scholarly journals In VitroEvaluation of Scaffolds for the Delivery of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Wounds

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Wahl ◽  
Fernando A. Fierro ◽  
Thomas R. Peavy ◽  
Ursula Hopfner ◽  
Julian F. Dye ◽  
...  

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown to improve tissue regeneration in several preclinical and clinical trials. These cells have been used in combination with three-dimensional scaffolds as a promising approach in the field of regenerative medicine. We compare the behavior of human adipose-derived MSCs (AdMSCs) on four different biomaterials that are awaiting or have already received FDA approval to determine a suitable regenerative scaffold for delivering these cells to dermal wounds and increasing healing potential. AdMSCs were isolated, characterized, and seeded onto scaffolds based on chitosan, fibrin, bovine collagen, and decellularized porcine dermis.In vitroresults demonstrated that the scaffolds strongly influence key parameters, such as seeding efficiency, cellular distribution, attachment, survival, metabolic activity, and paracrine release. Chick chorioallantoic membrane assays revealed that the scaffold composition similarly influences the angiogenic potential of AdMSCsin vivo. The wound healing potential of scaffolds increases by means of a synergistic relationship between AdMSCs and biomaterial resulting in the release of proangiogenic and cytokine factors, which is currently lacking when a scaffold alone is utilized. Furthermore, the methods used herein can be utilized to test other scaffold materials to increase their wound healing potential with AdMSCs.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Hersant ◽  
Mounia Sid-Ahmed ◽  
Laura Braud ◽  
Maud Jourdan ◽  
Yasmine Baba-Amer ◽  
...  

Chronic and acute nonhealing wounds represent a major public health problem, and replacement of cutaneous lesions by the newly regenerated skin is challenging. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) were separately tested in the attempt to regenerate the lost skin. However, these treatments often remained inefficient to achieve complete wound healing. Additional studies suggested that PRP could be used in combination with MSC to improve the cell therapy efficacy for tissue repair. However, systematic studies related to the effects of PRP on MSC properties and their ability to rebuild skin barrier are lacking. We evaluated in a mouse exhibiting 4 full-thickness wounds, the skin repair ability of a treatment combining human adipose-derived MSC and human PRP by comparison to treatment with saline solution, PRP alone, or MSC alone. Wound healing in these animals was measured at day 3, day 7, and day 10. In addition, we examined in vitro and in vivo whether PRP alters in MSC their proangiogenic properties, their survival, and their proliferation. We showed that PRP improved the efficacy of engrafted MSC to replace lost skin in mice by accelerating the wound healing processes and ameliorating the elasticity of the newly regenerated skin. In addition, we found that PRP treatment stimulated in vitro, in a dose-dependent manner, the proangiogenic potential of MSC through enhanced secretion of soluble factors like VEGF and SDF-1. Moreover, PRP treatment ameliorated the survival and activated the proliferation of in vitro cultured MSC and that these effects were accompanied by an alteration of the MSC energetic metabolism including oxygen consumption rate and mitochondrial ATP production. Similar observations were found in vivo following combined administration of PRP and MSC into mouse wounds. In conclusion, our study strengthens that the use of PRP in combination with MSC might be a safe alternative to aid wound healing.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaozhi Zhao ◽  
Xuefeng Qiu ◽  
Yanting Zhang ◽  
Shiwei Zhang ◽  
Xiaoping Gu ◽  
...  

It has been shown that administration of adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells (AdMSCs) enhanced structural and functional recovery of renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Low engraftment of stem cells, however, limits the therapeutic effects of AdMSCs. The present study was designed to enhance the therapeutic effects of AdMSCs by delivering AdMSCs in a three-dimensional (3D) aggregates form. Microwell was used to produce 3D AdMSCs aggregates. In vitro data indicated that AdMSCs in 3D aggregates were less susceptible to oxidative and hypoxia stress induced by 200 μM peroxide and hypoxia/reoxygenation, respectively, compared with those cultured in two-dimensional (2D) monolayer. Furthermore, AdMSCs in 3D aggregates secreted more proangiogenic factors than those cultured in 2D monolayer. 2D AdMSCs or 3D AdMSCs aggregates were injected into renal cortex immediately after induction of renal IR injury. In vivo data revealed that 3D aggregates enhanced the effects of AdMSCs in recovering function and structure after renal IR injury. Improved grafted AdMSCs were observed in kidney injected with 3D aggregates compared with AdMSCs cultured in 2D monolayer. Our results demonstrated that 3D AdMSCs aggregated produced by microwell enhanced the retention and therapeutic effects of AdMSCs for renal IR injury.


2016 ◽  
Vol 473 (4) ◽  
pp. 1111-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhu Thuy Trinh ◽  
Toshiharu Yamashita ◽  
Tran Cam Tu ◽  
Toshiki Kato ◽  
Kinuko Ohneda ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanapong Watchararot ◽  
Weerapong Prasongchean ◽  
Peerapat Thongnuek

Angiogenesis is a crucial step in tissue regeneration and repair. Biomaterials that allow or promote angiogenesis are thus beneficial. In this study, angiogenic properties of salt-leached silk fibroin (SF) scaffolds seeded with human adipose stem cells (hADSCs) were studied using chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) as a model. The hADSC-seeded SF scaffolds (SF-hADSC) with the porosity of 77.34 ± 6.96% and the pore diameter of 513.95 ± 4.99 µm were implanted on the CAM of chick embryos that were on an embryonic day 8 (E8) of development. The SF-hADSC scaffolds induced a spoke-wheel pattern of capillary network indicative of angiogenesis, which was evident since E11. Moreover, the ingrowth of blood vessels into the scaffolds was seen in histological sections. The unseeded scaffolds induced the same extent of angiogenesis later on E14. By contrast, the control group could not induce the same extent of angiogenesis. In vitro cytotoxicity tests and in vivo angioirritative study reaffirmed the biocompatibility of the scaffolds. This work highlighted that the biocompatible SF-hADSC scaffolds accelerate angiogenesis, and hence they can be a promising biomaterial for the regeneration of tissues that require angiogenesis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
JiaYang Sun ◽  
YunFeng Zhang ◽  
XianJi Song ◽  
Jiajing Zhu ◽  
QingSan Zhu

Radioactive dermatitis is caused by the exposure of skin and mucous membranes to radiation fields. The pathogenesis of radioactive dermatitis is complex and difficult to cure. Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) may serve as a promising candidate for the therapy of cutaneous wounds. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a WJ-MSC-derived conditioned medium (MSC-CM) could be used to treat radiation-induced skin wounds in rats using a radiation-induced cutaneous injury model. The present study was designed to examine MSC-CM therapy in the recovery of radiation-induced skin wounds in vitro and in vivo. Firstly, we prepared the MSC-CM and tested the effects of the MSC-CM on human umbilical vein endothelial cell proliferation in vitro. After that, we used a β-ray beam to make skin wounds in rats and tested the effects of MSC-CM on cutaneous wound healing in vivo. Our results indicated that MSC-CM secreted factors that promoted HUVEC proliferation, regeneration of sebaceous glands, and angiogenesis. Importantly, MSC-CM promoted wound healing in excess of the positive control (epidermal growth factor), with no, or smaller, scar formation. In conclusion, MSC-CM significantly accelerated wound closure and enhanced the wound healing quality. MSC-CM has a beneficial therapeutic effect on radiation-induced cutaneous injury skin in rats and in this way MSC-CM may serve as a basis of a novel cell-free therapeutic approach for radiation dermatitis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianing Ding ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Bi Chen ◽  
Jieyuan Zhang ◽  
Jianguang Xu

The exosomes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and may be potentially used as an alternative for cell therapy, for treating diabetic wounds, and aid in angiogenesis. This study, aimed to investigate whether exosomes originated from bone marrow-derived MSCs (BMSCs) preconditioned by deferoxamine (DFO-Exos) exhibited superior proangiogenic property in wound repair and to explore the underlying mechanisms involved. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used for assays involving cell proliferation, scratch wound healing, and tube formation. To test the effects in vivo, streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were established. Two weeks after the procedure, histological analysis was used to measure wound-healing effects, and the neovascularization was evaluated as well. Our findings demonstrated that DFO-Exos activate the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway via miR-126 mediated PTEN downregulation to stimulate angiogenesis in vitro. This contributed to enhanced wound healing and angiogenesis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats in vivo. Our results suggest that, in cell-free therapies, exosomes derived from DFO preconditioned stem cells manifest increased proangiogenic ability.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenya Wang ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Chaochu Cui ◽  
Dongling Liu ◽  
Guotian Yin ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundAngiogenesis is a key prerequisite for wound healing. The conditioned medium following culture of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSCs) has a potential to promote angiogenesis, but the efficacy is very low. Autophagy is an important process in protein recycling and a contributor for cell exocrine, which maybe stimulate the release of cytokines from UCMSCs to the medium and enhance the pro-angiogenic efficacy of the conditioned medium.MethodsAutophagy in UCMSCs was induced by 100 nM, 1 µM and 10 µM rapamycin for 6-hour and then detected by LC-3 immunofluorescence staining. After induction, the cells were washed with PBS for 3 times and cultured in fresh medium without rapamycin for additional 24-hour. And then, the conditioned medium was collected for the following experiments. The angiogenic effects of different groups of conditioned medium were verified by in vitro and in vivo tube formation assays in the matrigel-coated plates and matrigel plaques injected in mouse inguinal areas. Finally, the expressions of angiogenic factors including VEGF, FGF-1, FGF-2, TGF-α, MMP-3, MMP-9, PDGF-α, PDGF-β, HIF-1α and Ang II in the autophagic and control UCMSCs were measured by q-PCR assay.ResultsRapamycin induced autophagy of UCMSCs in a dose dependent manner, but the conditioned medium in 100 nM rapamycin-induced group was with the best pro-angiogenic efficacy. Thus, this group of medium was viewed as the optimal conditioned medium. The in vivo tube formation assay showed that angiogenesis in matrigel plaques injected daily with the optimal conditioned medium was more obvious than that injected with the control conditioned medium. Further, the expressions of VEGF, FGF-2, PDGF-α, MMP-9 and HIF-1α were markedly increased in UCMSCs following treatment with 100 nM rapamycin.ConclusionAppropriate autophagy improves the pro-angiogenic efficacy of the conditioned medium, which might be utilized to optimize the applications of UCMSCs-derived conditioned medium in wound healing and tissue repair.Trial registrationNot applicable.


2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 688-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhong ◽  
Juhua Gou ◽  
Nian Deng ◽  
Hao Shen ◽  
Tongchuan He ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Wei ◽  
Yaxi Wang ◽  
Kui Ma ◽  
Xiaowei Bian ◽  
Qiankun Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Endothelial dysfunction caused by persistent hyperglycemia in diabetes is responsible for impaired angiogenesis in diabetic wounds. Exosomes are considered potential therapeutic tools to promote diabetic wound healing. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exosomes secreted by human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSC-Exos) on angiogenesis under high glucose (HG) conditions in vivo and in vitro and to explore the underlying mechanisms.Methods: HucMSC-Exos were used to treat diabetic wounds and human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs) exposed to HG. Wound healing and angiogenesis were assessed in vivo. The biological characteristics of HUVECs were examined in vitro. Expression of pro-angiogenesis genes in HUVECs was also examined by western blotting. The miRNAs contained within hucMSC-Exos were identified using miRNA microarrays and qRT-PCR. The roles of selected miRNAs in angiogenesis were assessed using specific agomirs and inhibitors.Results: In vivo, local application of hucMSC-Exos enhanced wound healing and angiogenesis. In vitro, hucMSC-Exos reduced senescence of HG-treated HUVECs and promoted proliferation, migration, and tube formation by inhibiting phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression and activating the AKT/HIF-1α/VEGF pathways. MiR-221-3p was enriched in hucMSC-Exos. In vitro, MiR-221-3p downregulated PTEN and activated the AKT/HIF-1α/VEGF pathway to promote proliferation, migration, and tube formation in HG-treated HUVECs. In vivo, miR-221-3p agomirs mimicked the effects of hucMSC-Exos on wound healing and angiogenesis, whereas miR-221-3p inhibitors reversed their effects.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that hucMSC-Exos have regenerative and protective effects on HG-induced senescence in endothelial cells via transfer of miR-221-3p, thereby accelerating diabetic wound healing. Thus, hucMSC-Exos may be promising therapeutic candidates for improving diabetic wound angiogenesis.


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