Regulating the uptake of poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide)-based micelles in cells cultured on micropatterned surfaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 041002
Author(s):  
Russul Al-Nakashli ◽  
Hongji Oh ◽  
Robert Chapman ◽  
Martina H. Stenzel ◽  
Hongxu Lu
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (supplement1-2) ◽  
pp. S280
Author(s):  
Zhu Xinfeng ◽  
Kuribayashi-Shigetomi Kaori ◽  
Cai Pinggen ◽  
Subagyo Agus ◽  
Sueoka Kazuhisa ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 290 (6) ◽  
pp. C1640-C1650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chirag B. Khatiwala ◽  
Shelly R. Peyton ◽  
Andrew J. Putnam

Mechanical cues present in the ECM have been hypothesized to provide instructive signals that dictate cell behavior. We probed this hypothesis in osteoblastic cells by culturing MC3T3-E1 cells on the surface of type I collagen-modified hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties and assessed their proliferation, migration, and differentiation. On gels functionalized with a low type I collagen density, MC3T3-E1 cells cultured on polystyrene proliferated twice as fast as those cultured on the softest substrate. Quantitative time-lapse video microscopic analysis revealed random motility speeds were significantly retarded on the softest substrate (0.25 ± 0.01 μm/min), in contrast to maximum speeds on polystyrene substrates (0.42 ± 0.04 μm/min). On gels functionalized with a high type I collagen density, migration speed exhibited a biphasic dependence on ECM compliance, with maximum speeds (0.34 ± 0.02 μm/min) observed on gels of intermediate stiffness, whereas minimum speeds (0.24 ± 0.03 μm/min) occurred on both the softest and most rigid (i.e., polystyrene) substrates. Immature focal contacts and a poorly organized actin cytoskeleton were observed in cells cultured on the softest substrates, whereas those on more rigid substrates assembled mature focal adhesions and robust actin stress fibers. In parallel, focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activity (assessed by detecting pY397-FAK) was influenced by compliance, with maximal activity occurring in cells cultured on polystyrene. Finally, mineral deposition by the MC3T3-E1 cells was also affected by ECM compliance, leading to the conclusion that altering ECM mechanical properties may influence a variety of MC3T3-E1 cell functions, and perhaps ultimately, their differentiated phenotype.


1994 ◽  
Vol 91 (15) ◽  
pp. 7189-7193 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nishigori ◽  
S. Wang ◽  
J. Miyakoshi ◽  
M. Sato ◽  
T. Tsukada ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 291-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Malvaez Becerril ◽  
J. G. Santillán Benítez ◽  
J. J. Torres Juárez ◽  
J. M. González Bañales ◽  
H. Mendieta Zerón ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yuying Wang ◽  
Rui He ◽  
Anqi Yang ◽  
Rui Guo ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: The effectiveness and availability of conservative therapies for osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) are limited. Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) combined with Bio-Oss, which is a good bone scaffold biomaterial for cell proliferation and differentiation, is a new potential therapy. Of note, the expression of miRNAs was significantly modified in cells cultured with Bio-Oss, and MiR-214 was correlated positively with osteonecrosis. Furthermore, miR-214 was upregulated in cells exposed to Bio-Oss. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether targeting miR-214 further improves the transplantation effect. METHODS: We treated BMSCs with agomiR-214 (a miR-214 agonist), antagomiR-214 (a miR-214 inhibitor), or vehicle, followed by their transplantation into ONFH model rats. RESULTS: Histological and histomorphometric data showed that bone formation was significantly increased in the experimental groups (Bio-Oss and BMSCs treated with antagomiR-214) compared with other groups. CONCLUSIONS: miR-214 participates in the inhibition of osteoblastic bone formation, and the inhibition of miR-214 to bone formation during transplantation therapy with Bio-Oss combined with BMSCs for ONFH.


2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Liana Henz ◽  
Cristiane Guimarães Ribeiro ◽  
Aline Rosa ◽  
Rafael Augusto Chiarelli ◽  
Emerson André Casali ◽  
...  

1995 ◽  
Vol 673 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirek Jurzak ◽  
Andreas R. Müller ◽  
Rüdiger Gerstberger

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