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Madhu R, Rodriguez D, Guzik C, Singh S, De Tomaso AW, Valentine MT, Loerke D. Characterizing the cellular architecture of dynamically remodeling vascular tissue using 3-D image analysis and virtual reconstruction. Mol Biol Cell 2020; 31:1714-1725. [PMID: 32614644 PMCID: PMC7521853 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e20-02-0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Epithelial tubules form critical structures in lung, kidney, and vascular tissues. However, the processes that control their morphogenesis and physiological expansion and contraction are not well understood. Here we examine the dynamic remodeling of epithelial tubes in vivo using a novel model system: the extracorporeal vasculature of Botryllus schlosseri, in which the disruption of the basement membrane triggers rapid, massive vascular retraction without loss of barrier function. We developed and implemented 3-D image analysis and virtual reconstruction tools to characterize the cellular morphology of the vascular wall in unmanipulated vessels and during retraction. In both control and regressed conditions, cells within the vascular wall were planar polarized, with an integrin- and curvature-dependent axial elongation of cells and a robust circumferential alignment of actin bundles. Surprisingly, we found no measurable differences in morphology between normal and retracting vessels under extracellular matrix (ECM) disruption. However, inhibition of integrin signaling through focal adhesion kinase inhibition caused disruption of cellular actin organization. Our results demonstrate that epithelial tubes can maintain tissue organization even during extreme remodeling events, but that the robust response to mechanical signals—such as the response to loss of vascular tension after ECM disruption—requires functional force sensing machinery via integrin signaling.
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- Roopa Madhu
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208
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Rathod ML, Ahn J, Jeon NL, Lee J. Hybrid polymer microfluidic platform to mimic varying vascular compliance and topology. LAB ON A CHIP 2017; 17:2508-2516. [PMID: 28653725 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc00340d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Several cardiovascular pathologies and aging have been associated with alterations in the mechanical and structural properties of the vascular wall, leading to a reduction in arterial compliance and the development of constriction. In the past, rare efforts have been directed to understand the endothelial cell response to combined mechanical stimuli from fluid flow and substrate rigidity. Recent approaches using microfluidic platforms have limitations in precisely mimicking healthy and diseased vasculature conditions from altered topological and substrate compliance perspectives. To address this, we demonstrated an effective fabrication process to realize a hybrid polymer platform to test these mechanistic features of blood vessels. The salient features of the platform include circular microchannels of varying diameters, variation in substrate rigidity along the channel length, and the coexistence of microchannels with different cross sections on a single platform. The platform demonstrates the combined effects of flow-induced shear forces and substrate rigidity on the endothelial cell layer inside the circular microchannels. The experimental results indicate a pronounced cell response to flow induced shear stress via its interplay with the underlying substrate mechanics.
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- M L Rathod
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, South Korea.
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Volz AC, Huber B, Kluger PJ. Adipose-derived stem cell differentiation as a basic tool for vascularized adipose tissue engineering. Differentiation 2016; 92:52-64. [PMID: 26976717 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The development of in vitro adipose tissue constructs is highly desired to cope with the increased demand for substitutes to replace damaged soft tissue after high graded burns, deformities or tumor removal. To achieve clinically relevant dimensions, vascularization of soft tissue constructs becomes inevitable but still poses a challenge. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) represent a promising cell source for the setup of vascularized fatty tissue constructs as they can be differentiated into adipocytes and endothelial cells in vitro and are thereby available in sufficiently high cell numbers. This review summarizes the currently known characteristics of ASCs and achievements in adipogenic and endothelial differentiation in vitro. Further, the interdependency of adipogenesis and angiogenesis based on the crosstalk of endothelial cells, stem cells and adipocytes is addressed at the molecular level. Finally, achievements and limitations of current co-culture conditions for the construction of vascularized adipose tissue are evaluated.
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- Ann-Cathrin Volz
- Process Analysis and Technology (PA&T), Reutlingen University, Alteburgstraße 150, 72762 Reutlingen, Germany
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- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology IGVP, University of Stuttgart, Nobelstraße 12, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Process Analysis and Technology (PA&T), Reutlingen University, Alteburgstraße 150, 72762 Reutlingen, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, Nobelstraße 12, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Esch MB, Mahler GJ, Stokol T, Shuler ML. Body-on-a-chip simulation with gastrointestinal tract and liver tissues suggests that ingested nanoparticles have the potential to cause liver injury. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:3081-92. [PMID: 24970651 PMCID: PMC4144667 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00371c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The use of nanoparticles in medical applications is highly anticipated, and at the same time little is known about how these nanoparticles affect human tissues. Here we have simulated the oral uptake of 50 nm carboxylated polystyrene nanoparticles with a microscale body-on-a-chip system (also referred to as multi-tissue microphysiological system or micro Cell Culture Analog). Using the 'GI tract-liver-other tissues' system allowed us to observe compounding effects and detect liver tissue injury at lower nanoparticle concentrations than was expected from experiments with single tissues. To construct this system, we combined in vitro models of the human intestinal epithelium, represented by a co-culture of enterocytes (Caco-2) and mucin-producing cells (TH29-MTX), and the liver, represented by HepG2/C3A cells, within one microfluidic device. The device also contained chambers that together represented the liquid portions of all other organs of the human body. Measuring the transport of 50 nm carboxylated polystyrene nanoparticles across the Caco-2/HT29-MTX co-culture, we found that this multi-cell layer presents an effective barrier to 90.5 ± 2.9% of the nanoparticles. Further, our simulation suggests that a larger fraction of the 9.5 ± 2.9% nanoparticles that travelled across the Caco-2/HT29-MTX cell layer were not large nanoparticle aggregates, but primarily single nanoparticles and small aggregates. After crossing the GI tract epithelium, nanoparticles that were administered in high doses estimated in terms of possible daily human consumption (240 and 480 × 10(11) nanoparticles mL(-1)) induced the release of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), an intracellular enzyme of the liver that indicates liver cell injury. Our results indicate that body-on-a-chip devices are highly relevant in vitro models for evaluating nanoparticle interactions with human tissues.
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- Mandy B Esch
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 305 Weill Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Booth R, Noh S, Kim H. A multiple-channel, multiple-assay platform for characterization of full-range shear stress effects on vascular endothelial cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:1880-90. [PMID: 24718713 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc51304a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Vascular endothelial cells (VECs), which line blood vessels and are key to understanding pathologies and treatments of various diseases, experience highly variable wall shear stress (WSS) in vivo (1-60 dyn cm(-2)), imposing numerous effects on physiological and morphological functions. Previous flow-based systems for studying these effects have been limited in range, and comprehensive information on VEC functions at the full spectrum of WSS has not been available yet. To allow rapid characterization of WSS effects, we developed the first multiple channel microfluidic platform that enables a wide range (~15×) of homogeneous WSS conditions while simultaneously allowing trans-monolayer assays, such as permeability and trans-endothelial electrical resistance (TEER) assays, as well as cell morphometry and protein expression assays. Flow velocity/WSS distributions between channels were predicted with COMSOL simulations and verified by measurement using an integrated microflow sensor array. Biomechanical responses of the brain microvascular endothelial cell line bEnd.3 to the full natural spectrum of WSS were investigated with the platform. Under increasing WSS conditions ranging from 0 to 86 dyn cm(-2), (1) permeabilities of FITC-conjugated dextran and propidium iodide decreased, respectively, at rates of 4.06 × 10(-8) and 6.04 × 10(-8) cm s(-1) per dyn cm(-2); (2) TEER increased at a rate of 0.8 Ω cm(2) per dyn cm(-2); (3) increased alignment of cells along the flow direction under increasing WSS conditions; and finally (4) increased protein expression of both the tight junction component ZO-1 (~5×) and the efflux transporter P-gp (~6×) was observed at 86 dyn cm(-2) compared to static controls via western blot. We conclude that the presented microfluidic platform is a valid approach for comprehensively assaying cell responses to fluidic WSS.
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- R Booth
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, SMBB-3100, 36 S Wasatch Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Chlupac J, Filova E, Havlikova J, Matejka R, Riedel T, Houska M, Brynda E, Pamula E, Rémy M, Bareille R, Fernandez P, Daculsi R, Bourget C, Bacakova L, Bordenave L. The gene expression of human endothelial cells is modulated by subendothelial extracellular matrix proteins: short-term response to laminar shear stress. Tissue Eng Part A 2014; 20:2253-64. [PMID: 24606163 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Vascular surgery for atherosclerosis is confronted by the lack of a suitable bypass material. Tissue engineering strives to produce bio-artificial conduits to provide resistance to thrombosis. The objectives of our study were to culture endothelial cells (EC) on composite assemblies of extracellular matrix proteins, and to evaluate the cellular phenotype under flow. Cell-adhesive assemblies were fabricated on glass slides as combinations of collagen (Co), laminin (LM), and fibronectin (FN), resulting in three samples: Co, Co/LM, and Co/FN. Surface topography, roughness, and wettability were determined. Human saphenous vein EC were harvested from cardiac patients, cultured on the assemblies and submitted to laminar shear stress (SS) of 12 dyn/cm(2) for 40, 80, and 120 min. Cell retention was assessed and qRT-PCR of adhesion genes (VE-cadherin, vinculin, KDR, CD-31 or PECAM-1, β1-integrins) and metabolic genes (t-PA, NF-κB, eNOS and MMP-1) was performed. Quantitative immunofluorescence of VE cadherin, vinculin, KDR, and vonWillebrand factor was performed after 2 and 6 h of flow. Static samples were excluded from shearing. The cells reached confluence with similar growth curves. The cells on Co/LM and Co/FN were resistant to flow up to 120 min but minor desquamation occurred on Co corresponding with temporary downregulation of VE cadherin and vinculin-mRNA and decreased fluorescence of vinculin. The cells seeded on Co/LM initially more upregulated vinculin-mRNA and also the inflammatory factor NF-κB, and the cells plated on Co/FN changed the expression profile minimally in comparison with the static control. Fluorescence of VE cadherin and vonWillebrand factor was enhanced on Co/FN. The cells cultured on Co/LM and Co/FN increased the vinculin fluorescence and expressed more VE cadherin and KDR-mRNA than the cells on Co. The cells plated on Co/FN upregulated the mRNA of VE cadherin, CD-31, and MMP 1 to a greater extent than the cells on Co/LM and they enhanced the fluorescence of VE cadherin, KDR, and vonWillebrand factor. Some of these changes sustained up to 6 h of flow, as confirmed by immunofluorescence. Combined matrices Co/LM and Co/FN seem to be more suitable for EC seeding and retention under flow. Moreover, Co/FN matrix promoted slightly more favorable cellular phenotype than Co/LM under SS of 2-6 h.
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- Jaroslav Chlupac
- 1 Department of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague, Czech Republic
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Ruiz A, Rathnam KR, Masters KS. Effect of hyaluronic acid incorporation method on the stability and biological properties of polyurethane-hyaluronic acid biomaterials. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2014; 25:487-498. [PMID: 24276670 PMCID: PMC3945677 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-013-5092-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The high failure rate of small diameter vascular grafts continues to drive the development of new materials and modification strategies that address this clinical problem, with biomolecule incorporation typically achieved via surface-based modification of various biomaterials. In this work, we examined whether the method of biomolecule incorporation (i.e., bulk versus surface modification) into a polyurethane (PU) polymer impacted biomaterial performance in the context of vascular applications. Specifically, hyaluronic acid (HA) was incorporated into a poly(ether urethane) via bulk copolymerization or covalent surface tethering, and the resulting PU-HA materials characterized with respect to both physical and biological properties. Modification of PU with HA by either surface or bulk methods yielded materials that, when tested under static conditions, possessed no significant differences in their ability to resist protein adsorption, platelet adhesion, and bacterial adhesion, while supporting endothelial cell culture. However, only bulk-modified PU-HA materials were able to fully retain these characteristics following material exposure to flow, demonstrating a superior ability to retain the incorporated HA and minimize enzymatic degradation, protein adsorption, platelet adhesion, and bacterial adhesion. Thus, despite bulk methods rarely being implemented in the context of biomolecule attachment, these results demonstrate improved performance of PU-HA upon bulk, rather than surface, incorporation of HA. Although explored only in the context of PU-HA, the findings revealed by these experiments have broader implications for the design and evaluation of vascular graft modification strategies.
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- Amaliris Ruiz
- Materials Science Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Materials Science Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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Bordenave L, Menu P, Baquey C. Developments towards tissue-engineered, small-diameter arterial substitutes. Expert Rev Med Devices 2014; 5:337-47. [DOI: 10.1586/17434440.5.3.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Chlupáč J, Filová E, Riedel T, Houska M, Brynda E, Remy-Zolghadri M, Bareille R, Fernandez P, Daculsi R, Bourget C, Bordenave L, Bačáková L. Attachment of human endothelial cells to polyester vascular grafts: pre-coating with adhesive protein assemblies and resistance to short-term shear stress. Physiol Res 2014; 63:167-77. [PMID: 24397801 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular prosthetic bypass grafts do not endothelialize spontaneously in humans, and so they pose a thrombotic risk. Seeding with cells improves their performance, particularly in small-caliber applications. Knitted tubular polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) vascular prostheses (6 mm) with commercial type I collagen (PET/Co) were modified in the lumen by the adsorption of laminin (LM), by coating with a fibrin network (Fb) or a combination of Fb and fibronectin (Fb/FN). Primary human saphenous vein endothelial cells were seeded (1.50 × 10(5)/cm2), cultured for 72 h and exposed to laminar shear stress 15 dyn/cm(2) for 40 and 120 min. The control static grafts were excluded from shearing. The cell adherence after 4 h on PET/Co, PET/Co +LM, PET/Co +Fb and PET/Co +Fb/FN was 22%, 30%, 19% and 27% of seeding, respectively. Compared to the static grafts, the cell density on PET/Co and PET/Co +LM dropped to 61% and 50%, respectively, after 120 min of flow. The cells on PET/Co +Fb and PET/Co +Fb/FN did not show any detachment during 2 h of shear stress. Pre-coating the clinically-used PET/Co vascular prosthesis with LM or Fb/FN adhesive protein assemblies promotes the adherence of endothelium. Cell retention under flow is improved particularly on fibrin-containing (Fb and Fb/FN) surfaces.
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- J Chlupáč
- Department of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Hong M, Jo H, Ankeny RF, Holliday-Ankeny CJ, Kim H, Khang G, Nerem RM. Influence of mesenchymal stem cells on the response of endothelial cells to laminar flow and shear stress. Cells Tissues Organs 2013; 198:289-99. [PMID: 24335258 DOI: 10.1159/000356319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The interactions between endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in a complex hemodynamic environment play an important role in the control of blood vessel function. Since autologous SMCs are not readily available for the tissue engineering of a blood vessel substitute, a substitute for SMCs, such as human adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), is needed. The objective of this study was to use a three-dimensional coculture model of the blood vessel wall, comprised of ECs and MSCs, to determine how the presence of MSCs affects EC function. Two vascular coculture models with an EC monolayer were created using type I collagen. All models were exposed to steady laminar flow with a shear stress of 15 dyn/cm(2) for up to 48 h. ECs in both the MSC and SMC coculture models expressed up-regulated EC-specific markers compared to the EC-only control model. The most dramatic difference observed between the two coculture models was in the experiments assessing monocyte adhesion. Here, fewer monocytes bound after laminar shear compared to static conditions; however, the number of bound monocytes was much lower for the EC-MSC coculture model than the EC-SMC coculture model for both static and shear conditions. These results suggest the feasibility of developing a tissue-engineered blood vessel substitute using MSCs as a substitute for SMCs.
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- Minsung Hong
- Department of BIN Fusion Technology and Polymer Fusion Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
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Chollet C, Bareille R, Rémy M, Guignandon A, Bordenave L, Laroche G, Durrieu MC. Impact of Peptide Micropatterning on Endothelial Cell Actin Remodeling for Cell Alignment under Shear Stress. Macromol Biosci 2012; 12:1648-59. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201200167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Dudash LA, Kligman F, Sarett SM, Kottke-Marchant K, Marchant RE. Endothelial cell attachment and shear response on biomimetic polymer-coated vascular grafts. J Biomed Mater Res A 2012; 100:2204-10. [PMID: 22623267 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 02/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Endothelial cell (EC) adhesion, shear retention, morphology, and hemostatic gene expression on fibronectin (FN) and RGD fluorosurfactant polymer (FSP)-coated expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts were investigated using an in vitro perfusion system. ECs were sodded on both types of grafts and exposed to 8 dyn/cm(2) of shear stress. After 24 h, the EC retention on RGD-FSP-coated grafts was 59 ± 14%, which is statistically higher than the 36 ± 11% retention measured on FN grafts (p < 0.02). Additionally, ECs on RGD-FSP exhibited a more spread morphology and oriented in the direction of shear stress, as demonstrated by actin fiber staining. This spread morphology has been observed earlier in cells that are adapting to shear stress. Real-time PCR for vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, tissue factor, tissue plasminogen activator, and inducible nitric oxide synthase indicated that the RGD-FSP material did not activate the cells and that shear stress appears to induce a more vasoprotective phenotype, as shown by a significant decrease in VCAM-1 expression, compared with sodded grafts. RGD-FSP-coating allows for a cell layer that is more resistant to physiological shear stress, as shown by the increased cell retention over FN. This shear stable EC layer is necessary for in vivo endothelialization of the graft material, which shows promise to increase the patency of synthetic small diameter vascular grafts.
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- Lynn A Dudash
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Esch MB, King TL, Shuler ML. The role of body-on-a-chip devices in drug and toxicity studies. Annu Rev Biomed Eng 2012; 13:55-72. [PMID: 21513459 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-071910-124629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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High-quality, in vitro screening tools are essential in identifying promising compounds during drug development. Tests with currently used cell-based assays provide an indication of a compound's potential therapeutic benefits to the target tissue, but not to the whole body. Data obtained with animal models often cannot be extrapolated to humans. Multicompartment microfluidic-based devices, particularly those that are physical representations of physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models, may contribute to improving the drug development process. These scaled-down devices, termed micro cell culture analogs (μCCAs) or body-on-a-chip devices, can simulate multitissue interactions under near-physiological fluid flow conditions and with realistic tissue-to-tissue size ratios. Because the device can be used with both animal and human cells, it can facilitate cross-species extrapolation. Used in conjunction with PBPK models, the devices permit an estimation of effective concentrations that can be used for studies with animal models or predict the human response. The devices also provide a means for relatively high-throughput screening of drug combinations and, when utilized with a patient's tissue sample, an opportunity for individualized medicine. Here we review efforts made toward the development of microfabricated cell culture systems and give examples that demonstrate their potential use in drug development, such as identifying synergistic drug interactions as well as simulating multiorgan metabolic interactions. In addition to their use in drug development, the devices also can be used to estimate the toxicity of chemicals as occupational hazards and environmental contaminants.
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- M B Esch
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Esch MB, Post DJ, Shuler ML, Stokol T. Characterization of in vitro endothelial linings grown within microfluidic channels. Tissue Eng Part A 2011; 17:2965-71. [PMID: 21895486 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In vivo, endothelial cells grow on the inner surface of blood vessels and are shaped to conform to the vessel's geometry. In the smallest vessels this shape entails substantial bending within each cell. Microfabricated channels can replicate these small-scale geometries, but endothelial cells grown within them have not been fully characterized. In particular, the presence of focal adhesions and adherens junctions in endothelial cells grown in microchannels with corners has not been confirmed. We have fabricated square microfluidic channels (50 μm wide, 50 μm deep) and semicircular microfluidic channels (60 μm wide, 45 μm deep) in polydimethylsiloxane and cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) within them. Immunofluorescent staining and three-dimensional reconstruction of image stacks taken with confocal microscopy confirmed that HUVEC are capable of forming adherens junctions on all channel walls in both channel geometries, including the sidewalls of square profile channels. The presence of shear stress is critical for the cells to form focal adhesions within both channel geometries. Shear stress is also responsible for the conforming of HUVEC to the channel walls and produces a square cross-sectional geometry of in vitro endothelial linings within square profile channels. Thus, geometry and applied shear stress are important design criteria for the development of in vitro endothelial linings of microvessels.
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- Mandy B Esch
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Mazzolai L, Bouzourene K, Hayoz D, Dignat-George F, Liu JW, Bounameaux H, Dunoyer-Geindre S, Kruithof EKO. Characterization of human late outgrowth endothelial progenitor-derived cells under various flow conditions. J Vasc Res 2011; 48:443-51. [PMID: 21625177 DOI: 10.1159/000324844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Endothelial progenitor-derived cells (EPC) are a cell therapy tool in peripheral arterial disease and for re-endothelialization of bypasses and stents. OBJECTIVE To assess EPC behavior under flow conditions normally found in vivo. RESULTS EPC were isolated from human cord blood, cultured on compliant tubes and exposed in an in vitro flow system mimicking hemodynamic environments normally found in medium and large arteries. EPC exposed for 24 h to unidirectional (0.3 ± 0.1 or 6 ± 3 dynes/cm(2)) shear stress oriented along flow direction, while those exposed to bidirectional shear stress (0.3 ± 3 dynes/cm(2)) or static conditions had random orientation. Under bidirectional flow, tissue factor (TF) activity and mRNA expression were significantly increased (2.5- and 7.0-fold) compared to static conditions. Under low shear unidirectional flow TF mRNA increased 4.9 ± 0.5-fold. Similar flow-induced increases were observed for TF in mature umbilical vein-derived endothelial cells. Expression of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), urokinase (u-PA) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP1) were reduced by 40-60% in late outgrowth endothelial progenitor-derived cells (LO-EPC) exposed to any flow environment, while MCP1, but not t-PA or u-PA, was decreased in HUVEC. CONCLUSIONS Flow, in particular bidirectional, modifies the hemostatic balance in LO-EPC with increased TF and decreased plasminogen activator expression.
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- Lucia Mazzolai
- Division of Vascular Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Heine J, Schmiedl A, Cebotari S, Mertsching H, Karck M, Haverich A, Kallenbach K. Preclinical Assessment of a Tissue-Engineered Vasomotive Human Small-Calibered Vessel Based on a Decellularized Xenogenic Matrix: Histological and Functional Characterization. Tissue Eng Part A 2011; 17:1253-61. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Jörg Heine
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Hannover, Germany
- Oral- and Craniomaxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Hannover, Germany
- Fraunhofer IGB Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Leibniz Research Laboratory for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Hannover, Germany
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Zhang P, Moudgill N, Hager E, Tarola N, Dimatteo C, McIlhenny S, Tulenko T, DiMuzio PJ. Endothelial differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells from elderly patients with cardiovascular disease. Stem Cells Dev 2010; 20:977-88. [PMID: 20879833 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) possess significant therapeutic potential for tissue engineering and regeneration. This study investigates the endothelial differentiation and functional capacity of ASCs isolated from elderly patients. Isolation of ASCs from 53 patients (50-89 years) revealed that advanced age or comorbidity did not negatively impact stem cell harvest; rather, higher numbers were observed in older donors (>70 years) than in younger. ASCs cultured in endothelial growth medium-2 for up to 3 weeks formed cords upon Matrigel and demonstrated acetylated-low-density lipoprotein and lectin uptake. Further stimulation with vascular endothelial growth factor and shear stress upregulated endothelial cell-specific markers (CD31, von Willebrand factor, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, and VE-cadherin). Inhibition of the PI(3)K but not mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway blocked the observed endothelial differentiation. Shear stress promoted an anti-thrombogenic phenotype as demonstrated by production of tissue-plasminogen activator and nitric oxide, and inhibition of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. Shear stress augmented integrin α(5)β(1) expression and subsequently increased attachment of differentiated ASCs to basement membrane components. Finally, ASCs seeded onto a decellularized vein graft resisted detachment despite application of shear force up to 9 dynes. These results suggest that (1) advanced age and comorbidity do not negatively impact isolation of ASCs, and (2) these stem cells retain significant capacity to acquire key endothelial cell traits throughout life. As such, adipose tissue is a practical source of autologous stem cells for vascular tissue engineering.
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- Ping Zhang
- Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Hess C, Wiegmann B, Maurer AN, Fischer P, Möller L, Martin U, Hilfiker A, Haverich A, Fischer S. Reduced Thrombocyte Adhesion to Endothelialized Poly 4-Methyl-1-Pentene Gas Exchange Membranes—A First Step Toward Bioartificial Lung Development. Tissue Eng Part A 2010; 16:3043-53. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Christian Hess
- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Zhang P, Baxter J, Vinod K, Tulenko TN, Di Muzio PJ. Endothelial differentiation of amniotic fluid-derived stem cells: synergism of biochemical and shear force stimuli. Stem Cells Dev 2010; 18:1299-308. [PMID: 19508152 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2008.0331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Human amniotic fluid-derived stem (AFS) cells possess several advantages over embryonic and adult stem cells, as evidenced by expression of both types of stem cell markers and ability to differentiate into cells of all three germ layers. Herein, we examine endothelial differentiation of AFS cells in response to growth factors, shear force, and hypoxia. We isolated human AFS cells from amniotic fluid samples (1-4 cc/specimen) obtained from patients undergoing amniocentesis at 15-18 weeks of gestation (n = 10). Isolates maintained in nondifferentiating medium expressed the stem cell markers CD13, CD29, CD44, CD90, CD105, OCT-4, and SSEA-4 through passage 8. After 3 weeks of culture in endothelial growth media-2 (EGM-2), the stem cells exhibited an endothelial-like morphology, formed cord-like structures when plated on Matrigel, and uptook acetylated LDL/lectin. Additionally, mRNA and protein levels of CD31 and von Willebrand factor (vWF) significantly increased in response to culture in EGM-2, with further up-regulation when stimulated by physiological levels (12 dyne/cm(2)) of shear force. Culture in hypoxic conditions (5% O(2)) resulted in significant expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PGF) mRNA. This study suggests that AFS cells, isolated from minute amounts of amniotic fluid, acquire endothelial cell characteristics when stimulated by growth factors and shear force, and produce angiogenic factors (VEGF, PGF, and hepatocyte growth factor [HGF]) in response to hypoxia. Thus, amniotic fluid represents a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells potentially suitable for use in cardiovascular regenerative medicine.
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- Ping Zhang
- Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Brown MA, Wallace CS, Angelos M, Truskey GA. Characterization of umbilical cord blood-derived late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells exposed to laminar shear stress. Tissue Eng Part A 2010; 15:3575-87. [PMID: 19480571 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Endothelial progenitor cells isolated from umbilical cord blood (CB-EPCs) represent a promising source of endothelial cells for synthetic vascular grafts and tissue-engineered blood vessels since they are readily attainable, can be easily isolated, and possess a high proliferation potential. The objective of this study was to compare the functional behavior of late outgrowth CB-EPCs with human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs). CB-EPCs and HAECs were cultured on either smooth muscle cells in a coculture model of a tissue-engineered blood vessels or fibronectin adsorbed to Teflon-AF-coated glass slides. Late outgrowth CB-EPCs expressed endothelial cell-specific markers and were negative for the monocytic marker CD14. CB-EPCs have higher proliferation rates than HAECs, but are slightly smaller in size. CB-EPCs remained adherent under supraphysiological shear stresses, oriented and elongated in the direction of flow, and expressed similar numbers of alpha(5)beta(1) and alpha(v)beta(3) integrins and antithrombotic genes compared to HAECs. There were some differences in mRNA levels of E-selectin and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 between CB-EPCs and HAECs; however, protein levels were similar on the two cell types, and CB-EPCs did not support adhesion of monocytes in the absence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha stimulation. Although CB-EPCs expressed significantly less endothelial nitric oxide synthase protein after exposure to flow than HAECs, nitric oxide levels induced by flow were not significantly different. These results suggest that late outgrowth CB-EPCs are functionally similar to HAECs under flow conditions and are a promising cell source for cardiovascular therapies.
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- Melissa A Brown
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0281, USA
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Ulfhammer E, Carlström M, Bergh N, Larsson P, Karlsson L, Jern S. Suppression of endothelial t-PA expression by prolonged high laminar shear stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 379:532-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Accepted: 12/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang SC, Wang YJ, Chen Z, Liu T, Liu J. Preliminary study of the viability of neonatal mini-porcine hepatocytes in extracorporeal circulation. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2007; 15:3787-3792. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v15.i36.3787] [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] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To observe the viability of neonatal mini-porcine hepatocytes in extracorporeal circulation.
METHODS: A hepatocyte circulation system was constructed with Cello artificial capillary culture equipment and freshly isolated hepatocyte suspensions were circulated at 50 mL/min in vitro. The viability, function and morphological characteristics of hepatocytes were examined within 8 hours.
RESULTS: After 4 hours circulation, the viability and adherence ratio of hepatocytes were 76.1% ± 1.4% and 62.8% ± 1.8%, respectively, and the ratio of amino clearance was about 62.7% ± 14.6% of that in the control group. However, with time, many fragments of hepatocytes were observed in the circulating suspensions, as well as a significant increase in lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase (P < 0.01). The cell viability and adherence ratio, synthesis of urea and albumin, and the clearance rate of ammonia also decreased significantly (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Porcine hepatocyte suspensions can be applied to BAL system in a circulation condition in order to strengthen the mass exchange. However, these cells need to be changed regularly to maintain cellular viability and the supporting effects of BAL.
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