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Choi JS, Seo TS. Orthogonal co-cultivation of smooth muscle cell and endothelial cell layers to construct in vivo-like vasculature. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2019; 13:014115. [PMID: 30867885 PMCID: PMC6404948 DOI: 10.1063/1.5068689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
Development of a three-dimensional (3D) vascular co-cultivation system is one of the major challenges to provide an advanced analytical platform for studying blood vessel related diseases. To date, however, the in vivo-like vessel system has not been fully realized due to the difficulty of co-cultivation of the cells with orthogonal alignment. In this study, we report the utilization of microfabrication technology to construct biomimetic 3D co-cultured vasculature. First, microwrinkle patterns whose direction was perpendicular to the axis of a circular microfluidic channel were fabricated, and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) were cultured inside the microchannel, leading to an in vivo-like circumferential VSMC layer. Then, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were co-cultured on the circumferentially aligned VSMC, and the success of double layer formation of HUVEC-VSMC in the circular microchannel could be monitored. After HUVEC cultivation, we applied shear flow in order to induce the orientation of HUVEC parallel to the axis, and the analysis of orientation angle and spreading area of HUVECs indicated that they were changed by shear stress to be aligned to the direction of flow. Thus, the HUVEC and VSMC layer could be aligned with a distinct direction. The expression level of VE-Cadherin located at the boundary of HUVECs implies in vivo-like vascular behavior. The proposed in vitro microfluidic vascular assay platform would be valuable for studying vascular diseases with high reliability due to in vivo-likeness.
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- Jong Seob Choi
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, DC 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seochon-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 17104, South Korea
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Mathura RA, Russell-Puleri S, Cancel LM, Tarbell JM. Hydraulic Conductivity of Smooth Muscle Cell-Initiated Arterial Cocultures. Ann Biomed Eng 2015; 44:1721-33. [PMID: 26265460 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1421-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of arterial coculture conditions on the transport properties of several in vitro endothelial cell (EC)-smooth muscle cell (SMC)-porous filter constructs in which SMC were grown to confluence first and then EC were inoculated. This order of culturing simulates the environment of a blood vessel wall after endothelial layer damage due to stenting, vascular grafting or other vascular wall insult. For all coculture configurations examined, we observed that hydraulic conductivity (L(p)) values were significantly higher than predicted by a resistances-in-series (RIS) model accounting for the L(p) of EC and SMC measured separately. The greatest increases were observed when EC were plated directly on top of a confluent SMC layer without an intervening filter, presumably mediated by direct EC-SMC contacts that were observed under confocal microscopy. The results are the opposite of a previous study that showed L(p) was significantly reduced compared to an RIS model when EC were grown to confluency first. The physiological, pathophysiological and tissue engineering implications of these results are discussed.
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- Rishi A Mathura
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY, 10031, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY, 10031, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY, 10031, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, NY, 10031, USA.
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Mousseau Y, Mollard S, Qiu H, Richard L, Cazal R, Nizou A, Vedrenne N, Rémi S, Baaj Y, Fourcade L, Funalot B, Sturtz FG. In vitro 3D angiogenesis assay in egg white matrix: comparison to Matrigel, compatibility to various species, and suitability for drug testing. J Transl Med 2014; 94:340-9. [PMID: 24395110 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2013.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In vitro angiogenesis assays are commonly used to assess pro- or anti-angiogenic drug properties. Extracellular matrix (ECM) substitutes such as Matrigel and collagen gel became very popular in in vitro 3D angiogenesis assays as they enable tubule formation by endothelial cells from culture or aortic rings. However, these assays are usually used with a single cell type, lacking the complex cellular interactions occurring during angiogenesis. Here, we report a novel angiogenesis assay using egg white as ECM substitute. We found that, similar to Matrigel, egg white elicited prevascular network formation by endothelial and/or smooth muscle cell coculture. This matrix was suitable for various cells from human, mouse, and rat origin. It is compatible with aortic ring assay and also enables vascular and tumor cell coculture. Through simple labeling (DAPI, Hoechst 33258), cell location and resulting prevascular network formation can easily be quantified. Cell transfection with green fluorescent protein improved whole cell visualization and 3D structure characterization. Finally, egg-based assay dedicated to angiogenesis studies represents a reliable and cost-effective way to produce and analyze data regarding drug effects on vascular cells.
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- Yoanne Mousseau
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, EA 6063, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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Mathura RA, Russell-Puleri S, Cancel LM, Tarbell JM. Hydraulic conductivity of endothelial cell-initiated arterial cocultures. Ann Biomed Eng 2013; 42:763-75. [PMID: 24264601 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-013-0943-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This study describes cocultures of arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs) and the influences of their heterotypic interactions on hydraulic conductivity (L p ), an important transport property. A unique feature of these cocultures is that ECs were first grown to confluence and then SMCs were inoculated. Bovine aortic smooth muscle cells and bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) were cocultured on Transwell Permeable Supports, and then exposed to a pressure-driven transmural flow. L p across each culture was measured using a bubble tracking apparatus that determined water flux (J v ). Our results indicate that arterial L p is significantly modulated by EC-SMC proximity, and serum content in culture. The L p of cocultures was also compared to the predictions of a resistances-in-series model to distinguish the contributions of heterotypic interactions between SMCs and ECs. Conditions that lead to significantly reduced coculture L p , compared to BAEC monoculture controls, have been uncovered and the lowest L p in the literature for an in vitro system are reported. In addition, VE-cadherin immunostaining of intact BAEC monolayers in each culture configuration reveals that EC-SMC proximity on a porous membrane has a dramatic influence on EC morphology patterns. The cocultures with the lowest L p have ECs with significantly elongated morphology. Confocal imaging indicates that there are no direct EC-SMC contacts in coculture.
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- Rishi A Mathura
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City College of New York, New York, NY, USA
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Han J, Gerstenhaber JA, Lazarovici P, Lelkes PI. Tissue Factor Activity and ECM-Related Gene Expression in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells Grown on Electrospun Biohybrid Scaffolds. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:1338-48. [DOI: 10.1021/bm400450m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jingjia Han
- School
of Biomedical
Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
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- School
of Biomedical
Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122,
United States
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- School
of Biomedical
Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
- School of Pharmacy
Institute for Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120,
Israel
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- School
of Biomedical
Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122,
United States
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Truskey GA. Endothelial Cell Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Co-Culture Assay For High Throughput Screening Assays For Discovery of Anti-Angiogenesis Agents and Other Therapeutic Molecules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 2010:171-181. [PMID: 21278926 DOI: 10.2147/ijhts.s13459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Drug development for many diseases would be aided greatly by accurate in vitro model systems that replicate key elements of in vivo physiology. The recent development of co-culture systems of endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells can be extended to high throughput systems for the identification of compounds for angiogenesis, vascular repair and hypertension. In this review, the various co-culture systems are reviewed and biological interactions between endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells are discussed. Key considerations in the design of high throughput systems are presented and selected examples are discussed.
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- George A Truskey
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0281 USA
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