Isogenic-induced endothelial cells enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells on silk fibroin scaffold

Autor: Sindhuja D. Eswaramoorthy, Subha Narayan Rath, Gayathri Korra, Nandini Dhiman, Carlo M. Oranges, Dirk J. Schaefer, Srinivas Madduri
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Regenerative Medicine. 14:647-661
ISSN: 1746-076X
1746-0751
DOI: 10.2217/rme-2018-0166
Popis: Aim: We investigated the role of induced endothelial cells (iECs) in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)/iECs co-culture and assessed their osteogenic ability on silk fibroin nanofiber scaffolds. Methods: The osteogenic differentiation was assessed by the ALP assay, calcium assay and gene expression studies. Results: The osteogenic differentiation of the iECs co-cultures was found to be higher than the MSCs group and proximal to endothelial cells (ECs) co-cultures. Furthermore, the usage of isogenic iECs for co-culture increased the osteogenic and endothelial gene expression. Conclusion: These findings suggest that iECs mimic endothelial cells when co-cultured with MSCs and that one MSCs source can be used to give rise to both MSCs and iECs. The isogenic MSCs/iECs co-culture provides a new option for bone tissue engineering applications.
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