期刊
BRAIN SCIENCES
卷 12, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12050603
关键词
intracranial aneurysm; aneurysm; organ on a chip; aneurysm on a chip; endothelial cells; computational fluid dynamics
资金
- [40-43500-98-41351435004025]
This study presents a personalized aneurysm-on-a-chip model using patient-specific flow parameters and cells. The results demonstrate that endothelial cells respond differently under low and high shear stress, with elongation and alignment observed under high shear stress. Future research should focus on improving the stability of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells to create more accurate personalized aneurysm models.
Intracranial aneurysms are pouch-like extrusions from the vessels at the base of the brain which can rupture and cause a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The pathophysiological mechanism of aneurysm formation is thought to be a consequence of blood flow (hemodynamic) induced changes on the endothelium. In this study, the results of a personalized aneurysm-on-a-chip model using patient-specific flow parameters and patient-specific cells are presented. CT imaging was used to calculate CFD parameters using an immersed boundary method. A microfluidic device either cultured with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) or human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells (hiPSC-EC) was used. Both types of endothelial cells were exposed for 24 h to either 0.03 Pa or 1.5 Pa shear stress, corresponding to regions of low shear and high shear in the computational aneurysm model, respectively. As a control, both cell types were also cultured under static conditions for 24 h as a control. Both HUVEC and hiPSC-EC cultures presented as confluent monolayers with no particular cell alignment in static or low shear conditions. Under high shear conditions HUVEC elongated and aligned in the direction of the flow. HiPSC-EC exhibited reduced cell numbers, monolayer gap formation and cells with aberrant, spread-out morphology. Future research should focus on hiPSC-EC stabilization to allow personalized intracranial aneurysm models.
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