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ABSTRACT: Background
The physical factors of the extracellular matrix have a profound influence on the differentiation behavior of mesenchymal stem cells. In this study, the effect of the biophysical microenvironment on rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) osteogenesis was studied both in vitro and in vivo.Methods
To prepare cell culture scaffolds of varying stiffness, increasing amounts of hydroxyapatite (HAp) were mixed into a polyethylene glycol/silk fibroin (PEG/SF) solution. The amount of HAp ranged from 25 to 100?mg, which provided for different ratios between HAp and the PEG/SF composite. In vitro, the effect of stiffness on the osteogenic differentiation of rat BMSCs was studied. The outcome measures, which were verified in vivo, included the protein expression of runt-related transcription factor 2 and osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase activity, and the mRNA expression of osteogenesis-related markers.Results
Increasing amounts of HAp resulted in an increased elastic modulus of the cell culture scaffolds. The PEG/SF/HAp fabricated with HAp (50?mg) significantly increased cell adhesion and viability (p?ConclusionsWe developed a novel cell culture scaffold and demonstrated that substrate stiffness influenced the osteogenic differentiation of rat BMSCs.
SUBMITTER: Yang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7712560 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Yuchao Y Feng Yanting Y Qu Rongmei R Li Qingtao Q Rong Dongming D Fan Tingyu T Yang Yiting Y Sun Bing B Bi Zhenyu Z Khan Asmat Ullah AU Deng Ting T Dai Jingxing J Ouyang Jun J
Stem cell research & therapy 20201203 1
<h4>Background</h4>The physical factors of the extracellular matrix have a profound influence on the differentiation behavior of mesenchymal stem cells. In this study, the effect of the biophysical microenvironment on rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) osteogenesis was studied both in vitro and in vivo.<h4>Methods</h4>To prepare cell culture scaffolds of varying stiffness, increasing amounts of hydroxyapatite (HAp) were mixed into a polyethylene glycol/silk fibroin (PEG/SF) solution. T ...[more]