title: Extracellular matrix aggregates from differentiating embryoid bodies as a scaffold to support ESC proliferation and differentiation.
abstract: Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have emerged as potential cell sources for tissue engineering and regeneration owing to its virtually unlimited replicative capacity and the potential to differentiate into a variety of cell types. Current differentiation strategies primarily involve various growth factor/inducer/repressor concoctions with less emphasis on the substrate. Developing biomaterials to promote stem cell proliferation and differentiation could aid in the realization of this goal. Extracellular matrix (ECM) components are important physiological regulators, and can provide cues to direct ESC expansion and differentiation. ECM undergoes constant remodeling with surrounding cells to accommodate specific developmental event. In this study, using ESC derived aggregates called embryoid bodies (EB) as a model, we characterized the biological nature of ECM in EB after exposure to different treatments: spontaneously differentiated and retinoic acid treated (denoted as SPT and RA, respectively). Next, we extracted this treatment-specific ECM by detergent decellularization methods (Triton X-100, DOC and SDS are compared). The resulting EB ECM scaffolds were seeded with undifferentiated ESCs using a novel cell seeding strategy, and the behavior of ESCs was studied. Our results showed that the optimized protocol efficiently removes cells while retaining crucial ECM and biochemical components. Decellularized ECM from SPT EB gave rise to a more favorable microenvironment for promoting ESC attachment, proliferation, and early differentiation, compared to native EB and decellularized ECM from RA EB. These findings suggest that various treatment conditions allow the formulation of unique ESC-ECM derived scaffolds to enhance ESC bioactivities, including proliferation and differentiation for tissue regeneration applications.
authors: Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Saik-Kia
authors: SK
authors: Goh
authors: Phillip
authors: P
authors: Olsen
authors: Ipsita
authors: I
authors: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D058732:Embryoid Bodies / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin
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