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Hosty L, Heatherington T, Quondamatteo F, Browne S. Extracellular matrix-inspired biomaterials for wound healing. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:830. [PMID: 39037470 PMCID: PMC11263448 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09750-9] [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: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
Abstract
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a debilitating and life-threatening complication of Diabetes Mellitus. Ulceration develops from a combination of associated diabetic complications, including neuropathy, circulatory dysfunction, and repetitive trauma, and they affect approximately 19-34% of patients as a result. The severity and chronic nature of diabetic foot ulcers stems from the disruption to normal wound healing, as a result of the molecular mechanisms which underly diabetic pathophysiology. The current standard-of-care is clinically insufficient to promote healing for many DFU patients, resulting in a high frequency of recurrence and limb amputations. Biomaterial dressings, and in particular those derived from the extracellular matrix (ECM), have emerged as a promising approach for the treatment of DFU. By providing a template for cell infiltration and skin regeneration, ECM-derived biomaterials offer great hope as a treatment for DFU. A range of approaches exist for the development of ECM-derived biomaterials, including the use of purified ECM components, decellularisation and processing of donor/ animal tissues, or the use of in vitro-deposited ECM. This review discusses the development and assessment of ECM-derived biomaterials for the treatment of chronic wounds, as well as the mechanisms of action through which ECM-derived biomaterials stimulate wound healing.
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- Louise Hosty
- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
- CÙRAM, Centre for Research in Medical Devices, University of Galway, Galway, H91 W2TY, Ireland.
- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Rampin A, Rossoni A, Chaniotaki L, Gkiatas IS, Tzora A, Skoufos I, Diakakis N, Prassinos N, Zeugolis DI. Xenogeneic versus allogeneic serum and macromolecular crowding in human tenocyte cultures. Eur J Cell Biol 2024; 103:151445. [PMID: 39024989 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2024.151445] [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: 04/21/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Allogeneic serum and tissue-specific extracellular matrix have been shown to maintain permanently differentiated cell phenotype in culture. This is of particular importance for human tenocytes, a cell population that readily loses its function during ex vivo culture. With these in mind, herein we extracted human tenocytes using either foetal bovine serum or human serum, cultured them in the absence and presence of carrageenan and Ficoll®, the most widely used macromolecular crowding agents (to induce tissue-specific extracellular matrix deposition), and assessed cellular function, via metabolic activity, viability, proliferation and immunofluorescence for collagen related molecules, non-collagenous molecules and transmembrane molecules. At day 7, longest time point assessed, neither carrageenan nor Ficoll® significantly affected metabolic activity, viability and proliferation in either serum and human serum significantly increased metabolic activity and proliferation. At day 7, in the absence of macromolecular crowding, cells in human serum deposited significantly lower collagen type VI, biglycan, versican and tenomodulin than cells in foetal bovine serum. Interestingly, at day 7, in comparison to the no macromolecular crowding group, carrageenan in foetal bovine serum induced the highest effect, as judged by the highest number of significantly increased molecules (collagen type I, collagen type IV, collagen type V, collagen type VI, transforming growth factor β1, matrix metalloproteinase 14, lumican, versican, scleraxis and integrin α2β1). These data, although contradict previous observations where human serum outperformed foetal bovine serum, at the same time, support the use of foetal bovine serum in the development of cell-based medicines.
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- Andrea Rampin
- Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece; School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland.
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Chen YQ, Wu MC, Wei MT, Kuo JC, Yu HW, Chiou A. High-viscosity driven modulation of biomechanical properties of human mesenchymal stem cells promotes osteogenic lineage. Mater Today Bio 2024; 26:101058. [PMID: 38681057 PMCID: PMC11046220 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101058] [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: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Biomechanical cues could effectively govern cell gene expression to direct the differentiation of specific stem cell lineage. Recently, the medium viscosity has emerged as a significant mechanical stimulator that regulates the cellular mechanical properties and various physiological functions. However, whether the medium viscosity can regulate the mechanical properties of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) to effectively trigger osteogenic differentiation remains uncertain. The mechanism by which cells sense and respond to changes in medium viscosity, and regulate cell mechanical properties to promote osteogenic lineage, remains elusive. In this study, we demonstrated that hMSCs, cultured in a high-viscosity medium, exhibited larger cell spreading area and higher intracellular tension, correlated with elevated formation of actin stress fibers and focal adhesion maturation. Furthermore, these changes observed in hMSCs were associated with activation of TRPV4 (transient receptor potential vanilloid sub-type 4) channels on the cell membrane. This feedback loop among TRPV4 activation, cell spreading and intracellular tension results in calcium influx, which subsequently promotes the nuclear localization of NFATc1 (nuclear factor of activated T cells 1). Concomitantly, the elevated intracellular tension induced nuclear deformation and promoted the nuclear localization of YAP (YES-associated protein). The concurrent activation of NFATc1 and YAP significantly enhanced alkaline phosphatase (ALP) for pre-osteogenic activity. Taken together, these findings provide a more comprehensive view of how viscosity-induced alterations in biomechanical properties of MSCs impact the expression of osteogenesis-related genes, and ultimately promote osteogenic lineage.
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- Yin-Quan Chen
- Cancer Progression Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Djalali-Cuevas A, Rettel M, Stein F, Savitski M, Kearns S, Kelly J, Biggs M, Skoufos I, Tzora A, Prassinos N, Diakakis N, Zeugolis DI. Macromolecular crowding in human tenocyte and skin fibroblast cultures: A comparative analysis. Mater Today Bio 2024; 25:100977. [PMID: 38322661 PMCID: PMC10846491 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.100977] [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: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Although human tenocytes and dermal fibroblasts have shown promise in tendon engineering, no tissue engineered medicine has been developed due to the prolonged ex vivo time required to develop an implantable device. Considering that macromolecular crowding has the potential to substantially accelerate the development of functional tissue facsimiles, herein we compared human tenocyte and dermal fibroblast behaviour under standard and macromolecular crowding conditions to inform future studies in tendon engineering. Basic cell function analysis made apparent the innocuousness of macromolecular crowding for both cell types. Gene expression analysis of the without macromolecular crowding groups revealed expression of tendon related molecules in human dermal fibroblasts and tenocytes. Protein electrophoresis and immunocytochemistry analyses showed significantly increased and similar deposition of collagen fibres by macromolecular crowding in the two cell types. Proteomics analysis demonstrated great similarities between human tenocyte and dermal fibroblast cultures, as well as the induction of haemostatic, anti-microbial and tissue-protective proteins by macromolecular crowding in both cell populations. Collectively, these data rationalise the use of either human dermal fibroblasts or tenocytes in combination with macromolecular crowding in tendon engineering.
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- Adrian Djalali-Cuevas
- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Proteomics Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Proteomics Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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Guillaumin S, Gurdal M, Zeugolis DI. Gums as Macromolecular Crowding Agents in Human Skin Fibroblast Cultures. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:435. [PMID: 38672707 PMCID: PMC11051389 DOI: 10.3390/life14040435] [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: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Even though tissue-engineered medicines are under intense academic, clinical, and commercial investigation, only a handful of products have been commercialised, primarily due to the costs associated with their prolonged manufacturing. While macromolecular crowding has been shown to enhance and accelerate extracellular matrix deposition in eukaryotic cell culture, possibly offering a solution in this procrastinating tissue-engineered medicine development, there is still no widely accepted macromolecular crowding agent. With these in mind, we herein assessed the potential of gum Arabic, gum gellan, gum karaya, and gum xanthan as macromolecular crowding agents in WS1 skin fibroblast cultures (no macromolecular crowding and carrageenan were used as a control). Dynamic light scattering analysis revealed that all macromolecules had negative charge and were polydispersed. None of the macromolecules affected basic cellular function. At day 7 (the longest time point assessed), gel electrophoresis analysis revealed that all macromolecules significantly increased collagen type I deposition in comparison to the non-macromolecular crowding group. Also at day 7, immunofluorescence analysis revealed that carrageenan; the 50 µg/mL, 75 µg/mL, and 100 µg/mL gum gellan; and the 500 µg/mL and 1000 µg/mL gum xanthan significantly increased both collagen type I and collagen type III deposition and only carrageenan significantly increased collagen type V deposition, all in comparison to the non-macromolecular crowding group at the respective time point. This preliminary study demonstrates the potential of gums as macromolecular crowding agents, but more detailed biological studies are needed to fully exploit their potential in the development of tissue-engineered medicines.
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- Salome Guillaumin
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland; (S.G.); (M.G.)
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland; (S.G.); (M.G.)
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland; (S.G.); (M.G.)
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
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Garnica-Galvez S, Skoufos I, Tzora A, Diakakis N, Prassinos N, Zeugolis DI. Macromolecular crowding in equine bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell cultures using single and double hyaluronic acid macromolecules. Acta Biomater 2023; 170:111-123. [PMID: 37634833 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
Abstract
Macromolecular crowding (MMC) enhances and accelerates extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition in eukaryotic cell culture. Single hyaluronic acid (HA) molecules have not induced a notable increase in the amount and rate of deposited ECM. Thus, herein we assessed the physicochemical properties and biological consequences in equine bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell cultures of single and mixed HA molecules and correlated them to the most widely used MMC agents, the FicollⓇ cocktail (FC) and carrageenan (CR). Dynamic light scattering analysis revealed that all HA cocktails had significantly higher hydrodynamic radius than the FC and CR; the FC and the 0.5 mg/ml 100 kDa and 500 kDa single HA molecules had the highest charge; and, in general, all molecules had high polydispersity index. Biological analyses revealed that none of the MMC agents affected cell morphology and basic cell functions; in general, CR outperformed all other macromolecules in collagen type I and V deposition; FC, the individual HA molecules and the HA cocktails outperformed CR in collagen type III deposition; FC outperformed CR and the individual HA molecules and the HA cocktails outperformed their constituent HA molecules in collagen type IV deposition; FC and certain HA cocktails outperformed CR and constituent HA molecules in collagen type VI deposition; and all individual HA molecules outperformed FC and CR and the HA cocktails outperformed their constituent HA molecules in laminin deposition. With respect to tri-lineage analysis, CR and HA enhanced chondrogenesis and osteogenesis, whilst FC enhanced adipogenesis. This work opens new avenues in mixed MMC in eukaryotic cell culture. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Mixed macromolecular crowding (MMC) in eukaryotic cell culture is still under-investigated. Herein, single and double hyaluronic acid (HA) macromolecules, along with the traditional MMC agents FicollⓇ cocktail (FC) and carrageenan (CR), were used as MMC agents in equine mesenchymal stromal cell cultures. Biological analysis showed that none of the MMC agents affected cell morphology and basic cell functions. Protein deposition analysis made apparent that CR outperformed all other macromolecules in collagen type I and collagen type V deposition, whilst FC, the individual HA macromolecules and the HA cocktails outperformed CR in collagen type III deposition. Tri-lineage analysis revealed that CR and HA enhanced chondrogenesis and osteogenesis, whilst FC enhanced adipogenesis. These data illustrate that MMC agents are not inert macromolecules.
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- Sergio Garnica-Galvez
- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece; School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland.
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Ramos-Rodriguez DH, Leach JK. Biomaterials are the key to unlock spheroid function and therapeutic potential. BIOMATERIALS AND BIOSYSTEMS 2023; 11:100080. [PMID: 37720486 PMCID: PMC10499638 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbiosy.2023.100080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Spheroids are three-dimensional cell aggregates that mimic fundamental aspects of the native tissue microenvironment better than single cells, making them a promising platform for the study of tissue development and therapeutics. Spheroids have been investigated for decades as models in cancer research, yet we have only just scratched the surface of their potential clinical utility in cell-based therapies. Like many cells, spheroids commonly exhibit a loss of key attributes upon implantation, motivating the need for strategies to regulate their function in situ. Biomaterials offer numerous opportunities to preserve spheroid function and guide spheroid behavior by tailoring the local microenvironment.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Ryan CN, Pugliese E, Shologu N, Gaspar D, Rooney P, Islam MN, O'Riordan A, Biggs MJ, Griffin MD, Zeugolis DI. Physicochemical cues are not potent regulators of human dermal fibroblast trans-differentiation. BIOMATERIALS AND BIOSYSTEMS 2023; 11:100079. [PMID: 37720487 PMCID: PMC10499661 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbiosy.2023.100079] [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: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Due to their inherent plasticity, dermal fibroblasts hold great promise in regenerative medicine. Although biological signals have been well-established as potent regulators of dermal fibroblast function, it is still unclear whether physiochemical cues can induce dermal fibroblast trans-differentiation. Herein, we evaluated the combined effect of surface topography, substrate rigidity, collagen type I coating and macromolecular crowding in human dermal fibroblast cultures. Our data indicate that tissue culture plastic and collagen type I coating increased cell proliferation and metabolic activity. None of the assessed in vitro microenvironment modulators affected cell viability. Anisotropic surface topography induced bidirectional cell morphology, especially on more rigid (1,000 kPa and 130 kPa) substrates. Macromolecular crowding increased various collagen types, but not fibronectin, deposition. Macromolecular crowding induced globular extracellular matrix deposition, independently of the properties of the substrate. At day 14 (longest time point assessed), macromolecular crowding downregulated tenascin C (in 9 out of the 14 groups), aggrecan (in 13 out of the 14 groups), osteonectin (in 13 out of the 14 groups), and collagen type I (in all groups). Overall, our data suggest that physicochemical cues (such surface topography, substrate rigidity, collagen coating and macromolecular crowding) are not as potent as biological signals in inducing dermal fibroblast trans-differentiation.
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- Christina N.M. Ryan
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Discipline of Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork (UCC), Cork, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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