title: Influence of gradual introduction of hydrophobic groups (stearic acid) in denatured atelocollagen on fibroblasts behavior in vitro.
abstract: To prepare new biocompatible hydrophobic collagen films for medical devices, innovative collagen derivatives were synthesized by reaction of the lysyl amino groups of the alpha-chains with activated stearic acid. Different collagens having different substitution degrees were obtained and used to prepare films crosslinked with oxidized glycogen. Their physicochemical surface properties were evaluated, and in vitro assays were performed to analyze the behavior of fibroblasts in contact with the materials. The assays were performed with cells in adhesion and growth phases. The hydrophobic properties increased with the number of stearic acid introduced in the collagen but only in the range of 1-12 stearic acids per molecule. For higher modifications a decrease of hydrophoby was observed. All the films induced a decrease of cells growth and adhesion but without cytotoxicity. These effects were more pronounced for the collagen containing about eight stearic acid residues. Cells behavior on modified collagens films seems to be related to the chemical groups exposed on the surface of the films. Indeed, the surface chemistry directly influences the adsorption of adhesion proteins and modulates their conformation therefore modifying the cell adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Pharmacie de Lyon, Laboratoire des Biomatériaux, Dispositifs Médicaux et Remodelages Matriciels,UMR MA, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69390 Cedex 08 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Forest
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karoum
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Gagnieu
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D013229:Stearic Acids; C059821:atelocollagen; C031183:stearic acid; D003094:Collagen