Hydrostatic pressure independently increases elastin and collagen co-expression in small-diameter engineered arterial constructs.
Prior studies have demonstrated that smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation, migration, and extracellular matrix production increase with hydrostatic pressure in vitro. We have engineered highly compliant small-diameter arterial constructs by culturing primary adult baboon arterial SMCs under pulsatile perfusion on tubular, porous, elastomeric scaffolds composed of poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS). This study investigates the effect of hydrostatic pressure on the biological and mechanical properties of PGS-based engineered arterial constructs. Pressure was raised using a downstream needle valve during perfusion while preserving flow rate and pulsatility, and constructs were evaluated by pressure-diameter testing and biochemical assays for collagen and elastin. Pressurized constructs contained half as much insoluble elastin as baboon common carotid arteries but were significantly less compliant, while constructs cultured at low hydrostatic pressure contained one-third as much insoluble elastin as baboon carotids and were similar in compliance. Hydrostatic pressure significantly increased construct burst pressure, collagen and insoluble elastin content, and soluble elastin concentration in culture medium. All arteries and constructs exhibited elastic recovery during pressure cycling. Hydrostatic pressure did not appear to affect radial distribution of SMCs, collagens I and III, and elastin. These results provide insights into the control of engineered smooth muscle tissue properties using hydrostatic pressure.
Department of Surgery and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 450 Technology Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, USA.
Peter M
PM
Crapo
Yadong
Y
Wang
D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004549:Elastin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D008422:Materials Testing; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D010215:Papio; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003094:Collagen; D004549:Elastin
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