Co-stimulation of HaCaT keratinization with mechanical stress and air-exposure using a novel 3D culture device.
Artificial skin or skin equivalents have been used for clinical purpose to skin graft and as substitutes for animal experiments. The culture of cell lines such as HaCaT has the potential to produce large amounts of artificial skin at a low cost. However, there is a limit to keratinization due to the restriction of differentiation in HaCaT. In this study, a culture device that mimics the in vivo keratinization mechanism, co-stimulated by air-exposure and mechanical stimulation, was developed to construct skin equivalents. The device can reconstruct the epidermal morphology, including the cornified layer, similar to its formation in vivo. Under the condition, epidermis was differentiated in the spinous and granular layers. Formation of the stratum corneum is consistent with the mRNA and protein expressions of differentiation markers. The device is the first of its kind to combine air-exposure with mechanical stress to co-stimulate keratinization, which can facilitate the economically viable production of HaCaT-based artificial skin substitutes.
Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea.
Moon Hee
MH
Jung
Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea.
Sang-Myung
SM
Jung
Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea.
Hwa Sung
HS
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