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Upadhyay U, Kolla S, Maredupaka S, Priya S, Srinivasulu K, Chelluri LK. Development of an alginate-chitosan biopolymer composite with dECM bioink additive for organ-on-a-chip articular cartilage. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11765. [PMID: 38782958 PMCID: PMC11116456 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62656-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
In vitro use of articular cartilage on an organ-on-a-chip (OOAC) via microfluidics is challenging owing to the dense extracellular matrix (ECM) composed of numerous protein moieties and few chondrocytes, which has limited proliferation potential and microscale translation. Hence, this study proposes a novel approach for using a combination of biopolymers and decellularised ECM (dECM) as a bioink additive in the development of scalable OOAC using a microfluidic platform. The bioink was tested with native chondrocytes and mesenchymal stem cell-induced chondrocytes using biopolymers of alginate and chitosan composite hydrogels. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) biomimetic tissue construction approaches have been used to characterise the morphology and cellular marker expression (by histology and confocal laser scanning microscopy), viability (cell viability dye using flow cytometry), and genotypic expression of ECM-specific markers (by quantitative PCR). The results demonstrated that the bioink had a significant impact on the increase in phenotypic and genotypic expression, with a statistical significance level of p < 0.05 according to Student's t-test. The use of a cell-laden biopolymer as a bioink optimised the niche conditions for obtaining hyaline-type cartilage under culture conditions, paving the way for testing mechano-responsive properties and translating these findings to a cartilage-on-a-chip microfluidics system.
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Affiliation(s)
- Upasna Upadhyay
- Stem Cell Unit, Global Medical Education and Research Foundation (GMERF), Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500004, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF) Deemed to be University, Vaddeswaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 522302, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500004, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500004, India
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- Stem Cell Unit, Global Medical Education and Research Foundation (GMERF), Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500004, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF) Deemed to be University, Vaddeswaram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 522302, India
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- Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500004, India.
- Academics and Research, Global Medical Education and Research Foundation (GMERF), Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Lakdi-ka-pul, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500004, India.
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Li X, Zhao W, Zhou D, Li P, Zhao C, Zhou Q, Wang Y. Construction of Integral Decellularized Cartilage Using a Novel Hydrostatic Pressure Bioreactor. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2024; 30:113-129. [PMID: 38183634 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2023.0265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
Abstract
The decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) of cartilage is a widely used natural bioscaffold for constructing tissue-engineered cartilage due to its good biocompatibility and regeneration properties. However, current decellularization methods for accessing decellularized cartilaginous tissues require multiple steps and a relatively long duration to produce decellularized cartilage. In addition, most decellularization strategies lead to damage of the microstructure and loss of functional components of the cartilaginous matrix. In this study, a novel decellularization strategy based on a hydrostatic pressure (HP) bioreactor was introduced, which aimed to improve the efficiency of producing integral decellularized cartilage pieces by combining physical and chemical decellularization methods in a perfusing manner. Two types of cartilaginous tissues, auricular cartilage (AC) and nucleus pulposus (NP) fibrocartilage, were selected for comparison of the effects of ordinary, positive, and negative HP-based decellularization according to the cell clearance ratio, microstructural changes, ECM components, and mechanical properties. The results indicated that applying positive HP improved the efficiency of producing decellularized AC, but no significant differences in decellularization efficiency were found between the ordinary and negative HP-treated groups. However, compared with the ordinary HP treatment, the application of the positive or negative HP did not affect the efficiency of decellularized NP productions. Moreover, neither positive nor negative HP influenced the preservation of the microstructure and components of the AC matrix. However, applying negative HP disarranged the fibril distribution of the NP matrix and reduced glycosaminoglycans and collagen type II contents, two essential ECM components. In addition, the positive HP was beneficial for maintaining the mechanical properties of decellularized cartilage. The recellularization experiments also verified the good biocompatibility of the decellularized cartilage produced by the present bioreactor-based decellularization method under positive HP. Overall, applying positive HP-based decellularization resulted in a superior effect on the production of close-to-natural scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering. Impact statement In this study, we successfully constructed a novel hydrostatic pressure (HP) bioreactor and used this equipment to produce decellularized cartilage by combining physical and chemical decellularization methods in a perfusing manner. We found that positive HP-based decellularization could improve the production efficiency of integral decellularized cartilage pieces and promote the maintenance of matrix components and mechanical properties. This new decellularization strategy exhibited a superior effect in the production of close-to-natural scaffolds and positively impacts cartilage tissue engineering.
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- Xiaoxiao Li
- Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Tissue Repairing and Biotechnology Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, Jiulongpo People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Tissue Repairing and Biotechnology Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Tissue Repairing and Biotechnology Research Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Aodi J, Ying L, Chengyang S, Hongfeng Z. Acellular dermal matrix in urethral reconstruction. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1342906. [PMID: 38405593 PMCID: PMC10884266 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1342906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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The management of severe urethral stricture has always posed a formidable challenge. Traditional approaches such as skin flaps, mucosal grafts, and urethroplasty may not be suitable for lengthy and intricate strictures. In the past two decades, tissue engineering solutions utilizing acellular dermal matrix have emerged as potential alternatives. Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) is a non-immunogenic biological collagen scaffold that has demonstrated its ability to induce layer-by-layer tissue regeneration. The application of ADM in urethral reconstruction through tissue engineering has become a practical endeavor. This article provides an overview of the preparation, characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of ADM along with its utilization in urethral reconstruction via tissue engineering.
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- Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, People’s Hospital of Henan University, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Al-Hakim Khalak F, García-Villén F, Ruiz-Alonso S, Pedraz JL, Saenz-del-Burgo L. Decellularized Extracellular Matrix-Based Bioinks for Tendon Regeneration in Three-Dimensional Bioprinting. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:12930. [PMID: 36361719 PMCID: PMC9657326 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232112930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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In the last few years, attempts to improve the regeneration of damaged tendons have been rising due to the growing demand. However, current treatments to restore the original performance of the tissue focus on the usage of grafts; although, actual grafts are deficient because they often cannot provide enough support for tissue regeneration, leading to additional complications. The beneficial effect of combining 3D bioprinting and dECM as a novel bioink biomaterial has recently been described. Tendon dECMs have been obtained by using either chemical, biological, or/and physical treatments. Although decellularization protocols are not yet standardized, recently, different protocols have been published. New therapeutic approaches embrace the use of dECM in bioinks for 3D bioprinting, as it has shown promising results in mimicking the composition and the structure of the tissue. However, major obstacles include the poor structural integrity and slow gelation properties of dECM bioinks. Moreover, printing parameters such as speed and temperature have to be optimized for each dECM bioink. Here, we show that dECM bioink for 3D bioprinting provides a promising approach for tendon regeneration for future clinical applications.
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- Fouad Al-Hakim Khalak
- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Health Institute Carlos III, Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Jose Atxotegi, s/n, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Health Institute Carlos III, Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Jose Atxotegi, s/n, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Health Institute Carlos III, Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Jose Atxotegi, s/n, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Health Institute Carlos III, Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Jose Atxotegi, s/n, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Health Institute Carlos III, Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Jose Atxotegi, s/n, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Chen Y, Zhang C, Zhang S, Qi H, Zhang D, Li Y, Fang J. Novel advances in strategies and applications of artificial articular cartilage. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:987999. [PMID: 36072291 PMCID: PMC9441570 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.987999] [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: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Artificial articular cartilage (AC) is extensively applied in the repair and regeneration of cartilage which lacks self-regeneration capacity because of its avascular and low-cellularity nature. With advances in tissue engineering, bioengineering techniques for artificial AC construction have been increasing and maturing gradually. In this review, we elaborated on the advances of biological scaffold technologies in artificial AC including freeze-drying, electrospinning, 3D bioprinting and decellularized, and scaffold-free methods such as self-assembly and cell sheet. In the following, several successful applications of artificial AC built by scaffold and scaffold-free techniques are introduced to demonstrate the clinical application value of artificial AC.
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- Yifei Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Jie Fang,
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Yang J, Dang H, Xu Y. Recent advancement of decellularization extracellular matrix for tissue engineering and biomedical application. Artif Organs 2022; 46:549-567. [PMID: 34855994 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Decellularized extracellular matrixs (dECMs) derived from organs and tissues have emerged as a promising tool, as they encompass the characteristics of an ideal tissue scaffold: complex composition, vascular networks and unique tissue-specific architecture. Consequently, their use has propagated throughout tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. dECM can be easily obtained from various tissues/organs by appropriate decellularization protocolsand is entitled to provide necessary cues to cells homing. METHODS In this review, we describe the decellularization and sterilization methods that are commonly used in recent research, the effects of these methods upon biologic scaffold material are discussed. Also, we summarize the recent developments of recellularization and vascularization techniques in regeneration medicine. Additionally, dECM preservation methods is mentioned, which provides the basis for the establishment of organ bank. RESULTS Biomedical applications and the status of current research developments relating to dECM biomaterials are outlined, including transplantation in vivo, disease models and drug screening, organoid, 3D bioprinting, tissue reconstruction and rehabilitation and cell transplantation and culture. Finally, critical challenges and future developing technologies are discussed. CONCLUSIONS With the development of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, dECM will have broader applications in the field of biomedicine in the near future.
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- Jiamin Yang
- School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Pazdzior R, Kubicek S. PlateFlo - A software-controllable plate-scale perfusion system for culture of adherent cells. HARDWAREX 2021; 10:e00222. [PMID: 35607664 PMCID: PMC9123465 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Here we present a versatile system for milliliter-scale perfusion culture of adherent cells that can be built using basic tools, based on a readily available one-well culture plate (84 cm2 culture area). Media composition and flow paths can be programmatically controlled via USB serial interface using the FETbox hardware controller and associated PlateFlo Python package. The FETbox can control up to five high current 12 V devices such as common pinch valves, solenoids, and DC motor peristaltic pumps. It was designed to be easily customized with built-in accommodation for additional electronic components (e.g. analog sensors and input), use of the ubiquitous Arduino Nano platform, and easily expanded serial communication protocol. Multiple FETboxes can be used in parallel for additional devices. Applications of the PlateFlo system include perfusion culture of laboratory experiments requiring large cell numbers including genome-scale genetic screens and proteomics, as well as novel perfusion schemes including dynamic media conditions and sequential cell culture.
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Key Words
- Adherent
- Automation
- BOM, bill of materials
- CFD, computational fluid dynamics
- Cell culture
- DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
- EUR, Euro
- FDM, fused deposition modelling
- MCU, microcontroller unit
- MOSFET, metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
- Microplate
- Millifluidic
- PBS, phosphate-buffered saline
- PCB, printed circuit board
- PWM, pulse width modulation
- Perfusion
- hIPSC, human induced pluripotent stem cell
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