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Shuai Y, Zheng M, Kundu SC, Mao C, Yang M. Bioengineered Silk Protein-Based 3D In Vitro Models for Tissue Engineering and Drug Development: From Silk Matrix Properties to Biomedical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2024:e2401458. [PMID: 39009465 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202401458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
Abstract
3D in vitro model has emerged as a valuable tool for studying tissue development, drug screening, and disease modeling. 3D systems can accurately replicate tissue microstructures and physiological features, mirroring the in vivo microenvironment departing from conventional 2D cell cultures. Various 3D in vitro models utilizing biomacromolecules like collagen and synthetic polymers have been developed to meet diverse research needs and address the complex challenges of contemporary research. Silk proteins, bearing structural and functional similarities to collagen, have been increasingly employed to construct advanced 3D in vitro systems, surpassing the limitations of 2D cultures. This review examines silk proteins' composition, structure, properties, and functions, elucidating their role in 3D in vitro models. Furthermore, recent advances in biomedical applications involving silk-based organoid models are discussed. In particular, the unique physiological attributes of silk matrix constituents in in vitro tissue constructs are highlighted, providing a meticulous evaluation of their importance. Additionally, it outlines the current research hurdles and complexities while contemplating future avenues, thereby paving the way for developing complex and biomimetic silk protein-based microtissues.
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- Yajun Shuai
- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Bee Resource Utilization and Innovation of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Bee Resource Utilization and Innovation of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- 3B's Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Barco, Guimarães, 4805-017, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, SAR, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Bee Resource Utilization and Innovation of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Applied Bioresource Research, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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Li X, Li Y, Zhang X, Xu J, Kang J, Li B, Zhao B, Wang L. Cross-Linking Methods of the Silk Protein Hydrogel in Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Tissue Regeneration. Tissue Eng Regen Med 2024; 21:529-544. [PMID: 38294593 PMCID: PMC11087422 DOI: 10.1007/s13770-023-00624-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Craniomaxillofacial tissue defects are clinical defects involving craniomaxillofacial and oral soft and hard tissues. They are characterized by defect-shaped irregularities, bacterial and inflammatory environments, and the need for functional recovery. Conventional clinical treatments are currently unable to achieve regeneration of high-quality oral craniomaxillofacial tissue. As a natural biomaterial, silk fibroin (SF) has been widely studied in biomedicine and has broad prospects for use in tissue regeneration. Hydrogels made of SF showed excellent water retention, biocompatibility, safety and the ability to combine with other materials. METHODS To gain an in-depth understanding of the current development of SF, this article reviews the structure, preparation and application prospects in oral and craniomaxillofacial tissue regenerative medicine. It first briefly introduces the structure of SF and then summarizes the principles, advantages and disadvantages of the different cross-linking methods (physical cross-linking, chemical cross-linking and double network structure) of SF. Finally, the existing research on the use of SF in tissue engineering and the prospects of using SF with different cross-linking methods in oral and craniomaxillofacial tissue regeneration are also discussed. CONCLUSIONS This review is intended to show the advantages of SF hydrogels in tissue engineering and provides theoretical support for establishing novel and viable silk protein hydrogels for regeneration.
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- Xiujuan Li
- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- School of Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China.
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases Prevention and New Materials, Shanxi Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China.
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Wei Z, Lei M, Wang Y, Xie Y, Xie X, Lan D, Jia Y, Liu J, Ma Y, Cheng B, Gerecht S, Xu F. Hydrogels with tunable mechanical plasticity regulate endothelial cell outgrowth in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8307. [PMID: 38097553 PMCID: PMC10721650 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43768-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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The endothelial cell (EC) outgrowth in both vasculogenesis and angiogenesis starts with remodeling surrounding matrix and proceeds with the crosstalk between cells for the multicellular vasculature formation. The mechanical plasticity of matrix, defined as the ability to permanently deform by external traction, is pivotal in modulating cell behaviors. Nevertheless, the implications of matrix plasticity on cell-to-cell interactions during EC outgrowth, along with the molecular pathways involved, remain elusive. Here we develop a collagen-hyaluronic acid based hydrogel platform with tunable plasticity by using compositing strategy of dynamic and covalent networks. We show that although the increasing plasticity of the hydrogel facilitates the matrix remodeling by ECs, the largest tubular lumens and the longest invading distance unexpectedly appear in hydrogels with medium plasticity instead of the highest ones. We unravel that the high plasticity of the hydrogels promotes stable integrin cluster of ECs and recruitment of focal adhesion kinase with an overenhanced contractility which downregulates the vascular endothelial cadherin expression and destabilizes the adherens junctions between individual ECs. Our results, further validated with mathematical simulations and in vivo angiogenic tests, demonstrate that a balance of matrix plasticity facilitates both cell-matrix binding and cell-to-cell adherens, for promoting vascular assembly and invasion.
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- Zhao Wei
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. 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, 710049, P.R. China
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
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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, 710049, P.R. China.
- Bioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P.R. China.
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Zhang R, Gao J, Zhao G, Zhou L, Kong F, Jiang T, Jiang H. Tetrazine bioorthogonal chemistry makes nanotechnology a powerful toolbox for biological applications. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:461-469. [PMID: 36533721 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06056f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bioorthogonal chemistry enables researchers to manipulate bioactive molecules in living systems. These highly selective and biocompatible reactions can be carried out in various complex environments. Over the past two decades, a considerable number of strides have been made to expand the capacities of bioorthogonal chemistry coupled with the aim to fine-tune present reactions for specific applications. The good points of bioorthogonal chemistry have pushed material chemists to integrate bioorthogonal chemistry with nanotechnologies to broaden the biological applications of nanomaterials. Notably, bioorthogonal nanotechnologies fundamentally rely on, more than half, according to our investigation, tetrazine bioorthogonal chemistry (TBC) to function as bioorthogonal handles to react with target agents owing to the extremely rapid kinetics and high selectivities of TBC. Its utilization in combination with nanotechnologies has led to developments in various areas of biomedicine, such as in situ drug activation and targeted delivery, bioimaging and biosensing, and the understanding of cell-biomolecule interactions. Given the fantastic past achievements and the rapid developments in tetrazine bioorthogonal technologies, the future is certainly very bright.
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- Renshuai Zhang
- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- Cancer Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266071, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- Cancer Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning 530006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- Cancer Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 266071, China
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3D-printed, bi-layer, biomimetic artificial periosteum for boosting bone regeneration. Biodes Manuf 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42242-022-00191-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Chen H, Regeard C, Salmi H, Morlet-Savary F, Giacoletto N, Nechab M, Xiao P, Dumur F, Lalevée J. Interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels using natural based dyes initiating systems: antibacterial activity and 3D/4D performance. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chen H, Noirbent G, Liu S, Zhang Y, Sun K, Morlet‐Savary F, Gigmes D, Xiao P, Dumur F, Lalevée J. In situ generation of Ag nanoparticles during photopolymerization by using newly developed dyes‐based
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photoinitiating systems and the related
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printing applications and their shape change behavior. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hong Chen
- Université de Haute‐Alsace, CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361 F‐68100 Mulhouse France
- Université de Strasbourg France
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- Université de Haute‐Alsace, CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361 F‐68100 Mulhouse France
- Université de Strasbourg France
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- Université de Haute‐Alsace, CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361 F‐68100 Mulhouse France
- Université de Strasbourg France
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- Université de Haute‐Alsace, CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361 F‐68100 Mulhouse France
- Université de Strasbourg France
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- Université de Haute‐Alsace, CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361 F‐68100 Mulhouse France
- Université de Strasbourg France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273 F‐13397 Marseille France
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- Research School of Chemistry Australian National University Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273 F‐13397 Marseille France
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- Université de Haute‐Alsace, CNRS, IS2M UMR 7361 F‐68100 Mulhouse France
- Université de Strasbourg France
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