responsible for modulating differentiation efficiency. Multiple genes involved in extracellular matrix remodeling were correlated with a CM differentiation efficiency, while genes involved in the cell cycle exhibited contrasting expression trends that warrant further studies. The results suggest that expression profiles determined via short time-series expression miner analysis of nanodot-cultured iPSC differentiation can not only reveal drugs capable of enhancing differentiation efficiency but also highlight crucial sets of genes related to processes such as extracellular matrix remodeling and the cell cycle that can be targeted for further investigation. Our findings confirm that the nanodot platform can be used to reveal complex mechanisms behind iPSC differentiation and could be an indispensable tool for optimizing iPSC technology for clinical applications.
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- Men Yee Chiew
- Center
for Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC
- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
- College
of Biological Science and Technology Industrial Ph. D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
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- Center
for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8397, Japan
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- Department
of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan, ROC
- Department
of Post Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC
- School
of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, ROC
- School
of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC
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- College
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
- Department
of Orthopedic Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou
University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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- Department
of Orthopedic Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou
University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Kaohsiung
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan,
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- Ph. D. Degree Program of Biomedical Science
and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao
Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Center
for Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
- Bioresource
Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research
and Development Institute, Hsinchu
City 300, Taiwan, ROC
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- Center
for Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC
- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
- College
of Biological Science and Technology Industrial Ph. D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
- Bioresource
Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research
and Development Institute, Hsinchu
City 300, Taiwan, ROC
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Wu Q, Sun Q, Zhang Q, Wang N, Lv W, Han D. Extracellular Matrix Stiffness-Induced Mechanotransduction of Capillarized Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:644. [PMID: 38794214 PMCID: PMC11124019 DOI: 10.3390/ph17050644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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The mechanobiological response mechanism of the fenestrae of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) to the physical stiffness of the extracellular matrix (ECM) remains unclear. We investigated how the mechanical properties of their substrates affect the LSECs' fenestrae by the nitric oxide (NO)-dependent pathway and how they relate to the progression of hepatic sinus capillarization during liver fibrosis. We detected different stiffnesses of ECM in the progress of liver fibrosis (LF) and developed polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAM) substrates to simulate them. Softer stiffness substrates contributed to LSECs maintaining fenestrae phenotype in vitro. The stiffness of liver fibrosis tissue could be reversed in vivo via treatment with anti-ECM deposition drugs. Similarly, the capillarization of LSECs could be reversed by decreasing the ECM stiffness. Our results also indicate that the NO-dependent pathway plays a key regulatory role in the capillarization of ECM-LSECs. Our study reveals ECM-induced mechanotransduction of capillarized LSECs through a NO-dependent pathway via a previously unrevealed mechanotransduction mechanism. The elucidation of this mechanism may offer precise biomechanics-specific intervention strategies targeting liver fibrosis progression.
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- Qingjuan Wu
- Guang Anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100010, China; (Q.W.); (N.W.)
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China;
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Nano-Biotechnology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066104, China;
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- Guang Anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100010, China; (Q.W.); (N.W.)
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- Guang Anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100010, China; (Q.W.); (N.W.)
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China;
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Bai M, Chen H, Zhang Z, Liu X, Zhang D, Wang C. Substrate stiffness promotes dentinogenesis via LAMB1-FAK-MEK1/2 signaling axis. Oral Dis 2024; 30:562-574. [PMID: 36519511 DOI: 10.1111/odi.14469] [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: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In vivo, the principal function of mechanosensitive odontoblasts is to synthesize and secrete the matrix which then calcifies and forms reactive dentin after exposure to appropriate stimuli. This study aims to develop the influence of mechanical factors on dentinogenesis based on odontoblasts, which contribute to reparative dentin formation. METHODS We fabricated polydimethylsiloxane with different stiffnesses and seeded 17IIA11 odontoblast-like cells on the substrates in different stiffnesses. Cell morphology was detected by scanning electron microscope, and the mineralization phenotype was detected by alkaline phosphatase staining and alizarin red staining, while expression levels of dentinogenesis-related genes (including Runx2, Osx, and Alp) were assayed by qPCR. To explore mechanism, protein distribution and expression levels were detected by immunofluorescent staining, Western blotting, and immunoprecipitation. RESULTS In our results, during dentinogenesis, 17IIA11 odontoblast-like cells appeared better extension on stiffer substrates. The binding between LAMB1 and FAK contributed to converting mechanical stimuli into biochemical signaling, thereby controlling mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 activity in stiffness-driven dentinogenesis. CONCLUSION The present study suggests odontoblast behaviors can be directly regulated by mechanical factors at cell-material interfaces, which offers fundamental mechanism in remodeling cell microenvironment, thereby contributing to physiological phenomena explanation and tissue engineering progress.
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- Mingru Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Park R, Kang MS, Heo G, Shin YC, Han DW, Hong SW. Regulated Behavior in Living Cells with Highly Aligned Configurations on Nanowrinkled Graphene Oxide Substrates: Deep Learning Based on Interplay of Cellular Contact Guidance. ACS NANO 2024; 18:1325-1344. [PMID: 38099607 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Micro-/nanotopographical cues have emerged as a practical and promising strategy for controlling cell fate and reprogramming, which play a key role as biophysical regulators in diverse cellular processes and behaviors. Extracellular biophysical factors can trigger intracellular physiological signaling via mechanotransduction and promote cellular responses such as cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, gene/protein expression, and differentiation. Here, we engineered a highly ordered nanowrinkled graphene oxide (GO) surface via the mechanical deformation of an ultrathin GO film on an elastomeric substrate to observe specific cellular responses based on surface-mediated topographical cues. The ultrathin GO film on the uniaxially prestrained elastomeric substrate through self-assembly and subsequent compressive force produced GO nanowrinkles with periodic amplitude. To examine the acute cellular behaviors on the GO-based cell interface with nanostructured arrays of wrinkles, we cultured L929 fibroblasts and HT22 hippocampal neuronal cells. As a result, our developed cell-culture substrate obviously provided a directional guidance effect. In addition, based on the observed results, we adapted a deep learning (DL)-based data processing technique to precisely interpret the cell behaviors on the nanowrinkled GO surfaces. According to the learning/transfer learning protocol of the DL network, we detected cell boundaries, elongation, and orientation and quantitatively evaluated cell velocity, traveling distance, displacement, and orientation. The presented experimental results have intriguing implications such that the nanotopographical microenvironment could engineer the living cells' morphological polarization to assemble them into useful tissue chips consisting of multiple cell types.
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- Rowoon Park
- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio 44195, United States
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Engineering Research Center for Color-Modulated Extra-Sensory Perception Technology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Castro Nava A, Doolaar IC, Labude-Weber N, Malyaran H, Babu S, Chandorkar Y, Di Russo J, Neuss S, De Laporte L. Actuation of Soft Thermoresponsive Hydrogels Mechanically Stimulates Osteogenesis in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells without Biochemical Factors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:30-43. [PMID: 38150508 PMCID: PMC10789260 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to differentiate into multiple lineages and can be harvested relatively easily from adults, making them a promising cell source for regenerative therapies. While it is well-known how to consistently differentiate MSCs into adipose, chondrogenic, and osteogenic lineages by treatment with biochemical factors, the number of studies exploring how to achieve this with mechanical signals is limited. A relatively unexplored area is the effect of cyclic forces on the MSC differentiation. Recently, our group developed a thermoresponsive N-ethyl acrylamide/N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM/NEAM) hydrogel supplemented with gold nanorods that are able to convert near-infrared light into heat. Using light pulses allows for local hydrogel collapse and swelling with physiologically relevant force and frequency. In this study, MSCs are cultured on this hydrogel system with a patterned surface and exposed to intermittent or continuous actuation of the hydrogel for 3 days to study the effect of actuation on MSC differentiation. First, cells are harvested from the bone marrow of three donors and tested for their MSC phenotype, meeting the following criteria: the harvested cells are adherent and demonstrate a fibroblast-like bipolar morphology. They lack the expression of CD34 and CD45 but do express CD73, CD90, and CD105. Additionally, their differentiation potential into adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic lineages is validated by the addition of standardized differentiation media. Next, MSCs are exposed to intermittent or continuous actuation, which leads to a significantly enhanced cell spreading compared to nonactuated cells. Moreover, actuation results in nuclear translocation of Runt-related transcription factor 2 and the Yes-associated protein. Together, these results indicate that cyclic mechanical stimulation on a soft, ridged substrate modulates the MSC fate commitment in the direction of osteogenesis.
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- Arturo Castro Nava
- DWI—Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Institute
for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1-2, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- DWI—Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Institute
for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1-2, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, BioInterface Group, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 20, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, BioInterface Group, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 20, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Interdisciplinary
Centre for Clinical Research, RWTH Aachen
University, Pauwelsstrasse
30, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- DWI—Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Institute
for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1-2, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- DWI—Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- DWI—Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Interdisciplinary
Centre for Clinical Research, RWTH Aachen
University, Pauwelsstrasse
30, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Institute
of Molecular and Cellular Anatomy, RWTH
Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse
30, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- Helmholtz
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, BioInterface Group, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 20, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Institute
of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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- DWI—Leibniz
Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Institute
for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1-2, Aachen D-52074, Germany
- Institute
of Applied Medical Engineering, Department of Advanced Materials for
Biomedicine, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 55, Aachen D-52074, Germany
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Wang X, Li L, Sun B, Hou X, Song S, Shi C, Chen W. Piezo1-ERK1/2-YAP Signaling Cascade Regulates the Proliferation of Urine-derived Stem Cells on Collagen Gels. Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2024; 19:103-115. [PMID: 36999714 DOI: 10.2174/1574888x18666230331123540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Urine-derived stem cells (USCs) were considered to be an ideal source of stem cells for repairing urological diseases. However, the proliferative ability of USCs significantly decreased when cultured on plastic dishes, which limited their clinical application. It was found that collagen gels could promote the proliferation of USCs, but the underlying molecular mechanisms were unclear. OBJECTIVE The study aims to investigate the role of the mechanically activated cation channel Piezo1 and the transcriptional coactivator YAP in the regulation of proliferation of USCs on collagen gels. METHODS USCs were cultured on collagen gels (group COL), or plastic dishes (group NON). MTT assay, Scratch assay, EDU staining, and immunofluorescence (IF) of Ki67 were performed to evaluate the proliferation of USCs; IF of YAP was conducted to observe its nuclear localization; calcium imaging experiment was executed to evaluate the function of Piezo1; western blot was used to compare changes in protein expression of YAP, LATS1, ERK1/2, and p-ERK1/2. In addition, the regulatory effect of YAP on the proliferative capacity of USCs was confirmed by intervening YAP with its inhibitor verteporfin (VP); and the inhibitor or activator of Piezo1, GsMTx4 or Yoda1 was used to explore the effect of Piezo1 on the nuclear localization of YAP, the proliferation of USCs and the regeneration of injured bladder. RESULTS The results showed that cell proliferation was significantly enhanced in USCs in the COL group with the nuclear accumulation of YAP compared with the NON group and VP attenuated these effects. The expression and function of Piezo1 were higher in the COL group compared with the NON group. Blockage of Piezo1 by GsMTx4 decreased nuclear localization of YAP, the proliferation of USCs, and caused the failure of bladder reconstruction. Activation of Piezo1 by Yoda1 increased the nuclear expression of YAP, and the proliferation of USCs, which further improved the regeneration of the injured bladder. Finally, the ERK1/2 rather than LATS1 was revealed to participate in the Piezo1/YAP signal cascades of USCs proliferation. CONCLUSION Taken together, Piezo1-ERK1/2-YAP signal cascades were involved in regulating the proliferation ability of USCs in collagen gels which would be beneficial for the regeneration of the bladder.
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- Xiaoya Wang
- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Urology, Xinqiao Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Urology, Xinqiao Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Azimi-Alamouty M, Habibi MA, Ebrahimi Sadrabadi A, Jamalpoor Z. An in situ forming gelatin-based hydrogel loaded with soluble amniotic membrane promotes full-thickness wound regeneration in rats. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2024; 27:1005-1014. [PMID: 38911243 PMCID: PMC11193504 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2024.74290.16140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Objectives Early effective treatment and appropriate coverage are vital for full-thickness wounds. Amnion membrane-derived products have recently emerged in tissue engineering. However, the optimal concentration, carrier for controlled release, and handling have remained challenges. This study aims to develop and optimize an in situ forming, amniotic-based hydrogel for wound healing. Materials and Methods Here, a composite matrix was fabricated with gelatin hydrogel modified with methacrylate functional group conjugated (GelMA) and keratose (wt.1%), loaded with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs, 1×105 cell/ml) and optimized soluble amniotic membrane (SAM, 0.5 mg/ml). The physicochemical properties of the final subject were evaluated in vitro and in vivo environments. Results The results of the in vitro assay demonstrated that conjugation of the methacryloyl group with gelatin resulted in the formation of GelMA hydrogel (26.7±1.2 kPa) with higher mechanical stability. Modification of GelMA with a glycosaminoglycan sulfate (Keratose) increased controlled delivery of SAM (47.3% vs. 84.3%). Metabolic activity (93%) and proliferation (21.2 ± 1.5 µg/ml) of MSCs encapsulated in hydrogel improved by incorporation of SAM (0.5 mg/ml). Furthermore, the migration of fibroblasts was facilitated in the scratched assay by SAM (0.5 mg/ml)/MSCs (1×105 cell/ml) conditioned medium. The GelMA hydrogel groupes revealed regeneration of full-thickness skin defects in rats after 3 weeks due to the high angiogenesis (6.3 ± 0.3), cell migration, and epithelialization. Conclusion The results indicated in situ forming and tunable GelMA hydrogels containing SAM and MSCs could be used as efficient substrates for full-thickness wound regeneration.
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- Mohammad Azimi-Alamouty
- Trauma Research Center, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Royan Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Iranian Tissue Bank and Research Center, Gene, Cell and Tissue Institute, Tehran university of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Royan Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Piglionico SS, Varga B, Pall O, Romieu O, Gergely C, Cuisinier F, Levallois B, Panayotov IV. Biomechanical characterization of a fibrinogen-blood hydrogel for human dental pulp regeneration. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:6919-6930. [PMID: 37655620 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00515a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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In dental practice, Regenerative Endodontic Treatment (RET) is applied as an alternative to classical endodontic treatments of immature necrotic teeth. This procedure, also known as dental pulp revitalization, relies on the formation of a blood clot inside the root canal leading to the formation of a reparative vascularized tissue similar to dental pulp, which would provide vitality to the affected tooth. Despite the benefit of this technique, it lacks reproducibility due to the fast degradation and poor mechanical properties of blood clots. This work presents a method for constructing a fibrinogen-blood hydrogel that mimics the viscoelastic properties of human dental pulp while preserving the biological properties of blood for application in RET. By varying the blood and fibrinogen concentrations, gels with different biomechanical and biological properties were obtained. Rheology and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were combined to study the viscoelastic properties. AFM was used to evaluate the elasticity of human dental pulp. The degradation and swelling rates were assessed by measuring weight changes. The biomimetic properties of the gels were demonstrated by studying the cell survival and proliferation of dental pulp cells (DPCs) for 14 days. The formation of an extracellular matrix (ECM) was assessed by multiphoton microscopy (MPM). The angiogenic potential was evaluated by an ex vivo aortic ring assay, in which the endothelial cells were observed by histological staining after migration. The results show that the Fbg-blood gel prepared with 9 mg ml-1 fibrinogen and 50% blood of the Fbg solution volume has similar elasticity to human dental pulp and adequate degradation and swelling rates. It also allows cell survival and ECM secretion and enhances endothelial cell migration and formation of neovessel-like structures.
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- Sofia Silvia Piglionico
- LBN, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
- Centro de Investigaciones Odontológicas, National University of Cuyo, Argentina
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- L2C, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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Han X, Li W, He X, Lu X, Zhang Y, Li Y, Bi G, Ma X, Huang X, Bai R, Zhang H. Blockade of TGF-β signalling alleviates human adipose stem cell senescence induced by native ECM in obesity visceral white adipose tissue. Stem Cell Res Ther 2023; 14:291. [PMID: 37807066 PMCID: PMC10561428 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-023-03525-y] [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: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Abdominal obesity is appreciated as a major player in insulin resistance and metabolically dysfunctional adipose tissue. Inappropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling and functional alterations in human adipose stromal/stem cells (hASCs) have been linked with visceral white adipose tissue (vWAT) dysfunction in obesity. Understanding the interactions between hASCs and the native ECM environment in obese vWAT is required for the development of future therapeutic approaches for obesity-associated metabolic complications. METHODS The phenotypes and transcriptome properties of hASCs from the vWAT of obese patients and lean donors were assessed. The hASC-derived matrix from vWAT of obese or lean patients was generated in vitro using a decellularized method. The topography and the major components of the hASC-derived matrix were determined. The effects of the obese hASC-derived matrix on cell senescence and mitochondrial function were further determined. RESULTS We showed that hASCs derived from the vWAT of obese patients exhibited senescence and were accompanied by the increased production of ECM. The matrix secreted by obese hASCs formed a fibrillar suprastructure with an abundance of fibronectin, type I collagen, and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1), which resembles the native matrix microenvironment of hASCs in vWAT derived from obese patients. Furthermore, the obese hASC-derived matrix promoted lean hASC ageing and induced mitochondrial dysfunction compared to the lean hASC-derived matrix. Blockade of TGF-β1 signalling using an anti-TGF-β1 neutralizing antibody alleviated the lean hASC senescence and mitochondrial dysfunction induced by the obese hASC-derived matrix. CONCLUSIONS Native ECM in obesity vWAT initiates hASC senescence through TGF-β1-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction. These data provide a key mechanism for understanding the importance of cell-ECM interactions in hASCs senescence in obesity.
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- Xueya Han
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Experimental Center for Basic Medical Teaching, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Experimental Center for Basic Medical Teaching, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Experimental Center for Basic Medical Teaching, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Tian Tan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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Chen Z, Lv Z, Zhuang Y, Saiding Q, Yang W, Xiong W, Zhang Z, Chen H, Cui W, Zhang Y. Mechanical Signal-Tailored Hydrogel Microspheres Recruit and Train Stem Cells for Precise Differentiation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2300180. [PMID: 37230467 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The aberrant mechanical microenvironment in degenerated tissues induces misdirection of cell fate, making it challenging to achieve efficient endogenous regeneration. Herein, a hydrogel microsphere-based synthetic niche with integrated cell recruitment and targeted cell differentiation properties via mechanotransduction is constructed . Through the incorporation of microfluidics and photo-polymerization strategies, fibronectin (Fn) modified methacrylated gelatin (GelMA) microspheres are prepared with the independently tunable elastic modulus (1-10Kpa) and ligand density (2 and 10 µg mL-1 ), allowing a wide range of cytoskeleton modulation to trigger the corresponding mechanobiological signaling. The combination of the soft matrix (2Kpa) and low ligand density (2 µg mL-1 ) can support the nucleus pulposus (NP)-like differentiation of intervertebral disc (IVD) progenitor/stem cells by translocating Yes-associated protein (YAP), without the addition of inducible biochemical factors. Meanwhile, platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) is loaded onto Fn-GelMA microspheres (PDGF@Fn-GelMA) via the heparin-binding domain of Fn to initiate endogenous cell recruitment. In in vivo experiments, hydrogel microsphere-niche maintained the IVD structure and stimulated matrix synthesis. Overall, this synthetic niche with cell recruiting and mechanical training capabilities offered a promising strategy for endogenous tissue regeneration.
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- Zehao Chen
- Department of Spine Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, P. R. China
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
- School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Nanchen Road 333, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Nanchen Road 333, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Prevention and Treatment of Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin 2nd Road, Shanghai, 200025, P. R. China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, P. R. China
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Yousafzai MS, Hammer JA. Using Biosensors to Study Organoids, Spheroids and Organs-on-a-Chip: A Mechanobiology Perspective. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:905. [PMID: 37887098 PMCID: PMC10605946 DOI: 10.3390/bios13100905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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The increasing popularity of 3D cell culture models is being driven by the demand for more in vivo-like conditions with which to study the biochemistry and biomechanics of numerous biological processes in health and disease. Spheroids and organoids are 3D culture platforms that self-assemble and regenerate from stem cells, tissue progenitor cells or cell lines, and that show great potential for studying tissue development and regeneration. Organ-on-a-chip approaches can be used to achieve spatiotemporal control over the biochemical and biomechanical signals that promote tissue growth and differentiation. These 3D model systems can be engineered to serve as disease models and used for drug screens. While culture methods have been developed to support these 3D structures, challenges remain to completely recapitulate the cell-cell and cell-matrix biomechanical interactions occurring in vivo. Understanding how forces influence the functions of cells in these 3D systems will require precise tools to measure such forces, as well as a better understanding of the mechanobiology of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Biosensors will prove powerful for measuring forces in both of these contexts, thereby leading to a better understanding of how mechanical forces influence biological systems at the cellular and tissue levels. Here, we discussed how biosensors and mechanobiological research can be coupled to develop accurate, physiologically relevant 3D tissue models to study tissue development, function, malfunction in disease, and avenues for disease intervention.
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- Muhammad Sulaiman Yousafzai
- Cell and Developmental Biology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Millar-Haskell CS, Gleghorn JP. A Large-format Polyacrylamide Gel with Controllable Matrix Mechanics for Mammalian Cell Culture and Conditioned Media Production. Bio Protoc 2023; 13:e4807. [PMID: 37727869 PMCID: PMC10505926 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Tissue culture plastic has been used for routine cell culture and in vitro experiments for over 50 years. However, cells are mechanically responsive and behave differently on hard surfaces than they do on softer substrates. Polyacrylamide gels have become a popular hydrogel of choice for controlling surface stiffness and ligand density for cell adhesion. Many synthesis methods use coverslips and small gel surface areas for cell culture, which are amenable to microscopy-based experiments. However, none of the currently published methods can be scaled up to increase the surface area to accommodate conditioned media production, high volume analyte collection, or cell line expansion. To overcome this size limitation, we developed a protocol for synthesizing polyacrylamide in glass dishes using commercially available materials. This enables routine cell culture on soft surfaces and facilitates experiments that require large amounts of analyte, especially studies involving extracellular vesicles and secreted factors.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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Guan W, Gao H, Sun S, Zheng T, Wu L, Wang X, Huang R, Li G. Multi-scale, multi-level anisotropic silk fibroin/metformin scaffolds for repair of peripheral nerve injury. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 246:125518. [PMID: 37353122 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Silk fibroin (SF) as a natural polymer has a long history of application in various regenerative medicine fields, but there are still many shortcomings in silk fibroin for using as nerve scaffolds, which limit its clinical application in peripheral nerve regeneration (PNR). In this work, a multi-scale and multi-level metformin (MF)-loaded silk fibroin scaffold with anisotropic micro-nano composite topology was prepared by micromolding electrospinning for accelerating PNR. The scaffolds were characterized for morphology, wettability, mechanical properties, degradability, and drug release, and Schwann cells (SCs) and dorsal root ganglia (DRG) were cultured on the scaffolds to assess their effects on neural cell behavior. Finally, the gene expression differences of neural cells cultured on scaffolds were analyzed by gene sequencing and RT-qPCR to explore the possible signaling pathways and mechanisms. The results showed that the scaffolds had excellent mechanical properties and hydrophilicity, slow degradation rate and drug release rate, which were enough to support the repair of peripheral nerve injury for a long time. In Vitro cell experiments showed that the scaffolds could significantly promote the orientation of SCs and axons extension of DRG. Gene sequencing and RT-qPCR revealed that the scaffolds could up-regulate the expression of genes related to SCs proliferation, adhesion, migration, and myelination. In summary, the scaffolds hold great potential for promoting PNR at the micro/nano multiscale and physical/chemical levels and show promising application for the treatment of peripheral nerve injury in the future.
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- Wenchao Guan
- Key laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Key laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Key laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Key laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Key laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Suzhou Simatech CO.,LTD., Suzhou 215123, China
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- Zhejiang Silkseekers Biotechnology CO., LTD., Hangzhou 310004, China
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- Key laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
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Gao S, Chen B, Gao M, Xu Y, Yang X, Yang C, Pan S. Substrate Stiffness of Bone Microenvironment Controls Functions of Pre-Osteoblasts and Fibroblasts In Vitro. Biomimetics (Basel) 2023; 8:344. [PMID: 37622949 PMCID: PMC10452586 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics8040344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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The formation of bone in a bone defect is accomplished by osteoblasts, while the over activation of fibroblasts promotes fibrosis. However, it is not clear how the extracellular matrix stiffness of the bone-regeneration microenvironment affects the function of osteoblasts and fibroblasts. This study aim to investigate the effect of bone-regeneration microenvironment stiffness on cell adhesion, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, synthesizing matrix ability and its potential mechanisms in mechanotransduction, in pre-osteoblasts and fibroblasts. Polyacrylamide substrates mimicking the matrix stiffness of different stages of the bone-healing process (15 kPa, mimic granulation tissue; 35 kPa, mimic osteoid; 150 kPa, mimic calcified bone matrix) were prepared. Mouse pre-osteoblasts MC3T3-E1 and mouse fibroblasts NIH3T3 were plated on three types of substrates, respectively. There were significant differences in the adhesion of pre-osteoblasts and fibroblasts on different polyacrylamide substrates. Runx2 expression increased with increasing substrate stiffness in pre-osteoblasts, while no statistical differences were found in the Acta2 expression in fibroblasts on three substrates. OPN expression in pre-osteoblasts, as well as Fn1 and Col1a1 expression in fibroblasts, decreased with increasing stiffness. The difference between the cell traction force generated by pre-osteoblasts and fibroblasts on substrates was also found. Our results indicated that substrate stiffness is a potent regulator of pre-osteoblasts and fibroblasts with the ability of promoting osteogenic differentiation of pre-osteoblasts, while having no effect on myofibroblast differentiation of fibroblasts.
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- Shenghan Gao
- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Central Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, No. 22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Implantology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, No. 22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, No. 22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Central Laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, No. 22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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Wu X, Zhu H, Che J, Xu Y, Tan Q, Zhao Y. Stem cell niche-inspired microcarriers with ADSCs encapsulation for diabetic wound treatment. Bioact Mater 2023; 26:159-168. [PMID: 36923266 PMCID: PMC10008968 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Stem cell therapies have made great progress in the treatment of diabetic wounds during recent decades, while their short in vivo residence, alloimmune reactions, undesired behaviors, and dramatic losses of cell functions still hinder the translation of them into clinic. Here, inspired by the natural components of stem cell niches, we presented novel microfluidic hydrogel microcarriers with extracellular matrix (ECM)-like composition and adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) encapsulation for diabetic wound healing. As the hydrogel was synthesized by conjugating hyaluronic acid methacryloyl (HAMA) onto the Fibronectin (FN) molecule chain (FN-HAMA), the laden ADSCs in the microcarriers showed improved bioactivities and pro-regenerative capabilities. Based on these features, we have demonstrated that these ADSCs microcarriers exhibited significant promotion of neovascularization, follicular rejuvenation, and collagen deposition in a mouse diabetic wound model. These results indicated that the stem cell niche-inspired FN-HAMA microcarriers with ADSCs encapsulation have great clinical potential for diabetic wound treatment.
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- Xiangyi Wu
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, China
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, China
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
- Corresponding author. Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, China.
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Saraswathibhatla A, Indana D, Chaudhuri O. Cell-extracellular matrix mechanotransduction in 3D. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2023; 24:495-516. [PMID: 36849594 PMCID: PMC10656994 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-023-00583-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Mechanical properties of extracellular matrices (ECMs) regulate essential cell behaviours, including differentiation, migration and proliferation, through mechanotransduction. Studies of cell-ECM mechanotransduction have largely focused on cells cultured in 2D, on top of elastic substrates with a range of stiffnesses. However, cells often interact with ECMs in vivo in a 3D context, and cell-ECM interactions and mechanisms of mechanotransduction in 3D can differ from those in 2D. The ECM exhibits various structural features as well as complex mechanical properties. In 3D, mechanical confinement by the surrounding ECM restricts changes in cell volume and cell shape but allows cells to generate force on the matrix by extending protrusions and regulating cell volume as well as through actomyosin-based contractility. Furthermore, cell-matrix interactions are dynamic owing to matrix remodelling. Accordingly, ECM stiffness, viscoelasticity and degradability often play a critical role in regulating cell behaviours in 3D. Mechanisms of 3D mechanotransduction include traditional integrin-mediated pathways that sense mechanical properties and more recently described mechanosensitive ion channel-mediated pathways that sense 3D confinement, with both converging on the nucleus for downstream control of transcription and phenotype. Mechanotransduction is involved in tissues from development to cancer and is being increasingly harnessed towards mechanotherapy. Here we discuss recent progress in our understanding of cell-ECM mechanotransduction in 3D.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Noh KM, Park SJ, Moon SH, Jung SY. Extracellular matrix cues regulate the differentiation of pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1169331. [PMID: 37435057 PMCID: PMC10330705 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1169331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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The generation of endothelial cells (ECs) from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) has been a promising approach for treating cardiovascular diseases for several years. Human PSCs, particularly induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), are an attractive source of ECs for cell therapy. Although there is a diversity of methods for endothelial cell differentiation using biochemical factors, such as small molecules and cytokines, the efficiency of EC production varies depending on the type and dose of biochemical factors. Moreover, the protocols in which most EC differentiation studies have been performed were in very unphysiological conditions that do not reflect the microenvironment of native tissue. The microenvironment surrounding stem cells exerts variable biochemical and biomechanical stimuli that can affect stem cell differentiation and behavior. The stiffness and components of the extracellular microenvironment are critical inducers of stem cell behavior and fate specification by sensing the extracellular matrix (ECM) cues, adjusting the cytoskeleton tension, and delivering external signals to the nucleus. Differentiation of stem cells into ECs using a cocktail of biochemical factors has been performed for decades. However, the effects of mechanical stimuli on endothelial cell differentiation remain poorly understood. This review provides an overview of the methods used to differentiate ECs from stem cells by chemical and mechanical stimuli. We also propose the possibility of a novel EC differentiation strategy using a synthetic and natural extracellular matrix.
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- Kyung Mu Noh
- Stem Cell Research Institute, T&R Biofab Co. Ltd., Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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- Stem Cell Research Institute, T&R Biofab Co. Ltd., Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Republic of Korea
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- Stem Cell Research Institute, T&R Biofab Co. Ltd., Seongnam-si, Republic of Korea
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Francés-Herrero E, Lopez R, Campo H, de Miguel-Gómez L, Rodríguez-Eguren A, Faus A, Pellicer A, Cervelló I. Advances of xenogeneic ovarian extracellular matrix hydrogels for in vitro follicle development and oocyte maturation. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2023; 151:213480. [PMID: 37267748 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Research aimed at preserving female fertility is increasingly using bioengineering techniques to develop new platforms capable of supporting ovarian cell function in vitro and in vivo. Natural hydrogels (alginate, collagen, and fibrin) have been the most exploited approaches; however they are biologically inert and/or biochemically simple. Thus, establishing a suitable biomimetic hydrogel from decellularized ovarian cortex (OC) extracellular matrix (OvaECM) could provide a complex native biomaterial for follicle development and oocyte maturation. The objectives of this work were (i) to establish an optimal protocol to decellularize and solubilize bovine OC, (ii) to characterize the histological, molecular, ultrastructural, and proteomic properties of the resulting tissue and hydrogel, and (iii) to assess its biocompatibility and adequacy for murine in vitro follicle growth (IVFG). Sodium dodecyl sulfate was identified as the best detergent to develop bovine OvaECM hydrogels. Hydrogels added into standard media or used as plate coatings were employed for IVFG and oocyte maturation. Follicle growth, survival, hormone production, and oocyte maturation and developmental competence were evaluated. OvaECM hydrogel-supplemented media best supported follicle survival, expansion, and hormone production, while the coatings provided more mature and competent oocytes. Overall, the findings support the xenogeneic use of OvaECM hydrogels for future human female reproductive bioengineering.
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- Emilio Francés-Herrero
- Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVI Foundation, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVI Foundation, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVI Foundation, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVI Foundation, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVI Foundation, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; IVI Roma Parioli, IVI-RMA Global, 00197 Rome, Italy
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- IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVI Foundation, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain.
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Shi H, Zhou K, Wang M, Wang N, Song Y, Xiong W, Guo S, Yi Z, Wang Q, Yang S. Integrating physicomechanical and biological strategies for BTE: biomaterials-induced osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. Theranostics 2023; 13:3245-3275. [PMID: 37351163 PMCID: PMC10283054 DOI: 10.7150/thno.84759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Large bone defects are a major global health concern. Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is the most promising alternative to avoid the drawbacks of autograft and allograft bone. Nevertheless, how to precisely control stem cell osteogenic differentiation has been a long-standing puzzle. Compared with biochemical cues, physicomechanical stimuli have been widely studied for their biosafety and stability. The mechanical properties of various biomaterials (polymers, bioceramics, metal and alloys) become the main source of physicomechanical stimuli. By altering the stiffness, viscoelasticity, and topography of materials, mechanical stimuli with different strengths transmit into precise signals that mediate osteogenic differentiation. In addition, externally mechanical forces also play a critical role in promoting osteogenesis, such as compression stress, tensile stress, fluid shear stress and vibration, etc. When exposed to mechanical forces, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiate into osteogenic lineages by sensing mechanical stimuli through mechanical sensors, including integrin and focal adhesions (FAs), cytoskeleton, primary cilium, ions channels, gap junction, and activating osteogenic-related mechanotransduction pathways, such as yes associated proteins (YAP)/TAZ, MAPK, Rho-GTPases, Wnt/β-catenin, TGFβ superfamily, Notch signaling. This review summarizes various biomaterials that transmit mechanical signals, physicomechanical stimuli that directly regulate MSCs differentiation, and the mechanical transduction mechanisms of MSCs. This review provides a deep and broad understanding of mechanical transduction mechanisms and discusses the challenges that remained in clinical translocation as well as the outlook for the future improvements.
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- Huixin Shi
- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832008, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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Guo M, Li T, Zhang WC, Duan Q, Dong XZ, Liu J, Jin F, Zheng ML. Wetting of Cell Aggregates on Microdisk Topography Structures Achieved by Maskless Optical Projection Lithography. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300311. [PMID: 37026658 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Cell aggregates as a 3D culture model can effectively mimic the physiological processes such as embryonic development, immune response, and tissue renewal in vivo. Researches show that the topography of biomaterials plays an important role in regulating cell proliferation, adhesion, and differentiation. It is of great significance to understand how cell aggregates respond to surface topography. Herein, microdisk array structures with the optimized size are used to investigate the wetting of cell aggregates. Cell aggregates exhibit complete wetting with distinct wetting velocities on the microdisk array structures of different diameters. The wetting velocity of cell aggregates reaches a maximum of 293 µm h-1 on microdisk structures with a diameter of 2 µm and is a minimum of 247 µm h-1 on microdisk structures of 20 µm diameter, which suggests that the cell-substrates adhesion energy on the latter is smaller. Actin stress fibers, focal adhesions (FAs), and cell morphology are analyzed to reveal the mechanisms of variation of wetting velocity. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that cell aggregates adopt climb and detour wetting modes on small and large-sized microdisk structures, respectively. This work reveals the response of cell aggregates to micro-scale topography, providing guidance for better understanding of tissue infiltration.
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- Min Guo
- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yanqihu Campus, Beijing, 101407, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yanqihu Campus, Beijing, 101407, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yanqihu Campus, Beijing, 101407, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yanqihu Campus, Beijing, 101407, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic NanoPhotonics and CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 29, Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Blatchley MR, Anseth KS. Middle-out methods for spatiotemporal tissue engineering of organoids. NATURE REVIEWS BIOENGINEERING 2023; 1:329-345. [PMID: 37168734 PMCID: PMC10010248 DOI: 10.1038/s44222-023-00039-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Organoids recapitulate many aspects of the complex three-dimensional (3D) organization found within native tissues and even display tissue and organ-level functionality. Traditional approaches to organoid culture have largely employed a top-down tissue engineering strategy, whereby cells are encapsulated in a 3D matrix, such as Matrigel, alongside well-defined biochemical cues that direct morphogenesis. However, the lack of spatiotemporal control over niche properties renders cellular processes largely stochastic. Therefore, bottom-up tissue engineering approaches have evolved to address some of these limitations and focus on strategies to assemble tissue building blocks with defined multi-scale spatial organization. However, bottom-up design reduces the capacity for self-organization that underpins organoid morphogenesis. Here, we introduce an emerging framework, which we term middle-out strategies, that relies on existing design principles and combines top-down design of defined synthetic matrices that support proliferation and self-organization with bottom-up modular engineered intervention to limit the degrees of freedom in the dynamic process of organoid morphogenesis. We posit that this strategy will provide key advances to guide the growth of organoids with precise geometries, structures and function, thereby facilitating an unprecedented level of biomimicry to accelerate the utility of organoids to more translationally relevant applications.
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- Michael R. Blatchley
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
- The BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
- The BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO USA
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Kim HS, Jang J, Oh JS, Lee EJ, Han CM, Shin US. Injectable remodeling hydrogels derived from alendronate-tethered alginate calcium complex for enhanced osteogenesis. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 303:120473. [PMID: 36657863 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A combination of hydrogel materials, and therapeutic agents have been actively reported to facilitate bone defect healing. However, conventionally hydrogels using cross-linker would result in low stability of the hydrogel itself, loss of agents during cross-linking, and complexity of use. In this study, alendronate was tethered to an AlA to improve its bone healing and drug-loading stability. AlA was further functionalized with Ca2+ (AlACa). A mixture of AlACa and alginate formed AlAA hydrogel. The gelation time of AlAA was sufficient for injecting into the defect site. The hydrogel stiffness was controlled, while the stress-relaxation time was fixed. In vitro cell tests demonstrated that the AlAA promoted proliferation and differentiation behaviors. In particular, AlAA showed the best mechanical stiffness with appropriate stress-relaxation and cellular behavior, indicating that it would be beneficial as a scaffold in the bone tissue engineering field.
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- Han-Sem Kim
- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 FOUR NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 FOUR NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 FOUR NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 FOUR NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Carbon and Nano Materials Engineering, Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Nano-biomedical Science & BK21 FOUR NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN), Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea.
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Zhu D, Trinh P, Liu E, Yang F. Cell-Cell Interactions Enhance Cartilage Zonal Development in 3D Gradient Hydrogels. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:831-843. [PMID: 36629329 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cartilage tissue is characterized by zonal organization with gradual transitions of biochemical and mechanical cues from superficial to deep zones. We previously reported that 3D gradient hydrogels made of polyethylene glycol and chondroitin sulfate can induce zonal-specific responses of chondrocytes, resulting in zonal cartilage formation that mimics native tissues. While the role of cell-matrix interactions has been studied extensively, how cell-cell interactions across different zones influence cartilage zonal development remains unknown. The goal of this study is to harness gradient hydrogels as a tool to elucidate the role of cell-cell interactions in driving cartilage zonal development. When encapsulated in intact gradient hydrogels, chondrocytes exhibited strong zonal-specific responses that mimic native cartilage zonal organization. However, the separate culture of each zone of gradient hydrogels resulted in a significant decrease in cell proliferation and cartilage matrix deposition across all zones, while the trend of zonal dependence remains. Unexpectedly, mixing the coculture of all five zones of hydrogels in the same culture well largely abolished the zonal differences, with all zones behaving similarly to the softest zone. These results suggest that paracrine signal exchange among cells in different zones is essential in driving cartilage zonal development, and a spatial organization of zones is required for proper tissue zonal development. Intact, separate, or coculture groups resulted in distinct gene expression patterns in mechanosensing and cartilage-specific markers, suggesting that cell-cell interactions can also modulate mechanosensing. We further showed that 7 days of priming in intact gradient culture was sufficient to instruct the cells to complete the zonal development, and the separate or mixed coculture after 7 days of intact culture had minimal effects on cartilage formation. This study highlights the important role of cell-cell interactions in driving cartilage zonal development and validates gradient hydrogels as a useful tool to elucidate the role of cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions in driving zonal development during tissue morphogenesis and regeneration.
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- Danqing Zhu
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305, United States.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 94305, United States
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Adipose and Bone Marrow Derived-Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Express Similar Tenogenic Expression Levels when Subjected to Mechanical Uniaxial Stretching In Vitro. Stem Cells Int 2023; 2023:4907230. [PMID: 36756494 PMCID: PMC9902123 DOI: 10.1155/2023/4907230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The present study was conducted to determine whether adipose derived mesenchymal stromal cells (AD-MSCs) or bone marrow derived-MSCs (BM-MSCs) would provide superior tenogenic expressions when subjected to cyclical tensile loading. The results for this would indicate the best choice of MSCs source to be used for cell-based tendon repair strategies. Both AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs were obtained from ten adult donors (N = 10) and cultured in vitro. At passaged-2, cells from both groups were subjected to cyclical stretching at 1 Hz and 8% of strain. Cellular morphology, orientation, proliferation rate, protein, and gene expression levels were compared at 0, 24, and 48 hours of stretching. In both groups, mechanical stretching results in similar morphological changes, and the redirection of cell alignment is perpendicular to the direction of stretching. Loading at 8% strain did not significantly increase proliferation rates but caused an increase in total collagen expression and tenogenic gene expression levels. In both groups, these levels demonstrated no significant differences suggesting that in a similar loading environment, both cell types possess similar tenogenic potential. In conclusion, AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs both demonstrate similar tenogenic phenotypic and gene expression levels when subjected to cyclic tensile loading at 1 Hz and 8% strain, thus, suggesting that the use of either cell source may be suitable for tendon repair.
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Zhang S, Chong LH, Woon JYX, Chua TX, Cheruba E, Yip AK, Li HY, Chiam KH, Koh CG. Zyxin regulates embryonic stem cell fate by modulating mechanical and biochemical signaling interface. Commun Biol 2023; 6:62. [PMID: 36653484 PMCID: PMC9849324 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04421-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Biochemical signaling and mechano-transduction are both critical in regulating stem cell fate. How crosstalk between mechanical and biochemical cues influences embryonic development, however, is not extensively investigated. Using a comparative study of focal adhesion constituents between mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) and their differentiated counterparts, we find while zyxin is lowly expressed in mESCs, its levels increase dramatically during early differentiation. Interestingly, overexpression of zyxin in mESCs suppresses Oct4 and Nanog. Using an integrative biochemical and biophysical approach, we demonstrate involvement of zyxin in regulating pluripotency through actin stress fibres and focal adhesions which are known to modulate cellular traction stress and facilitate substrate rigidity-sensing. YAP signaling is identified as an important biochemical effector of zyxin-induced mechanotransduction. These results provide insights into the role of zyxin in the integration of mechanical and biochemical cues for the regulation of embryonic stem cell fate.
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- Songjing Zhang
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
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Li Z, Yue M, Liu X, Liu Y, Lv L, Zhang P, Zhou Y. The PCK2-glycolysis axis assists three-dimensional-stiffness maintaining stem cell osteogenesis. Bioact Mater 2022; 18:492-506. [PMID: 35415308 PMCID: PMC8971594 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Understanding mechanisms underlying the heterogeneity of multipotent stem cells offers invaluable insights into biogenesis and tissue development. Extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness has been acknowledged as a crucial factor regulating stem cell fate. However, how cells sense stiffness cues and adapt their metabolism activity is still unknown. Here we report the novel role of mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK2) in enhancing osteogenesis in 3D ECM via glycolysis. We experimentally mimicked the physical characteristics of 3D trabeculae network of normal and osteoporotic bone with different microstructure and stiffness, observing that PCK2 promotes osteogenesis in 3D ECM with tunable stiffness in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, PCK2 enhances the rate-limiting metabolic enzyme pallet isoform phosphofructokinase (PFKP) in 3D ECM, and further activates AKT/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) cascades, which directly regulates osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. Collectively, our findings implicate an intricate crosstalk between cell mechanics and metabolism, and provide new perspectives for strategies of osteoporosis. As the key rate-limiting enzyme of gluconeogenesis, PCK2 manipulates osteogenesis in stiff and soft ECM in vitro and in vivo. PCK2 regulates osteogenic capacity of BMMSCs in 3D ECM with different stiffness, via modulating glycolysis and regulating PFKP-AKT/ERK signaling pathways.
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- Zheng Li
- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China
- Corresponding author. Vice Professor of Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology of Peking University, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center of Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, PR China
- Corresponding author. President of School and Hospital of Stomatology of Peking University, Professor of Department of Prosthodontics, Vice-Director for National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Vice-Director for the National Clinical Research Center of Oral Diseases (PKU), 22 Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 10081, PR China.
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Zhu H, Xing C, Dou X, Zhao Y, Peng Y, Feng C, Fang Y. Chiral Hydrogel Accelerates Re-Epithelization in Chronic Wounds via Mechanoregulation. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2201032. [PMID: 36052735 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202201032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), are a serious clinical problem. It is a challenge for the conventional wound dressings to achieve the desirable therapeutic efficacy due to the lack of biomimetic structural environment for rapid re-epithelization. Inspired by the naturally existing chiral structures in skin, a novel amino acid-based chiral hydrogel dressing is developed, consisting of left-handed or right-handed helical fibers self-assembled by l/d-phenylalanine derivatives. Compared to the levorotatory chiral hydrogel (LH), the dextral chiral hydrogel (DH) shows the ability to enhance cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration, and strongly promotes diabetic wound healing and re-epithelialization with a drug-free mode. Interestingly, the dextral chiral hydrogel is able to actively increase adsorption of type I collagen and promote proliferation and migration of keratinocyte in an integrin and YAP-mediated manner. This study not only provides a novel strategy for treatment of chronic wounds by utilizing dextral chiral hydrogel dressings, but also unveils the molecular mechanism for effect of dextral chiral structures on the promoted proliferation of keratinocyte.
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- Hanting Zhu
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201900, China.,Institute of Traumatic Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201900, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201900, China.,Institute of Traumatic Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201900, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201900, China.,Institute of Traumatic Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201900, China
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Lim R, Banerjee A, Biswas R, Chari AN, Raghavan S. Mechanotransduction through adhesion molecules: Emerging roles in regulating the stem cell niche. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:966662. [PMID: 36172276 PMCID: PMC9511051 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.966662] [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: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Stem cells have been shown to play an important role in regenerative medicine due to their proliferative and differentiation potential. The challenge, however, lies in regulating and controlling their potential for this purpose. Stem cells are regulated by growth factors as well as an array of biochemical and mechanical signals. While the role of biochemical signals and growth factors in regulating stem cell homeostasis is well explored, the role of mechanical signals has only just started to be investigated. Stem cells interact with their niche or to other stem cells via adhesion molecules that eventually transduce mechanical cues to maintain their homeostatic function. Here, we present a comprehensive review on our current understanding of the influence of the forces perceived by cell adhesion molecules on the regulation of stem cells. Additionally, we provide insights on how this deeper understanding of mechanobiology of stem cells has translated toward therapeutics.
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- Ryan Lim
- A∗STAR Skin Research Lab (ASRL), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore, Singapore
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- A∗STAR Skin Research Lab (ASRL), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), GKVK Campus, Bangalore, India
- Sastra University, Thanjavur, TN, India
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- A∗STAR Skin Research Lab (ASRL), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore, Singapore
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- A∗STAR Skin Research Lab (ASRL), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), GKVK Campus, Bangalore, India
- *Correspondence: Srikala Raghavan,
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Dekker Y, Le Dévédec SE, Danen EHJ, Liu Q. Crosstalk between Hypoxia and Extracellular Matrix in the Tumor Microenvironment in Breast Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13091585. [PMID: 36140753 PMCID: PMC9498429 DOI: 10.3390/genes13091585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Even though breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among women, treatments are not always successful in preventing its progression. Recent studies suggest that hypoxia and the extracellular matrix (ECM) are important in altering cell metabolism and tumor metastasis. Therefore, the aim of this review is to study the crosstalk between hypoxia and the ECM and to assess their impact on breast cancer progression. The findings indicate that hypoxic signaling engages multiple mechanisms that directly contribute to ECM remodeling, ultimately increasing breast cancer aggressiveness. Second, hypoxia and the ECM cooperate to alter different aspects of cell metabolism. They mutually enhance aerobic glycolysis through upregulation of glucose transport, glycolytic enzymes, and by regulating intracellular pH. Both alter lipid and amino acid metabolism by stimulating lipid and amino acid uptake and synthesis, thereby providing the tumor with additional energy for growth and metastasis. Third, YAP/TAZ signaling is not merely regulated by the tumor microenvironment and cell metabolism, but it also regulates it primarily through its target c-Myc. Taken together, this review provides a better understanding of the crosstalk between hypoxia and the ECM in breast cancer. Additionally, it points to a role for the YAP/TAZ mechanotransduction pathway as an important link between hypoxia and the ECM in the tumor microenvironment, driving breast cancer progression.
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- Yasmin Dekker
- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: (E.H.J.D.); (Q.L.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
- Correspondence: (E.H.J.D.); (Q.L.)
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Biomaterials as regenerative medicine in Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) treatment. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Feng Z, Su X, Wang T, Guo S. Identification of Biomarkers That Modulate Osteogenic Differentiation in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Related to Inflammation and Immunity: A Bioinformatics-Based Comprehensive Study. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15091094. [PMID: 36145314 PMCID: PMC9504288 DOI: 10.3390/ph15091094] [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: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Inducing mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) osteogenesis may be beneficial in a number of clinical applications. The aim of this study is to identify key novel biomarkers of this process and to analyze the possible regulatory effects on inflammation and immunity. Results: Seven datasets (GSE159137, GSE159138, GSE114117, GSE88865, GSE153829, GSE63754, GSE73087) were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database and were assigned to either the training or the validation dataset. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic regression model was applied to the training data to select biomarkers of osteogenesis, which were then confirmed using the validation dataset. FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5), insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP2), prostaglandin E receptor 2 (PTGER2), SAM domain and HD domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1), and transmembrane tetratricopeptide 1 (TMTC1) were highlighted as potential biomarkers. In addition, the differential expressions of immunity and inflammation-related genes were examined and their correlations with the five identified biomarkers were analyzed. The results from performing RT-qPCR and Western blots confirmed that the levels of each of these biomarkers were all significantly increased following osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. Conclusions: Our results identify five biomarkers related to MSCs osteogenesis and allow us to identify their potential roles in immunoregulation and inflammation. Each biomarker was verified by in vitro experiments.
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Roth DM, Souter K, Graf D. Craniofacial sutures: Signaling centres integrating mechanosensation, cell signaling, and cell differentiation. Eur J Cell Biol 2022; 101:151258. [PMID: 35908436 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2022.151258] [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: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Cranial sutures are dynamic structures in which stem cell biology, bone formation, and mechanical forces interface, influencing the shape of the skull throughout development and beyond. Over the past decade, there has been significant progress in understanding mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) differentiation in the context of suture development and genetic control of suture pathologies, such as craniosynostosis. More recently, the mechanosensory function of sutures and the influence of mechanical signals on craniofacial development have come to the forefront. There is currently a gap in understanding of how mechanical signals integrate with MSC differentiation and ossification to ensure appropriate bone development and mediate postnatal growth surrounding sutures. In this review, we discuss the role of mechanosensation in the context of cranial sutures, and how mechanical stimuli are converted to biochemical signals influencing bone growth, suture patency, and fusion through mediation of cell differentiation. We integrate key knowledge from other paradigms where mechanosensation forms a critical component, such as bone remodeling and orthodontic tooth movement. The current state of the field regarding genetic, cellular, and physiological mechanisms of mechanotransduction will be contextualized within suture biology.
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- Daniela Marta Roth
- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Vieira S, Silva-Correia J, Reis RL, Oliveira JM. Engineering Hydrogels for Modulation of Material-Cell Interactions. Macromol Biosci 2022; 22:e2200091. [PMID: 35853666 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hydrogels are a recurrent platform for Tissue Engineering (TE) strategies. Their versatility and the variety of available methods for tuning their properties highly contribute to hydrogels' success. As a result, the design of advanced hydrogels has been thoroughly studied, in the quest for better solutions not only for drugs- and cell-based therapies but also for more fundamental studies. The wide variety of sources, crosslinking strategies, and functionalization methods, and mostly the resemblance of hydrogels to the natural extracellular matrix, make this 3D hydrated structures an excellent tool for TE approaches. The state-of-the-art information regarding hydrogel design, processing methods, and the influence of different hydrogel formulations on the final cell-biomaterial interactions are overviewed herein. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Sílvia Vieira
- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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Xu H, Winnink J, Pang H, Wen S, Chen L. Breakthrough potential of emerging research topics based on citation diffusion features. J Inf Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/01655515211061219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This article uses the characteristics of citation curves in emerging research topics (ERTs) and combines them with the ERTs’ knowledge bases to draw conclusions by comparing their development patterns. The goal of this study is to enrich the toolset for predicting breakthroughs in scientific research. A set of multidimensional and practical bibliometric indicators is used to identify ERTs, to further identify the knowledge bases of ERTs and construct citation curves for both ERTs and their knowledge bases. The development trends of the citation curves of ERTs and their knowledge bases in different time periods are compared and analysed from two dimensions: knowledge transition and continuous growth. We use the field of stem cell research to test our method. Based on the outcome of the analysis, we can assess the breakthrough potential of ERTs. The stratification, transition and recent changes of the citation curve can be used as a basis for analysing and assessing the ERTs’ breakthrough potential. The combination of different citation diffusion patterns of ERTs and their knowledge bases can improve the effectiveness of identifying ERTs that can become breakthrough innovations.
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- Haiyun Xu
- Business School, Shandong University of Technology, China
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- Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, The Netherlands
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- School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, China
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- Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC), China
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Rayat Pisheh H, Ansari M, Eslami H. How is mechanobiology involved in bone regenerative medicine? Tissue Cell 2022; 76:101821. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2022.101821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Melzer MK, Breunig M, Arnold F, Wezel F, Azoitei A, Roger E, Krüger J, Merkle J, Schütte L, Resheq Y, Hänle M, Zehe V, Zengerling F, Azoitei N, Klein L, Penz F, Singh SK, Seufferlein T, Hohwieler M, Bolenz C, Günes C, Gout J, Kleger A. Organoids at the PUB: The Porcine Urinary Bladder Serves as a Pancreatic Niche for Advanced Cancer Modeling. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2102345. [PMID: 35114730 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202102345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Despite intensive research and progress in personalized medicine, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma remains one of the deadliest cancer entities. Pancreatic duct-like organoids (PDLOs) derived from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) or pancreatic cancer patient-derived organoids (PDOs) provide unique tools to study early and late stage dysplasia and to foster personalized medicine. However, such advanced systems are neither rapidly nor easily accessible and require an in vivo niche to study tumor formation and interaction with the stroma. Here, the establishment of the porcine urinary bladder (PUB) is revealed as an advanced organ culture model for shaping an ex vivo pancreatic niche. This model allows pancreatic progenitor cells to enter the ductal and endocrine lineages, while PDLOs further mature into duct-like tissue. Accordingly, the PUB offers an ex vivo platform for earliest pancreatic dysplasia and cancer if PDLOs feature KRASG12D mutations. Finally, it is demonstrated that PDOs-on-PUB i) resemble primary pancreatic cancer, ii) preserve cancer subtypes, iii) enable the study of niche epithelial crosstalk by spiking in pancreatic stellate and immune cells into the grafts, and finally iv) allow drug testing. In summary, the PUB advances the existing pancreatic cancer models by adding feasibility, complexity, and customization at low cost and high flexibility.
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- Michael Karl Melzer
- Department of Urology, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Core Facility Organoids, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology and Endocrinology, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, 37075, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology and Endocrinology, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, 37075, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Oncology and Endocrinology, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, 37075, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Core Facility Organoids, Ulm University, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Gonzalez-Fernandez T, Tenorio AJ, Saiz AM, Leach JK. Engineered Cell-Secreted Extracellular Matrix Modulates Cell Spheroid Mechanosensing and Amplifies Their Response to Inductive Cues for the Formation of Mineralized Tissues. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2102337. [PMID: 34968011 PMCID: PMC9117430 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202102337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The clinical translation of mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-based therapies remains challenging due to rapid cell death and poor control over cell behavior. Compared to monodisperse cells, the aggregation of MSCs into spheroids increases their tissue-forming potential by promoting cell-cell interactions. However, MSCs initially lack engagement with an endogenous extracellular matrix (ECM) when formed into spheroids. Previously the instructive nature of an engineered, cell-secreted ECM is demonstrated to promote survival and differentiation of adherent MSCs. Herein, it is hypothesized that the incorporation of this cell-secreted ECM during spheroid aggregation would enhance MSC osteogenic potential by promoting cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions. ECM-loaded spheroids contained higher collagen and glycosaminoglycan content, and MSCs exhibited increased mechanosensitivity to ECM through Yes-associated protein (YAP) activation via integrin α2β1 binding. ECM-loaded spheroids sustained greater MSC viability and proliferation and are more responsive to soluble cues for lineage-specific differentiation than spheroids without ECM or loaded with collagen. The encapsulation of ECM-loaded spheroids in instructive alginate gels resulted in spheroid fusion and enhanced osteogenic differentiation. These results highlight the clinical potential of ECM-loaded spheroids as building blocks for the repair of musculoskeletal tissues.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616
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Zhao J, Tian M, Li Y, Su W, Fan T. Construction of tissue-engineered human corneal endothelium for corneal endothelial regeneration using a crosslinked amniotic membrane scaffold. Acta Biomater 2022; 147:185-197. [PMID: 35358736 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) may provide fast visual rehabilitation in the therapy of corneal endothelial disorders. However, due to shortage of donated corneas, how to construct a corneal endothelial substitute with powerful functions that can be used for DMEK is still unsolved. Herein, we introduced the method of corneal crosslinking (CXL) and conjugated the components of native Descemet's membrane (DM) to improve the mechanical properties and the biocompatibility of denuded amniotic membrane (dAM), further assessed their effects on cell adhesion, proliferation, YAP translocation, and metabolic activity in human corneal endothelial (HCE) cells. Using modified crosslinked dAM (mcdAM) and non-transfected HCE cells, we constructed a tissue-engineered HCE (TE-HCE) and evaluated its functions in cat and monkey models as well. Our results showed that the mechanical properties of mcdAM were improved effectively by CXL, and the adhesion, proliferation, and YAP translocation of HCE cells were dose-dependently improved after ECM modification. The combination of 0.01 mg/mL laminin with 0.1 mg/mL fibronectin showed the highest efficacy. Then, the TE-HCE was constructed in vitro, with a high density of 3612 ± 243 cells/mm2. Results of DMEK in animal models showed that corneal transparency was maintained, accompanied with normal morphology and histological structure of the regenerated corneal endothelium. Therefore, CXL combined with DM-mimic-coating methods could effectively improve the mechanical properties of dAM and enhance the biocompatibility with HCE cells. The constructed TE-HCE had normal histological structure and functioned well in animal models via DMEK, which could be used as a promising powerful equivalent of HCE. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Using high-quality corneal endothelium and an appropriate endothelial keratoplasty is the most effective way for the treatment of corneal endotheliopathy. Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) which can provide better visual acuity, lower immunological rejection rates, and improved graft survival is an ideal surgery at present. However, due to the shortage of donated corneas, it is urgent to find an equivalent substitute of corneal endothelial donor which is suitable for the DMEK surgery to solve the problem of corneal endothelial regeneration. Herein, we introduced the clinical cornea-crosslinking and Descemet's membrane-mimic-coating methods to build the modified crosslinked denuded amniotic membrane scaffold and further constructed a high-quality corneal endothelial functional substitute that can be used in DMEK surgery.
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- Jun Zhao
- Key Laboratory for Corneal Tissue Engineering, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Corneal Tissue Engineering, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Corneal Tissue Engineering, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Corneal Tissue Engineering, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China; Present address: Department of traditional Chinese Medicine and Immunizations, Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Shandong University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Corneal Tissue Engineering, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China.
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Chen L, Deng J, Yu A, Hu Y, Jin B, Du P, Zhou J, Lei L, Wang Y, Vakal S, Li X. Drug-peptide supramolecular hydrogel boosting transcorneal permeability and pharmacological activity via ligand-receptor interaction. Bioact Mater 2022; 10:420-429. [PMID: 34901557 PMCID: PMC8636707 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Boosting transcorneal permeability and pharmacological activity of drug poses a great challenge in the field of ocular drug delivery. In the present study, we propose a drug-peptide supramolecular hydrogel based on anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone (Dex), and Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif for boosting transcorneal permeability and pharmacological activity via the ligand-receptor interaction. The drug-peptide (Dex-SA-RGD/RGE) supramolecular hydrogel comprised of uniform nanotube architecture formed spontaneously in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH = 7.4) without external stimuli. Upon storage at 4 °C, 25 °C, and 37 °C for 70 days, Dex-SA-RGD in hydrogel did not undergo significant hydrolysis, suggesting great long-term stability. In comparison to Dex-SA-RGE, Dex-SA-RGD exhibited a more potent in vitro anti-inflammatory efficacy in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 macrophages via the inhibition of nuclear factor кB (NF-κB) signal pathway. More importantly, using drug-peptide supramolecular hydrogel labeled with 7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD), the Dex-SA-K(NBD)RGD showed increased performance in terms of integrin targeting and cellular uptake compared to Dex-SA-K(NBD)RGE, as revealed by cellular uptake assay. On topical instillation in rabbit's eye, the proposed Dex-SA-K(NBD)RGD could effectively enhance the transcorneal distribution and permeability with respect to the Dex-SA-K(NBD)RGE. Overall, our findings demonstrate the performance of the ligand-receptor interaction for boosting transcorneal permeability and pharmacological activity of drug.
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- Lin Chen
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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- Structural Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biochemistry, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, 20541, Finland
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, PR China
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Tomba C, Migdal C, Fuard D, Villard C, Nicolas A. Poly-l-lysine/Laminin Surface Coating Reverses Glial Cell Mechanosensitivity on Stiffness-Patterned Hydrogels. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:1552-1563. [PMID: 35274925 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Brain tissues demonstrate heterogeneous mechanical properties, which evolve with aging and pathologies. The observation in these tissues of smooth to sharp rigidity gradients raises the question of brain cell responses to both different values of rigidity and their spatial variations, in dependence on the surface chemistry they are exposed to. Here, we used recent techniques of hydrogel photopolymerization to achieve stiffness texturing down to micrometer resolution in polyacrylamide hydrogels. We investigated primary neuron adhesion and orientation as well as glial cell proliferative properties on these rigidity-textured hydrogels for two adhesive coatings: fibronectin or poly-l-lysine/laminin. Our main observation is that glial cell adhesion and proliferation is favored on the stiffer regions when the adhesive coating is fibronectin and on the softer ones when it consists of poly-l-lysine/laminin. This behavior was unchanged by the presence or the absence of neuronal cells. In addition, glial cells were not confined by sharp, micron-scaled gradients of rigidity. Our observations suggest that rigidity sensing could involve adhesion-related pathways that profoundly depend on surface chemistry.
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- Caterina Tomba
- Univ. Grenoble Alps, CNRS, LTM, 38000 Grenoble, France.,Univ. Grenoble Alps, CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institut Néel, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alps, CNRS, LTM, 38000 Grenoble, France.,Univ. Grenoble Alps, CEA, CNRS, Inserm, BIG-BCI, 38000 Grenoble, France.,Univ. Grenoble Alps, CEA, Inserm, BIG-BGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alps, CNRS, LTM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alps, CNRS, Grenoble INP, Institut Néel, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alps, CNRS, LTM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Pugliese R, Gelain F. Programmable stiffness and stress–relaxation of cross‐linked
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peptide hydrogels. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Raffaele Pugliese
- Tissue Engineering Unit, Institute for Stem Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine and Innovative Therapies‐ISBReMIT Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza San Giovanni Rotondo Italy
- NeMO Lab ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Milan Italy
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- Tissue Engineering Unit, Institute for Stem Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine and Innovative Therapies‐ISBReMIT Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza San Giovanni Rotondo Italy
- Center for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering (CNTE) ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Milan Italy
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Gandin A, Torresan V, Ulliana L, Panciera T, Contessotto P, Citron A, Zanconato F, Cordenonsi M, Piccolo S, Brusatin G. Broadly Applicable Hydrogel Fabrication Procedures Guided by YAP/TAZ-Activity Reveal Stiffness, Adhesiveness, and Nuclear Projected Area as Checkpoints for Mechanosensing. Adv Healthc Mater 2022; 11:e2102276. [PMID: 34825526 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202102276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mechanical signals are pivotal ingredients in how cells perceive and respond to their microenvironments, and to synthetic biomaterials that mimic them. In spite of increasing interest in mechanobiology, probing the effects of physical cues on cell behavior remains challenging for a cell biology laboratory without experience in fabrication of biocompatible materials. Hydrogels are ideal biomaterials recapitulating the physical cues that natural extracellular matrices (ECM) deliver to cells. Here, protocols are streamlined for the synthesis and functionalization of cell adhesive polyacrylamide-based (PAA-OH) and fully-defined polyethyleneglycol-based (PEG-RGD) hydrogels tuned at various rigidities for mechanobiology experiments, from 0.3 to >10 kPa. The mechanosignaling properties of these hydrogels are investigated in distinct cell types by monitoring the activation state of YAP/TAZ. By independently modulating substrate stiffness and adhesiveness, it is found that although ECM stiffness represents an overarching mechanical signal, the density of adhesive sites does impact on cellular mechanosignaling at least at intermediate rigidity values, corresponding to normal and pathological states of living tissues. Using these tools, it is found that YAP/TAZ nuclear accumulation occurs when the projected area of the nucleus surpasses a critical threshold of approximatively 150 µm2 . This work suggests the existence of distinct checkpoints for cellular mechanosensing.
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- Alessandro Gandin
- Department of Industrial Engineering University of Padova and INSTM via Marzolo 9 Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering University of Padova and INSTM via Marzolo 9 Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Padova via Ugo Bassi 58/B Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Padova via Ugo Bassi 58/B Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Padova via Ugo Bassi 58/B Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Padova via Ugo Bassi 58/B Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Padova via Ugo Bassi 58/B Padova 35131 Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine University of Padova via Ugo Bassi 58/B Padova 35131 Italy
- IFOM the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Milan Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering University of Padova and INSTM via Marzolo 9 Padova 35131 Italy
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Luo T, Tan B, Zhu L, Wang Y, Liao J. A Review on the Design of Hydrogels With Different Stiffness and Their Effects on Tissue Repair. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:817391. [PMID: 35145958 PMCID: PMC8822157 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.817391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Tissue repair after trauma and infection has always been a difficult problem in regenerative medicine. Hydrogels have become one of the most important scaffolds for tissue engineering due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability and water solubility. Especially, the stiffness of hydrogels is a key factor, which influence the morphology of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their differentiation. The researches on this point are meaningful to the field of tissue engineering. Herein, this review focus on the design of hydrogels with different stiffness and their effects on the behavior of MSCs. In addition, the effect of hydrogel stiffness on the phenotype of macrophages is introduced, and then the relationship between the phenotype changes of macrophages on inflammatory response and tissue repair is discussed. Finally, the future application of hydrogels with a certain stiffness in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering has been prospected.
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- Tianyi Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Jinfeng Liao,
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Han P, Gomez GA, Duda GN, Ivanovski S, Poh PS. Scaffold geometry modulation of mechanotransduction and its influence on epigenetics. Acta Biomater 2022; 163:259-274. [PMID: 35038587 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The dynamics of cell mechanics and epigenetic signatures direct cell behaviour and fate, thus influencing regenerative outcomes. In recent years, the utilisation of 2D geometric (i.e. square, circle, hexagon, triangle or round-shaped) substrates for investigating cell mechanics in response to the extracellular microenvironment have gained increasing interest in regenerative medicine due to their tunable physicochemical properties. In contrast, there is relatively limited knowledge of cell mechanobiology and epigenetics in the context of 3D biomaterial matrices, i.e., hydrogels and scaffolds. Scaffold geometry provides biophysical signals that trigger a nucleus response (regulation of gene expression) and modulates cell behaviour and function. In this review, we explore the potential of additive manufacturing to incorporate multi length-scale geometry features on a scaffold. Then, we discuss how scaffold geometry direct cell and nuclear mechanosensing. We further discuss how cell epigenetics, particularly DNA/histone methylation and histone acetylation, are modulated by scaffold features that lead to specific gene expression and ultimately influence the outcome of tissue regeneration. Overall, we highlight that geometry of different magnitude scales can facilitate the assembly of cells and multicellular tissues into desired functional architectures through the mechanotransduction pathway. Moving forward, the challenge confronting biomedical engineers is the distillation of the vast knowledge to incorporate multiscaled geometrical features that would collectively elicit a favourable tissue regeneration response by harnessing the design flexibility of additive manufacturing. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: It is well-established that cells sense and respond to their 2D geometric microenvironment by transmitting extracellular physiochemical forces through the cytoskeleton and biochemical signalling to the nucleus, facilitating epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation, histone acetylation, and microRNA expression. In this context, the current review presents a unique perspective and highlights the importance of 3D architectures (dimensionality and geometries) on cell and nuclear mechanics and epigenetics. Insight into current challenges around the study of mechanobiology and epigenetics utilising additively manufactured 3D scaffold geometries will progress biomaterials research in this space.
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Fibronectin-Enriched Biomaterials, Biofunctionalization, and Proactivity: A Review. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app112412111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Modern innovation in reconstructive medicine implies the proposition of material-based strategies suitable for tissue repair and regeneration. The development of such systems necessitates the design of advanced materials and the control of their interactions with their surrounding cellular and molecular microenvironments. Biomaterials must actively engage cellular matter to direct and modulate biological responses at implant sites and beyond. Indeed, it is essential that a true dialogue exists between the implanted device and the cells. Biomaterial engineering implies the knowledge and control of cell fate considering the globality of the adhesion process, from initial cell attachment to differentiation. The extracellular matrix (ECM) represents a complex microenvironment able to meet these essential needs to establish a relationship between the material and the contacting cells. The ECM exhibits specific physical, chemical, and biochemical characteristics. Considering the complexity, heterogeneity, and versatility of ECM actors, fibronectin (Fn) has emerged among the ECM protagonists as the most pertinent representative key actor. The following review focuses on and synthesizes the research supporting the potential to use Fn in biomaterial functionalization to mimic the ECM and enhance cell–material interactions.
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Estrogen depletion alters osteogenic differentiation and matrix production by osteoblasts in vitro. Exp Cell Res 2021; 408:112814. [PMID: 34492267 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent studies have revealed that the effects of estrogen deficiency are not restricted to osteoclasts and bone resorption, but that bone matrix composition is altered and osteoblasts exhibit an impaired response to mechanical stimulation. In this study, we test the hypothesis that estrogen depletion alters osteogenic differentiation and matrix production by mechanically stimulated osteoblasts in vitro. MC3T3-E1 cells were pre-treated with estrogen for 14 days, after which estrogen was withdrawn or inhibited with Fulvestrant up to 14 days. Fluid shear stress (FSS) was applied using an orbital shaker. Under estrogen depletion in static culture, osteogenic marker (ALP) and gene expression (Runx2) were decreased at 2 and after 7 days of estrogen depletion, respectively. In addition, up to 7 day the inhibition of the estrogen receptor significantly decreased fibronectin expression (FN1) under static conditions. Under estrogen depletion and daily mechanical stimulation, changes in expression of Runx2 occurred earlier (4 days) and by 14 days, changes in matrix production (Col1a1) were reported. We propose that changes in osteoblast differentiation and impaired matrix production during estrogen depletion may contribute to the altered quality of the bone and act as a contributing factor to increased bone fragility in postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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Chuang LSH, Ito Y. The Multiple Interactions of RUNX with the Hippo-YAP Pathway. Cells 2021; 10:2925. [PMID: 34831147 PMCID: PMC8616315 DOI: 10.3390/cells10112925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The Hippo-YAP signaling pathway serves roles in cell proliferation, stem cell renewal/maintenance, differentiation and apoptosis. Many of its functions are central to early development, adult tissue repair/regeneration and not surprisingly, tumorigenesis and metastasis. The Hippo pathway represses the activity of YAP and paralog TAZ by modulating cell proliferation and promoting differentiation to maintain tissue homeostasis and proper organ size. Similarly, master regulators of development RUNX transcription factors have been shown to play critical roles in proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and cell fate determination. In this review, we discuss the multiple interactions of RUNX with the Hippo-YAP pathway, their shared collaborators in Wnt, TGFβ, MYC and RB pathways, and their overlapping functions in development and tumorigenesis.
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- NUS Centre for Cancer Research, Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, #12-01, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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Natural Membrane Differentiates Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Neurospheres by Mechanotransduction Related to YAP and AMOT Proteins. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11090687. [PMID: 34564504 PMCID: PMC8469618 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11090687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) are promising candidates for regenerative medicine, as they have good cell yield and can differentiate into several cell lines. When induced to the neuronal differentiation, they form neurospheres composed of neural precursors (NPs) that can be an alternative in treating neurodegenerative diseases. This study aimed to characterize NPs from neurospheres obtained after seeding ADMSCs on a natural polyisoprene-based membrane. The ADMSCs were isolated from adipose tissue by enzymatic dissociation, were subjected to trilineage differentiation, and were characterized by flow cytometry for specific ADMSC surface markers. For neuronal differentiation, the cells were seeded on polystyrene flasks coated with the membrane and were characterized by immunocytochemistry and RT-PCR. The results demonstrated that the isolated cells showed characteristics of ADMSCs. At 15 to 25 days, ADMSCs seeded on the natural membrane developed neurospheres. Then, after dissociation, the cells demonstrated characteristic neuronal markers expressed on NPs: nestin, ß-III tubulin, GFAP, NeuN, and the YAP1/AMOT in the cytoplasm. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that this membrane differentiates the ADMSCs to NPs without any induction factors, and suggests that their differentiation mechanisms are related to mechanotransduction regulated by the YAP and AMOT proteins.
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El-Rashidy AA, El Moshy S, Radwan IA, Rady D, Abbass MMS, Dörfer CE, Fawzy El-Sayed KM. Effect of Polymeric Matrix Stiffness on Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cells: Concise Review. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:2950. [PMID: 34502988 PMCID: PMC8434088 DOI: 10.3390/polym13172950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs) have a multi-differentiation potential into specialized cell types, with remarkable regenerative and therapeutic results. Several factors could trigger the differentiation of MSCs into specific lineages, among them the biophysical and chemical characteristics of the extracellular matrix (ECM), including its stiffness, composition, topography, and mechanical properties. MSCs can sense and assess the stiffness of extracellular substrates through the process of mechanotransduction. Through this process, the extracellular matrix can govern and direct MSCs' lineage commitment through complex intracellular pathways. Hence, various biomimetic natural and synthetic polymeric matrices of tunable stiffness were developed and further investigated to mimic the MSCs' native tissues. Customizing scaffold materials to mimic cells' natural environment is of utmost importance during the process of tissue engineering. This review aims to highlight the regulatory role of matrix stiffness in directing the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs, addressing how MSCs sense and respond to their ECM, in addition to listing different polymeric biomaterials and methods used to alter their stiffness to dictate MSCs' differentiation towards the osteogenic lineage.
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- Aiah A. El-Rashidy
- Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt;
- Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt; (S.E.M.); (I.A.R.); (D.R.); (M.M.S.A.)
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- Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt; (S.E.M.); (I.A.R.); (D.R.); (M.M.S.A.)
- Oral Biology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt; (S.E.M.); (I.A.R.); (D.R.); (M.M.S.A.)
- Oral Biology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt; (S.E.M.); (I.A.R.); (D.R.); (M.M.S.A.)
- Oral Biology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt; (S.E.M.); (I.A.R.); (D.R.); (M.M.S.A.)
- Oral Biology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University, 24105 Kiel, Germany;
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- Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt; (S.E.M.); (I.A.R.); (D.R.); (M.M.S.A.)
- Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Christian Albrechts University, 24105 Kiel, Germany;
- Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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