title: Culture of primary human gingival fibroblasts on biodegradable membranes.
abstract: Repair and regeneration of periodontal tissues by tissue engineering is dependent on the use of biodegradable polymer scaffolds which serve as a carrier for cells or bioactive substances. There is a need to understand how a specific biomaterial may influence gene expression. The aim of this investigation was to develop and to optimize an in vitro technique for the adherance and proliferation of primary human gingivaL cells on implantable and biodegradable matrices. Square pieces of Bio-Gide matrix (BG) and slices of Ethisorb tamponade (ET) were coated with poly-L-lactide. The stability of coated and uncoated scaffolds was investigated by incubation in standard culture medium. Various concentrations of the cells were seeded onto coated and uncoated polymer matrices in tissue culture dishes without shaking ("static seeding") or continuous shaking ("agitated seeding"). Cultures were grown for 4 week and were then evaluated by light and scanning electron microscopy. After a culture period of 10 d, BG-carriers showed a delicate consistency which made histological processing difficult. Cells were grown only sparsely in coated and non-coated BG-scaffolds. Contrary. ET-specimens were stable during a 4 week culture period. After "static seeding" a significantly higher number of cells resulted in comparison to those in "agitated" cultures. The cells were evenly distributed throughout the ET-carriers and produced extracellular matrix compounds as well. Furthermore, the examination with RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) revealed that the cells synthesized and secreted type I collagen, and expressed genes implicated in transducing bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signals. Messenger RNAs for BMP-2, -4, -7, the BMP type I receptors Act R-1 (alk 2, activin-like kinase receptor), BMPR-IA (alk 3), -IB (alk 6), and the type II receptor BMPR-II were detected. These data reveal that static seeding favors the adherence and proliferation of primary gingival cells on polyglactin matrices. This system may serve as a valuable tool for periodontal tissue engineering.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Dental School, Medical University of Hannover, Germany. hillmann.georg@mh-hannover.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hillmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinkamp-Zucht
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Geurtsen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D055415:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4; D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7; D052005:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I; D052006:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002455:Cell Division; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta
chemical_list: C525718:BMP2 protein, human; C525809:BMP4 protein, human; C525819:BMP7 protein, human; C106416:Bio-Gide; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D055415:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4; D055419:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D024042:Collagen Type I; C460779:Ethisorb; D011091:Polyesters; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide); D003094:Collagen; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C425423:ACVR1 protein, human; D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I; C498211:BMPR1A protein, human; C498218:BMPR2 protein, human; D052005:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I; D052006:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II