Pro-vasculogenic Fibers by PDA-Mediated Surface Functionalization Using Cell-Free Fat Extract (CEFFE)

Formation of adequate vascular network within engineered three-dimensional (3D) tissue substitutes postimplantation remains a major challenge for the success of biomaterials-based tissue regeneration. To better mimic the in vivo angiogenic and vasculogenic processes, nowadays increasing attention is given to the strategy of functionalizing biomaterial scaffolds with multiple bioactive agents. Aimed at engineering electrospun biomimicking fibers with pro-vasculogenic capability, this study was proposed to functionalize electrospun fibers of polycaprolactone/gelatin (PCL/GT) by cell-free fat extract (CEFFE or FE), a newly emerging natural "cocktail" of cytokines and growth factors extracted from human adipose tissue. This was achieved by having the electrospun PCL/GT fiber surface coated with polydopamine (PDA) followed by PDA-mediated immobilization of FE to generate the pro-vasculogenic fibers of FE-PDAPCL/GT. It was found that the PDA-coated fibrous mat of PCL/GT exhibited a high FE-loading efficiency (∼90%) and enabled the FE to be released in a highly sustained manner. The engineered FE-PDA@PCL/GT fibers possess improved cytocompatibility, as evidenced by the enhanced cellular proliferation, migration, and RNA and protein expressions (e.g., CD31, vWF, VE-cadherin) in the human umbilical vein endothelial cells (huvECs) used. Most importantly, the FE-PDA@PCL/GT fibrous scaffolds were found to enormously stimulate tube formation in vitro, microvascular development in the in ovo chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay, and vascularization of 3D construct in a rat subcutaneous embedding model. This study highlights the potential of currently engineered pro-vasculogenic fibers as a versatile platform for engineering vascularized biomaterial constructs for functional tissue regeneration.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Biomacromolecules - 25(2024), 3 vom: 11. März, Seite 1550-1562

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Donghong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Qinglin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Tingting [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xuran [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Han [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenbo [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yanzhong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biocompatible Materials
Indoles
Journal Article
Polydopamine
Polyesters
Polymers

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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01124

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369009754