Abstract 9: Temperature-responsive Cell Delivery Biopolymers for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
| Autor: | Brisa Pena, Valentina Martinelli, Susanna Bosi, Carmen Sucharov, Mark Jeong, Matthew R Taylor, Maurizio Prato, Carlin S Long, Robin Shandas, Daewon Park, Luisa Mestroni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Circulation Research. 117 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4571 0009-7330 |
| Popis: | Background: Advances in cell therapy and material science have made tissue engineering a promising strategy for heart regeneration. We developed an injectable biomimetic reverse thermal gel (RTG) that is liquid at room temperature but gel-like at body temperature, with the ultimate goal of being able to serve as a vehicle for cell-based delivery (liquid) to targeted tissue areas (gel-phase at 37°C). In this study we tested the suitability of this biomimetic RTG on cell viability. Methods and results: We tested different biomimetic RTG systems with and without the chemical incorporation of lysine. In vitro 3D culture experiments were performed with neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM) by mixing 3x104 cells with 50 μl of polymeric solution and allowing gel formation at 37°C. The cultured cells were incubated for 21 days. For controls we used NRVMs plated on 2D traditional gelatin coated dishes. We found that the 3D polymeric matrix induces rapid coordinated contraction with improved functionality when compared with standard 2D-cultured NRVM. By immunostaining for the morphology of the sarcomere (alpha-actinin) and DAPI, we also observed that the 3D polymeric matrix stimulates cells to spread and form 3D syncytia. Conclusion: These proof-of-concept results demonstrate long-term cell viability in this unique biomimetic system and therefore provide feasibility of a polymeric cell delivery system that permits reversible liquid-to-gel transition at body temperature. These results offer potential for a tissue engineering approach to cardiac regeneration. |
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