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ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
卷 27, 期 7, 页码 971-977出版社
WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIV
DOI: 10.17219/acem/70789
关键词
vascular endothelial growth factor; osteoblast; co-culture techniques; cellular spheroids; stem cell reseach
资金
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology & Future Planning [NRF-2017R1A1A1A05001307]
Co-culture has been applied in cell therapy, including stem cells, and has been reported to give enhanced functionality. Objectives. In this study, stem-cell spheroids were formed in concave micromolds at different ratios of stem cells to osteoprecursor cells, and the amount of secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was evaluated. Material and methods. Gingiva-derived stem cells and osteoprecursor cells in the amount of 6 x 105 were seeded on a 24-well culture plate or concave micromolds. The ratios of stem cells to osteoprecursor cells included:0:4 (group 1), 1:3 (group 2), 2:2 (group 3), 3:1 (group 4), and 4:0 (group 5). Results. The morphology of cells in a 2-dimensional culture (groups 1-5) showed a fibroblast-like appearance. The secretion of VEGF increased with the increase in stem cells, and a statistically significant increase was noted in groups 3,4 and 5 when compared with the media-only group (p < 0.05). Osteoprecursor cells formed spheroids in concave microwells, and no noticeable change in the morphology was noted with the increase in stem cells. Spheroids containing stem cells were positive for the stem-cell markers SSEA-4. The secretion of VEGF from cell spheroids increased with the increase in stem cells. Conclusions. This study showed that cell spheroids formed with stem cells and osteoprecursor cells with different ratios, using microwells, had paracrine effects on the stem cells. The secretion of VEGF increased with the increase in stem cells. This stem-cell spheroid may be applied for tissue-engineering purposes.
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