Modulation of Spreading, Proliferation, and Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Gelatin-Immobilized Poly(l-lactide-co-ϵ-caprolactone) Substrates
- 18 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biomacromolecules
- Vol. 9 (7), 1772-1781
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bm701410g
Abstract
Controlled adhesion and continuous growth of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are essential for scaffold-based delivery of hMSCs in tissue engineering applications. The main goal of this study is to develop biofunctionalized synthetic substrates to actively control adhesion, spreading, and proliferation of hMSCs. gamma-Ray irradiation was employed to graft acrylic acid (AAc) to biodegeradable poly(L-lactide-co--caprolactone) (PLCL) films. Gelatin, a natural polymer, was then immobilized on the AAc grafted PLCL film (AAc-PLCL) to induce biomimetic interactions with the cells. The graft yield of AAc increased as the irradiation dose and AAc concentration increased, and the presence of gelatin (gelatin-AAc-PLCL) following immobilization was confirmed using ESCA. To investigate cell responses, hMSCs isolated from a human mandible were cultured on the various substrates and their adhesion, spreading, and proliferation were examined. After three days of culture, the DNA concentration from the cells cultured on gelatin-AAc-PLCL film was 2.9-fold greater than that on the PLCL film. Immunofluorescent staining of hMSCs cultured on the gelatin-AAc-PLCL films demonstrated homogeneous localization of F-Actin and vinculin in their cytoplasm, while mature adhesive structure was not observed from the cells cultured on other substrates. Furthermore, the ratio of projected area of adherent single cells on gelatin-AAc-PLCL films was significantly larger (116.80 +/- 12.78%) than that on the PLCL films (30.11 +/- 5.07%). Our results suggest that gelatin-immobilized PLCL substrates may be potentially used in tissue engineering, particularly as a stem cell delivery carrier for the regeneration of target tissue.Keywords
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