title: Nanofiber orientation and surface functionalization modulate human mesenchymal stem cell behavior in vitro.
abstract: Electrospun nanofiber meshes have emerged as a new generation of scaffold membranes possessing a number of features suitable for tissue regeneration. One of these features is the flexibility to modify their structure and composition to orchestrate specific cellular responses. In this study, we investigated the effects of nanofiber orientation and surface functionalization on human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) migration and osteogenic differentiation. We used an in vitro model to examine hMSC migration into a cell-free zone on nanofiber meshes and mitomycin C treatment to assess the contribution of proliferation to the observed migration. Poly (ε-caprolactone) meshes with oriented topography were created by electrospinning aligned nanofibers on a rotating mandrel, while randomly oriented controls were collected on a stationary collector. Both aligned and random meshes were coated with a triple-helical, type I collagen-mimetic peptide, containing the glycine-phenylalanine-hydroxyproline-glycine-glutamate-arginine (GFOGER) motif. Our results indicate that nanofiber GFOGER peptide functionalization and orientation modulate cellular behavior, individually, and in combination. GFOGER significantly enhanced the migration, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs on nanofiber meshes. Aligned nanofiber meshes displayed increased cell migration along the direction of fiber orientation compared to random meshes; however, fiber alignment did not influence osteogenic differentiation. Compared to each other, GFOGER coating resulted in a higher proliferation-driven cell migration, whereas fiber orientation appeared to generate a larger direct migratory effect. This study demonstrates that peptide surface modification and topographical cues associated with fiber alignment can be used to direct cellular behavior on nanofiber mesh scaffolds, which may be exploited for tissue regeneration.
authors.affiliation: 1 Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience , Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Yash M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kolambkar
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bajin
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wojtowicz
authors.forename: Dietmar W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hutmacher
authors.forename: Andrés J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Guldberg
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002452:Cell Count; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013499:Surface Properties; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D010455:Peptides; D016685:Mitomycin; D004247:DNA
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