| Title | Immobilization of human mesenchymal stem cells within RGD-grafted alginate microspheres and assessment of their angiogenic potential |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| 2010 |
| Authors | Bidarra, SJ, Barrias, CC, Barbosa, MA, Soares, R, Granja, PL |
| Journal | BiomacromoleculesBiomacromolecules |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pagination | 1956 - 1964 |
| Date Published | 2010/// |
| 15257797 (ISSN) |
| Alginate, Alginates, alginic acid, alkaline phosphatase, Alkaline phosphatase activity, angiogenesis, arginylglycylaspartic acid, article, Basal conditions, Base Sequence, Binary composition, bone development, Bone tissue engineering, Cell culture, cell differentiation, Cell extension, Cell immobilization, cell metabolism, cell structure, cell viability, collagen type 1, Collagen type I, controlled study, DNA Primers, Endothelial Cells, endothelium cell, enzyme activity, human, human cell, Human mesenchymal stem cells, Humans, immobilized cell, Immobilized cells, Low molecular weight, matrix, Mesenchymal stem cell, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Metabolic activity, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, microsphere, Microspheres, molecular weight, Neovascularization, Physiologic, nucleotide sequence, Oligopeptides, osteoblast, Osteogenic, Phosphatases, priority journal, protein expression, quantitative analysis, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, stem cell, Stem cells, three dimensional imaging, Tissue engineering, transcription factor RUNX2, umbilical vein, Up-regulation, upregulation |
| In this work, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) immobilized in RGD-coupled alginate microspheres, with a binary composition of high and low molecular weight alginate, were investigated. Cells immobilized within RGD-alginate microspheres (during 21 days) showed metabolic activity, with an overall viability higher than 90%, short cell extensions, and, when induced, they were able to differentiate into the osteogenic lineage. In osteogenic conditions (comparing to basal conditions), immobilized cells presented alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and an upregulation of ALP, collagen type I, and Runx 2 expression. Moreover, mineralization was also detected in immobilized cells under osteogenic stimulus. In addition, it was demonstrated for the first time that MSCs immobilized in this 3D matrix were able to enhance the ability of neighboring endothelial cells to form tubelike structures. Overall, these findings represent a step forward in the development of injectable stem cell carriers for bone tissue engineering. © 2010 American Chemical Society. |
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