The effects of pore architecture in silk fibroin scaffolds on the growth and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells expressing BMP7


Autoria(s): Zhang, Yufeng; Fan, Wei; Ma, Zhaocheng; Wu , Chengtie; Fang, Wei; Liu, Gang; Xiao, Yin
Data(s)

01/02/2010

Resumo

The pore architecture of scaffolds is known to play a critical role in tissue engineering as it provides the vital framework for seeded cells to organize into a functioning tissue. In this report we have investigated the effects of different concentrations of silk fibroin protein on three-dimensional (3D) scaffold pore microstructure. Four pore size ranges of silk fibroin scaffolds were made by the freeze drying technique, with the pore sizes ranging from 50 to 300 lm. The pore sizes of the scaffolds decreased as the concentration of fibroin protein increased. Human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSC) transfected with the BMP7 gene were cultured in these scaffolds. A cell viability colorimetric assay, alkaline phosphatase assay and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were performed to analyze the effect of pore size on cell growth, the secretion of extracellular matrix (ECM) and osteogenic differentiation. Cell migration in 3D scaffolds was confirmed by confocal microscopy. Calvarial defects in SCID mice were used to determine the bone forming ability of the silk fibroin scaffolds incorporating BMSC expressing BMP7. The results showed that BMSC expressing BMP7 preferred a pore size between 100 and 300 lm in silk fibroin protein fabricated scaffolds, with better cell proliferation and ECM production. Furthermore, in vivo transplantation of the silk fibroin scaffolds combined with BMSC expressing BMP7 induced new bone formation. This study has shown that an optimized pore architecture of silk fibroin scaffolds can modulate the bioactivity of BMP7-transfected BMSC in bone formation.

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/34494/

Publicador

Elsevier

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/34494/1/c34494.pdf

DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2010.02.030

Zhang, Yufeng, Fan, Wei, Ma, Zhaocheng, Wu , Chengtie, Fang, Wei, Liu, Gang, & Xiao, Yin (2010) The effects of pore architecture in silk fibroin scaffolds on the growth and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells expressing BMP7. Acta Biomaterialia, 6(8), pp. 3021-3028.

Direitos

Copyright 2010 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Fonte

Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Engineering Systems

Palavras-Chave #060100 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY #Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell #Bone morphogenetic protein #Silk fibroin scaffold #Bone
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Journal Article