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Esparza A, Jimenez N, Borrego EA, Browne S, Natividad-Diaz SL. Review: Human stem cell-based 3D in vitro angiogenesis models for preclinical drug screening applications. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:260. [PMID: 38302762 PMCID: PMC10834608 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-09048-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
Abstract
Vascular diseases are the underlying pathology in many life-threatening illnesses. Human cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in angiogenesis are complex and difficult to study in current 2D in vitro and in vivo animal models. Engineered 3D in vitro models that incorporate human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) derived endothelial cells (ECs) and supportive biomaterials within a dynamic microfluidic platform provide a less expensive, more controlled, and reproducible platform to better study angiogenic processes in response to external chemical or physical stimulus. Current studies to develop 3D in vitro angiogenesis models aim to establish single-source systems by incorporating hPSC-ECs into biomimetic extracellular matrices (ECM) and microfluidic devices to create a patient-specific, physiologically relevant platform that facilitates preclinical study of endothelial cell-ECM interactions, vascular disease pathology, and drug treatment pharmacokinetics. This review provides a detailed description of the current methods used for the directed differentiation of human stem cells to endothelial cells and their use in engineered 3D in vitro angiogenesis models that have been developed within the last 10 years.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aibhlin Esparza
- Department of Metallurgical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering (MMBME), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, TX, USA
- 3D Printed Microphysiological Systems Laboratory, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Metallurgical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering (MMBME), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, TX, USA
- 3D Printed Microphysiological Systems Laboratory, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Metallurgical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering (MMBME), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, TX, USA
- 3D Printed Microphysiological Systems Laboratory, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
- CÚRAM, Centre for Research in Medical Devices, University of Galway, Galway, H91 W2TY, Ireland
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- Department of Metallurgical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering (MMBME), The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, TX, USA.
- 3D Printed Microphysiological Systems Laboratory, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
- Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
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Joddar B, Natividad-Diaz SL, Padilla AE, Esparza AA, Ramirez SP, Chambers DR, Ibaroudene H. Engineering approaches for cardiac organoid formation and their characterization. Transl Res 2022; 250:46-67. [PMID: 35995380 PMCID: PMC10370285 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2022.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Cardiac organoids are 3-dimensional (3D) structures composed of tissue or niche-specific cells, obtained from diverse sources, encapsulated in either a naturally derived or synthetic, extracellular matrix scaffold, and include exogenous biochemical signals such as essential growth factors. The overarching goal of developing cardiac organoid models is to establish a functional integration of cardiomyocytes with physiologically relevant cells, tissues, and structures like capillary-like networks composed of endothelial cells. These organoids used to model human heart anatomy, physiology, and disease pathologies in vitro have the potential to solve many issues related to cardiovascular drug discovery and fundamental research. The advent of patient-specific human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiovascular cells provide a unique, single-source approach to study the complex process of cardiovascular disease progression through organoid formation and incorporation into relevant, controlled microenvironments such as microfluidic devices. Strategies that aim to accomplish such a feat include microfluidic technology-based approaches, microphysiological systems, microwells, microarray-based platforms, 3D bioprinted models, and electrospun fiber mat-based scaffolds. This article discusses the engineering or technology-driven practices for making cardiac organoid models in comparison with self-assembled or scaffold-free methods to generate organoids. We further discuss emerging strategies for characterization of the bio-assembled cardiac organoids including electrophysiology and machine-learning and conclude with prospective points of interest for engineering cardiac tissues in vitro.
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- Binata Joddar
- Inspired Materials & Stem-Cell Based Tissue Engineering Laboratory (IMSTEL); Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
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- Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
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- Inspired Materials & Stem-Cell Based Tissue Engineering Laboratory (IMSTEL); Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
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- Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
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- Inspired Materials & Stem-Cell Based Tissue Engineering Laboratory (IMSTEL); Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
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Natividad-Diaz SL, Browne S, Jha AK, Ma Z, Hossainy S, Kurokawa YK, George SC, Healy KE. A combined hiPSC-derived endothelial cell and in vitro microfluidic platform for assessing biomaterial-based angiogenesis. Biomaterials 2018; 194:73-83. [PMID: 30583150 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) derived angiogenesis models present a unique opportunity for patient-specific platforms to study the complex process of angiogenesis and the endothelial cell response to biomaterial and biophysical changes in a defined microenvironment. We present a refined method for differentiating hiPSCs into a CD31 + endothelial cell population (hiPSC-ECs) using a single basal medium from pluripotency to the final stage of differentiation. This protocol produces endothelial cells that are functionally competent in assays following purification. Subsequently, an in vitro angiogenesis model was developed by encapsulating the hiPSC-ECs into a tunable, growth factor sequestering hyaluronic acid (HyA) matrix where they formed stable, capillary-like networks that responded to environmental stimuli. Perfusion of the networks was demonstrated using fluorescent beads in a microfluidic device designed to study angiogenesis. The combination of hiPSC-ECs, bioinspired hydrogel, and the microfluidic platform creates a unique testbed for rapidly assessing the performance of angiogenic biomaterials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sylvia L Natividad-Diaz
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States.
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