Human Neural Stem Cell Expansion in Natural Polymer Scaffolds Under Chemically Defined Condition.

Autor: Chang FC; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA., James MM; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA., Zhou Y; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA., Ando Y; Materials Department, Medical R&D Center, Corporate R&D Group, KYOCERA Corporation, Yasu, Shiga, 520-2362, Japan., Zareie HM; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA., Yang J; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA., Zhang M; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Advanced biology [Adv Biol (Weinh)] 2024 Oct; Vol. 8 (10), pp. e2400224. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 04.
DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202400224
Abstrakt: The maintenance and expansion of human neural stem cells (hNSCs) in 3D tissue scaffolds is a promising strategy in producing cost-effective hNSCs with quality and quantity applicable for clinical applications. A few biopolymers have been extensively used to fabricate 3D scaffolds, including hyaluronic acid, collagen, alginate, and chitosan, due to their bioactive nature and availability. However, these polymers are usually applied in combination with other biomolecules, leading to their responses difficult to ascribe to. Here, scaffolds made of chitosan, alginate, hyaluronic acid, or collagen, are explored for hNSC expansion under xeno-free and chemically defined conditions and compared for hNSC multipotency maintenance. This study shows that the scaffolds made of pure chitosan support the highest adhesion and growth of hNSCs, yielding the most viable cells with NSC marker protein expression. In contrast, the presence of alginate, hyaluronic acid, or collagen induces differentiation toward immature neurons and astrocytes even in the maintenance medium and absence of differentiation factors. The cells in pure chitosan scaffolds preserve the level of transmembrane protein profile similar to that of standard culture. These findings point to the potential of using pure chitosan scaffolds as a base scaffolding material for hNSC expansion in 3D.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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