A Dense Fibrillar Collagen Scaffold Differentially Modulates Secretory Function of iPSC-Derived Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Promote Wound Healing.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-14-2020
Abstract
The application of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to generate vascular smooth muscle cells (hiPSC-VSMCs) in abundance is a promising strategy for vascular regeneration. While hiPSC-VSMCs have already been utilized for tissue-engineered vascular grafts and disease modeling, there is a lack of investigations exploring their therapeutic secretory factors. The objective of this manuscript was to understand how the biophysical property of a collagen-based scaffold dictates changes in the secretory function of hiPSC-VSMCs while developing hiPSC-VSMC-based therapy for durable regenerative wound healing. We investigated the effect of collagen fibrillar density (CFD) on hiPSC-VSMC's paracrine secretion and cytokines via the construction of varying density of collagen scaffolds. Our study demonstrated that CFD is a key scaffold property that modulates the secretory function of hiPSC-VSMCs. This study lays the foundation for developing collagen-based scaffold materials for the delivery of hiPSC-VSMCs to promote regenerative healing through guiding paracrine signaling pathways.
Volume
9
Issue
4
ISSN
2073-4409
Published In/Presented At
Dash, B. C., Setia, O., Gorecka, J., Peyvandi, H., Duan, K., Lopes, L., Nie, J., Berthiaume, F., Dardik, A., & Hsia, H. C. (2020). A Dense Fibrillar Collagen Scaffold Differentially Modulates Secretory Function of iPSC-Derived Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Promote Wound Healing. Cells, 9(4), 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040966
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32295218
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Fellows and Residents, Department of Surgery Residents
Document Type
Article