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Zhang HM, Yang ML, Xi JZ, Yang GY, Wu QN. Mesenchymal stem cells-based drug delivery systems for diabetic foot ulcer: A review. World J Diabetes 2023; 14:1585-1602. [DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i11.1585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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The complication of diabetes, which is known as diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), is a significant concern due to its association with high rates of disability and mortality. It not only severely affects patients’ quality of life, but also imposes a substantial burden on the healthcare system. In spite of efforts made in clinical practice, treating DFU remains a challenging task. While mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has been extensively studied in treating DFU, the current efficacy of DFU healing using this method is still inadequate. However, in recent years, several MSCs-based drug delivery systems have emerged, which have shown to increase the efficacy of MSC therapy, especially in treating DFU. This review summarized the application of diverse MSCs-based drug delivery systems in treating DFU and suggested potential prospects for the future research.
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- Hong-Min Zhang
- Department of Endocrinology, People’s Hospital of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of The Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Dazu Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, The People’s Hospital of Dazu, Chongqing 406230, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of The Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Dazu Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, The People’s Hospital of Dazu, Chongqing 406230, China
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Sivaraman S, Ravishankar P, Rao RR. Differentiation and Engineering of Human Stem Cells for Smooth Muscle Generation. TISSUE ENGINEERING. PART B, REVIEWS 2023; 29:1-9. [PMID: 35491587 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2022.0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 31% of global deaths and are considered the main cause of death and disability worldwide. Stem cells from various sources have become attractive options for a range of cell-based therapies for smooth muscle tissue regeneration. However, for efficient myogenic differentiation, the stem cell characteristics, cell culture conditions, and their respective microenvironments need to be carefully assessed. This review covers the various approaches involved in the regeneration of vascular smooth muscles by conditioning human stem cells. This article delves into the different sources of stem cells used in the generation of myogenic tissues, the role of soluble growth factors, use of scaffolding techniques, biomolecular cues, relevance of mechanical stimulation, and key transcription factors involved, aimed at inducing myogenic differentiation. Impact statement The review article's main goal is to discuss the recent advances in the field of smooth muscle tissue regeneration. We look at various cell sources, growth factors, scaffolds, mechanical stimuli, and factors involved in smooth muscle formation. These stem cell-based approaches for vascular muscle formation will provide various options for cell-based therapies with long-term beneficial effects on patients.
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- Srikanth Sivaraman
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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Hsu CN, Lin YT, Chen YH, Tseng TY, Tsai HF, Hong SG, Yao CL. An Aligned Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Scaffold Fixed with Fibronectin to Enhance the Attachment and Growth of Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-022-0255-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Mayoral I, Bevilacqua E, Gómez G, Hmadcha A, González-Loscertales I, Reina E, Sotelo J, Domínguez A, Pérez-Alcántara P, Smani Y, González-Puertas P, Mendez A, Uribe S, Smani T, Ordoñez A, Valverde I. Tissue engineered in-vitro vascular patch fabrication using hybrid 3D printing and electrospinning. Mater Today Bio 2022; 14:100252. [PMID: 35509864 PMCID: PMC9059085 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional (3D) engineered cardiovascular tissues have shown great promise to replace damaged structures. Specifically, tissue engineering vascular grafts (TEVG) have the potential to replace biological and synthetic grafts. We aimed to design an in-vitro patient-specific patch based on a hybrid 3D print combined with vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) differentiation. Based on the medical images of a 2 months-old girl with aortic arch hypoplasia and using computational modelling, we evaluated the most hemodynamically efficient aortic patch surgical repair. Using the designed 3D patch geometry, the scaffold was printed using a hybrid fused deposition modelling (FDM) and electrospinning techniques. The scaffold was seeded with multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) for later maturation to derived VSMC (dVSMC). The graft showed adequate resistance to physiological aortic pressure (burst pressure 101 ± 15 mmHg) and a porosity gradient ranging from 80 to 10 μm allowing cells to infiltrate through the entire thickness of the patch. The bio-scaffolds showed good cell viability at days 4 and 12 and adequate functional vasoactive response to endothelin-1. In summary, we have shown that our method of generating patient-specific patch shows adequate hemodynamic profile, mechanical properties, dVSMC infiltration, viability and functionality. This innovative 3D biotechnology has the potential for broad application in regenerative medicine and potentially in heart disease prevention.
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Key Words
- 3D printing
- Electrospinning
- Endothelin Receptor A, ETA
- Endothelin Receptor B, ETB
- Mesenchymal stem cells
- Reverse Transcription, Rt
- Three-dimensional, 3D
- Tissue engineering
- Vascular graft
- anti-alpha-smooth muscle actin, α-SMA
- anti-cluster of differentiation 31, CD31
- anti-fibroblast specific protein 1, FSP1
- anti-smooth muscle protein 22, SM-22
- bone morphogenetic protein, BMP4
- computation fluid dynamic, CFD
- computed tomography, CT
- derived VSMC, dVSMC
- endothelin-1, ET-1
- extracellular matrix, ECM
- fused deposition modelling, FDM
- mesenchymal stem cells, MSC
- platelet-derived growth factor composed by two beta chains, PDGF-BB
- room temperature, RT
- tissue engineering vascular grafts, TEVG
- transforming growth factor beta 1, TGFβ-1
- vascular smooth muscle cells, VSMC
- wall shear stress, WSS
- western blotting, WB
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- Isabel Mayoral
- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville- IBiS, University of Seville /HUVR/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville- IBiS, University of Seville /HUVR/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville- IBiS, University of Seville /HUVR/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Advanced Therapies and Regenerative Medicine Research Group.General Hospital, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Department Mechanical, Thermal and Fluids Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
- Millennium Institute for Intelligent Healthcare Engineering, iHEALTH, Millennium Nucleus in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Cardio MR, and Biomedical Imaging Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering, Andalusian Center of Developmental Biology, CSIC, University of Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Hospital Virgen Del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Millennium Institute for Intelligent Healthcare Engineering, iHEALTH, Millennium Nucleus in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Cardio MR, and Biomedical Imaging Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville- IBiS, University of Seville /HUVR/CSIC, Seville, Spain
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville- IBiS, University of Seville /HUVR/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Group, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville- IBiS, University of Seville /HUVR/CSIC, Seville, Spain
- Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Hospital Virgen Del Rocio, Seville, Spain
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Pharmacology, Pediatric and Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Sivaraman S, Hedrick J, Ismail S, Slavin C, Rao RR. Generation and Characterization of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Smooth Muscle Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910335. [PMID: 34638675 PMCID: PMC8508589 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. A completely autologous treatment can be achieved by using elastogenic mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived smooth muscle cells (SMC) at the affected tissue site of vascular diseases such as abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Thus, our work focused on evaluating the efficacy of (a) the combination of various growth factors, (b) different time periods and (c) different MSC lines to determine the treatment combination that generated SMCs that exhibited the greatest elastogenicity among the tested groups using Western blotting and flow cytometry. Additionally, total RNA sequencing was used to confirm that post-differentiation cells were upregulating SMC-specific gene markers. Results indicated that MSCs cultured for four days in PDGF + TGFβ1 (PT)-infused differentiation medium showed significant increases in SMC markers and decreases in MSC markers compared to MSCs cultured without differentiation factors. RNA Seq analysis confirmed the presence of vascular smooth muscle formation in MSCs differentiated in PT medium over a seven-day period. Overall, our results indicated that origin, growth factor treatment and culture period played a major role in influencing MSC differentiation to SMCs.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(479)-575-8610
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Fayon A, Menu P, El Omar R. Cellularized small-caliber tissue-engineered vascular grafts: looking for the ultimate gold standard. NPJ Regen Med 2021; 6:46. [PMID: 34385472 PMCID: PMC8361171 DOI: 10.1038/s41536-021-00155-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Due to the lack of efficacy of synthetic vascular substitutes in the replacement of small-caliber arteries, vascular tissue engineering (VTE) has emerged as a promising solution to produce viable small-caliber tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVG). Previous studies have shown the importance of a cellular intimal layer at the luminal surface of TEVG to prevent thrombotic events. However, the cellularization of a TEVG seems to be a critical approach to consider in the development of a TEVG. To date, no standard cellularization method or cell type has been established to create the ideal TEVG by promoting its long-term patency and function. In this review, advances in VTE are described and discussed with a particular focus on the construction approaches of cellularized small-caliber TEVGs, the cell types used, as well as their preclinical and clinical applications.
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- Adrien Fayon
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IMoPA, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IMoPA, F-54000 Nancy, France.
- Université de Lorraine, Faculté de Pharmacie, Nancy, F-54000, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IMoPA, F-54000 Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, Faculté de Pharmacie, Nancy, F-54000, France
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Dubus M, Varin-Simon J, Prada P, Scomazzon L, Reffuveille F, Alem H, Boulmedais F, Mauprivez C, Rammal H, Kerdjoudj H. Biopolymers-calcium phosphate antibacterial coating reduces the pathogenicity of internalized bacteria by mesenchymal stromal cells. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:5763-5773. [PMID: 32945302 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00962h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A multifunctional material system that kills bacteria and drives bone healing is urgently sought to improve bone prosthesis. Herein, the osteoinductive coating made of calcium phosphate/chitosan/hyaluronic acid, named Hybrid, was proposed as an antibacterial substrate for stromal cell adhesion. This Hybrid coating possesses a contact-killing effect reducing by 90% the viability of Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) strains after 48 h of contact. In addition to the production of immunomodulatory mediators, Wharton's jelly (WJ-SCs), dental pulp (DPSCs) and bone marrow (BM-MSCs) derived stromal cells were able to release antibacterial and antibiofilm agents effective against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa strains, respectively. Studying the effect of the Hybrid coating on the internalization of S. aureus by the stromal cells, in acute-mimicking bone infection, highlighted an increase in the bacteria internalization by DPSCs and BM-MSCs when cultured on the Hybrid coating versus uncoated glass. Despite the internalization, Hybrid coating showed a beneficial effect by reducing the pathogenicity of the internalized bacteria. The formation of biofilm was reduced by at least 50% in comparison to internalized bacteria by stromal cells on uncoated glass. This work opens the route for the development of innovative antibacterial coatings by taking into account the internalization of bacteria by stromal cells.
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- Marie Dubus
- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, EA 4691, Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux (BIOS), Reims, France.
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Shilina MA, Grinchuk TM, Anatskaya OV, Vinogradov AE, Alekseenko LL, Elmuratov AU, Nikolsky NN. Cytogenetic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Endometrial MSC Retaining Proliferative Activity after Sublethal Heat Shock. Cells 2018; 7:cells7110184. [PMID: 30366433 PMCID: PMC6262560 DOI: 10.3390/cells7110184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Temperature is an important exogenous factor capable of leading to irreversible processes in the vital activity of cells. However, the long-term effects of heat shock (HS) on mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) remain unstudied. We investigated the karyotype and DNA repair drivers and pathways in the human endometrium MSC (eMSC) survived progeny at passage 6 after sublethal heat stress (sublethal heat stress survived progeny (SHS-SP)). G-banding revealed an outbreak of random karyotype instability caused by chromosome breakages and aneuploidy. Molecular karyotyping confirmed the random nature of this instability. Transcriptome analysis found homologous recombination (HR) deficiency that most likely originated from the low thermostability of the AT-rich HR driving genes. SHS-SP protection from transformation is provided presumably by low oncogene expression maintained by tight co-regulation between thermosensitive HR drivers BRCA, ATM, ATR, and RAD51 (decreasing expression after SHS), and oncogenes mTOR, MDM2, KRAS, and EGFR. The cancer-related transcriptomic features previously identified in hTERT transformed MSC in culture were not found in SHS-SP, suggesting no traits of malignancy in them. The entrance of SHS-SP into replicative senescence after 25 passages confirms their mortality and absence of transformation features. Overall, our data indicate that SHS may trigger non-tumorigenic karyotypic instability due to HR deficiency and decrease of oncogene expression in progeny of SHS-survived MSC. These data can be helpful for the development of new therapeutic approaches in personalized medicine.
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- Mariia A Shilina
- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretskay Ave 4, St. 194064 Petersburg, Russia.
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretskay Ave 4, St. 194064 Petersburg, Russia.
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretskay Ave 4, St. 194064 Petersburg, Russia.
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretskay Ave 4, St. 194064 Petersburg, Russia.
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretskay Ave 4, St. 194064 Petersburg, Russia.
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry (IBMC) of Russian Academy of Sciences, 10 Building 8, Pogodinskaya Street, 119121 Moscow, Russia.
- Medical Genetics Centre Genotek, Nastavnichesky Alley 17-1-15, 10510 Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretskay Ave 4, St. 194064 Petersburg, Russia.
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Hafen B, Wiesner S, Schlegelmilch K, Keller A, Seefried L, Ebert R, Walles H, Jakob F, Schütze N. Physical contact between mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial precursors induces distinct signatures with relevance to the very early phase of regeneration. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:9122-9140. [PMID: 30105832 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Multipotent adult stem cells/precursor cells, especially of the mesenchymal and endothelial lineage, may have great potential for bone tissue engineering. Although their potential is highly recognized, not much is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms that initiate the regeneration process, connect osteogenesis, and angiogenesis and, finally, orchestrate renewal of bone tissue. Our study addressed these questions by generating two in vitro cell culture models to examine the changes in the global gene expression patterns of endothelial precursor cells and mesenchymal stem cells after 24 hours of either humoral (conditioned medium) or direct cell-cell interaction (co-culture). Endothelial precursor cells were isolated from human buffy coat and mesenchymal stem cells from the bone marrow of the femoral head. The comparison of the treated and control cells by microarray analyses revealed in total more than 1500 regulated genes, which were analyzed for their affiliation to angiogenesis and osteogenesis. Expression array analyses at the RNA and protein level revealed data with respect to regulated genes, pathways and targets that may represent a valid basis for further dissection of the systems biology of regeneration processes. It may also be helpful for the reconstitution of the natural composition of a regenerative microenvironment when targeting tissue regeneration both in vitro and in situ.
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- Bettina Hafen
- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany.,Immundiagnostik AG, Bensheim, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Department for Functional Materials in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- DNA Analytics Core Facility, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERM), University Hospital Würzburg, Germany.,Translational Center Würzburg "Regenerative therapies in oncology and musculoskeletal disease," Würzburg branch of the Fraunhofer-Institute Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, IGB, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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- Orthopedic Clinic, Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Würzburg, Germany
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Geraili A, Jafari P, Hassani MS, Araghi BH, Mohammadi MH, Ghafari AM, Tamrin SH, Modarres HP, Kolahchi AR, Ahadian S, Sanati-Nezhad A. Controlling Differentiation of Stem Cells for Developing Personalized Organ-on-Chip Platforms. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7. [PMID: 28910516 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Organ-on-chip (OOC) platforms have attracted attentions of pharmaceutical companies as powerful tools for screening of existing drugs and development of new drug candidates. OOCs have primarily used human cell lines or primary cells to develop biomimetic tissue models. However, the ability of human stem cells in unlimited self-renewal and differentiation into multiple lineages has made them attractive for OOCs. The microfluidic technology has enabled precise control of stem cell differentiation using soluble factors, biophysical cues, and electromagnetic signals. This study discusses different tissue- and organ-on-chip platforms (i.e., skin, brain, blood-brain barrier, bone marrow, heart, liver, lung, tumor, and vascular), with an emphasis on the critical role of stem cells in the synthesis of complex tissues. This study further recaps the design, fabrication, high-throughput performance, and improved functionality of stem-cell-based OOCs, technical challenges, obstacles against implementing their potential applications, and future perspectives related to different experimental platforms.
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- Armin Geraili
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; Sharif University of Technology; Azadi, Tehran 14588-89694 Iran
- Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering; Western University; London N6A 5B9 ON Canada
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- Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering; Western University; London N6A 5B9 ON Canada
- Department of Electrical Engineering; Sharif University of Technology; Azadi, Tehran 14588-89694 Iran
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- Department of Systems and Computer Engineering; Carleton University; 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa K1S 5B6 ON Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Sharif University of Technology; Azadi, Tehran 14588-89694 Iran
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering; University of Toronto; Toronto ON M5S 3G9 Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario M5S 3E5 Canada
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology; Cell Science Research Center; Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology; Tehran 16635-148 Iran
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory (BioM); Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Drive N.W. Calgary T2N 1N4 AB Canada
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory (BioM); Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Drive N.W. Calgary T2N 1N4 AB Canada
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory (BioM); Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Drive N.W. Calgary T2N 1N4 AB Canada
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering; University of Toronto; Toronto ON M5S 3G9 Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry; University of Toronto; Toronto Ontario M5S 3E5 Canada
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- BioMEMS and Bioinspired Microfluidic Laboratory (BioM); Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Drive N.W. Calgary T2N 1N4 AB Canada
- Center for Bioengineering Research and Education; Biomedical Engineering Program; University of Calgary; Calgary T2N 1N4 AB Canada
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Collagen-Based Medical Device as a Stem Cell Carrier for Regenerative Medicine. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18102210. [PMID: 29065466 PMCID: PMC5666890 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18102210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Maintenance of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) requires a tissue-specific microenvironment (i.e., niche), which is poorly represented by the typical plastic substrate used for two-dimensional growth of MSCs in a tissue culture flask. The objective of this study was to address the potential use of collagen-based medical devices (HEMOCOLLAGENE®, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France) as mimetic niche for MSCs with the ability to preserve human MSC stemness in vitro. With a chemical composition similar to type I collagen, HEMOCOLLAGENE® foam presented a porous and interconnected structure (>90%) and a relative low elastic modulus of around 60 kPa. Biological studies revealed an apparently inert microenvironment of HEMOCOLLAGENE® foam, where 80% of cultured human MSCs remained viable, adopted a flattened morphology, and maintained their undifferentiated state with basal secretory activity. Thus, three-dimensional HEMOCOLLAGENE® foams present an in vitro model that mimics the MSC niche with the capacity to support viable and quiescent MSCs within a low stiffness collagen I scaffold simulating Wharton's jelly. These results suggest that haemostatic foam may be a useful and versatile carrier for MSC transplantation for regenerative medicine applications.
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Effects of various monomers and micro-structure of polyhydroxyalkanoates on the behavior of endothelial progenitor cells and endothelial cells for vascular tissue engineering. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-017-1341-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Li Y, Wen Y, Green M, Cabral EK, Wani P, Zhang F, Wei Y, Baer TM, Chen B. Cell sex affects extracellular matrix protein expression and proliferation of smooth muscle progenitor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Res Ther 2017; 8:156. [PMID: 28676082 PMCID: PMC5496346 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0606-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Smooth muscle progenitor cells (pSMCs) differentiated from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) hold great promise for treating diseases or degenerative conditions involving smooth muscle pathologies. However, the therapeutic potential of pSMCs derived from men and women may be very different. Cell sex can exert a profound impact on the differentiation process of stem cells into somatic cells. In spite of advances in translation of stem cell technologies, the role of cell sex and the effect of sex hormones on the differentiation towards mesenchymal lineage pSMCs remain largely unexplored. Methods Using a standard differentiation protocol, two human embryonic stem cell lines (one male line and one female line) and three induced pluripotent stem cell lines (one male line and two female lines) were differentiated into pSMCs. We examined differences in the differentiation of male and female hPSCs into pSMCs, and investigated the effect of 17β-estradiol (E2) on the extracellular matrix (ECM) metabolisms and cell proliferation rates of the pSMCs. Statistical analyses were performed by using Student’s t test or two-way ANOVA, p < 0.05. Results Male and female hPSCs had similar differentiation efficiencies and generated morphologically comparable pSMCs under a standard differentiation protocol, but the derived pSMCs showed sex differences in expression of ECM proteins, such as MMP-2 and TIMP-1, and cell proliferation rates. E2 treatment induced the expression of myogenic gene markers and suppressed ECM degradation activities through reduction of MMP activity and increased expression of TIMP-1 in female pSMCs, but not in male pSMCs. Conclusions hPSC-derived pSMCs from different sexes show differential expression of ECM proteins and proliferation rates. Estrogen appears to promote maturation and ECM protein expression in female pSMCs, but not in male pSMCs. These data suggest that intrinsic cell-sex differences may influence progenitor cell biology. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13287-017-0606-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yanhui Li
- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Stanford Photonics Research Center, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive HH-333, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Xu ZC, Zhang Q, Li H. Engineering of the human vessel wall with hair follicle stem cells in vitro. Mol Med Rep 2016; 15:417-422. [PMID: 27959397 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.6013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) are increasingly used as a stem cell paradigm in vascular tissue engineering due to the fact that they are a rich source of easily accessible multipotent adult stem cells. Promising results have been demonstrated with small diameter (less than 6 mm) tissue engineered blood vessels under low blood pressure, however engineering large vessels (>6 mm in diameter) remains a challenge due to the fact it demands a higher number of seed cells and higher quality biomechanical properties. The aim of the current study was to engineer a large vessel (6 mm in diameter) with differentiated smooth muscle cells (SMCs) induced from human (h)HFSCs using transforming growth factor‑β1 and platelet‑derived growth factor BB in combination with low‑serum culture medium. The cells were seeded onto polyglycolic acid and then wrapped around a silicone tube and further cultured in vitro. A round vessel wall was formed subsequent to 8 weeks of culture. Histological examination indicated that layers of smooth muscle‑like cells and collagenous fibres were oriented in the induced group. In contrast, disorganised cells and collagenous fibres were apparent in the undifferentiated group. The approach developed in the current study demonstrated potential for constructing large muscular vessels with differentiated SMCs induced from hHFSCs.
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- Zhi-Cheng Xu
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China
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- Department of Life Information and Instrument Engineering, Hangzhou Electronic Science and Technology University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, P.R. China
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Rammal H, Harmouch C, Maerten C, Gaucher C, Boulmedais F, Schaaf P, Voegel JC, Laurent-Maquin D, Menu P, Kerdjoudj H. Upregulation of endothelial gene markers in Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells cultured on polyelectrolyte multilayers. J Biomed Mater Res A 2016; 105:292-300. [PMID: 27797148 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Designing convenient substrates is a pertinent parameter that can guide stem cell differentiation. Current research is directed toward differentiating mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into endothelial cells (ECs). It is generally accepted that MSCs cannot be easily differentiated into ECs without high concentrations of proangiogenic factors. To guide either bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) and Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) into ECs-like phenotype, poly(allylamine-hydrochloride)/poly(styrene-sulfonate) multilayers film (PAH/PSS) was used as culture coating and compared to type I collagen (as control coating). After 2 weeks of culture and in absence of angiogenic growth factors, PAH/PSS upregulated KDR, PECAM-1, and CDH5 genes, whereas combining PAH/PSS with endothelial growth media (EGM-2® ) led to the production of respective proteins by WJ-MSCs. In contrast, not fully EC-like phenotype is obtained from the differentiation of BM- or WJ-MSCs cultured on type I collagen. Thus, using PAH/PSS coating in synergy with EGM-2® appears as an ideal condition promoting WJ-MSCs differentiation into ECs-like. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 105A: 292-300, 2017.
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- Hassan Rammal
- UMR 7365, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine, Biopôle, Faculté de Médecine, 9 avenue de la forêt de Haye, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54505, France.,Equipe d'Accueil 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux, UFR Odontologie, SFR-CAP Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 1 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, Reims, 51100, France
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- UMR 7365, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine, Biopôle, Faculté de Médecine, 9 avenue de la forêt de Haye, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54505, France
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- Institut Charles Sadron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 23 Rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- CITHEFOR EA3452 "Drug targets, formulation and preclinical assessment," Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Institut Charles Sadron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 23 Rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Institut Charles Sadron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 23 Rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-S 1121, "Biomatériaux et Bioingénierie,", 11 Rue Humann, Strasbourg Cedex, F-67085, France.,Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, 2 rue Saint Elisabeth, Strasbourg, 67000, France.,University of Strasbourg Institute of Advanced Study, 5 allée du Général Rouvillois, Strasbourg, 67083, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-S 1121, "Biomatériaux et Bioingénierie,", 11 Rue Humann, Strasbourg Cedex, F-67085, France.,Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, 2 rue Saint Elisabeth, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux, UFR Odontologie, SFR-CAP Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 1 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, Reims, 51100, France
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- UMR 7365, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine, Biopôle, Faculté de Médecine, 9 avenue de la forêt de Haye, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54505, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux, UFR Odontologie, SFR-CAP Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 1 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, Reims, 51100, France
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Hsia K, Yao CL, Chen WM, Chen JH, Lee H, Lu JH. Scaffolds and Cell-Based Tissue Engineering for Blood Vessel Therapy. Cells Tissues Organs 2016; 202:281-295. [PMID: 27548610 DOI: 10.1159/000448169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The increasing morbidity of cardiovascular diseases in modern society has made it crucial to develop a small-caliber blood vessel. In the absence of appropriate autologous vascular grafts, an alternative prosthesis must be constructed for cardiovascular disease patients. The aim of this article is to describe the advances in making cell-seeded cardiovascular prostheses. It also discusses the combinations of types of scaffolds and cells, especially autologous stem cells, which are suitable for application in tissue-engineered vessels with the favorable properties of mechanical strength, antithrombogenicity, biocompliance, anti-inflammation, fatigue resistance and long-term durability. This article highlights the advancements in cellular tissue-engineered vessels in recent years.
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Menstrual Blood-Derived Stem Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of Functional Effects. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 951:111-121. [PMID: 27837558 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45457-3_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that menstrual blood stands as a viable source of stem cells. Menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs) are morphologically and functionally similar to cells directly extracted from the endometrium, and present dual expression of mesenchymal and embryonic cell markers, thus becoming interesting tools for regenerative medicine. Functional reports show higher proliferative and self-renewal capacities than bone marrow-derived stem cells, as well as successful differentiation into hepatocyte-like cells, glial-like cells, endometrial stroma-like cells, among others. Moreover, menstrual blood stem cells may be used with increased efficiency in reprogramming techniques for induced Pluripotent Stem cell (iPS) generation. Experimental studies have shown successful treatment of stroke, colitis, limb ischemia, coronary disease, Duchenne's muscular atrophy and streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes animal models with MenSCs. As we envision an off-the-shelf product for cell therapy, cryopreserved MenSCs appear as a feasible clinical product. Clinical applications, although still very limited, have great potential and ongoing studies should be disclosed in the near future.
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Eddhahak A, Zidi M. Influence of viscoelastic properties of an hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel on viability of mesenchymal stem cells. Biomed Mater Eng 2015; 26:103-14. [DOI: 10.3233/bme-151557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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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- Anissa Eddhahak
- Laboratory PIMM, CNRS UMR 8006, Arts et métiers ParisTech, 151 boulevard de l’hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales, Laboratoire BIOTN, Faculté de médecine, Université Paris-Est Créteil, 8 rue du Général Sarrail, F-94010 Créteil cedex, France
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Lowenthal J, Gerecht S. Stem cell-derived vasculature: A potent and multidimensional technology for basic research, disease modeling, and tissue engineering. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 473:733-42. [PMID: 26427871 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.09.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Proper blood vessel networks are necessary for constructing and re-constructing tissues, promoting wound healing, and delivering metabolic necessities throughout the body. Conversely, an understanding of vascular dysfunction has provided insight into the pathogenesis and progression of diseases both common and rare. Recent advances in stem cell-based regenerative medicine - including advances in stem cell technologies and related progress in bioscaffold design and complex tissue engineering - have allowed rapid advances in the field of vascular biology, leading in turn to more advanced modeling of vascular pathophysiology and improved engineering of vascularized tissue constructs. In this review we examine recent advances in the field of stem cell-derived vasculature, providing an overview of stem cell technologies as a source for vascular cell types and then focusing on their use in three primary areas: studies of vascular development and angiogenesis, improved disease modeling, and the engineering of vascularized constructs for tissue-level modeling and cell-based therapies.
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- Justin Lowenthal
- Medical Scientist Training Program, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
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Ye L, Cao J, Chen L, Geng X, Zhang AY, Guo LR, Gu YQ, Feng ZG. The fabrication of double layer tubular vascular tissue engineering scaffold via coaxial electrospinning and its 3D cell coculture. J Biomed Mater Res A 2015; 103:3863-71. [PMID: 26123627 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A continuous electrospinning technique was applied to fabricate double layer tubular tissue engineering vascular graft (TEVG) scaffold. The luminal layer was made from poly(ɛ-caprolac-tone)(PCL) ultrafine fibers via common single axial electrospinning followed by the outer layer of core-shell structured nanofibers via coaxial electrospinning. For preparing the outer layernano-fibers, the PCL was electrospun into the shell and both bovine serum albumin (BSA) and tetrapeptide val-gal-pro-gly (VAPG) were encapsulated into the core. The core-shell structure in the outer layer fibers was observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). The in vitro release tests exhibited the sustainable release behavior of BSA and VAPG so that they provided a better cell growth environment in the interior of tubular scaffold wall. The in vitro culture of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) demonstrated their potential to penetrate into the scaffold wall for the 3D cell culture. Subsequently, 3D cell coculture was conducted. First, SMCs were seeded on the luminal surface of the scaffold and cultured for 5 days, and then endothelial cells (ECs) were also seeded on the luminal surface and cocultured with SMCs for another 2 days. After stained with antibodies, 3D cell distribution on the scaffold was revealed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) where ECs were mainly located on the luminal surface whereas SMCs penetrated into the surface and distributed inside the scaffold wall. This double layer tubular scaffold with 3D cell distribution showed the promise to develop it into a novel TEVG for clinical trials in the near future.
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- Lin Ye
- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Ghasemi-Mobarakeh L, Prabhakaran MP, Tian L, Shamirzaei-Jeshvaghani E, Dehghani L, Ramakrishna S. Structural properties of scaffolds: Crucial parameters towards stem cells differentiation. World J Stem Cells 2015; 7:728-744. [PMID: 26029344 PMCID: PMC4444613 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i4.728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life-sciences for regeneration of damaged tissues. Stem cells have attracted much interest in tissue engineering as a cell source due to their ability to proliferate in an undifferentiated state for prolonged time and capability of differentiating to different cell types after induction. Scaffolds play an important role in tissue engineering as a substrate that can mimic the native extracellular matrix and the properties of scaffolds have been shown to affect the cell behavior such as the cell attachment, proliferation and differentiation. Here, we focus on the recent reports that investigated the various aspects of scaffolds including the materials used for scaffold fabrication, surface modification of scaffolds, topography and mechanical properties of scaffolds towards stem cells differentiation effect. We will present a more detailed overview on the effect of mechanical properties of scaffolds on stem cells fate.
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