title: Novel nanofiber-based scaffold for rotator cuff repair and augmentation.
abstract: The debilitating effects of rotator cuff tears and the high incidence of failure associated with current grafts underscore the clinical demand for functional solutions for tendon repair and augmentation. To address this challenge, we have designed a poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanofiber-based scaffold for rotator cuff tendon tissue engineering. In addition to scaffold design and characterization, the objective of this study was to evaluate the attachment, alignment, gene expression, and matrix elaboration of human rotator cuff fibroblasts on aligned and unaligned PLGA nanofiber scaffolds. Additionally, the effects of in vitro culture on scaffold mechanical properties were determined over time. It has been hypothesized that nanofiber organization regulates cellular response and scaffold properties. It was observed that rotator cuff fibroblasts cultured on the aligned scaffolds attached along the nanofiber long axis, whereas the cells on the unaligned scaffold were polygonal and randomly oriented. Moreover, distinct integrin expression profiles on these two substrates were observed. Quantitative analysis revealed that cell alignment, distribution, and matrix deposition conformed to nanofiber organization and that the observed differences were maintained over time. Mechanical properties of the aligned nanofiber scaffolds were significantly higher than those of the unaligned, and although the scaffolds degraded in vitro, physiologically relevant mechanical properties were maintained. These observations demonstrate the potential of the PLGA nanofiber-based scaffold system for functional rotator cuff repair. Moreover, nanofiber organization has a profound effect on cellular response and matrix properties, and it is a critical parameter for scaffold design.
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials and Interface Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Kristen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Moffat
authors.forename: Anne S-P
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kwei
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Spalazzi
authors.forename: Stephen B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Helen H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000378:metabolism; D024061:Collagen Type III / Q000378:metabolism; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D024581:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (Phosphorylating) / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012038:Regeneration; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013997:Time Factors; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D024042:Collagen Type I; D024061:Collagen Type III; D016023:Integrins; D011108:Polymers; D024581:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (Phosphorylating)
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