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Carboxy-terminal telopeptide levels of type I collagen hydrogels modulated the encapsulated cell fate for regenerative medicine

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.186

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Cell encapsulation; Type I collagen; Carboxy-terminal telopeptide; Microenvironment; Bioactivity

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  1. West China 135 Program Project [ZY2016202]

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The cellular microenvironment, specifically the level of CTX in collagen hydrogels, has significant effects on the fate and behavior of encapsulated cells. This study demonstrates the importance of CTX modulation in the hydrogel microenvironment for cell development and function.
The cellular microenvironment has a profound impact on cell proliferation, interaction, and differentiation. In cell encapsulation for disease therapy, type I collagen is an important biomaterial due to its ability to mimic the extracellular matrix. Telopeptides (carboxy-terminal, CTX, and amino-terminal, NTX) protruding from the triple helix structure of type I collagen are cross-link sites, but also mediate the signal transmission in tissue homeo-stasis. It is worth investigating the features of the hydrogel microenvironment shaped by the tissue-derived type I collagen with various telopeptide levels, which is paramount for encapsulated cell development. Here, we found the fate of encapsulated human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) behaved differently towards decreasing CTX levels in the collagen hydrogels. Even among collagen hydrogels with a small magnitude of CTX variation, similar stiffness and microstructure, the apparent CTX modulation on the proliferation, cell-interaction, and genes expression of encapsulated hADSCs, as well as morphology and tubule structure formation of endothelial cells were observed, suggesting the biological roles of CTX and its modulation on microenvironment for cell development.

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