细胞支架研究进展

目前细胞培养通常采用二维平面培养技术,但由于在培养板和培养瓶二维细胞培养并不能完全模拟体内细胞的三维生长环境,因此所得的试验数据与在体情况有偏差。然而细胞支架材料却能为细胞提供一个良好的三维生长环境,更利于细胞粘附、生长和增殖。目前可用于细胞支架材料的来源有天然和人工两大类,现将细胞支架研究进展综述如下。     

肌腱组织工程支架与种子细胞研究进展

目的:综述肌腱组织工程支架材料、细胞来源、制备技术及体外构建的研究进展.方法:查阅近期肌腱组织工程研究的相关文献,对组织工程肌腱支架的材料来源、制备技术,复合细胞种类,体外构建力学刺激等进行分析、归纳.结果:肌腱组织工程支架材料有天然材料、人工合成材料及复合材料等;制备技术包括静电纺丝和编织法等;其中支架材料的表面修饰是组织工程化肌腱构建的重要环节.与肌腱材料进行复合的种子细胞有肌腱细胞、骨髓间充质干细胞及成纤维细胞等.结论:复合材料是近年肌腱组织工程支架材料研究的重点,静电纺丝技术是一种具有潜力的支架制备技术,支架材料的表面修饰可促进细胞在支架上的黏附及肌腱的形成,种子细胞的研究仍是肌腱组织工程发展的瓶颈,周期性张力的存在为组织工程化肌腱的形成创造了条件.     

PLGA微球复合明胶组织工程支架缓释蛋白药物的研究

目的：研究PLGA微球复合明胶支架对蛋白药物的释放影响。方法：将模型蛋白BSA通过复乳法制备成缓释PLGA微球,然后将微球埋置于明胶支架中,形成担载蛋白的PLGA微球复合明胶组织工程支架。考察复合支架体外蛋白释放行为,并用MicroBCA法定量测定释放的BSA量,采用β-半乳糖苷酶催化ONPG的方法检测制备前后蛋白的活性,并与不含PLGA微球直接担载蛋白的支架做对照。结果：PLGA微球复合支架蛋白的包封率能达到73．2％,其中第一天释放20％,对蛋白活性的保持达到70％以上。结论：微球复合明胶支架可以改善一般组织工程支架蛋白药物的突释,提高蛋白药物在制剂,贮存,释放过程中的稳定性。     

透明质酸在组织工程领域的应用研究进展

透明质酸是由β(1-3)-N - 乙酰-D- 葡萄糖胺和 β(1-4)-D- 葡萄糖醛酸的双糖反复交替连接而构成的酸性黏多糖,广泛分布于脊 椎动物体内各种组织细胞间质中,具有重要生理功能。而外源性透明质酸具有理想的生物相容性和可降解性,其作为支架材料在组织工 程领域的应用具有独特优势。综述近年来透明质酸在组织工程不同领域的应用研究进展。     

担载b-FGF的PLGA微球复合明胶支架的体外释放研究

目的:研究担载碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(b-FGF)微球复合明胶支架的外形特征、孔径、孔隙率及体外释放动力学,以期构建具有缓释功能、高孔隙率的担载细胞因子的新型复合明胶支架。方法:本文利用冷冻相分离法和S/O/W法先将b-FGF水溶液包裹于PLGA微球中,然后埋置于明胶溶液中制备为多孔复合明胶支架。分别对微球的形态和复合明胶支架的基本形态、孔径、孔隙率进行表征,通过Elisa法测定b-FGF在复合明胶支架中的体外释放行为。结果:制备成形态良好的三维复合明胶支架,其孔隙率为82.90%±1.45%,孔径范围为150~300μm,复合明胶支架中b-FGF在体外缓慢释放20余天。结论:担载蛋白微球复合明胶支架不仅满足组织工程支架的要求,还能有效缓释细胞因子,为细胞和组织生长提供良好的微环境,为进一步应用于组织工程领域提供了可能。     

丝素蛋白/壳聚糖复合材料在组织工程中应用的研究进展

丝素蛋白(silk fibroin,SF)和壳聚糖(chitosan,CS)具有良好的生物相容性和可降解性,然而单一组分的SF和CS支架材料的诸多缺点限制了其在组织工程研究中的应用。SF/CS复合材料克服单一组分SF和CS支架的缺点,具有力学性能优良、可塑性好、孔隙率及孔径可调和组分优势互补等特点。多种方法制备的SF/CS复合材料(微米/纳米颗粒、膜、纳米纤维、水凝胶和三维多孔支架)已用于骨、软骨、皮肤、神经、脂肪、心脏和角膜等组织工程或组织损伤修复的研究中。目前,国内外对于SF/CS复合材料在组织工程中应用的研究尚处于起步阶段。主要对SF/CS复合材料的特点、制备方法以及在多种组织工程中应用的研究现状进行了简要介绍。     

丝素蛋白在电纺丝法构建组织工程支架中的应用进展

丝素蛋白是天然高分子纤维蛋白,具有良好的物理和机械力学性能及生物相容性,因而在组织工程领域有着广阔的应用前景。文中对丝素蛋白的化学组成、分子结构特点、提取方法以及利用静电纺丝技术在组织工程化支架构建中的应用作了概述。总结了丝素蛋白在用于组织工程材料上的性能和优势以及在人工血管、皮肤、骨组织等工程化支架方面的应用情况,探讨了丝素蛋白支架对细胞在其上生长、增殖和功能的影响,同时对丝素蛋白在组织工程化食道支架及其他再生医学上的应用前景进行了展望。     

微环境对细胞的影响以及仿生学在组织工程支架中的应用

微环境影响着细胞的增殖、迁移、分化以及细胞功能,细胞微环境影响细胞命运的因素包括细胞之间相互作用、细胞与细胞外基质相互作用、可溶性信号分子以及缺氧和营养对细胞的影响。组织工程支架的制备就是要利用仿生学原理最大程度模拟细胞微环境,从而应用于细胞行为研究以及临床治疗。全面了解细胞微环境对细胞的影响因素是制备组织工程支架的重要条件,而组织工程支架的研究也进一步推动了细胞微环境对细胞影响的认识。组织工程支架研究在组织工程研究中仍具有广阔前景,新的制备工艺也在组织工程支架研究中发挥着巨大推动作用。     

不同方法制备大鼠肝脏脱细胞支架及其免疫原性研究

目的:肝脏脱细胞支架(decellularized liver bioscaffold,DLB)在组织工程研究中具有良好前景,但对DLB的免疫原性尚未见探讨.本研究利用不同方案制备大鼠DLB,检测支架成分和体内重塑反应,为制备出低免疫原性的DLB提供改进依据.方法:选取文献报道的三种方案(分别以SDS,Triton X-100和NP-40为主要洗脱成分),制备F344大鼠DLB,进行HE和Masson染色,检测DLB中DNA、氨基葡聚糖(GAG)以及羟脯氨酸(HYP)含量;再将DLB埋植于C57BL/6小鼠的背部皮下,于术后第3、7和14天取出后进行形态学观察和组织学评分.结果:三种方案均成功制备出符合脱细胞标准的大鼠DLB;形态学结果提示TritonX-100和NP-40方案较SDS方案能更好地保护肝脏超微结构;成分检测结果发现NP-40方案去除DNA的能力显著强于SDS和Triton X-100方案(P＜0.05),而对GAG含量的洗脱作用最弱(P＜0.05);异种体内埋置实验提示NP-40方案制备的DLB引起的免疫反应强度明显弱于SDS和Triton X-100方案,体内重塑结局评分显著高于SDS和Triton X-100方案.结论:与SDS和TritonX-100方案相比,NP-40方案能更有效地去除肝脏DNA,较好地保留GAG,诱导移植受体对DLB的良性重塑反应,为进一步的体内研究提供更优化的支架.     

转基因细胞片复合PLGA支架修复兔软骨缺损的研究

细胞片技术是应用组织工程方法使培养细胞从培养表面分离而形成含有细胞外基质的一层完整片状结构,弥补了传统组织工程技术的不足,是获取种子细胞以及对种子细胞进行转移的一项新技术。为探讨体外生长分化因子-5(GDF5)基因转染修饰的BMSCs细胞片与GDF5转基因BMSCs负载的PLGA支架形成的共聚物修复兔甲状软骨缺损的效果,实验通过腺病毒转染GDF5基因至四代兔BMSCs,温度敏感性培养皿制备GDF5转基因细胞片并与负载有转染GDF5基因BMSCs的PLGA支架复合,移植至同种兔甲状软骨缺损处,分别于术后4、8周行大体观察和组织学检测其修复效果。实验分3组:(A)转基因细胞片包裹负载有转基因BMSCs的PLGA支架组;(B)负载有转基因BMSCs的PLGA支架组;(C)负载BMSCs的PLGA支架组。结果显示,体外成功收获了完整的GDF5转基因细胞片,Real time PCR检测到GDF5 mRNA的表达,行大体组织的II型胶原免疫组化和阿利新蓝染色显示:A组和B组均表达II型胶原和糖胺聚糖(GAG),但A组表达高于B组,有统计学意义(P0.05)。由此可得,转基因细胞片包裹负载转基因BMSCs PLGA支架较传统转基因BMSCs负载PLGA支架方法具有更加优越的成软骨能力,能更有效地促进软骨缺损的修复。     

The optimization of a scaffold for cartilage regeneration

Natural polymers offer various advantages in cartilage tissue engineering applications, thanks to their intrinsic bioactivity and adaptability, which can be exploited for the optimization of scaffold properties. In particular, silk fibroin has multifunctional features driven by the self-assembly of molecular subunits in appropriate environmental conditions. For these reasons, it was used in combination with hyaluronic acid to produce porous sponges for cartilage regeneration. The added amount of hyaluronic acid and the cross-linking with genipin modulated scaffold properties in a synergistic way, showing a strong inter-correlation among macroscopic and microscopic characteristics. Interestingly, hyaluronic acid affected silk fibroin conformation and induced a physical separation between the two material components in absence of genipin. Instead, this was prevented by the cross-linking reaction, resulting in a more interspersed network of protein and polysaccharide molecules partially resembling the structure of cartilage extracellular matrix. In addition, the systematic evaluation of sponge properties and how they can be modulated will represent a significant starting point for the interpretation of the complex outcomes driven by the scaffold in vitro and in vivo.     

快速成形技术制造组织工程支架研究进展

支架作为组织工程的关键要素之一, 影响着所接种细胞的分布和增值以及新组织的形成。传统的方法虽然可以制造出各种孔隙率的支架, 但缺乏对支架多孔结构的控制。近年来, 快速成形技术发展迅速, 并成功应用于组织工程支架的制造, 实现了组织工程支架内部多孔结构与复杂外形的精确控制, 从而使得构建理想的组织工程化结构体成为可能。以下回顾了应用快速成形技术制造组织工程支架的优势与潜力, 展望了未来组织工程支架的设计制造发展方向。     

丝纤维支架材料的制备技术及其应用研究进展

丝纤维特别是丝素蛋白和蜘蛛丝蛋白作为具有良好生物相容性的高分了生物材料在组织工程和生物医学领域里有着广泛的应用。本文阐述了近年来在组织工程研究中所涉及的利用丝纤维进行支架材料制备、细胞培养和体内植入检测手段等方面的研究概况。     

Scaffold stiffness affects the contractile function of three-dimensional engineered cardiac constructs

We investigated the effects of the initial stiffness of a three-dimensional elastomer scaffold--highly porous poly(glycerol sebacate)--on functional assembly of cardiomyocytes cultured with perfusion for 8 days. The polymer elasticity varied with the extent of polymer cross-links, resulting in three different stiffness groups, with compressive modulus of 2.35 ± 0.03 (low), 5.28 ± 0.36 (medium), and 5.99 ± 0.40 (high) kPa. Laminin coating improved the efficiency of cell seeding (from 59 ± 15 to 90 ± 21%), resulting in markedly increased final cell density, construct contractility, and matrix deposition, likely because of enhanced cell interaction and spreading on scaffold surfaces. Compact tissue was formed in the low and medium stiffness groups, but not in the high stiffness group. In particular, the low stiffness group exhibited the greatest contraction amplitude in response to electric field pacing, and had the highest compressive modulus at the end of culture. A mathematical model was developed to establish a correlation between the contractile amplitude and the cell distribution within the scaffold. Taken together, our findings suggest that the contractile function of engineered cardiac constructs positively correlates with low compressive stiffness of the scaffold.     

细胞药代动力学研究进展

经典的药物代谢动力学理论是建立在血浆药物浓度测定的基础上,常难以真实有效地预测体内药物的药效。很多药物必须穿透多重生物屏障,与细胞内的靶点相结合才能发挥药效。因此药代动力学研究迫切需要从“宏观”的血浆药物浓度深入到“微观”的细胞/ 亚细胞水平。综述细胞药代动力学研究领域取得的进展,重点介绍细胞药代动力学理论的提出、技术体系的建立及其在药物研发、筛选、临床方面的应用。     

Engineered Smooth Muscle Tissues: Regulating Cell Phenotype with the Scaffold

Culturing cells on three-dimensional, biodegradable scaffolds may create tissues suitable either for reconstructive surgery applications or as novel in vitro model systems. In this study, we have tested the hypothesis that the phenotype of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in three-dimensional, engineered tissues is regulated by the chemistry of the scaffold material. Specifically, we have directly compared cell growth and patterns of extracellular matrix (ECM) (e.g. , elastin and collagen) gene expression on two types of synthetic polymer scaffolds and type I collagen scaffolds. The growth rates of SMCs on the synthetic polymer scaffolds were significantly higher than on type I collagen sponges. The rate of elastin production by SMCs on polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffolds was 3.5 +/- 1.1-fold higher than that on type I collagen sponges on Day 11 of culture. In contrast, the collagen production rate on type I collagen sponges was 3.3 +/- 1.1-fold higher than that on PGA scaffolds. This scaffold-dependent switching between elastin and collagen gene expression was confirmed by Northern blot analysis. The finding that the scaffold chemistry regulates the phenotype of SMCs independent of the scaffold physical form was confirmed by culturing SMCs on two-dimensional films of the scaffold materials. It is likely that cells adhere to these scaffolds via different ligands, as the major protein adsorbed from the serum onto synthetic polymers was vitronectin, whereas fibronectin and vitronectin were present at high density on type I collagen sponges. In summary, this study demonstrates that three-dimensional smooth muscle-like tissues can be created by culturing SMCs on three-dimensional scaffolds, and that the phenotype of the SMCs is strongly regulated by the scaffold chemistry. These engineered tissues provide novel, three-dimensional models to study cellular interaction with ECM in vitro.     

Processing silk hydrogel and its applications in biomedical materials

This review mainly introduces the types of silk hydrogels, their processing methods, and applications. There are various methods for hydrogel preparation, and many new processes are being developed for various applications. Silk hydrogels can be used in cartilage tissue engineering, drug release materials, 3D scaffolds for cells, and artificial skin, among other applications because of their porous structure and high porosity and the large surface area for growth, migration, adhesion and proliferation of cells that the hydrogels provide. All of these advantages have made silk hydrogels increasingly attractive. In addition, silk hydrogels have wide prospects for application in the field of biomedical materials. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 31:630–640, 2015