scholarly journals Induced-Coagulated Plasma-Fibrin Gels as a Biological Scaffold for Cell Attachment and Proliferation of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UC-MSC)

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Rio Hermantara ◽  
Fiano A. Kerans ◽  
Rizal R ◽  
E. Henny Herningtyas ◽  
Lutfan Lazuardi

Fibrin gels are an ideal natural biological scaffold for tissue engineering because they are biocompatible,biodegradable, and have many biological surface markers. However, most research on fi brin gels used commercialfi brin kits that could be costly and limited in some areas. In this study, fi brin gels were made by inducing bloodcoagulation by adding a common diagnostic kit to assess the time for blood to clot, called activated partialthromboplastin time (aPTT). This induced coagulated plasma (iCoplas)-fi brin gels was evaluated for its ability toenhance biological activity of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell (UC-MSC), which were cell attachmentand proliferation. Fibrinogen concentration had infl uence on cell attachment, where only 50% of the cells couldattach to 77 mg/dl fi brinogen gels whereas 93% cells adhered to 154 mg/dl fi brin gels. There were no signifi cantdifferences in cell proliferation on polysterene culture dish and fi brin gels (p>0.05). These results showed thatiCoplas-fi brin gels could be used as a fi brin-based scaffold, yielding no signifi cant difference than polysterene-tissueculture dish cultures in cell attachment and cell proliferation on 154 mg/dl fi brinogen concentration.

Author(s):  
Sushmitha Sriramulu ◽  
Antara Banerjee ◽  
Ganesan Jothimani ◽  
Surajit Pathak

AbstractObjectivesWound healing is a complex process with a sequence of restoring and inhibition events such as cell proliferation, differentiation, migration as well as adhesion. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived conditioned medium (CM) has potent therapeutic functions and promotes cell proliferation, anti-oxidant, immunosuppressive, and anti-apoptotic effects. The main aim of this research is to study the role of human umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) derived CM in stimulating the proliferation of human keratinocytes (HaCaT).MethodsFirstly, MSC were isolated from human umbilical cords (UC) and the cells were then cultured in proliferative medium. We prepared and collected the CM after 72 h. Morphological changes were observed after the treatment of HaCaT cells with CM. To validate the findings, proliferation rate, clonal efficiency and also gene expression studies were performed.ResultsIncreased proliferation rate was observed and confirmed with the expression of Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) after treatment with HaCaT cells. Cell-cell strap formation was also observed when HaCaT cells were treated with CM for a period of 5–6 days which was confirmed by the increased expression of Collagen Type 1 Alpha 1 chain (Col1A1).ConclusionsOur results from present study depicts that the secretory components in the CM might play a significant role by interacting with keratinocytes to promote proliferation and migration. Thus, the CM stimulates cellular proliferation, epithelialization and migration of skin cells which might be the future promising application in wound healing.


2012 ◽  
Vol 274 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 46-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Che ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
Shiliang Zhou ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Dongyan Shi ◽  
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Author(s):  
Shivaji Kashte ◽  
Gajanan Arbade ◽  
R.K. Sharma ◽  
Sachin Kadam

In the bone tissue engineering composite scaffolds with osteogenic potential are emerging as the new tool. Here, we investigated the graphene (GP), graphene oxide (GO) andCissusquadrangularis(CQ) callus extract for their spontaneous osteoinductive potential. Electrospun poly ε-caprolactone (PCL) sheets were painted with varying combination GP, GO and CQ solutions as ink. The prepared PCL-GO, PCL-GO-CQ, PCL-GP and PCL-GP-CQ scaffolds were characterized for their physical, mechanical and biological properties. Addition of GO, GP, GO-CQ and GP-CQ to PCL enhanced roughness, wettability, Yield strength and tensile strength, biocompatibility .significantly. Presence of GO and CQ in PCL-GO-CQ scaffolds, while GP and CQ in PCL-GP-CQ scaffolds showed synergistic effect on the biocompatibility, Cell attachment,cell proliferation of human umbilical Wharton’s jelly derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) and their differentiation into osteoblasts by 21stday in culture without osteogenic differentiation media or any growth factors. Same is confirmed by the Alizarin red S staining and Von kossa staining. The combination of PCL-GO-CQ scaffold prepared by novel paint method was found to be the most potential in bone tissue engineering.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianchun Lian ◽  
Shijie Lv ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Shujun Wang ◽  
...  

Background and Objective. It is important to guarantee the quality of stem cells. Serial passage is the main approach to expand stem cells. This study evaluated effects of serial passage on the biological characteristics of human umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly-derived MSCs (WJ MSCs).Methods. Biological properties of WJ MSCs in the early (less than 10 passages, P10), middle (P11–20), and late (more than P20) phases including cell proliferation, cell cycle, phenotype, senescence, oncogene expression, stemness marker expression, and differentiation capacity were evaluated using flow cytometry, real-time PCR, immunocytofluorescence, and western blot.Results. It was found that there were no significant differences in cell proliferation, cell cycle, phenotype, and stemness marker expression in different phases. However, the expression of senescence-related gene, p21, and oncogene, c-Myc, was significantly upregulated in the late phase, which had close relations with the obviously increased cell senescence. Moreover, cardiac differentiation capability of WJ MSCs decreased whereas the propensity for neural differentiation increased significantly in the middle phase.Conclusions. This study reveals that WJ MSCs in the early and middle phases are relatively stable, and effect of serial passage on the lineage-specific differentiation should be considered carefully.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ou Zhou ◽  
Jingyi You ◽  
Xiaochuan Xu ◽  
Jiang Liu ◽  
Huijun Qiu ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundAlthough it is known that exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) alleviate hyperoxic lung injury of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in animal models, the role of microvesicles (MVs) derived from hUCMSCs in BPD is poorly defined. Furthermore, antenatal inflammation has been linked to high risk of BPD in preterm infants. The purpose of this study was to explore whether MVs derived from hUCMSCs can preserve lung structure and function in an antenatal lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BPD rat model and to clarify the underlying mechanism.MethodsPregnant rats received intra-amniotic injections of LPS on day 20.5 of gestation (term=day 22.5 of gestion), and pups were delivered by cesarean section on embryonic day 22.5 (E22.5). MVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation and then were characterized. hUCMSCs and MVs were administered intratracheally on postnatal day 7 (PN7). On PN14, lung function was measured, and tissues were harvested to determine alveolarization. Immunofluorescence staining was used to determine the co-localization of MVs and lung cells. Cell proliferation was measured by Ki-67 staining, and apoptosis was determined by flow cytometry using 7-ADD and Annexin V. The expression levels of AKT, p38, JNK, ERK, and their phosphorylated forms, PTEN and VEGF, were measured by WB.ResultsAntenatal LPS induced alveolar simplification, altered lung function, and dysregulated pulmonary vasculature. Both hUCMSCs and MVs successfully promoted alveolar development and improved lung function. However, hUCMSCs but not MVs restored the loss of pulmonary microvascular vessels (<100 μm). Furthermore, MVs were mostly uptaken by alveolar epithelial type II cells (AT2) and macrophages. Compared with the LPS-exposed group, MVs restored the AT2 cell number and SP-C expression in vivo and promoted the proliferation of AT2 cells in vitro. MVs also restored the level of IL-6 and IL-10 in lung homogenate. Additionally, upregulated expression of p-AKT, downregulated expression of PTEN, as well as inhibition of MAPK pathway were observed in MVs-treated BPD rats.ConclusionsMVs derived from hUCMSCs improve lung architecture and function in an antenatal LPS-induced BPD rat model by promoting AT2 cell proliferation and attenuate lung inflammation; thus, MVs provide a promising therapeutic vehicle for BPD treatment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arindam Bit ◽  
Awanish Kumar ◽  
Abhishek Kumar Singh ◽  
Albert A. Rizvanov ◽  
Andrey P. Kiassov ◽  
...  

It is documented that human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can be differentiated into various types of cells to present a tool for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Thus, the preservation of stem cells is a crucial factor for their effective long-term storage that further facilitates their continuous supply and transportation for application in regenerative medicine. Cryopreservation is the most important, practicable, and the only established mechanism for long-term preservation of cells, tissues, and organs, and engineered tissues; thus, it is the key step for the improvement of tissue engineering. A significant portion of MSCs loses cellular viability while freeze-thawing, which represents an important technical limitation to achieving sufficient viable cell numbers for maximum efficacy. Several natural and synthetic materials are extensively used as substrates for tissue engineering constructs and cryopreservation because they promote cell attachment and proliferation. Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitors can improve the physiological function and postthaw viability of cryopreserved MSCs. This review proposes a crosstalk between substrate topology and interaction of cells with ROCK inhibitors. It is shown that incorporation of ionic nanoparticles in the presence of an external electrical field improves the generation of ROCK inhibitors to safeguard cellular viability for the enhanced cryopreservation of engineered tissues.


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