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Du S, Elliman SJ, Zeugolis DI, O'Brien T. Carrageenan as a macromolecular crowding agent in human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stromal cell culture. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 251:126353. [PMID: 37591431 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Cell sheet tissue engineering requires prolonged in vitro culture for the development of implantable devices. Unfortunately, lengthy in vitro culture is associated with cell phenotype loss and substantially higher cost of goods, which collectively hinder clinical translation and commercialisation of tissue engineered medicines. Although macromolecular crowding has been shown to enhance and accelerate extracellular matrix deposition, whilst maintaining cellular phenotype, the optimal macromolecular crowding agent still remains elusive. Herein, we evaluated the biophysical properties of seven different carrageenan molecules at five different concentrations and their effect on human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cell morphology, viability, metabolic activity, proliferation, extracellular matrix deposition and surface marker expression. All types of carrageenan (CR) assessed demonstrated a hydrodynamic radius increase as a function of increasing concentration; high polydispersity; and negative charge. Two iota CRs were excluded from further analysis due to poor solubility in cell culture. Among the remaining five carrageenans, the lambda medium viscosity type at concentrations of 10 and 50 μg/ml did not affect cell morphology, viability, metabolic activity, proliferation and expression of surface markers and significantly increased the deposition of collagen types I, III and IV, fibronectin and laminin. Our data highlight the potential of lambda medium viscosity carrageenan as a macromolecular crowding agent for the accelerated development of functional tissue engineered medicines.
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- Shanshan Du
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), 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; Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland; Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), 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; Orbsen Therapeutics Ltd, IDA Business Park, Dangan, Galway, Ireland.
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Choi JY, Yee SF, Tchangalova T, Yang G, Fisher JP. Recent Advances in Senotherapeutics Delivery. TISSUE ENGINEERING. PART B, REVIEWS 2022; 28:1223-1234. [PMID: 35451328 PMCID: PMC9805860 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2021.0212] [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: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Accumulation of senescent cells (SnCs) in various tissue types has been connected to an occurrence of different age-related diseases that are indicated by its own tissue-specific hallmarks. Discovery of novel senolytic compounds that target major cellular mechanisms to inhibit the level of SnCs within the specific tissues or organs has been an emerging field in the age-related disease research. Although the positive effect of senolytics in global suppression of SnCs has been well studied in the past, effective tissue-specific delivery strategy of senotherapeutics before clinical application needs to be further investigated. In this review, we discuss the latest biological insights to currently available senotherapeutic options and explore the impactful in vitro tissue-engineered models possibly as a testbed for replicable testing of tissue-specific potency of senolytics. Impact statement Senotherapy, the inhibition of accumulated senescent cells, is recognized as a significantly impactful way to treat various human diseases. However, there is limited comprehensive reviews on this topic. This review provides in-depth discussion on diverse delivery strategies of senolytic agents and latest updates on a novel senotherapeutic research.
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- Ji Young Choi
- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
- NIBIB/NIH Center of Engineering Complex Tissues, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Laboratory, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
- NIBIB/NIH Center of Engineering Complex Tissues, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Ryan CNM, Pugliese E, Shologu N, Gaspar D, Rooney P, Islam MN, O'Riordan A, Biggs MJ, Griffin MD, Zeugolis DI. The synergistic effect of physicochemical in vitro microenvironment modulators in human bone marrow stem cell cultures. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 144:213196. [PMID: 36455498 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Modern bioengineering utilises biomimetic cell culture approaches to control cell fate during in vitro expansion. In this spirit, herein we assessed the influence of bidirectional surface topography, substrate rigidity, collagen type I coating and macromolecular crowding (MMC) in human bone marrow stem cell cultures. In the absence of MMC, surface topography was a strong modulator of cell morphology. MMC significantly increased extracellular matrix deposition, albeit in a globular manner, independently of the surface topography, substrate rigidity and collagen type I coating. Collagen type I coating significantly increased cell metabolic activity and none of the assessed parameters affected cell viability. At day 14, in the absence of MMC, none of the assessed genes was affected by surface topography, substrate rigidity and collagen type I coating, whilst in the presence of MMC, in general, collagen type I α1 chain, tenascin C, osteonectin, bone sialoprotein, aggrecan, cartilage oligomeric protein and runt-related transcription factor were downregulated. Interestingly, in the presence of the MMC, the 1000 kPa grooved substrate without collagen type I coating upregulated aggrecan, cartilage oligomeric protein, scleraxis homolog A, tenomodulin and thrombospondin 4, indicative of tenogenic differentiation. This study further supports the notion for multifactorial bioengineering to control cell fate in culture.
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- Christina N M Ryan
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Discipline of Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI 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, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI 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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Khadim RR, Vadivelu RK, Utami T, Torizal FG, Nishikawa M, Sakai Y. Integrating Oxygen and 3D Cell Culture System: A Simple Tool to Elucidate the Cell Fate Decision of hiPSCs. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137272. [PMID: 35806277 PMCID: PMC9266965 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Oxygen, as an external environmental factor, plays a role in the early differentiation of human stem cells, such as induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). However, the effect of oxygen concentration on the early-stage differentiation of hiPSC is not fully understood, especially in 3D aggregate cultures. In this study, we cultivated the 3D aggregation of hiPSCs on oxygen-permeable microwells under different oxygen concentrations ranging from 2.5 to 20% and found that the aggregates became larger, corresponding to the increase in oxygen level. In a low oxygen environment, the glycolytic pathway was more profound, and the differentiation markers of the three germ layers were upregulated, suggesting that the oxygen concentration can function as a regulator of differentiation during the early stage of development. In conclusion, culturing stem cells on oxygen-permeable microwells may serve as a platform to investigate the effect of oxygen concentration on diverse cell fate decisions during development.
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- Rubina Rahaman Khadim
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (T.U.); (F.G.T.); (Y.S.)
- Correspondence: (R.R.K.); (R.K.V.)
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;
- Human Biomimetic System, RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), Wako 351-0198, Saitama, Japan
- Correspondence: (R.R.K.); (R.K.V.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (T.U.); (F.G.T.); (Y.S.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (T.U.); (F.G.T.); (Y.S.)
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; (T.U.); (F.G.T.); (Y.S.)
- Department of Chemical System Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan;
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Characteristic and Chondrogenic Differentiation Analysis of Hybrid Hydrogels Comprised of Hyaluronic Acid Methacryloyl (HAMA), Gelatin Methacryloyl (GelMA), and the Acrylate-Functionalized Nano-Silica Crosslinker. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14102003. [PMID: 35631885 PMCID: PMC9144778 DOI: 10.3390/polym14102003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Developing a biomaterial suitable for adipose-derived stem cell (ADSCs)-laden scaffolds that can directly bond to cartilage tissue surfaces in tissue engineering has still been a significant challenge. The bioinspired hybrid hydrogel approaches based on hyaluronic acid methacryloyl (HAMA) and gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) appear to have more promise. Herein, we report the cartilage tissue engineering application of a novel photocured hybrid hydrogel system comprising HAMA, GelMA, and 0~1.0% (w/v) acrylate-functionalized nano-silica (AFnSi) crosslinker, in addition to describing the preparation of related HAMA, GelMA, and AFnSi materials and confirming their related chemical evidence. The study also examines the physicochemical characteristics of these hybrid hydrogels, including swelling behavior, morphological conformation, mechanical properties, and biodegradation. To further investigate cell viability and chondrogenic differentiation, the hADSCs were loaded with a two-to-one ratio of the HAMA-GelMA (HG) hybrid hydrogel with 0~1.0% (w/v) AFnSi crosslinker to examine the process of optimal chondrogenic development. Results showed that the morphological microstructure, mechanical properties, and longer degradation time of the HG+0.5% (w/v) AFnSi hydrogel demonstrated the acellular novel matrix was optimal to support hADSCs differentiation. In other words, the in vitro experimental results showed that hADSCs laden in the photocured hybrid hydrogel of HG+0.5% (w/v) AFnSi not only significantly increased chondrogenic marker gene expressions such as SOX-9, aggrecan, and type II collagen expression compared to the HA and HG groups, but also enhanced the expression of sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) and type II collagen formation. We have concluded that the photocured hybrid hydrogel of HG+0.5% (w/v) AFnSi will provide a suitable environment for articular cartilage tissue engineering applications.
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Rampin A, Skoufos I, Raghunath M, Tzora A, Diakakis N, Prassinos N, Zeugolis DI. Allogeneic Serum and Macromolecular Crowding Maintain Native Equine Tenocyte Function in Culture. Cells 2022; 11:1562. [PMID: 35563866 PMCID: PMC9103545 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The absence of a native extracellular matrix and the use of xenogeneic sera are often associated with rapid tenocyte function losses during in vitro culture. Herein, we assessed the influence of different sera (equine serum and foetal bovine serum) on equine tenocyte morphology, viability, metabolic activity, proliferation and protein synthesis as a function of tissue-specific extracellular matrix deposition (induced via macromolecular crowding), aging (passages 3, 6, 9) and time in culture (days 3, 5, 7). In comparison to cells at passage 3, at day 3, in foetal bovine serum and without macromolecular crowding (traditional equine tenocyte culture), the highest number of significantly decreased readouts were observed for cells in foetal bovine serum, at passage 3, at day 5 and day 7 and without macromolecular crowding. Again, in comparison to traditional equine tenocyte culture, the highest number of significantly increased readouts were observed for cells in equine serum, at passage 3 and passage 6, at day 7 and with macromolecular crowding. Our data advocate the use of an allogeneic serum and tissue-specific extracellular matrix for effective expansion of equine tenocytes.
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- Andrea Rampin
- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, 47100 Arta, Greece; (A.R.); (I.S.); (A.T.)
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (N.D.); (N.P.)
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
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- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, 47100 Arta, Greece; (A.R.); (I.S.); (A.T.)
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- Center for Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering, Institute for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland;
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- Laboratory of Animal Science, Nutrition and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, 47100 Arta, Greece; (A.R.); (I.S.); (A.T.)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (N.D.); (N.P.)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (N.D.); (N.P.)
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Charles Institute of Dermatology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD), D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
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Wang Z, Xiang L, Lin F, Tang Y, Deng L, Cui W. A Biomaterial-Based Hedging Immune Strategy for Scarless Tendon Healing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200789. [PMID: 35267215 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Scarring rather than regeneration, is an inevitable outcome of unbalanced amplifications of inflammation-destructive signals and atresia of the regenerative niche. However, identifying and effectively hedging against the risk of scarring and realizing the conversion of regenerative cues remain difficult. In this work, a hedging immune strategy based microfibrous membrane (Him-MFM), by tethering distearoyl phosphoethanolamine layer-supported copoly(lactic/glycolic acid) electrospun fibers with identified CD11b+ /CD68+ scarring subpopulation membranes in the immune landscape after tendon injury to counterweigh tissue damage, is reported. Him-MFM, carrying relevant risk receptors is shown to shift high type I biased polarization, alleviate apoptosis and metabolic stress, and mitigate inflammatory tenocyte response. Remarkably, the hedging immune strategy reverses the damaged tendon sheath barrier to the innate IL-33 secretory phenotype by 4.36 times and initiates the mucous-IL-33-Th2 axis, directly supplying a transient but obligate regenerative niche for sheath stem cell proliferation. In murine flexor tendon injury, the wrapping of Him-MFM alleviates pathological responses, protects tenocytes in situ, and restores hierarchically arranged collagen fibers covered with basement membrane, and is structurally and functionally comparable to mature tendons, demonstrating that the hedging immunity is a promising strategy to yield regenerative responses not scarring.
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- Zhen Wang
- 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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- 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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hAMSC Sheet Promotes Repair of Rabbit Osteochondral Defects. Stem Cells Int 2022; 2022:3967722. [PMID: 35400134 PMCID: PMC8989589 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3967722] [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: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Osteochondral lesion is clinically common disease, which has been recognized as one of the contributing factors of significant morbidity. Although current treatments have achieved good outcomes, some undesirable complications and failures are not uncommon. Cell sheet technology (CST), an innovative technology to harvest seed cells and preserve abundant ECM, has been widely used in various tissue regeneration. For osteochondral lesion, many studies focus on using CST to repair osteochondral lesion and have achieved good outcomes. In the previous study, we have demonstrated that hAMSC sheet had a positive effect on osteochondral lesion. Therefore, this study is aimed at comparing the effect of noninduced hAMSC sheet with chondrogenically induced hAMSC sheet on osteochondral lesion and cartilage regeneration.
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Kapoor R. Impact of newer technologies in cancer research and its management. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/jncd.jncd_95_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ryan C, Pugliese E, Shologu N, Gaspar D, Rooney P, Islam MN, O'Riordan A, Biggs M, Griffin M, Zeugolis D. A combined physicochemical approach towards human tenocyte phenotype maintenance. Mater Today Bio 2021; 12:100130. [PMID: 34632361 PMCID: PMC8488312 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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During in vitro culture, bereft of their optimal tissue context, tenocytes lose their phenotype and function. Considering that tenocytes in their native tissue milieu are exposed simultaneously to manifold signals, combination approaches (e.g. growth factor supplementation and mechanical stimulation) are continuously gaining pace to control cell fate during in vitro expansion, albeit with limited success due to the literally infinite number of possible permutations. In this work, we assessed the potential of scalable and potent physicochemical approaches that control cell fate (substrate stiffness, anisotropic surface topography, collagen type I coating) and enhance extracellular matrix deposition (macromolecular crowding) in maintaining human tenocyte phenotype in culture. Cell morphology was primarily responsive to surface topography. The tissue culture plastic induced the largest nuclei area, the lowest aspect ratio, and the highest focal adhesion kinase. Collagen type I coating increased cell number and metabolic activity. Cell viability was not affected by any of the variables assessed. Macromolecular crowding intensely enhanced and accelerated native extracellular matrix deposition, albeit not in an aligned fashion, even on the grooved substrates. Gene analysis at day 14 revealed that the 130 kPa grooved substrate without collagen type I coating and under macromolecular crowding conditions positively regulated human tenocyte phenotype. Collectively, this work illustrates the beneficial effects of combined physicochemical approaches in controlling cell fate during in vitro expansion.
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- C.N.M. Ryan
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Discipline of Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI 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, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI 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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Vinhas A, Gonçalves AI, Rodrigues MT, Gomes ME. Human tendon-derived cell sheets created by magnetic force-based tissue engineering hold tenogenic and immunomodulatory potential. Acta Biomater 2021; 131:236-247. [PMID: 34192569 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cell sheet technology and magnetic based tissue engineering hold the potential to become instrumental in developing magnetically responsive living tissues analogues that can be potentially used both for modeling and therapeutical purposes. Cell sheet constructions more closely recreate physiological niches, through the preservation of contiguous cells and cell-ECM interactions, which assist the cellular guidance in regenerative processes. We herein propose to use magnetically assisted cell sheets (magCSs) constructed with human tendon-derived cells (hTDCs) and magnetic nanoparticles to study inflammation activity upon magCSs exposure to IL-1β, anticipating its added value for tendon disease modeling. Our results show that IL-1β induces an inflammatory profile in magCSs, supporting its in vitro use to enlighten inflammation mediated events in tendon cells. Moreover, the response of magCSs to IL-1β is modulated by pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation, favoring the expression of anti-inflammatory genes, which seems to be associated to MAPK(ERK1/2) pathway. The anti-inflammatory response to PEMF together with the immunomodulatory potential of magCSs opens new perspectives for their applicability on tendon regeneration that goes beyond advanced cell based modeling. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The combination of cell sheets and magnetic-based technologies holds promise as instrumental bio-instructive tools both for tendon disease modelling and for the development of magnetically responsive living tendon substitutes. We have previously shown that remote actuation of a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) modulated the inflammatory response of IL-1β-treated human tendon-derived cell (hTDCs) monolayers. As magnetic cell sheets (magCSs) technologies enable improved cellular organization and matrix deposition, these constructions could better recapitulate tendon niches. In this work, we aimed to apply magCSs technologies to study hTDCs responses in inflammatory environments. Overall results show that PEMF-stimulated-magCSs hold evidence for immunomodulatory properties and to become a living tendon model envisioning tendon regenerative therapies.
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- Adriana Vinhas
- 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, Avepark - Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, 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, Avepark - Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, 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, Avepark - Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, 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, Avepark - Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal; ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
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Tsiapalis D, Kearns S, Kelly JL, Zeugolis DI. Growth factor and macromolecular crowding supplementation in human tenocyte culture. BIOMATERIALS AND BIOSYSTEMS 2021; 1:100009. [PMID: 36825160 PMCID: PMC9934496 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbiosy.2021.100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Cell-assembled tissue engineering strategies hold great potential in regenerative medicine, as three-dimensional tissue-like modules can be produced, even from a patient's own cells. However, the development of such implantable devices requires prolonged in vitro culture time, which is associated with cell phenotypic drift. Considering that the cells in vivo are subjected to numerous stimuli, multifactorial approaches are continuously gaining pace towards controlling cell fate during in vitro expansion. Herein, we assessed the synergistic effect of simultaneous and serial growth factor supplementation (insulin growth factor-1, platelet-derived growth factor ββ, growth differentiation factor 5 and transforming growth factor β3) to macromolecular crowding (carrageenan) in human tenocyte function; collagen synthesis and deposition; and gene expression. TGFβ3 supplementation (without/with carrageenan) induced the highest (among all groups) DNA content. In all cases, tenocyte proliferation was significantly increased as a function of time in culture, whilst metabolic activity was not affected. Carrageenan supplementation induced significantly higher collagen deposition than groups without carrageenan (without/with any growth factor). Of all the growth factors used, TGFβ3 induced the highest collagen deposition when used together with carrageenan in both simultaneous and serial fashion. At day 13, gene expression analysis revealed that TGFβ3 in serial supplementation to carrageenan upregulated the most and downregulated the least collagen- and tendon- related genes and upregulated the least and downregulated the most osteo-, chondro-, fibrosis- and adipose- related trans-differentiation genes. Collectively, these data clearly advocate the beneficial effects of multifactorial approaches (in this case, growth factor and macromolecular crowding supplementation) in the development of functional cell-assembled tissue surrogates.
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- Dimitrios Tsiapalis
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland
- Corresponding authors.
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Zimmerling A, Chen X. Bioprinting for combating infectious diseases. BIOPRINTING (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 20:e00104. [PMID: 33015403 PMCID: PMC7521216 DOI: 10.1016/j.bprint.2020.e00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Infectious diseases have the ability to impact health on a global scale, as is being demonstrated by the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The strenuous circumstances related to this global health crisis have been highlighting the challenges faced by the biomedical field in combating infectious diseases. Notably, printing technologies have advanced rapidly over the last decades, allowing for the incorporation of living cells in the printing process (or bioprinting) to create constructs that are able to serve as in vitro tissue or virus-disease models in combating infectious diseases. This paper describes applications of bioprinting in addressing the challenges faced in combating infectious diseases, with a specific focus on in vitro modelling and on development of therapeutic agents and vaccines. Integration of these technologies may allow for a more efficient and effective response to current and future pandemics.
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- Amanda Zimmerling
- Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Elastin-Collagen Based Hydrogels as Model Scaffolds to Induce Three-Dimensional Adipocyte Culture from Adipose Derived Stem Cells. Bioengineering (Basel) 2020; 7:bioengineering7030110. [PMID: 32932577 PMCID: PMC7552710 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering7030110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study aimed to probe the effect of formulation of scaffolds prepared using collagen and elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) and their resulting physico-chemical and mechanical properties on the adipogenic differentiation of human adipose derived stem cells (hASCs). Six different ELP-collagen scaffolds were prepared by varying the collagen concentration (2 and 6 mg/mL), ELP addition (6 mg/mL), or crosslinking of the scaffolds. FTIR spectroscopy indicated secondary bonding interactions between collagen and ELP, while scanning electron microscopy revealed a porous structure for all scaffolds. Increased collagen concentration, ELP addition, and presence of crosslinking decreased swelling ratio and increased elastic modulus and compressive strength of the scaffolds. The scaffold characteristics influenced cell morphology, wherein the hASCs seeded in the softer, non-crosslinked scaffolds displayed a spread morphology. We determined that stiffer and/or crosslinked elastin-collagen based scaffolds constricted the spreading of hASCs, leading to a spheroid morphology and yielded an enhanced adipogenic differentiation as indicated by Oil Red O staining. Overall, this study underscored the importance of spheroid morphology in adipogenic differentiation, which will allow researchers to create more physiologically-relevant three-dimensional, in vitro culture models.
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Zurina IM, Presniakova VS, Butnaru DV, Svistunov AA, Timashev PS, Rochev YA. Tissue engineering using a combined cell sheet technology and scaffolding approach. Acta Biomater 2020; 113:63-83. [PMID: 32561471 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cell sheet technology has remained quite popular among tissue engineering techniques over the last several years. Meanwhile, there is an apparent trend in modern scientific research towards combining different approaches and strategies. Accordingly, a large body of work has arisen where cell sheets are used not as separate structures, but in combination with scaffolds as supporting constructions. The aim of this review is to analyze the intersection of these two vast areas of tissue engineering described in the literature mainly within the last five years. Some practical and technical details are emphasized to provide information that can be useful in research design and planning. The first part of the paper describes the general issues concerning the use of combined technology, its advantages and limitations in comparison with those of other tissue engineering approaches. Next, the detailed literature analysis of in vivo studies aimed at the regeneration of different tissues is performed. A significant part of this section concerns bone regeneration. In addition to that, other connective tissue structures, including articular cartilage and fibrocartilage, ligaments and tendons, and some soft tissues are discussed. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: This paper describes the intersection of two technologies used in designing of tissue-engineered constructions for regenerative medicine: cell sheets as extracellular matrix-rich structures and supporting scaffolds as essentials in tissue engineering. A large number of reviews are devoted to each of these scientific problems. However, the solution of complex problems of tissue engineering requires an integrated approach that includes both three-dimensional scaffolds and cell sheets. This manuscript serves as a description of advantages and limitations of this method, its use in regeneration of bones, connective tissues and soft tissues and some other details.
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- Irina M Zurina
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russia; FSBSI Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, 125315, 8 Baltiyskaya St., Moscow, Russia; FSBEI FPE "Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education" of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia, 125993, 2/1-1 Barrikadnaya St., Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991, 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991, 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russia; Institute of Photonic Technologies, Research Center "Crystallography and Photonics", Russian Academy of Sciences, 108840, 2 Pionerskaya st., Troitsk, Moscow, Russia; Department of Polymers and Composites, N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, 119991 4 Kosygin st., Moscow, Russia; Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory 1‑3, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 8-2 Trubetskaya St., Moscow, Russia; Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland
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Sallent I, Capella-Monsonís H, Procter P, Bozo IY, Deev RV, Zubov D, Vasyliev R, Perale G, Pertici G, Baker J, Gingras P, Bayon Y, Zeugolis DI. The Few Who Made It: Commercially and Clinically Successful Innovative Bone Grafts. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:952. [PMID: 32984269 PMCID: PMC7490292 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Bone reconstruction techniques are mainly based on the use of tissue grafts and artificial scaffolds. The former presents well-known limitations, such as restricted graft availability and donor site morbidity, while the latter commonly results in poor graft integration and fixation in the bone, which leads to the unbalanced distribution of loads, impaired bone formation, increased pain perception, and risk of fracture, ultimately leading to recurrent surgeries. In the past decade, research efforts have been focused on the development of innovative bone substitutes that not only provide immediate mechanical support, but also ensure appropriate graft anchoring by, for example, promoting de novo bone tissue formation. From the countless studies that aimed in this direction, only few have made the big jump from the benchtop to the bedside, whilst most have perished along the challenging path of clinical translation. Herein, we describe some clinically successful cases of bone device development, including biological glues, stem cell-seeded scaffolds, and gene-functionalized bone substitutes. We also discuss the ventures that these technologies went through, the hindrances they faced and the common grounds among them, which might have been key for their success. The ultimate objective of this perspective article is to highlight the important aspects of the clinical translation of an innovative idea in the field of bone grafting, with the aim of commercially and clinically informing new research approaches in the sector.
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- Ignacio Sallent
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Division of Applied Materials Science, Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- GPBio Ltd., Shannon, Ireland
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- Histograft LLC, Moscow, Russia
- Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Histograft LLC, Moscow, Russia
- I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- State Institute of Genetic & Regenerative Medicine NAMSU, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Medical Company ilaya, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- State Institute of Genetic & Regenerative Medicine NAMSU, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Medical Company ilaya, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Viscus Biologics LLC, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Sofradim Production, A Medtronic Company, Trévoux, France
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Doulgkeroglou MN, Di Nubila A, Niessing B, König N, Schmitt RH, Damen J, Szilvassy SJ, Chang W, Csontos L, Louis S, Kugelmeier P, Ronfard V, Bayon Y, Zeugolis DI. Automation, Monitoring, and Standardization of Cell Product Manufacturing. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:811. [PMID: 32766229 PMCID: PMC7381146 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Although regenerative medicine products are at the forefront of scientific research, technological innovation, and clinical translation, their reproducibility and large-scale production are compromised by automation, monitoring, and standardization issues. To overcome these limitations, new technologies at software (e.g., algorithms and artificial intelligence models, combined with imaging software and machine learning techniques) and hardware (e.g., automated liquid handling, automated cell expansion bioreactor systems, automated colony-forming unit counting and characterization units, and scalable cell culture plates) level are under intense investigation. Automation, monitoring and standardization should be considered at the early stages of the developmental cycle of cell products to deliver more robust and effective therapies and treatment plans to the bedside, reducing healthcare expenditure and improving services and patient care.
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- Meletios-Nikolaos Doulgkeroglou
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland, Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland, Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology, Aachen, Germany
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- Production Engineering Cluster, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- STEMCELL Technologies Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- STEMCELL Technologies Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- STEMCELL Technologies Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- STEMCELL Technologies Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- College System of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States.,Cutiss AG, Zurich, Switzerland.,HairClone, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Medtronic - Sofradim Production, Trévoux, France
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland, Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Ryan CNM, Zeugolis DI. Engineering the Tenogenic Niche In Vitro with Microenvironmental Tools. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Christina N. M. Ryan
- Regenerative, Modular and Developmental Engineering LaboratoryBiomedical Sciences BuildingNational University of Ireland Galway Galway H91 W2TY Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland, Centre for Research in Medical DevicesBiomedical Sciences BuildingNational University of Ireland Galway Galway H91 W2TY Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular and Developmental Engineering LaboratoryBiomedical Sciences BuildingNational University of Ireland Galway Galway H91 W2TY Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland, Centre for Research in Medical DevicesBiomedical Sciences BuildingNational University of Ireland Galway Galway H91 W2TY Ireland
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Hypoxia Preconditioning of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Before Implantation in Orthopaedics. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2019; 27:e1040-e1042. [PMID: 31246643 DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Wang M, Yang Y, Han L, Xu F, Li F. Cell mechanical microenvironment for cell volume regulation. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:4070-4081. [PMID: 31637722 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cell volume regulation, as one of the fundamental homeostasis of the cell, is associated with many cellular behaviors and functions. With the increased studies on the effect of environmental mechanical cues on cell volume regulation, the relationship between cell volume regulation and mechanotransduction becomes more and more clear. In this paper, we review the mechanisms and hypotheses by which cell maintains its volume homeostasis both in vivo and in constructed cell mechanical microenvironment (CMM) in vitro. We discuss how the growth-division regulation maintains the volume homeostasis of cells in the cell cycle and how the cell cortex/membrane tension mediates the effect of CMM (i.e., osmotic pressure, matrix stiffness, and mechanical force) on cell volume regulation. We also highlight the roles of cell volume as a perfect integrator of the downstream signals of mechanotransduction from different aspects of CMM and an effective indicator for the mechanical condition that cell confronts. This interdisciplinary perspective can provide new insight into biomechanics and may shed light on bioengineering and pathological research work. We hope this review can facilitate future studies on the investigation of the role of cell volume in mechanotransduction.
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- Meng Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Anesthesia, Xi'an Daxing Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Polydispersity and negative charge are key modulators of extracellular matrix deposition under macromolecular crowding conditions. Acta Biomater 2019; 88:197-210. [PMID: 30831324 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Macromolecular crowding is a biophysical phenomenon that stems from the volume excluded by macromolecules, as they undergo steric repulsion and electrostatic interactions. The excluded volume depends on the shape, size, charge and polydispersity of the molecules. Although theoretical/computational models have been used to assess the influence of macromolecular crowding in biological media, real-time experiments are scarce. Herein, we evaluated the influence of hydrodynamic radius, charge and polydispersity of (a) various concentrations of different crowders (carrageenan, Ficoll™ and dextran sulphate); (b) various molecular weights of different crowders (70, 400 and 100 kDa of Ficoll™ and 10, 100 and 500 kDa of dextran sulphate) and (c) various cocktails of the same crowders (cocktails of various concentrations of different molecular weights Ficoll™ and dextran sulphate) on extracellular matrix deposition in human dermal fibroblast culture. The use of crowding cocktails with different molecular weight/concentrations of Ficoll™ or dextran sulphate molecules led to increased polydispersity and enhanced collagen type I deposition in comparison to their mono-domain counterparts. Carrageenan, however, induced the highest deposition of collagen type I due to its negative charge and inherent polydispersity. Our data contribute to a better understanding of the influence of the biophysical properties of the crowders on extracellular matrix deposition in vitro. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Macromolecular crowding is a biophysical phenomenon that accelerates and enhances extracellular matrix deposition in cell culture systems. Herein, we demonstrate that negatively charged and polydispersed macromolecules or cocktails of macromolecules, as opposed to neutral and monodomain macromolecules, induce highest extracellular matrix deposition in human dermal fibroblast cultures.
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Korntner S, Gaspar D, Zeugolis DI. Editorial: Biofunctional biomaterials and cellular systems for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 14:020201. [PMID: 30698161 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/aafd84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Stefanie Korntner
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland. Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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Djalali-Cuevas A, Garnica-Galvez S, Rampin A, Gaspar D, Skoufos I, Tzora A, Prassinos N, Diakakis N, Zeugolis DI. Preparation and Characterization of Tissue Surrogates Rich in Extracellular Matrix Using the Principles of Macromolecular Crowding. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1952:245-259. [PMID: 30825180 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9133-4_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tissue engineering by self-assembly allows for the fabrication of living tissue surrogates by taking advantage of the cell's inherent ability to produce and deposit tissue-specific extracellular matrix. However, the long culture periods required to build a tissue substitute in conducive to phenotypic drift in vitro microenvironments result in phenotype and function losses. Although several biophysical microenvironmental modulators (e.g., surface topography, substrate stiffness, mechanical stimulation) have been used to address these issues, slow extracellular matrix deposition remains a limiting factor in clinical translation and commercialization of such therapies. Macromolecular crowding is an alternative in vitro microenvironment modulator that has been shown to accelerate extracellular matrix deposition by several orders of magnitude, thereby decreasing culture periods required for the development of an implantable device, while maintaining cell phenotype and function. Herein, we provide protocols for the production of tissue surrogates rich in extracellular matrix from human dermal fibroblasts, equine tenocytes, and equine adipose-derived stem cells using the principles of macromolecular crowding and the subsequent characterization thereof by means of immunofluorescent staining and complementary fluorescence intensity analysis.
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- Adrian Djalali-Cuevas
- Bioprocessing and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Technology, Technological Education Institute (TEI) of Epirus, Arta, Greece
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Regenerative, Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Bioprocessing and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Technology, Technological Education Institute (TEI) of Epirus, Arta, Greece
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Regenerative, Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Bioprocessing and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Technology, Technological Education Institute (TEI) of Epirus, Arta, Greece
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Regenerative, Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Bioprocessing and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Technology, Technological Education Institute (TEI) of Epirus, Arta, Greece
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- Bioprocessing and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Technology, Technological Education Institute (TEI) of Epirus, 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 and Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.
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Barui A, Datta P. Biophysical factors in the regulation of asymmetric division of stem cells. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2018; 94:810-827. [PMID: 30467934 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ananya Barui
- Centre for Healthcare Science and TechnologyIndian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Howrah West Bengal 711103 India
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- Centre for Healthcare Science and TechnologyIndian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Howrah West Bengal 711103 India
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Graceffa V, Vinatier C, Guicheux J, Stoddart M, Alini M, Zeugolis DI. Chasing Chimeras - The elusive stable chondrogenic phenotype. Biomaterials 2018; 192:199-225. [PMID: 30453216 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The choice of the best-suited cell population for the regeneration of damaged or diseased cartilage depends on the effectiveness of culture conditions (e.g. media supplements, three-dimensional scaffolds, mechanical stimulation, oxygen tension, co-culture systems) to induce stable chondrogenic phenotype. Herein, advances and shortfalls in in vitro, preclinical and clinical setting of various in vitro microenvironment modulators on maintaining chondrocyte phenotype or directing stem cells towards chondrogenic lineage are critically discussed. Chondrocytes possess low isolation efficiency, limited proliferative potential and rapid phenotypic drift in culture. Mesenchymal stem cells are relatively readily available, possess high proliferation potential, exhibit great chondrogenic differentiation capacity, but they tend to acquire a hypertrophic phenotype when exposed to chondrogenic stimuli. Embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells, despite their promising in vitro and preclinical data, are still under-investigated. Although a stable chondrogenic phenotype remains elusive, recent advances in in vitro microenvironment modulators are likely to develop clinically- and commercially-relevant therapies in the years to come.
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- Valeria Graceffa
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- INSERMU1229, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS), University of Nantes, UFR Odontologie & CHU Nantes, PHU 4 OTONN, 44042 Nantes, France
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- INSERMU1229, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS), University of Nantes, UFR Odontologie & CHU Nantes, PHU 4 OTONN, 44042 Nantes, France
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- AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.
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Rosenberg NM, Bull AMJ. Application of a mechanobiological algorithm to investigate mechanical mediation of heterotopic bone in trans-femoral amputees. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14196. [PMID: 30242273 PMCID: PMC6155077 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32414-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the process of bone formation in tissues that are not usually osseous. It occurs in 60% of those with blast-related amputations. HO can result in reduced range of motion, pain, nerve impingement and can affect prosthesis fitting and is caused by a combination of mechanical, biological, local and systemic factors. As with normal bone formation and remodelling, it is expected that heterotopic bone responds to mechanical stimuli and understanding this relationship can give insight into the pathology. The objective of this research was to investigate whether a physiological 2D computational model that considers both mechanical and biological factors can be used to simulate HO in the residual limb of a trans-femoral amputee. The study found that characteristic morphologies of HO were reproduced by adjusting the loading environment. Significant effects were produced by changing the loading direction on the femur; this is potentially associated with different initial surgical interventions such as muscle myodesis. Also, initial treatment such as negative pressure through a dressing was found to change the shape of heterotopic bone.
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- Naomi M Rosenberg
- Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- 2 Norrys Close, Barnet, Herts, EN4 9JY, UK
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Kumar A, Rao KM, Han SS. Mechanically viscoelastic nanoreinforced hybrid hydrogels composed of polyacrylamide, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, graphene oxide, and cellulose nanocrystals. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 193:228-238. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Sheffield C, Meyers K, Johnson E, Rajachar RM. Application of Composite Hydrogels to Control Physical Properties in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. Gels 2018; 4:E51. [PMID: 30674827 PMCID: PMC6209271 DOI: 10.3390/gels4020051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The development of biomaterials for the restoration of the normal tissue structure⁻function relationship in pathological conditions as well as acute and chronic injury is an area of intense investigation. More recently, the use of tailored or composite hydrogels for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has sought to bridge the gap between natural tissues and applied biomaterials more clearly. By applying traditional concepts in engineering composites, these hydrogels represent hierarchical structured materials that translate more closely the key guiding principles required for improved recovery of tissue architecture and functional behavior, including physical, mass transport, and biological properties. For tissue-engineering scaffolds in general, and more specifically in composite hydrogel materials, each of these properties provide unique qualities that are essential for proper augmentation and repair following disease and injury. The broad focus of this review is on physical properties in particular, static and dynamic mechanical properties provided by composite hydrogel materials and their link to native tissue architecture and, ultimately, tissue-specific applications for composite hydrogels.
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- Cassidy Sheffield
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA.
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Rosenberg N, Bull AMJ. Simulating localised cellular inflammation and substrate properties in a strain energy density based bone remodelling algorithm for use in modelling trauma. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2018; 21:208-218. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2018.1439025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Naomi Rosenberg
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Ahmad BS, Blanchy M, Mbele G, Pidial L, Vanneaux V, Menasché P, Williams GR, Kalfa D. The influence of electrospinning parameters on polydioxanone scaffold properties. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2018. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aa979f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Turetta M, Del Ben F, Brisotto G, Biscontin E, Bulfoni M, Cesselli D, Colombatti A, Scoles G, Gigli G, del Mercato LL. Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research: Towards Personalized Medicine with Microfluidic Platforms and 3D Tumor Models. Curr Med Chem 2018; 25:4616-4637. [PMID: 29874987 PMCID: PMC6302350 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180605122633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the present review, we describe three hot topics in cancer research such as circulating tumor cells, exosomes, and 3D environment models. The first section is dedicated to microfluidic platforms for detecting circulating tumor cells, including both affinity-based methods that take advantage of antibodies and aptamers, and "label-free" approaches, exploiting cancer cells physical features and, more recently, abnormal cancer metabolism. In the second section, we briefly describe the biology of exosomes and their role in cancer, as well as conventional techniques for their isolation and innovative microfluidic platforms. In the third section, the importance of tumor microenvironment is highlighted, along with techniques for modeling it in vitro. Finally, we discuss limitations of two-dimensional monolayer methods and describe advantages and disadvantages of different three-dimensional tumor systems for cell-cell interaction analysis and their potential applications in cancer management.
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- Address correspondence to this author at the CNR NANOTEC - Institute of Nanotechnology c/o Campus Ecotekne, via Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy; E-mail:
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Gostynska N, Shankar Krishnakumar G, Campodoni E, Panseri S, Montesi M, Sprio S, Kon E, Marcacci M, Tampieri A, Sandri M. 3D porous collagen scaffolds reinforced by glycation with ribose for tissue engineering application. Biomed Mater 2017; 12:055002. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/aa7694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nam HY, Balaji Raghavendran HR, Pingguan-Murphy B, Abbas AA, Merican AM, Kamarul T. Fate of tenogenic differentiation potential of human bone marrow stromal cells by uniaxial stretching affected by stretch-activated calcium channel agonist gadolinium. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178117. [PMID: 28654695 PMCID: PMC5487029 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The role for mechanical stimulation in the control of cell fate has been previously proposed, suggesting that there may be a role of mechanical conditioning in directing mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) towards specific lineage for tissue engineering applications. Although previous studies have reported that calcium signalling is involved in regulating many cellular processes in many cell types, its role in managing cellular responses to tensile loading (mechanotransduction) of MSCs has not been fully elucidated. In order to establish this, we disrupted calcium signalling by blocking stretch-activated calcium channel (SACC) in human MSCs (hMSCs) in vitro. Passaged-2 hMSCs were exposed to cyclic tensile loading (1 Hz + 8% for 6, 24, 48, and 72 hours) in the presence of the SACC blocker, gadolinium. Analyses include image observations of immunochemistry and immunofluorescence staining from extracellular matrix (ECM) production, and measuring related tenogenic and apoptosis gene marker expression. Uniaxial tensile loading increased the expression of tenogenic markers and ECM production. However, exposure to strain in the presence of 20 μM gadolinium reduced the induction of almost all tenogenic markers and ECM staining, suggesting that SACC acts as a mechanosensor in strain-induced hMSC tenogenic differentiation process. Although cell death was observed in prolonged stretching, it did not appear to be apoptosis mediated. In conclusion, the knowledge gained in this study by elucidating the role of calcium in MSC mechanotransduction processes, and that in prolonged stretching results in non-apoptosis mediated cell death may be potential useful for regenerative medicine applications.
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- Hui Yin Nam
- Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- * E-mail: (HYN); (TK)
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- Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (NOCERAL), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- * E-mail: (HYN); (TK)
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Teong B, Wu SC, Chang CM, Chen JW, Chen HT, Chen CH, Chang JK, Ho ML. The stiffness of a crosslinked hyaluronan hydrogel affects its chondro-induction activity on hADSCs. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2017; 106:808-816. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Benjamin Teong
- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Orthopaedics; Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Orthopaedics; Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Orthopaedics; Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Orthopaedics, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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Kumar P, Satyam A, Cigognini D, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Low oxygen tension and macromolecular crowding accelerate extracellular matrix deposition in human corneal fibroblast culture. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2017; 12:6-18. [PMID: 27592127 DOI: 10.1002/term.2283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Development of implantable devices based on the principles of in vitro organogenesis has been hindered due to the prolonged time required to develop an implantable device. Herein we assessed the influence of serum concentration (0.5% and 10%), oxygen tension (0.5%, 2% and 20%) and macromolecular crowding (75 μg/ml carrageenan) in extracellular matrix deposition in human corneal fibroblast culture (3, 7 and 14 days). The highest extracellular matrix deposition was observed after 14 days in culture at 0.5% serum, 2% oxygen tension and 75 μg/ml carrageenan. These data indicate that low oxygen tension coupled with macromolecular crowding significantly accelerate the development of scaffold-free tissue-like modules. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Pramod Kumar
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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Satyam A, Kumar P, Cigognini D, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Low, but not too low, oxygen tension and macromolecular crowding accelerate extracellular matrix deposition in human dermal fibroblast culture. Acta Biomater 2016; 44:221-31. [PMID: 27506127 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Revised: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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UNLABELLED A key challenge of in vitro organogenesis is the development in timely manner tissue equivalents. Herein, we assessed the simultaneous effect of oxygen tension (0.5%, 2% and 20%), foetal bovine serum concentration (0.5% and 10%) and macromolecular crowding (75μg/ml carrageenan) in human dermal fibroblast culture. Our data demonstrate that cells cultured at 2% oxygen tension, in the presence of carrageenan and at 0.5% serum concentration deposited within 3days in culture more extracellular matrix than cells grown for 14days, at 20% oxygen tension, 10% serum concentration and in the absence of carrageenan. These data suggest that optimal oxygen tension coupled with macromolecular crowding are important in vitro microenvironment modulators for accelerated development of tissue-like modules in vitro. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE To enable clinical translation and commercialisation of in vitro organogenesis therapies, we cultured human dermal fibroblast at 2% oxygen tension, under macromolecular crowding conditions (75μg/ml carrageenan) and at low foetal bovine serum concentration (0.5%). Within 3days in culture, more extracellular matrix was deposited under these conditions than cells grown for 14days, at 20% oxygen tension, 10% FBS concentration and in the absence of crowding agents. These data bring us closer to the development of more clinically relevant tissue-like modules.
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- Abhigyan Satyam
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.
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Shologu N, Szegezdi E, Lowery A, Kerin M, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Recreating complex pathophysiologies in vitro with extracellular matrix surrogates for anticancer therapeutics screening. Drug Discov Today 2016; 21:1521-1531. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gaspar D, Zeugolis DI. Engineering in vitro complex pathophysiologies for drug discovery purposes. Drug Discov Today 2016; 21:1341-1344. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cigognini D, Gaspar D, Kumar P, Satyam A, Alagesan S, Sanz-Nogués C, Griffin M, O'Brien T, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Macromolecular crowding meets oxygen tension in human mesenchymal stem cell culture - A step closer to physiologically relevant in vitro organogenesis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30746. [PMID: 27478033 PMCID: PMC4967872 DOI: 10.1038/srep30746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Modular tissue engineering is based on the cells’ innate ability to create bottom-up supramolecular assemblies with efficiency and efficacy still unmatched by man-made devices. Although the regenerative potential of such tissue substitutes has been documented in preclinical and clinical setting, the prolonged culture time required to develop an implantable device is associated with phenotypic drift and/or cell senescence. Herein, we demonstrate that macromolecular crowding significantly enhances extracellular matrix deposition in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell culture at both 20% and 2% oxygen tension. Although hypoxia inducible factor - 1α was activated at 2% oxygen tension, increased extracellular matrix synthesis was not observed. The expression of surface markers and transcription factors was not affected as a function of oxygen tension and macromolecular crowding. The multilineage potential was also maintained, albeit adipogenic differentiation was significantly reduced in low oxygen tension cultures, chondrogenic differentiation was significantly increased in macromolecularly crowded cultures and osteogenic differentiation was not affected as a function of oxygen tension and macromolecular crowding. Collectively, these data pave the way for the development of bottom-up tissue equivalents based on physiologically relevant developmental processes.
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- Daniela Cigognini
- Regenerative, Modular &Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular &Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular &Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular &Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular &Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.,Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Kumar P, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Progress in Corneal Stromal Repair: From Tissue Grafts and Biomaterials to Modular Supramolecular Tissue-Like Assemblies. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:5381-5399. [PMID: 27028373 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Revised: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Corneal injuries and degenerative conditions have major socioeconomic consequences, given that in most cases, they result in blindness. In the quest of the ideal therapy, tissue grafts, biomaterials, and modular engineering approaches are under intense investigation. Herein, advancements and shortfalls are reviewed and future perspectives for these therapeutic strategies discussed.
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- Pramod Kumar
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Center for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Center for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
- Center for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biosciences Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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Azeem A, English A, Kumar P, Satyam A, Biggs M, Jones E, Tripathi B, Basu N, Henkel J, Vaquette C, Rooney N, Riley G, O'Riordan A, Cross G, Ivanovski S, Hutmacher D, Pandit A, Zeugolis D. The influence of anisotropic nano- to micro-topography on in vitro and in vivo osteogenesis. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2016; 10:693-711. [PMID: 25816874 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.14.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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AIM Topographically modified substrates are increasingly used in tissue engineering to enhance biomimicry. The overarching hypothesis is that topographical cues will control cellular response at the cell-substrate interface. MATERIALS & METHODS The influence of anisotropically ordered poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) substrates (constant groove width of ~1860 nm; constant line width of ~2220 nm; variable groove depth of ~35, 306 and 2046 nm) on in vitro and in vivo osteogenesis were assessed. RESULTS & DISCUSSION We demonstrate that substrates with groove depths of approximately 306 and 2046 nm promote osteoblast alignment parallel to underlined topography in vitro. However, none of the topographies assessed promoted directional osteogenesis in vivo. CONCLUSION 2D imprinting technologies are useful tools for in vitro cell phenotype maintenance.
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- Ayesha Azeem
- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), Biosciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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Yu Y, Wu RX, Yin Y, Chen FM. Directing immunomodulation using biomaterials for endogenous regeneration. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:569-584. [PMID: 32262939 DOI: 10.1039/c5tb02199e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stem cell therapy and tissue engineering hold considerable potential for innovative and transformative strategies to repair damaged tissue form and function. Although many approaches are adopting ex vivo expanded cells for transplantation, an alternative is to manipulate the biomaterial-host interactions that recruit the patients' own stem cells endogenously for regeneration. There are several considerations in targeting the biomaterial-host interactions therapeutically, not the least of which is the biomimetic design of extracellular matrix (ECM)-mimicking materials and the administration of navigation cues and small molecules that target specific aspects of the native healing cascades to stimulate homing of endogenous stem cells and, thereafter, their expansion and differentiation. A sequence of coordinated interactions between the local niche cells and implanted biomaterials offers signals and sign posts that may instruct the cells traveling toward the injured tissues. Furthermore, stem cell function is critically influenced by extrinsic signals provided by the niche as well as by the implanted biomaterials. Novel strategies harnessing growth factors and immunological cues to design materials not only can modulate the behavior of stem cells but also can alter innate and adaptive immunity in a controlled manner. We envisage that successful and safe endogenous regeneration will involve at least three aspects, i.e., homing of sufficient stem cells, controlling cell fate determination, and blunting host immune responses to outside biomaterial devices. Improving our understanding of the biological and physicochemical signals of biomimetic biomaterials that govern immunomodulation for in situ tissue regeneration, particularly context-dependent macrophage (Mφ) polarization, will lead to a concurrent improvement in clinical outcomes.
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- Yang Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710032, P. R. China.
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Snyder J, Rin Son A, Hamid Q, Wang C, Lui Y, Sun W. Mesenchymal stem cell printing and process regulated cell properties. Biofabrication 2015; 7:044106. [DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/7/4/044106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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English A, Azeem A, Spanoudes K, Jones E, Tripathi B, Basu N, McNamara K, Tofail SAM, Rooney N, Riley G, O'Riordan A, Cross G, Hutmacher D, Biggs M, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Substrate topography: A valuable in vitro tool, but a clinical red herring for in vivo tenogenesis. Acta Biomater 2015; 27:3-12. [PMID: 26318365 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Controlling the cell-substrate interactions at the bio-interface is becoming an inherent element in the design of implantable devices. Modulation of cellular adhesion in vitro, through topographical cues, is a well-documented process that offers control over subsequent cellular functions. However, it is still unclear whether surface topography can be translated into a clinically functional response in vivo at the tissue/device interface. Herein, we demonstrated that anisotropic substrates with a groove depth of ∼317nm and ∼1988nm promoted human tenocyte alignment parallel to the underlying topography in vitro. However, the rigid poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) substrates used in this study upregulated the expression of chondrogenic and osteogenic genes, indicating possible tenocyte trans-differentiation. Of significant importance is that none of the topographies assessed (∼37nm, ∼317nm and ∼1988nm groove depth) induced extracellular matrix orientation parallel to the substrate orientation in a rat patellar tendon model. These data indicate that two-dimensional imprinting technologies are useful tools for in vitro cell phenotype maintenance, rather than for organised neotissue formation in vivo, should multifactorial approaches that consider both surface topography and substrate rigidity be established. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Herein, we ventured to assess the influence of parallel groves, ranging from nano- to micro-level, on tenocytes response in vitro and on host response using a tendon and a subcutaneous model. In vitro analysis indicates that anisotropically ordered micro-scale grooves, as opposed to nano-scale grooves, maintain physiological cell morphology. The rather rigid PLGA substrates appeared to induce trans-differentiation towards chondrogenic and/or steogenic lineage, as evidence by TILDA gene analysis. In vivo data in both tendon and subcutaneous models indicate that none of the substrates induced bidirectional host cell and tissue growth. Collective, these observations indicate that two-dimensional imprinting technologies are useful tools for in vitro cell phenotype maintenance, rather than for directional neotissue formation, should multifactorial approaches that consider both surface topography and substrate rigidity be established.
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- Andrew English
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building (BRB), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland; Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building (BRB), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland; Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building (BRB), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland; Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI), Department of Physics and Energy, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI), Department of Physics and Energy, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland; Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland; Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Biosciences Research Building (BRB), National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland; Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland; Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), BRB, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.
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Stace ET, Dakin SG, Mouthuy PA, Carr AJ. Translating Regenerative Biomaterials Into Clinical Practice. J Cell Physiol 2015; 231:36-49. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Edward T. Stace
- National Institute of Health Research Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; Oxford United Kingdom
- Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences; University of Oxford; Oxford United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Health Research Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; Oxford United Kingdom
- Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences; University of Oxford; Oxford United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Health Research Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; Oxford United Kingdom
- Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences; University of Oxford; Oxford United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Health Research Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit; Oxford United Kingdom
- Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences; University of Oxford; Oxford United Kingdom
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Abbah SA, Spanoudes K, O'Brien T, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Assessment of stem cell carriers for tendon tissue engineering in pre-clinical models. Stem Cell Res Ther 2015; 5:38. [PMID: 25157898 PMCID: PMC4056691 DOI: 10.1186/scrt426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Tendon injuries are prevalent and problematic, especially among young and otherwise healthy individuals. The inherently slow innate healing process combined with the inevitable scar tissue formation compromise functional recovery, imposing the need for the development of therapeutic strategies. The limited number of low activity/reparative capacity tendon-resident cells has directed substantial research efforts towards the exploration of the therapeutic potential of various stem cells in tendon injuries and pathophysiologies. Severe injuries require the use of a stem cell carrier to enable cell localisation at the defect site. The present study describes advancements that injectable carriers, tissue grafts, anisotropically orientated biomaterials, and cell-sheets have achieved in preclinical models as stem cell carriers for tendon repair.
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Biomimetic approaches in bone tissue engineering: Integrating biological and physicomechanical strategies. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 84:1-29. [PMID: 25236302 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The development of responsive biomaterials capable of demonstrating modulated function in response to dynamic physiological and mechanical changes in vivo remains an important challenge in bone tissue engineering. To achieve long-term repair and good clinical outcomes, biologically responsive approaches that focus on repair and reconstitution of tissue structure and function through drug release, receptor recognition, environmental responsiveness and tuned biodegradability are required. Traditional orthopedic materials lack biomimicry, and mismatches in tissue morphology, or chemical and mechanical properties ultimately accelerate device failure. Multiple stimuli have been proposed as principal contributors or mediators of cell activity and bone tissue formation, including physical (substrate topography, stiffness, shear stress and electrical forces) and biochemical factors (growth factors, genes or proteins). However, optimal solutions to bone regeneration remain elusive. This review will focus on biological and physicomechanical considerations currently being explored in bone tissue engineering.
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Gaspar D, Spanoudes K, Holladay C, Pandit A, Zeugolis D. Progress in cell-based therapies for tendon repair. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 84:240-56. [PMID: 25543005 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The last decade has seen significant developments in cell therapies, based on permanently differentiated, reprogrammed or engineered stem cells, for tendon injuries and degenerative conditions. In vitro studies assess the influence of biophysical, biochemical and biological signals on tenogenic phenotype maintenance and/or differentiation towards tenogenic lineage. However, the ideal culture environment has yet to be identified due to the lack of standardised experimental setup and readout system. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and tenocytes/dermal fibroblasts appear to be the cell populations of choice for clinical translation in equine and human patients respectively based on circumstantial, rather than on hard evidence. Collaborative, inter- and multi-disciplinary efforts are expected to provide clinically relevant and commercially viable cell-based therapies for tendon repair and regeneration in the years to come.
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- Diana Gaspar
- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.
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Lomas A, Ryan C, Sorushanova A, Shologu N, Sideri A, Tsioli V, Fthenakis G, Tzora A, Skoufos I, Quinlan L, O'Laighin G, Mullen A, Kelly J, Kearns S, Biggs M, Pandit A, Zeugolis D. The past, present and future in scaffold-based tendon treatments. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 84:257-77. [PMID: 25499820 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Revised: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tendon injuries represent a significant clinical burden on healthcare systems worldwide. As the human population ages and the life expectancy increases, tendon injuries will become more prevalent, especially among young individuals with long life ahead of them. Advancements in engineering, chemistry and biology have made available an array of three-dimensional scaffold-based intervention strategies, natural or synthetic in origin. Further, functionalisation strategies, based on biophysical, biochemical and biological cues, offer control over cellular functions; localisation and sustained release of therapeutics/biologics; and the ability to positively interact with the host to promote repair and regeneration. Herein, we critically discuss current therapies and emerging technologies that aim to transform tendon treatments in the years to come.
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Kumar P, Satyam A, Fan X, Rochev Y, Rodriguez BJ, Gorelov A, Joshi L, Raghunath M, Pandit A, Zeugolis DI. Accelerated Development of Supramolecular Corneal Stromal-Like Assemblies from Corneal Fibroblasts in the Presence of Macromolecular Crowders. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2015; 21:660-70. [PMID: 25535812 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2014.0387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tissue engineering by self-assembly uses the cells' secretome as a regeneration template and biological factory of trophic factors. Despite the several advantages that have been witnessed in preclinical and clinical settings, the major obstacle for wide acceptance of this technology remains the tardy extracellular matrix formation. In this study, we assessed the influence of macromolecular crowding (MMC)/excluding volume effect, a biophysical phenomenon that accelerates thermodynamic activities and biological processes by several orders of magnitude, in human corneal fibroblast (HCF) culture. Our data indicate that the addition of negatively charged galactose derivative (carrageenan) in HCF culture, even at 0.5% serum, increases by 12-fold tissue-specific matrix deposition, while maintaining physiological cell morphology and protein/gene expression. Gene analysis indicates that a glucose derivative (dextran sulfate) may drive corneal fibroblasts toward a myofibroblast lineage. Collectively, these results indicate that MMC may be suitable not only for clinical translation and commercialization of tissue engineering by self-assembly therapies, but also for the development of in vitro pathophysiology models.
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- Pramod Kumar
- 1 Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) , Galway, Ireland
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- 1 Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) , Galway, Ireland
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- 1 Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) , Galway, Ireland
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- 1 Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) , Galway, Ireland
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- 2 Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- 3 School of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, University College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- 4 Alimentary Glycoscience Research Cluster, NUI Galway , Galway, Ireland
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- 5 Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore .,6 Tissue Engineering Programme, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore
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- 1 Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) , Galway, Ireland
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- 1 Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), Bioscience Research Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) , Galway, Ireland
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