Development of a Full-Thickness Human Gingiva Equivalent Constructed from Immortalized Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts

Autor: Sander W. Spiekstra, Susan Gibbs, Jeroen Kees Buskermolen, Thorsten Steinberg, Christianne M. A. Reijnders, Albert J. Feilzer, Astrid D. Bakker, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan
Přispěvatelé: Dermatology, MOVE Research Institute, Orale Celbiologie (ORM, ACTA), Tandheelkundige Materiaalwetenschappen (ORM, ACTA), Oral Cell Biology, Dental Material Sciences
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Tissue Engineering Part C. Methods, 22(8), 781-791. Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Buskermolen, J K, Reijnders, C M A, Spiekstra, S W, Steinberg, T, Kleverlaan, C J, Feilzer, A J, Bakker, A D & Gibbs, S 2016, ' Development of a Full-Thickness Human Gingiva Equivalent Constructed from Immortalized Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts ', Tissue Engineering Part C. Methods, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 781-791 . https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0066
Tissue Engineering, Part. C Methods, 22(8), 781-791. Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Buskermolen, J K, Reijnders, C M A, Spiekstra, S W, Steinberg, T, Kleverlaan, C J, Feilzer, A J, Bakker, A D & Gibbs, S 2016, ' Development of a full-thickness human gingiva equivalent constructed from immortalized keratinocytes and fibroblasts ', Tissue Engineering. Part C, Methods, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 781-791 . https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0066
Tissue Engineering. Part C, Methods
Tissue Engineering. Part C, Methods, 22(8), 781-791. Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
ISSN: 1937-3384
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0066
Popis: Organotypic models make it possible to investigate the unique properties of oral mucosa in vitro. For gingiva, the use of human primary keratinocytes (KC) and fibroblasts (Fib) is limited due to the availability and size of donor biopsies. The use of physiologically relevant immortalized cell lines would solve these problems. The aim of this study was to develop fully differentiated human gingiva equivalents (GE) constructed entirely from cell lines, to compare them with the primary cell counterpart (Prim), and to test relevance in an in vitro wound healing assay. Reconstructed gingiva epithelium on a gingiva fibroblast-populated collagen hydrogel was constructed from cell lines (keratinocytes: TERT or HPV immortalized; fibroblasts: TERT immortalized) and compared to GE-Prim and native gingiva. GE were characterized by immunohistochemical staining for proliferation (Ki67), epithelial differentiation (K10, K13), and basement membrane (collagen type IV and laminin 5). To test functionality of GE-TERT, full-thickness wounds were introduced. Reepithelialization, fibroblast repopulation of hydrogel, metabolic activity (MTT assay), and (pro-)inflammatory cytokine release (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) were assessed during wound closure over 7 days. Significant differences in basal KC cytokine secretion (IL-1α, IL-18, and CXCL8) were only observed between KC-Prim and KC-HPV. When Fib-Prim and Fib-TERT were stimulated with TNF-α, no differences were observed regarding cytokine secretion (IL-6, CXCL8, and CCL2). GE-TERT histology, keratin, and basement membrane protein expression very closely represented native gingiva and GE-Prim. In contrast, the epithelium of GE made with HPV-immortalized KC was disorganized, showing suprabasal proliferating cells, limited keratinocyte differentiation, and the absence of basement membrane proteins. When a wound was introduced into the more physiologically relevant GE-TERT model, an immediate inflammatory response (IL-6, CCL2, and CXCL8) was observed followed by complete reepithelialization. Seven days after wounding, tissue integrity, metabolic activity, and cytokine levels had returned to the prewounded state. In conclusion, immortalized human gingiva KC and fibroblasts can be used to make physiologically relevant GE, which resemble either the healthy gingiva or a neoplastic disease model. These organotypic models will provide valuable tools to investigate oral mucosa biology and can also be used as an animal alternative for drug targeting, vaccination studies, microbial biofilm studies, and testing new therapeutics.
Databáze: OpenAIRE