Salmon fibrin supports an increased number of sprouts and decreased degradation while maintaining sprout length relative to human fibrin in an in vitro angiogenesis model.
Salmon-derived fibrin has been proposed as a preferred alternative to human or bovine fibrin because of its reduced potential for disease transmission. Here we evaluate salmon fibrin as an alternative ECM support for therapeutic angiogenesis applications, such as vascularizing engineered tissues. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) seeded on gelatin beads and suspended in either salmon or human fibrin sprouted and formed capillary-like structures. Sprout length was generally increased with the addition of bFGF and VEGF and further increased with the addition of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). The number of sprouts per bead was increased 61-188% in salmon fibrin relative to human fibrin (alpha < 0.0005) in cultures receiving growth factors and PMA, while average sprout lengths were similar for HUVEC within human or salmon fibrin. Additionally, under these conditions in the absence of a protease inhibitor, HUVEC appeared to degrade human, but not salmon, fibrin. These results support the idea that salmon fibrin may be an attractive alternative ECM able to support microvascular network formation.
Sieminski
Alisha L
AL
Department of Bioengineering and Institute for Medicine and Engineering, 120 Hayden Hall, 3320 Smith Walk, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA19104-6392, USA.
Gooch
Keith J
KJ
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005780:Gelatin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012474:Salmon; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000494:pharmacology
D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D005780:Gelatin; D005337:Fibrin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate