Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/s13036-015-0016-x
Keywords
Stem cell; Matrix; Polycaprolactone; Nanopore; Nanofiber
Funding
- NIH [HL091465, 1UH2 TR000491, CA68485, DK20593, DK58404, HD15052, DK59637, EY08126]
- NSF CAREER CBET [1056046]
- Tennessee Higher Education Commission
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Background: The interaction of stem cells with their culture substrates is critical in controlling their fate and function. Declining stemness of adult-derived human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) during in vitro expansion on tissue culture polystyrene (TCPS) severely limits their therapeutic efficacy prior to cell transplantation into damaged tissues. Thus, various formats of natural and synthetic materials have been manipulated in attempts to reproduce in vivo matrix environments in which hMSCs reside. Results: We developed a series of patterned polymer matrices for cell culture by hot-pressing poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) films in femtosecond laser-ablated nanopore molds, forming nanofibers on flat PCL substrates. hMSCS cultured on these PCL fiber matrices significantly increased expression of critical self-renewal factors, Nanog and OCT4A, as well as markers of cell-cell interaction PECAM and ITGA2. The results suggest the patterned polymer fiber matrix is a promising model to maintain the stemness of adult hMSCs. Conclusion: This approach meets the need for scalable, highly repeatable, and tuneable models that mimic extracellular matrix features that signal for maintenance of hMSC stemness.
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