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Impact of lactic acid on cell proliferation and free radical‐induced cell death in monolayer cultures of neural precursor cells
Authors:Kyle J. Lampe  Rachael M. Namba  Tyler R. Silverman  Kimberly B. Bjugstad  Melissa J. Mahoney
Affiliation:1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, 424 UCB, Boulder, Colorado 80309‐0424;2. telephone: 303‐492‐3573;3. fax: 303‐792‐4341;4. Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado;5. Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado
Abstract:Biomaterials prepared from polyesters of lactic acid and glycolic acid, or a mixture of the two, degrade in the presence of water into the naturally occurring metabolites, lactic acid and glycolic acid. While the lactic acid degradation product that is released from biomaterials is well tolerated by the body, lactic acid can influence the metabolic function of cells; it can serve as an energy substrate for cells, and has been shown to have antioxidant properties. Neural precursor cells, a cell population of considerable interest as a source of cells for neural tissue regeneration strategies, generate a high amount of reactive oxygen species, and when associated with a degradable biomaterial, may be impacted by released lactic acid. In this work, the effect of lactic acid on a neural cell population containing proliferative neural precursor cells was examined in monolayer culture. Lactic acid was found to scavenge exogenously added free radicals produced in the presence of either hydrogen peroxide or a photoinitiator (I2959) commonly utilized in the preparation of photopolymerizable biomaterials. In addition to its effect on exogenously added free radicals, lactic acid reduced intracellular redox state, increased the proliferation of the cell population, and modified the cell composition. The findings of this study provide insight into the role that lactic acid plays naturally on developing neural cells and are also of interest to biomaterials scientists that are focused on the development of degradable lactic‐acid‐based polymers for cell culture devices. The effect of lactic acid on other cell populations may differ and should be characterized to best understand how cells function in degradable cell culture devices. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2009;103: 1214–1223. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords:lactic acid  neural precursor cell  reactive oxygen species  biomaterial  biodegradable  redox
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