{"title":"Antithrombotic revascularization strategy of bioengineered liver using a biomimetic polymer.","authors":"Hiroshi Horie,Yu Oshima,Ken Fukumitsu,Kentaro Iwaki,Fumiaki Munekage,Kenta Makino,Satoshi Wakama,Takashi Ito,Katsuhiro Tomofuji,Saotshi Ogiso,Elena Yukie Uebayashi,Takamichi Ishii,Kazuhiko Ishihara,Etsuro Hatano","doi":"10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0131","url":null,"abstract":"A bioengineered liver has the potential to save patients with end-stage liver disease, and a three-dimensional decellularized scaffold is a promising approach for practical use. The main challenge in bioengineered liver transplantation is thrombogenicity during blood perfusion. We aimed to apply a novel antithrombotic polymer to revascularize liver scaffolds and evaluate the thrombogenicity and biosafety of the polymer-treated scaffolds. A biomimetic polymer, 2-metacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) was prepared for modification of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in liver scaffolds. The polymer was injected into the rat liver scaffolds' portal vein (PV) and could extensively react to the vessel walls. In an ex-vivo blood perfusion experiment, we demonstrated significantly less platelet deposition in the polymer-treated scaffolds than non-treated or re-endothelialized scaffolds with human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVECs). In the heterotopic transplantation model, liver volume was better maintained in the polymer-treated groups and platelet deposition was suppressed in these groups. Additionally, the polymer-treated liver scaffolds maintained the metabolic function of the recellularized rat primary hepatocytes during perfusion culture. The MPC polymer treatment efficiently suppressed thrombus formation during blood perfusion in liver scaffolds and maintained the function of recellularized hepatocytes. Revascularizing liver scaffolds using this polymer is a promising approach for bioengineered liver transplantation.","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tarek Kollmetz,Fernanda Castillo-Alcala,Robert W F Veale,Navid Taghavi,Vonne M van Heeswijk,Maarten Persenaire,Barnaby C H May,Sandi Grainne Dempsey
{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Commercially Available Extracellular Matrix Soft Tissue Bioscaffolds.","authors":"Tarek Kollmetz,Fernanda Castillo-Alcala,Robert W F Veale,Navid Taghavi,Vonne M van Heeswijk,Maarten Persenaire,Barnaby C H May,Sandi Grainne Dempsey","doi":"10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0076","url":null,"abstract":"Decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM) products are widely established for soft tissue repair, reconstruction and reinforcement. These regenerative biomaterials mimic native tissue ECM with respect to structure and biology and are produced from a range of tissue sources and species. Optimal source tissue processing requires a balance between removal of cellular material and the preservation of structural and biological properties of tissue ECM. Despite the wide-spread clinical use of dECM products there is a lack of comparative information on these products Structurally, some dECM products showed a well-preserved collagen architecture with a broad porosity distribution, while others showed a significantly altered structure compared with native tissue. Decellularization varied across the products. Some materials surveyed (OFMm, PPN, PPC, OFMo, UBM, SISz, ADM, PADM and BADM) were essentially devoid of nuclear bodies (mean count of <5 cells per high powered field (HPF)), whereas others (SISu and SISb) demonstrated an abundance of nuclear bodies (>50 cells per HPF). Pathology assessment of the products demonstrated that OFMm, OFMo and PADM had the highest qualitative assessment score for collagen fiber orientation and arrangement, matrix porosity, decellularization efficiency, and residual vascular channels scoring 10.5±0.8, 12.8±1.0, and 9.7±0.7 out of a maximum total score of 16, respectively This analysis of commercially available dECM products in terms of their structure and cellularity includes 12 different commercial materials The findings highlight the variability of the products in terms of matrix structure and the efficacy of decellularization.","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biofabricated adipose-derived mesenchymal cell sheets recover cryo-injured kidneys in rats.","authors":"Ryo Kitahara,Tetsuya Imamura,Takahisa Domen,Yuki Matsumoto,Yoshihiro Inoue,Noriyuki Ogawa,Tetsuichi Saito,Manabu Ueno,Tomonori Minagawa,Teruyuki Ogawa,Osamu Ishizuka","doi":"10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0164","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to develop a treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD) by investigating whether transplantation of biofabricated adipose-derived mesenchymal cell (AMC) sheets could improve renal tissue and function. Thirty-nine 10-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent the harvesting of adipose tissues and right nephrectomy. AMCs that were collected from adipose tissues were labeled and cultured on temperature-responsive dishes, and applied to a gelatin hydrogel sheet. Subsequently, two identical AMC-gelatin sheets were attached together to biofabricate a bilayered AMC-gelatin sheet. Further, 3 weeks after nephrectomy, the renal artery and vein of the left kidney were clamped, and the kidney was sprayed with liquid nitrogen for 60 seconds. The biofabricated AMC sheet was autologously transplanted into the renal capsule of the cryo-injured region (n = 14). Control rats were given acellular sheet (n = 25). One day before and four weeks after transplantation, blood and 24-hour urinary specimens were collected. Histological analysis of the experimental kidneys was performed four weeks after transplantation. Four weeks after transplantation, in the acellular control-transplanted rats, creatinine clearance levels tended to increase, while serum creatinine levels significantly increased. However, in the biofabricated AMC sheet-transplanted rats, creatinine clearance levels significantly increased, and serum creatinine levels remained unchanged and were significantly lower than that of the control rats. The ratio of damaged to undamaged renal tubules in the AMC sheet-transplanted rats was lower than that in the control rats. In addition, the occupancy rate of fibrotic areas in the renal cortex under the AMC sheet-transplanted regions was significantly lower than that in the control regions. After transplantation, while the expressions of transforming growth factor-beta 1 and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha were observed in both the control- and AMC sheet-transplanted regions, these expressions tended to be lower in the AMC sheet-transplanted rats than in the control rats. The labeled transplanted AMCs were detected in the transplanted regions, with some of them also showing positive staining for the vascular endothelial growth factor antibody. In conclusion, the biofabricated AMC sheets improved renal functions by ameliorating renal tubule disorders and renal fibrosis. Therefore, biofabricated AMC sheets would serve as a potential treatment for CKD.","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fadi Jerbaka,Varvara Gribova,Tristan Rey,Soufian El-Faloussi,Marzena Kawczynski,Naji Kharouf,Yann Hérault,Youri Arntz,Agnès Bloch-Zupan,Isaac Maximiliano Maximiliano Bugueno Valdebenito
{"title":"Organotypic 3D cellular models mimicking the epithelio-ectomesenchymal bi-layer during odontogenesis.","authors":"Fadi Jerbaka,Varvara Gribova,Tristan Rey,Soufian El-Faloussi,Marzena Kawczynski,Naji Kharouf,Yann Hérault,Youri Arntz,Agnès Bloch-Zupan,Isaac Maximiliano Maximiliano Bugueno Valdebenito","doi":"10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0118","url":null,"abstract":"Odontogenesis, the intricate process of tooth development, involves complex interactions between oral ectoderm epithelial cells and ectomesenchymal cells derived from the cephalic neural crest, regulated by major signaling pathways. Dental developmental anomalies provide valuable insights for clinical diagnosis of rare diseases. More than 30% of rare diseases patients who undergo molecular analysis suffer from diagnostic errancy. In the search for up-to-date technologies and methods to study the pathophysiology of new candidate genetic variants, causing tooth mineralized tissues anomalies, we have developed an original model of tooth organoids with human or mouse cell lines of ameloblast-like cells and odontoblasts derived from the pulp. This in vitro 3D cellular model reproducing the two main compartments of the bell stage of tooth development between ameloblasts and odontoblasts, specific to enamel and dentin morphogenesis, respectively, mimics the epithelio-mesenchymal interactions during the dental bell stage of tooth morphogenesis and will facilitate the study of enamel and dentin genetic anomalies, allowing the functional validation of newly identified mutations (variants of uncertain significance -VUS- or new candidate genes).","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2023 Award Recipient for Tissue Engineering Part A.","authors":"Mary Beth B Monroe","doi":"10.1089/ten.tea.2024.25467.rfs2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2024.25467.rfs2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":"31 1","pages":"511"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contraction Control of Aligned Myofiber Sheet Tissue by Parallel Oriented Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons.","authors":"Hironobu Takahashi, Fumiko Oikawa, Naoya Takeda, Tatsuya Shimizu","doi":"10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fabrication and application of engineered complex tissues composed of different types of cells is a crucial milestone in the next phase of tissue engineering. The delicate organization structure of each tissue component and its physiological connections enable all the functions in the human body. In this study, cell sheet-based engineering allowed us to fabricate a complex myofiber sheet tissue using motor neurons derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells. In contrast with previous studies of other groups, a myofiber sheet with a biomimetic aligned structure was produced from human myoblasts using a striped-patterned thermoresponsive dish, which enabled manipulation of the sheet tissue by simply lowering the culture temperature. The myofiber sheet was transferred onto a gel that promotes functional maturation of human myofibers, resulting in production of contractile human muscle tissue. Just by seeding motor neurons onto the sheet tissue, all the neurons physically contacted to the aligned myofibers, and autonomously elongated in parallel to the myofiber orientation. In addition, the neurite outgrowth was enlarged by coculturing on the myofiber sheet. The presence of the neurons enhanced clustering of myofiber acetylcholine receptors (AChRs), typically found at the neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). Consequently, contraction behaviors of the myofiber sheet were regulated by neuronal signal transduction through NMJs. Muscle contraction was induced when the motor neurons were stimulated by glutamic acid, and effectively blocked by administration of d-tubocurarine as an antagonistic inhibitor for the AChR. The fibrin-based gel was useful as a culture environment for tissue maturation and as a favorable substrate for unobstructed contractions. Our neuron-muscle sheet tissue will be scalable by simply enlarging the micropatterned substrate and manipulable three dimensionally; fabrication of a thick tissue and a bundle-like structured tissue will be possible just by layering multiple sheets or rolling up the sheet. Simplified control over self-orientation of neurite elongation will be advantageous for fabrication of such a large and complex tissue. Therefore, our methodology, established in this study, will be instrumental in future applications of regenerative medicine for locomotion apparatus. Impact Statement A complex tissue containing skeletal myofibers and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived motor neurons was fabricated from human cells based on the cell sheet engineering technology. A micropatterned thermoresponsive culture dish and a fibrin-based gel substrate enabled production of aligned, and functionally matured myofiber sheet tissue. The motor neurons were autonomously oriented simply by seeding on the aligned myofiber sheet tissue. Induction and inhibition of the muscle contraction were effectively controlled by neuronal signal transduction. Considering the potential scalability and manipulability of the neuron-muscle sheet t","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":" ","pages":"661-671"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39843541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tracheal Reconstruction with the Scaffolded Cartilage Sheets in an Orthotopic Animal Model.","authors":"Chung-Kan Tsao, Hui-Yi Hsiao, Ming-Huei Cheng, Wen-Bin Zhong","doi":"10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tracheal reconstruction remains challenged in clinical. We aimed to fabricate scaffolded cartilage sheets with rigid and elastic supports for tracheal reconstruction. The chondrocyte cell infiltration activity was examined in poly-caprolactone sheet scaffolds with various thicknesses and pore sizes after seeding cells on the top surface of the sheet scaffolds. The expression of cartilage-related genes and accumulation of sulfated glycosaminoglycans were elevated in the cell-scaffold composites upon chondrogenic induction. The thicker cartilage sheets represented stronger mechanical properties than the thinner cartilage sheets. Two different cartilage sheets were orthotopically implanted into a trachea in a rabbit model for 2, 4, and 16 weeks. Cartilage-related sulfated glycosaminoglycans and type II collagen macromolecules were stably expressed in the tracheal implants. However, the invasive migration of fibrous tissue and profibrotic collagen fibers into cartilage implants and the peripheral space surrounding the implants were elevated in a time-dependent manner. At week 16 postimplantation, airway stenosis was noticed under the thicker sheet implants, but not the thinner implants, suggesting that the thinner (1 mm thick) scaffolded cartilage sheet was an optimal candidate for tracheal reconstruction in this study. Finally, cartilage sheets could be a reconstructive therapy candidate applied to reconstruct defects in the trachea and other tissues composed of cartilage. Impact statement Tissue engineering is a promising approach to generate biological substitutes. We aimed to develop cartilage sheets as tracheal prosthesis used in tracheal reconstruction or regional repairing in the animal model. The formation of microvessels and the dynamics of reepithelialization were monitored for 16 weeks in tracheal implants of the engineered cartilage sheets. In this study, it was demonstrated that the tissue-engineered cartilage sheets are potential substitutes applied in the reconstruction of the trachea and other tissues composed of cartilage tissue. The cartilage sheets were thought of as biomaterials for personalized regenerative medicine since the dimensions, thickness, and pore sizes of cartilage sheets were tunable to fit the lesions that need to be reconstructed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":" ","pages":"685-699"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39902168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"3D Printed Platelet-Rich Plasma-Loaded Scaffold with Sustained Cytokine Release for Bone Defect Repair.","authors":"Chun Liu, Ziyue Peng, Haixia Xu, Huiling Gao, Jianjun Li, Yanglei Jin, Yihan Wang, Chengqiang Wang, Yang Liu, Yunteng Hu, Cong Jiang, Jiasong Guo, Lixin Zhu","doi":"10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The combination of three-dimensional (3D) printed scaffold materials and various cytokines can achieve the purpose of tissue reconstruction more efficiently. In this study, we prepared platelet-rich plasma (PRP)/gelatin microspheres combined with 3D printed polycaprolactone/β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds to solve the key problem that PRP cannot be released under control and the release time is too short, and thus better promote bone repair. Consequently, the composite scaffold displayed a good mechanical property and sustained cytokine release for ∼3 weeks. Increased survival, proliferation, migration, and osteogenic and angiogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were observed compared with the control groups. The <i>in vivo</i> study demonstrated that the composite scaffold with PRP/gelatin microspheres led to greater positive effects in promoting large bone defect repair. In conclusion, in this study, a new type of PRP long-term sustained-release composite scaffold material was constructed that effectively improved the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of cells in the transplanted area, thereby better promoting the repair of large bone defects. Impact statement Reconstruction of bone tissue and blood vessels at bone defects takes time. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been widely used in bone defect repair because it contains a variety of cytokine that can promote local osteogenesis and angiogenesis. In this study, we constructed a new type of polycaprolactone/β-tricalcium phosphate/PRP/gelatin scaffold to solve the predicament of short cytokine release time in PRP-related materials. We proved that this scaffold can not only achieve long-term PRP-related cytokine release (more than 3 weeks) but also promote osteogenesis and bone defect repair. We believe that this is a novel concept of developing the sustained PRP-related cytokine releasing bioscaffold for treating large bone defect.</p>","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":" ","pages":"700-711"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39912975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shuai Yin, Shilin Zhou, Dadui Ren, Jing Zhang, Hong Xin, Xiaozhou He, Hongjian Gao, Jiayun Hou, Feng Zeng, Yunjie Lu, Xuemei Zhang, Min Fan
{"title":"Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Attenuate Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of HK-2 Cells.","authors":"Shuai Yin, Shilin Zhou, Dadui Ren, Jing Zhang, Hong Xin, Xiaozhou He, Hongjian Gao, Jiayun Hou, Feng Zeng, Yunjie Lu, Xuemei Zhang, Min Fan","doi":"10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Renal fibrosis (RF) predisposes patients to an increased risk of progressive chronic kidney disease, and effective treatments remain elusive. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived exosomes are considered a new treatment for tissue damage. Our study aimed to investigate the <i>in vitro</i> effects of bone marrow MSC-derived exosomes (BM-MSC-Exs) on transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-induced fibrosis in renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2 cells) and the associated mechanisms. Herein, we found BM-MSC-Exs could inhibit TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in HK-2 cells, and may involve autophagy activation of BM-MSC-Exs. Moreover, we first reported that after ceria nanoparticles (CeNPs) treatment, the improvements induced by BM-MSC-Ex on EMT were significantly enhanced by upregulating the expression of Nedd4Lof MSCs and promoting the secretion of exosomes, which contained Nedd4L. In addition, Nedd4L could activate autophagy in HK-2 cells. In conclusion, BM-MSC-Ex prevents the TGF-β1-induced EMT of renal tubular epithelial cells by transporting Nedd4L, which activates autophagy. The results of this <i>in vitro</i> experiment may extend to RF, whereby BM-MSC-Ex may also be used as a novel treatment for improving RF. Impact statement Renal fibrosis (RF) is an important pathological change in chronic kidney disease that ultimately leads to end-stage renal failure, and effective treatments remain elusive. In this study, there are two contributions. First, our results suggest that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (BM-MSC-Exs) can prevent transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of renal tubular epithelial cells through Nedd4L trafficking, which activates autophagy. Second, the improvement effects of BM-MSC-Ex on TGF-β1-induced HK-2 EMT can be enhanced by ceria nanoparticles (CeNPs). The findings in this study may be extended to RF: BM-MSC-Exs may be used as a novel treatment to improve RF.</p>","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":" ","pages":"651-659"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39813236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transplantation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Airway Cells on Vitrigel Membrane into Rat Nasal Cavity.","authors":"Fumihiko Kuwata, Hiroe Ohnishi, Norio Yamamoto, Toshiaki Takezawa, Masaru Yamashita, Hideaki Okuyama, Yasuyuki Hayashi, Masayoshi Yoshimatsu, Yuji Kitada, Takeshi Tada, Masayoshi Kobayashi, Koichi Omori","doi":"10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The nasal mucosa functions as a frontline biological defense against various foreign substances and pathogens. Maintaining homeostasis of the nasal epithelium is necessary to promote good health. Nasal epithelia are constantly replaced under normal conditions. However, hereditary diseases, including primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis, can result in intractable dysfunction of the nasal mucosa. Since there is no treatment for this underlying condition, extrinsic manipulation is necessary to recover and maintain nasal epithelia in cases of hereditary diseases. In this study, we explored the use of airway epithelial cells (AECs), including multiciliated airway cells, derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) on porcine atelocollagen vitrigel membranes, as a candidate of a therapeutic method for irreversible nasal epithelial disorders. To confirm the regenerative capacity of iPSC-derived AECs, we transplanted them into nasal cavities of nude rats. Although the transplanted cells were found within cysts isolated from the recipient nasal respiratory epithelia, they survived in some rats. Furthermore, the surviving cells were composed of multiple cell types similar to the human airway epithelia. The results could contribute to the development of novel transplantation-related technologies for the treatment of severe irreversible nasal epithelial disorders. Impact Statement Nasal respiratory epithelia are important for the functions of nasal cavity, including humidifying the air and filtering various toxic substances. However, hereditary diseases, including primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis, can result in intractable dysfunction of the nasal mucosa. Our novel method to transplant airway epithelial cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells will be a candidate method to replace malfunctioned nasal respiratory epithelia in such a situation. To secure our method's safety, we used porcine atelocollagen vitrigel membranes, which prevent the immune response and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as a scaffold.</p>","PeriodicalId":23133,"journal":{"name":"Tissue Engineering Part A","volume":" ","pages":"586-594"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39674944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}