Journal
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Volume 6, Issue 12, Pages 6618-6625Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01385
Keywords
kidney; proximal tubule; Matrigel; laminin-entactin; tubular basement membrane; in vitro
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- NIH [R24DK106743]
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A successful in vitro tissue model must recapitulate the native tissue features while also being reproducible. Currently, Matrigel is the principal biomaterial used to induce the formation of proximal convoluted tubules (PCTs) in vitro, because of its similar composition and structure with the kidney tubular basement membrane and the presence of critical growth factors. However, Matrigel is not well-defined, and batch-to-batch variability is a significant issue. Here, we define a Matrigel-free method, using a laminin-entactin (L-E) matrix to support the formation of proximal tubular-like structures in vitro using immortalized human renal epithelial cells (RPTEC/TERT1) cocultured with murine fibroblast stromal cells (FOXD1(lacZ+)). The matrix supports the presence of specific components of the tubular basement membrane (laminin, entactin/nidogen, and heparan sulfate proteoglycan) in addition to fibroblast growth factor 8a (FGF-8a). The matrix also induces tubulogenesis, leading to the formation of PCTs based on several key markers, including E-cadherin, aquaporin-1, and Na+/K+ ATPase. Moreover, these PCT structures displayed cell polarity and a well-defined lumen after 18 days in culture. This laminin-entactin (L-E) matrix constitutes a defined and consistent biomaterial that can be used in kidney tissue engineering for understanding in vitro proximal tubule development and for nephrotoxicity studies.
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