Journal
BIOENGINEERING & TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10268
Keywords
electrospinning; hyaluronic acid; regeneration; silk fibroin; tissue engineering
Funding
- Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China [2018M630936]
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research [2019B030301004]
- National Clinical Key Specialist Construction Project [5001-2140019]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82070695, 81900619]
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The study found that the hyaluronic acid-coating silk fibroin nanofiber scaffold can effectively regulate the epithelialization process of urethral regeneration, promoting luminal epithelialization, smooth muscle bundle structural remodeling, and capillary formation.
This study was designed to investigate the regulatory effect of hyaluronic acid (HA)-coating silk fibroin (SF) nanofibers during epithelialization of urinary tract for urethral regeneration. The obtained electrospun biomimetic tubular HA-SF nanofiber scaffold is composed of a dense inner layer and a porous outer layer in order to mimic adhesion and cavernous layers of the native tissue, respectively. A thin layer of HA-gel coating was fixed in the inner wall to provide SF nanofibers with a dense and smooth surface nano-topography and higher hydrophilicity. Compared with pure SF nanofibers, HA-SF nanofibers significantly promoted the adhesion, growth, and proliferation of primary urothelial cells, and up-regulate the expression of uroplakin-3 (terminal differentiation keratin protein in urothelium). Using the New Zealand male rabbit urethral injury model, the scaffold composed of tubular HA-SF nanofibers could recruit lumen and myoepithelial cells from the adjacent area of the host, rapidly reconstructing the urothelial barrier in the wound area in order to keep the urinary tract unobstructed, thereby promoting luminal epithelialization, smooth muscle bundle structural remodeling, and capillary formation. Overall, the synergistic effects of nano-topography and biophysical cues in a biomimetic scaffold design for effective endogenous regeneration.
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