SUMMARYDuring salamander limb regeneration, only the structures distal to the amputation plane are regenerated, a property known as the rule of distal transformation. Multiple cell types are involved in limb regeneration; therefore, determining which cell types participate in distal transformation is important for understanding how the proximo-distal outcome of regeneration is achieved. We show that connective tissue-derived blastema cells obey the rule of distal transformation. They also have nuclear MEIS, which can act as an upper arm identity regulator, only upon upper arm amputation. By contrast, myogenic cells do not obey the rule of distal transformation and display nuclear MEIS upon amputation at any proximo-distal level. These results indicate that connective tissue cells, but not myogenic cells, are involved in establishing the proximo-distal outcome of regeneration and are likely to guide muscle patterning. Moreover, we show that, similarly to limb development, muscle patterning in regeneration is influenced by bcatenin signalling.
Tissue engineering scaffolds having specific topographical cues offer exciting possibilities for stimulating cells differentiation and growth of new tissue. Although electrospun scaffolds have been extensively investigated in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, little is known about the influence of introducing nanoroughness on their surface for cellular differentiation. The present study provides a method to engineer electrospun scaffolds with tailoring surface nanoroughness and investigates the effect of such topographical cues on the process of human mesenchymal stromal cells differentiation into osteoblasts and chondrocytes linages. This strategy may help the design of nanostructured scaffolds for skeletal tissue engineering.
Despite various studies to minimize host reaction following a biomaterial implantation, an appealing strategy in regenerative medicine is to actively use such an immune response to trigger and control tissue regeneration. We have developed an in vitro model to modulate the host response by tuning biomaterials' surface properties through surface modifications techniques as a new strategy for tissue regeneration applications. Results showed tunable surface topography, roughness, wettability, and chemistry by varying treatment type and exposure, allowing for the first time to correlate the effect of these surface properties on cell attachment, morphology, strength and proliferation, as well as proinflammatory (IL-1β, IL-6) and antiflammatory cytokines (TGF-β1, IL-10) secreted in medium, and protein expression of collagen and elastin. Surface microstructuring, derived from chloroform partial etching, increased surface roughness and oxygen content. This resulted in enhanced cell adhesion, strength and proliferation as well as a balance of soluble factors for optimum collagen and elastin synthesis for tissue regeneration. By linking surface parameters to cell activity, we could determine the fate of the regenerated tissue to create successful soft tissue-engineered replacement.
Autologous TEBVs were created in vivo with sufficient mechanical strength enabling vascular grafting. Grafts differentiated towards a vascular phenotype upon grafting.
This study describes a screening platform for a guided in situ vascular tissue engineering approach. Polymer rods were developed that upon 3 weeks of subcutaneous implantation evoke a controlled inflammatory response culminating in encapsulation by a tube-shaped autologous fibrocellular tissue capsule, which can form a basis for a tissue-engineered blood vessel. Rods of co-polymer were produced using different ratios of poly(ethylene oxide terephthalate) and poly(butylene terephthalate) to create a range of physicochemical properties. In addition, a set of different physical, chemical, and biological surface modifications were tested on their ability to actively steer this tissue capsule formation using a rat model as testing platform. Tissue capsules were mainly composed of circumferentially aligned collagen and myofibroblasts. Different implant material resulted in distinct differences in tissue capsule formation. Compared to its unmodified counterparts, all surface modifications resulted in increased wall thickness, collagen, and myofibroblasts. Oxygen plasma-treated rods resulted in loose tissue arrangement, collagen, and collagen/TGF-β-coated rods yielded thick, collagen-rich, densely packed tissue capsules, though with a random distribution of myofibroblasts. In contrast, chloroform-etched rods provided homogenous densely packed tissue capsules, completely populated by myofibroblasts. In conclusion, by varying the implant's surface characteristics, tissue capsule composition, cell distribution, and tissue arrangement could be tailored, enabling controlled guidance of the tissue response for in vivo vascular tissue engineering.
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