A nanofibrous electrospun patch to maintain human mesenchymal cell stemness.
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been extensively investigated in regenerative medicine because of their crucial role in tissue healing. For these properties, they are widely tested in clinical trials, usually injected in cell suspension or in combination with tridimensional scaffolds. However, scaffolds can largely affect the fates of MSCs, inducing a progressive loss of functionality overtime. The ideal scaffold must delay MSCs differentiation until paracrine signals from the host induce their change. Herein, we proposed a nanostructured electrospun gelatin patch as an appropriate environment where human MSCs (hMSCs) can adhere, proliferate, and maintain their stemness. This patch exhibited characteristics of a non-linear elastic material and withstood degradation up to 4 weeks. As compared to culture and expansion in 2D, hMSCs on the patch showed a similar degree of proliferation and better maintained their progenitor properties, as assessed by their superior differentiation capacity towards typical mesenchymal lineages (i.e. osteogenic and chondrogenic). Furthermore, immunohistochemical analysis and longitudinal non-invasive imaging of inflammatory response revealed no sign of foreign body reaction for 3 weeks. In summary, our results demonstrated that our biocompatible patch favored the maintenance of undifferentiated hMSCs for up to 21 days and is an ideal candidate for tridimensional delivery of hMSCs. The present work reports a nanostructured patch gelatin-based able to maintain in vitro hMSCs stemness features. Moreover, hMSCs were able to differentiate toward osteo- and chondrogenic lineages once induces by differentiative media, confirming the ability of this patch to support stem cells for a potential in vivo application. These attractive properties together with the low inflammatory response in vivo make this patch a promising platform in regenerative medicine.
Department of Regenerative Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.|College of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing, China.
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Department of Regenerative Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Department of Regenerative Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Department of Regenerative Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Department of Regenerative Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX, 77004, USA.
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Department of Regenerative Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA. ftaraballi@houstonmethodist.org.
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Department of Regenerative Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.|Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology; D020219:Chondrogenesis; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007249:Inflammation; D008422:Materials Testing; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010012:Osteogenesis; D016062:Porosity; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents