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FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 11, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1192436
关键词
biomimetic peptides; DWIVA; hydrogel; functionalization; osteogenic differentiation; multifunctionality
The design of a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based hydrogel functionalized with cell instructive multifunctional biomimetic peptides and cross-linked with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)-degradable sequences is presented in this study. The engineered hydrogels showed relevant mechanical properties, porosity, swelling, and degradability suitable for bone tissue engineering applications. Additionally, these hydrogels promoted human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) spreading and enhanced their osteogenic differentiation. This makes them a promising candidate for bone tissue engineering and stem cell therapy.
Mimicking bone extracellular matrix (ECM) is paramount to develop novel biomaterials for bone tissue engineering. In this regard, the combination of integrin-binding ligands together with osteogenic peptides represents a powerful approach to recapitulate the healing microenvironment of bone. In the present work, we designed polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based hydrogels functionalized with cell instructive multifunctional biomimetic peptides (either with cyclic RGD-DWIVA or cyclic RGD-cyclic DWIVA) and cross-linked with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)-degradable sequences to enable dynamic enzymatic biodegradation and cell spreading and differentiation. The analysis of the intrinsic properties of the hydrogel revealed relevant mechanical properties, porosity, swelling and degradability to engineer hydrogels for bone tissue engineering. Moreover, the engineered hydrogels were able to promote human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) spreading and significantly improve their osteogenic differentiation. Thus, these novel hydrogels could be a promising candidate for applications in bone tissue engineering, such as acellular systems to be implanted and regenerate bone or in stem cells therapy.
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