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ACTA BIOMATERIALIA
卷 16, 期 -, 页码 35-48出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.01.008
关键词
Cell differentiation; Tissue engineering; Biomimetics
资金
- European Union [229239]
- AO Foundation, Exploratory Research Collaborative Research Program Acute Cartilage Injury/lesion/Defect (CRP ACI)
- SUR of DEC of Catalan Government
- ESF [2013_FI_B2 00094, 2014_FI_B1 00202]
One major goal of tissue engineering is to develop new biomaterials that are similar structurally and functionally to the extracellular matrix (ECM) to mimic natural cell environments. Recently, different types of biomaterials have been developed for tissue engineering applications. Among them, self-assembling peptides are attractive candidates to create artificial cellular niches, because their nanoscale network and biomechanical properties are similar to those of the natural ECM. Here, we describe the development of a new biomaterial for tissue engineering composed by a simple combination of the self-assembling peptide RAD16-I and heparin sodium salt. As a consequence of the presence of heparin moieties the material acquired enhances the capacity of specific binding and release of growth factors (GFs) with heparin binding affinity such as VEGF(165). Promising results were obtained in the vascular tissue engineering area, where the new composite material supported the development of tubular-like structures within a three dimensional (3D) culture model. Moreover, the new scaffold enhances the cell survival and chondrogenic commitment of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC). Interestingly, the expression of specific markers of mature cartilage tissue including collagen type II was confirmed by western blot and real-time PCR. Furthermore, positive staining for proteoglycans (PGs) indicated the synthesis of cartilage tissue ECM components. Finally, the constructs did not mineralize and exhibited mechanical properties of a tissue undergoing chondrogenesis. Altogether, these results suggest that the new composite is a promising easy to prepare material for different reparative and regenerative applications. (C) 2015 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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