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Ryoo H, Kimmel H, Rondo E, Underhill GH. Advances in high throughput cell culture technologies for therapeutic screening and biological discovery applications. Bioeng Transl Med 2024; 9:e10627. [PMID: 38818120 PMCID: PMC11135158 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Cellular phenotypes and functional responses are modulated by the signals present in their microenvironment, including extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, tissue mechanical properties, soluble signals and nutrients, and cell-cell interactions. To better recapitulate and analyze these complex signals within the framework of more physiologically relevant culture models, high throughput culture platforms can be transformative. High throughput methodologies enable scientists to extract increasingly robust and broad datasets from individual experiments, screen large numbers of conditions for potential hits, better qualify and predict responses for preclinical applications, and reduce reliance on animal studies. High throughput cell culture systems require uniformity, assay miniaturization, specific target identification, and process simplification. In this review, we detail the various techniques that researchers have used to face these challenges and explore cellular responses in a high throughput manner. We highlight several common approaches including two-dimensional multiwell microplates, microarrays, and microfluidic cell culture systems as well as unencapsulated and encapsulated three-dimensional high throughput cell culture systems, featuring multiwell microplates, micromolds, microwells, microarrays, granular hydrogels, and cell-encapsulated microgels. We also discuss current applications of these high throughput technologies, namely stem cell sourcing, drug discovery and predictive toxicology, and personalized medicine, along with emerging opportunities and future impact areas.
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- Hyeon Ryoo
- Bioengineering DepartmentUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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- Bioengineering DepartmentUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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- Bioengineering DepartmentUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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- Bioengineering DepartmentUniversity of Illinois Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaIllinoisUSA
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Chandra Sekar N, Aguilera Suarez S, Nguyen N, Lai A, Thurgood P, Zhou Y, Chheang C, Needham S, Pirogova E, Peter K, Khoshmanesh K, Baratchi S. Studying the Synergistic Effect of Substrate Stiffness and Cyclic Stretch Level on Endothelial Cells Using an Elastomeric Cell Culture Chamber. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:4863-4872. [PMID: 36652631 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Endothelial cells lining blood vessels are continuously exposed to biophysical cues that regulate their function in health and disease. As we age, blood vessels lose their elasticity and become stiffer. Vessel stiffness alters the mechanical forces that endothelial cells experience. Despite ample evidence on the contribution of endothelial cells to vessel stiffness, less is known about how vessel stiffness affects endothelial cells. In this study, we developed a versatile model to study the cooperative effect of substrate stiffness and cyclic stretch on human aortic endothelial cells. We cultured endothelial cells on elastomeric wells covered with fibronectin-coated polyacrylamide gel. Varying the concentrations of acrylamide and bis-acrylamide enabled us to produce soft and stiff substrates with elastic modules of 40 and 200 kPa, respectively. Using a customized three-dimensional (3D) printed cam-driven system, the cells were exposed to 5 and 10% cyclic stretch levels. This enabled us to mimic the stiffness and stretch levels that endothelial cells experience in young and aged arteries. Using this model, we found that endothelial cells cultured on a soft substrate had minimal cytoskeletal alignment to the direction of the stretch compared to the ones cultured on the stiff substrate. We also observed an increase in the cellular area and aspect ratio in cells cultured on the stiff substrate, both of which are positively regulated by cyclic stretch. However, neither cyclic stretch nor substrate stiffness significantly affected the nuclear circularity. Additionally, we found that the accumulation of NF-κB in the nucleus, endothelial proliferation, tube formation, and expression of IL1β depends on the stretch level and substrate stiffness. Our model can be further used to investigate the complex signaling pathways associated with vessel stiffening that govern the endothelial responses to mechanical forces.
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- Nadia Chandra Sekar
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria3082, Australia
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria3000, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria3082, Australia
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria3000, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria3082, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria3082, Australia
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- Leading Technology Group, Kew, Victoria3101, Australia
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria3000, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria3004, Australia
- Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria3010, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria3082, Australia
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria3004, Australia
- Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria3010, Australia
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Mayo LN, Kutys ML. Conversation before crossing: dissecting metastatic tumor-vascular interactions in microphysiological systems. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 323:C1333-C1344. [PMID: 36121131 PMCID: PMC9602802 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00173.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Tumor metastasis via the circulation requires crossing the vascular barrier twice: first, during intravasation when tumor cells disseminate from the primary site through proximal vasculature, and second, during extravasation, when tumor cells exit the circulation to form distant metastatic seeds. During these key metastatic events, chemomechanical signaling between tumor cells and endothelial cells elicits reciprocal changes in cell morphology and behavior that are necessary to breach the vessel wall. Existing experimental systems have provided a limited understanding of the diverse mechanisms underlying tumor-endothelial interactions during intravasation and extravasation. Recent advances in microphysiological systems have revolutionized the ability to generate miniaturized human tissues with tailored three-dimensional architectures, physiological cell interfaces, and precise chemical and physical microenvironments. By doing so, microphysiological systems enable experimental access to complex morphogenic processes associated with human tumor progression with unprecedented resolution and biological control. Here, we discuss recent examples in which microphysiological systems have been leveraged to reveal new mechanistic insight into cellular and molecular control systems operating at the tumor-endothelial interface during intravasation and extravasation.
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- Lakyn N Mayo
- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Ching T, Vasudevan J, Chang SY, Tan HY, Sargur Ranganath A, Lim CT, Fernandez JG, Ng JJ, Toh YC, Hashimoto M. Biomimetic Vasculatures by 3D-Printed Porous Molds. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203426. [PMID: 35866462 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Despite recent advances in biofabrication, recapitulating complex architectures of cell-laden vascular constructs remains challenging. To date, biofabricated vascular models have not yet realized four fundamental attributes of native vasculatures simultaneously: freestanding, branching, multilayered, and perfusable. In this work, a microfluidics-enabled molding technique combined with coaxial bioprinting to fabricate anatomically relevant, cell-laden vascular models consisting of hydrogels is developed. By using 3D porous molds of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate as casting templates that gradually release calcium ions as a crosslinking agent, freestanding, and perfusable vascular constructs of complex geometries are fabricated. The bioinks can be tailored to improve the compatibility with specific vascular cells and to tune the mechanical modulus mimicking native blood vessels. Crucially, the integration of relevant vascular cells (such as smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells) in a multilayer and biomimetic configuration is highlighted. It is also demonstrated that the fabricated freestanding vessels are amenable for testing percutaneous coronary interventions (i.e., drug-eluting balloons and stents) under physiological mechanical states such as stretching and bending. Overall, a versatile fabrication technique with multifaceted possibilities of generating biomimetic vascular models that can benefit future research in mechanistic understanding of cardiovascular diseases and the development of therapeutic interventions is introduced.
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- Terry Ching
- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
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- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive #14-01, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive #14-01, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore, 119074, Singapore
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Dr, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
- SingVaSC, Singapore Vascular Surgical Collaborative, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore, 119074, Singapore
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, Brisbane City, QLD, 4000, Australia
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
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Yi B, Xu Q, Liu W. An overview of substrate stiffness guided cellular response and its applications in tissue regeneration. Bioact Mater 2022; 15:82-102. [PMID: 35386347 PMCID: PMC8940767 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cell-matrix interactions play a critical role in tissue repair and regeneration. With gradual uncovering of substrate mechanical characteristics that can affect cell-matrix interactions, much progress has been made to unravel substrate stiffness-mediated cellular response as well as its underlying mechanisms. Yet, as a part of cell-matrix interaction biology, this field remains in its infancy, and the detailed molecular mechanisms are still elusive regarding scaffold-modulated tissue regeneration. This review provides an overview of recent progress in the area of the substrate stiffness-mediated cellular responses, including 1) the physical determination of substrate stiffness on cell fate and tissue development; 2) the current exploited approaches to manipulate the stiffness of scaffolds; 3) the progress of recent researches to reveal the role of substrate stiffness in cellular responses in some representative tissue-engineered regeneration varying from stiff tissue to soft tissue. This article aims to provide an up-to-date overview of cell mechanobiology research in substrate stiffness mediated cellular response and tissue regeneration with insightful information to facilitate interdisciplinary knowledge transfer and enable the establishment of prognostic markers for the design of suitable biomaterials. Substrate stiffness physically determines cell fate and tissue development. Rational design of scaffolds requires the understanding of cell-matrix interactions. Substrate stiffness depends on scaffold molecular-constituent-structure interaction. Substrate stiffness-mediated cellular responses vary in different tissues.
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Seymour AJ, Westerfield AD, Cornelius VC, Skylar-Scott MA, Heilshorn SC. Bioprinted microvasculature: progressing from structure to function. Biofabrication 2022; 14:10.1088/1758-5090/ac4fb5. [PMID: 35086069 PMCID: PMC8988885 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ac4fb5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting seeks to unlock the rapid generation of complex tissue constructs, but long-standing challenges with efficientin vitromicrovascularization must be solved before this can become a reality. Microvasculature is particularly challenging to biofabricate due to the presence of a hollow lumen, a hierarchically branched network topology, and a complex signaling milieu. All of these characteristics are required for proper microvascular-and, thus, tissue-function. While several techniques have been developed to address distinct portions of this microvascularization challenge, no single approach is capable of simultaneously recreating all three microvascular characteristics. In this review, we present a three-part framework that proposes integration of existing techniques to generate mature microvascular constructs. First, extrusion-based 3D bioprinting creates a mesoscale foundation of hollow, endothelialized channels. Second, biochemical and biophysical cues induce endothelial sprouting to create a capillary-mimetic network. Third, the construct is conditioned to enhance network maturity. Across all three of these stages, we highlight the potential for extrusion-based bioprinting to become a central technique for engineering hierarchical microvasculature. We envision that the successful biofabrication of functionally engineered microvasculature will address a critical need in tissue engineering, and propel further advances in regenerative medicine andex vivohuman tissue modeling.
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- Alexis J. Seymour
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Shriram Center Room 119, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Shriram Center Room 119, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Shriram Center Room 119, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 443 Via Ortega, Shriram Center Room 119, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, 476 Lomita Mall, McCullough Room 246, Stanford, CA 94305, USA,Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed.
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Sari B, Isik M, Eylem CC, Kilic C, Okesola BO, Karakaya E, Emregul E, Nemutlu E, Derkus B. Omics Technologies for High-Throughput-Screening of Cell-Biomaterial Interactions. Mol Omics 2022; 18:591-615. [DOI: 10.1039/d2mo00060a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent research effort in biomaterial development has largely focused on engineering bio-instructive materials to stimulate specific cell signaling. Assessing the biological performance of these materials using time-consuming and trial-and-error traditional...
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Wang B, Chen R, Gao H, Lv X, Chen L, Wang W, Liu Y, Zheng N, Lin R. A comparative study unraveling the effects of TNF-α stimulation on endothelial cells between 2D and 3D culture. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 15:065018. [PMID: 32442992 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ab95e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is an important predictor of and contributor to the pathobiology of cardiovascular diseases. However, most in vitro studies are performed using monolayer cultures of ECs on 2D tissue polystyrene plates (TCPs), which cannot reflect the physiological characteristics of cells in vivo. Here, we used 2D TCPs and a 3D culture model to investigate the effects of dimensionality and cardiovascular risk factors in regulating endothelial dysfunction. Cell morphology, oxidative stress, inflammatory cytokines and endothelial function were investigated in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) cultured in 2D/3D. The differentially expressed genes in 2D/3D-cultured HUVECs were analysed using Enrichr, Cytoscape and STRING services. Finally, we validated the proteins of interest and confirmed their relevance to TNF-α and the culture microenvironment. Compared with 2D TCPs, 3D culture increased TNF-α-stimulated oxidative stress and the inflammatory response and changed the mediators secreted by ECs. In addition, the functional characteristics, important pathways and key proteins were determined by bioinformatics analysis. Furthermore, we found that some key proteins, notably ACE, CD40, Sirt1 and Sirt6, represent a critical link between endothelial dysfunction and dimensionality, and these proteins were screened by bioinformatics analysis and verified by western blotting. Our observations provide insight into the interdependence between endothelial dysfunction and the complex microenvironment, which enhances our understanding of endothelial biology or provides a therapeutic strategy for cardiovascular-related diseases.
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- Bo Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Fedintsev A, Moskalev A. Stochastic non-enzymatic modification of long-lived macromolecules - A missing hallmark of aging. Ageing Res Rev 2020; 62:101097. [PMID: 32540391 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Damage accumulation in long-living macromolecules (especially extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, nuclear pore complex (NPC) proteins, and histones) is a missing hallmark of aging. Stochastic non-enzymatic modifications of ECM trigger cellular senescence as well as many other hallmarks of aging affect organ barriers integrity and drive tissue fibrosis. The importance of it for aging makes it a key target for interventions. The most promising of them can be AGE inhibitors (chelators, O-acetyl group or transglycating activity compounds, amadorins and amadoriases), glucosepane breakers, stimulators of elastogenesis, and RAGE antagonists.
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- Alexander Fedintsev
- Institute of Biology of FRC of Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology of FRC of Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia.
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James BD, Montoya N, Allen J. MechanoBioTester: A Decoupled Multistimulus Cell Culture Device for Studying Complex Microenvironments In Vitro. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:3673-3689. [PMID: 32704528 PMCID: PMC7377433 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Increasingly being recognized is the role of the complex microenvironment to regulate cell phenotype; however, the cell culture systems used to study these effects in vitro are lagging. The complex microenvironment is host to a combination of biological interactions, chemical factors, and mechanical stimuli. Many devices have been designed to probe the effects of one mechanical stimulus, but few are capable of systematically interrogating all combinations of mechanical stimuli with independent control. To address this gap, we have developed the MechanoBioTester platform, a decoupled, multi-stimulus cell culture model for studying the cellular response to complex microenvironments in vitro. The system uses an engineered elastomeric chamber with a specially defined region for incorporating different target materials to act as the cell culture substrate. We have tested the system with several target materials including: polydimethylsiloxane elastomer, polyacrylamide gel, poly(1,8-octanediol citrate) elastomer, and type I collagen gel for both 2D and 3D co-culture. Additionally, when the chamber is connected to a flow circuit and our stretching device, stimuli in the form of fluid flow, cyclic stretch, and hydrostatic pressure are able to be imparted with independent control. We validated the device using experimental and computational methods to define a range of capabilities relevant to physiological microenvironments. The MechanoBioTester platform promises to function as a model system for mechanobiology, biomaterial design, and drug discovery applications that focus on probing the impact of a complex microenvironment in an in vitro setting. The protocol described within provides the details characterizing the MechanoBioTester system, the steps for fabricating the MechanoBioTester chamber, and the procedure for operating the MechanoBioTester system to stimulate cells.
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- Bryan D. James
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida, 100 Rhines Hall, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
- Institute for Computational Engineering, University of Florida, 300 Weil Hall, PO Box 116550, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 216 Larsen Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida, 100 Rhines Hall, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Yi B, Shen Y, Tang H, Wang X, Zhang Y. Stiffness of the aligned fibers affects structural and functional integrity of the oriented endothelial cells. Acta Biomater 2020; 108:237-249. [PMID: 32205213 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Promoting healthy endothelialization of the tissue-engineered vascular grafts is of great importance in preventing the occurrence of undesired post-implantation complications including neointimal hyperplasia, late thrombosis, and neoatherosclerosis. Previous researches have demonstrated the crucial role of scaffold topography or stiffness in modulating the behavior of the monolayer endothelial cells (ECs). However, effects of the stiffness of scaffolds with anisotropic topography on ECs within vivo like oriented morphology has received little attention. In this study, aligned fibrous substrates (AFSs) with tunable stiffness (14.68-2141.72 MPa), similar to the range of stiffness of the healthy and diseased subendothelial matrix, were used to investigate the effects of fiber stiffness on ECs' attachment, orientation, proliferation, function, remodeling and dysfunction. The results demonstrate that stiffness of the AFSs, capable of providing topographical cues, is a crucial endothelium-protective microenvironmental factor by maintaining stable and quiescent endothelium with in vivo like orientation and strong cell-cell junctions. Stiffer AFSs exacerbated the disruption of endothelium integrity, the occurrence of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT), and the inflammation-induced activation in the endothelial monolayer. This study provides new insights into the understanding on how the stiffness of biomimicking anisotropic substrate regulates the structural and functional integrity of the in vivo like endothelial monolayer, and offers essential designing parameters in engineering biomimicking small-diameter vascular grafts for the regeneration of viable blood vessels. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: In vascular tissue engineering, promoting endothelialization on scaffold surface has been considered as a paramount strategy to reduce post-implantation complications. Electrospun aligned fibers have been known to provide contact guidance effect in directing endothelial cells' oriented growth, however, whether the formed EC monolayer in 'correct' orientation shape is of 'correct' function hasn't been explored yet. Given the recognized important role of substrate stiffness in endothelial function, AFSs across physiologically relevant range of moduli (14.68-2141.72 MPa) while maintaining consistent surface chemistry and topographical features were employed to investigate the fiber stiffness effects on ECs function in anisotropic morphology. This study will provide more insightful perspectives in the physiologically remodeling progression of vascular endothelium and design of vascular scaffolds.
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Kwon S, Lee D, Gopal S, Ku A, Moon H, Dordick JS. Three‐dimensional in vitro cell culture devices using patient‐derived cells for high‐throughput screening of drug combinations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/mds3.10067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Seok‐Joon Kwon
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Engineering Konyang University Daejeon Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY USA
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- MBD (Medical & Bio Decision) Co., Ltd. Suwon‐si Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY USA
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Rafuse M, Xu X, Stenmark K, Neu CP, Yin X, Tan W. Layer-specific arterial micromechanics and microstructure: Influences of age, anatomical location, and processing technique. J Biomech 2019; 88:113-121. [PMID: 31010593 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The importance of matrix micromechanics is increasingly recognized in cardiovascular research due to the intimate role they play in local vascular cell physiology. However, variations in micromechanics among arterial layers (i.e. intima, media, adventitia), as well as dependency on local matrix composition and/or structure, anatomical location or developmental stage remain largely unknown. This study determined layer-specific stiffness in elastic arteries, including the main pulmonary artery, ascending aorta, and carotid artery using atomic force indentation. To compare stiffness with age and frozen processing techniques, neonatal and adult pulmonary arteries were tested, while fresh (vibratomed) and frozen (cryotomed) tissues were tested from the adult aorta. Results revealed that the mean compressive modulus varied among the intima, sub-luminal media, inner-middle media, and adventitia layers in the range of 1-10 kPa for adult arteries. Adult samples, when compared to neonatal pulmonary arteries, exhibited increased stiffness in all layers except adventitia. Compared to freshly isolated samples, frozen preparation yielded small stiffness increases in each layer to varied degrees, thus inaccurately representing physiological stiffness. To interpret micromechanics measurements, composition and structure analyses of structural matrix proteins were conducted with histology and multiphoton imaging modalities including second harmonic generation and two-photon fluorescence. Composition analysis of matrix protein area density demonstrated that decrease in the elastin-to-collagen and/or glycosaminoglycan-to-collagen ratios corresponded to stiffness increases in identical layers among different types of arteries. However, composition analysis was insufficient to interpret stiffness variations between layers which had dissimilar microstructure. Detailed microstructure analyses may contribute to more complete understanding of arterial micromechanics.
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- Michael Rafuse
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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Bailey KE, Floren ML, D'Ovidio TJ, Lammers SR, Stenmark KR, Magin CM. Tissue-informed engineering strategies for modeling human pulmonary diseases. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2019; 316:L303-L320. [PMID: 30461289 PMCID: PMC6397349 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00353.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Chronic pulmonary diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), pulmonary hypertension (PH), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), account for staggering morbidity and mortality worldwide but have limited clinical management options available. Although great progress has been made to elucidate the cellular and molecular pathways underlying these diseases, there remains a significant disparity between basic research endeavors and clinical outcomes. This discrepancy is due in part to the failure of many current disease models to recapitulate the dynamic changes that occur during pathogenesis in vivo. As a result, pulmonary medicine has recently experienced a rapid expansion in the application of engineering principles to characterize changes in human tissues in vivo and model the resulting pathogenic alterations in vitro. We envision that engineering strategies using precision biomaterials and advanced biomanufacturing will revolutionize current approaches to disease modeling and accelerate the development and validation of personalized therapies. This review highlights how advances in lung tissue characterization reveal dynamic changes in the structure, mechanics, and composition of the extracellular matrix in chronic pulmonary diseases and how this information paves the way for tissue-informed engineering of more organotypic models of human pathology. Current translational challenges are discussed as well as opportunities to overcome these barriers with precision biomaterial design and advanced biomanufacturing techniques that embody the principles of personalized medicine to facilitate the rapid development of novel therapeutics for this devastating group of chronic diseases.
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- Kolene E Bailey
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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Hassanisaber H, Jafari L, Campeau MA, Drevelle O, Lauzon MA, Langelier E, Faucheux N, Rouleau L. The effect of substrate bulk stiffness on focal and fibrillar adhesion formation in human abdominal aortic endothelial cells. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 98:572-583. [PMID: 30813060 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.12.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction contributes to atherosclerosis, which is associated with arterial stiffening and fibronectin (FN) deposition, by ECs and smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The effect of stiffness on the EC/FN interaction and fibrillar adhesion formation has been poorly studied. An in vitro model was prepared that included FN-coated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films with similar hydrophobicity and roughness but distinct Young's modulus values, mimicking healthy (1.0 MPa) and atherosclerotic (2.8 MPa) arteries. Human aortic abdominal endothelial cells (HAAECs) seeded on 1.0 MPa PDMS films spread over time and reached their maximum surface area faster than on 2.8 MPa PDMS films. In addition, HAAECs appeared to organize focal adhesion more rapidly on 1.0 MPa PDMS films, despite the similar cell binding domain accessibility to adsorbed FN. Interestingly, we also observed up to a ~5-fold increase in the percentage of HAAECs that had a well-developed fibrillar adhesion on 1.0 MPa compared to 2.8 MPa PDMS films as verified by integrin α5 subunits, tensin, and FN staining. This variation did not affect EC migration. These results suggest that there are favourable conditions for FN matrix assembly by ECs in early atherosclerosis rather than at advanced stages. Our in vitro model will therefore be helpful to understand the influence of bulk stiffness on cells involved in atherosclerosis.
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- H Hassanisaber
- Cell-biomaterial Biohybrid Systems, Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 Rue University, Montréal, Québec, H3A 0C5, Canada.
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- Cell-biomaterial Biohybrid Systems, Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada; Thermal Plasma and Nanomaterial Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. Université, Sherbrooke, Québec J1K 2R1, Canada.
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- 3D Cell Culture Systems Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. Université, Sherbrooke, Québec J1K 2R1, Canada.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada; Clinical Research Centre of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, 12e Avenue N, Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Cell-biomaterial Biohybrid Systems, Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. de l'Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada; Clinical Research Centre of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, 12e Avenue N, Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 boul. Université, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1K 2R1, Canada.
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James BD, Allen JB. Vascular Endothelial Cell Behavior in Complex Mechanical Microenvironments. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 4:3818-3842. [PMID: 33429612 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The vascular mechanical microenvironment consists of a mixture of spatially and temporally changing mechanical forces. This exposes vascular endothelial cells to both hemodynamic forces (fluid flow, cyclic stretching, lateral pressure) and vessel forces (basement membrane mechanical and topographical properties). The vascular mechanical microenvironment is "complex" because these forces are dynamic and interrelated. Endothelial cells sense these forces through mechanosensory structures and transduce them into functional responses via mechanotransduction pathways, culminating in behavior directly affecting vascular health. Recent in vitro studies have shown that endothelial cells respond in nuanced and unique ways to combinations of hemodynamic and vessel forces as compared to any single mechanical force. Understanding the interactive effects of the complex mechanical microenvironment on vascular endothelial behavior offers the opportunity to design future biomaterials and biomedical devices from the bottom-up by engineering for the cellular response. This review describes and defines (1) the blood vessel structure, (2) the complex mechanical microenvironment of the vascular endothelium, (3) the process in which vascular endothelial cells sense mechanical forces, and (4) the effect of mechanical forces on vascular endothelial cells with specific attention to recent works investigating the influence of combinations of mechanical forces. We conclude this review by providing our perspective on how the field can move forward to elucidate the effects of the complex mechanical microenvironment on vascular endothelial cell behavior.
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- Bryan D James
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida, 100 Rhines Hall, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States.,Institute for Computational Engineering, University of Florida, 300 Weil Hall, PO Box 116550, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida, 100 Rhines Hall, PO Box 116400, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States.,Institute for Cell and Tissue Science and Engineering, 300 Weil Hall, PO Box 116550, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Ding Y, Xu X, Sharma S, Floren M, Stenmark K, Bryant SJ, Neu CP, Tan W. Biomimetic soft fibrous hydrogels for contractile and pharmacologically responsive smooth muscle. Acta Biomater 2018; 74:121-130. [PMID: 29753912 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The ability to assess changes in smooth muscle contractility and pharmacological responsiveness in normal or pathological-relevant vascular tissue environments is critical to enable vascular drug discovery. However, major challenges remain in both capturing the complexity of in vivo vascular remodeling and evaluating cell contractility in complex, tissue-like environments. Herein, we developed a biomimetic fibrous hydrogel with tunable structure, stiffness, and composition to resemble the native vascular tissue environment. This hydrogel platform was further combined with the combinatory protein array technology as well as advanced approaches to measure cell mechanics and contractility, thus permitting evaluation of smooth muscle functions in a variety of tissue-like microenvironments. Our results demonstrated that biomimetic fibrous structure played a dominant role in smooth muscle function, while the presentation of adhesion proteins co-regulated it to various degrees. Specifically, fibre networks enabled cell infiltration and upregulated expression of actomyosin proteins in contrast to flat hydrogels. Remarkably, fibrous structure and physiologically relevant stiffness of hydrogels cooperatively enhanced smooth muscle contractility and pharmacological responses to vasoactive drugs at both the single cell and intact tissue levels. Together, this study is the first to demonstrate alterations of human vascular smooth muscle contractility and pharmacological responsiveness in biomimetic soft, fibrous environments with a cellular array platform. The integrated platform produced here could enable investigations for pathobiology and pharmacological interventions by developing a broad range of patho-physiologically relevant in vitro tissue models. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Engineering functional smooth muscle in vitro holds the great potential for diseased tissue replacement and drug testing. A central challenge is recapitulating the smooth muscle contractility and pharmacological responses given its significant phenotypic plasticity in response to changes in environment. We present a biomimetic fibrous hydrogel with tunable structure, stiffness, and composition that enables the creation of functional smooth muscle tissues in the native-like vascular tissue microenvironment. Such fibrous hydrogel is further combined with the combinatory protein array technology to construct a cellular array for evaluation of smooth muscle phenotype, contraction, and cell mechanics. The integrated platform produced here could be promising for developing a broad range of normal or diseased in vitro tissue models.
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- Yonghui Ding
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; BioFrontiers Institute, Material Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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Karki P, Birukova AA. Substrate stiffness-dependent exacerbation of endothelial permeability and inflammation: mechanisms and potential implications in ALI and PH (2017 Grover Conference Series). Pulm Circ 2018; 8:2045894018773044. [PMID: 29714090 PMCID: PMC5987909 DOI: 10.1177/2045894018773044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The maintenance of endothelial barrier integrity is absolutely essential to prevent the vascular leak associated with pneumonia, pulmonary edema resulting from inhalation of toxins, acute elevation to high altitude, traumatic and septic lung injury, acute lung injury (ALI), and its life-threatening complication, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In addition to the long-known edemagenic and inflammatory agonists, emerging evidences suggest that factors of endothelial cell (EC) mechanical microenvironment such as blood flow, mechanical strain of the vessel, or extracellular matrix stiffness also play an essential role in the control of endothelial permeability and inflammation. Recent studies from our group and others have demonstrated that substrate stiffening causes endothelial barrier disruption and renders EC more susceptible to agonist-induced cytoskeletal rearrangement and inflammation. Further in vivo studies have provided direct evidence that proinflammatory stimuli increase lung microvascular stiffness which in turn exacerbates endothelial permeability and inflammation and perpetuates a vicious circle of lung inflammation. Accumulating evidence suggests a key role for RhoA GTPases signaling in stiffness-dependent mechanotransduction mechanisms defining EC permeability and inflammatory responses. Vascular stiffening is also known to be a key contributor to other cardiovascular diseases such as arterial pulmonary hypertension (PH), although the precise role of stiffness in the development and progression of PH remains to be elucidated. This review summarizes the current understanding of stiffness-dependent regulation of pulmonary EC permeability and inflammation, and discusses potential implication of pulmonary vascular stiffness alterations at macro- and microscale in development and modulation of ALI and PH.
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- Pratap Karki
- 12264 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- 12264 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Sharma S, Floren M, Ding Y, Stenmark KR, Tan W, Bryant SJ. A photoclickable peptide microarray platform for facile and rapid screening of 3-D tissue microenvironments. Biomaterials 2017; 143:17-28. [PMID: 28756193 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Microarrays are powerful experimental tools for high-throughput screening of cellular behavior in multivariate microenvironments. Here, we present a new, facile and rapid screening method for probing cellular behavior in 3D tissue microenvironments. This method utilizes a photoclickable peptide microarray platform developed using electrospun fibrous poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels and microarray contact printing. We investigated the utility of this platform with five different peptide motifs and ten cell types including stem, terminally differentiated, cancer or immune cells that were from either primary origin or cell lines and from different species. We validated the capabilities of this platform to screen arrays consisting of multiple peptide motifs and concentrations for selectivity to cellular adhesion and morphology. Moreover, this platform is amenable to controlled spatial presentation of peptides. We show that by leveraging the differential attachment affinities for two cell types to two different peptides, this platform can also be used to investigate cell-cell interactions through miniature co-culture peptide arrays. Our fibrous peptide microarray platform enables high-throughput screening of 3D tissue microenvironments in a facile and rapid manner to investigate cell-matrix interactions and cell-cell signaling and to identify optimal tissue microenvironments for cell-based therapies.
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- Sadhana Sharma
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA; Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurorad, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA; Material Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA; BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
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