title: Designing a multicellular organotypic 3D liver model with a detachable, nanoscale polymeric Space of Disse.
abstract: The design of in vitro models that mimic the stratified multicellular hepatic microenvironment continues to be challenging. Although several in vitro hepatic cultures have been shown to exhibit liver functions, their physiological relevance is limited due to significant deviation from in vivo cellular composition. We report the assembly of a novel three-dimensional (3D) organotypic liver model incorporating three different cell types (hepatocytes, liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, and Kupffer cells) and a polymeric interface that mimics the Space of Disse. The nanoscale interface is detachable, optically transparent, derived from self-assembled polyelectrolyte multilayers, and exhibits a Young's modulus similar to in vivo values for liver tissue. Only the 3D liver models simultaneously maintain hepatic phenotype and elicit proliferation, while achieving cellular ratios found in vivo. The nanoscale detachable polymeric interfaces can be modulated to mimic basement membranes that exhibit a wide range of physical properties. This facile approach offers a versatile new avenue in the assembly of engineered tissues. These results demonstrate the ability of the tri-cellular 3D cultures to serve as an organotypic hepatic model that elicits proliferation and maintenance of phenotype and in vivo-like cellular ratios.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech , Blacksburg, Virginia.
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Murali
authors.forename: Padmavathy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajagopalan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D010641:Phenotype; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D048271:Chitosan
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