Journal
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
Volume 198, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111466
Keywords
Cellulose nanofibrils; iPSCs; Hepatocyte-like cells; Regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering
Funding
- Nanomission, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, under the Thematic projects on Frontiers of Nano Science and Technology (TPF-Nano) program
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The study demonstrated that cellulose nanofibril gel can efficiently differentiate human induced pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte-like cells. The differentiated HLCs from both CNF and matrigel substrates expressed specific hepatocyte markers and exhibited functional maturity.
Differentiation of hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in vitro has great potential in regenerative medicine. Current protocol uses matrigel of animal origin as a substrate for the differentiation of iPSCs to HLCs. Use of an appropriate non-xenogenic substrate is very important for potential future clinical applications. Towards this goal, we used Cellulose Nanofibril (CNF) gel, a natural, non-toxic, biocompatible and biodegradable polymer in humans as a thin film substrate for the differentiation of iPSCs to HLCs. Here we demonstrated that CNF as a substrate film can efficiently differentiate human iPSCs to HLCs. We investigated the expression profile of the endoderm markers (SOX17 and CXCR4), hepatoblast markers (EpCAM and AFP) and mature hepatocyte marker (ASGPR1) by flow cytometry during the differentiation of iPSCs to HLCs on both CNF and matrigel substrates. We also tested the HLCs generated from both the substrates for the expression of hepatic markers such as A1AT, HNF4A, CYP450 isotypes by Real Time-PCR and its mature hepatocyte functions (lipid accumulation and albumin expression). Our results showed that the differentiated HLCs from both the substrates are comparable and expressed stage specific hepatocyte markers as well as functional maturity. We have demonstrated that CNF, a natural biomaterial, may be used in tissue engineering applications as a potential substrate for the differentiation of iPSCs to HLCs.
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