論文

国際誌
2019年12月

Histological evaluation of tendon formation using a scaffold-free three-dimensional-bioprinted construct of human dermal fibroblasts under in vitro static tensile culture

Regenerative Therapy
  • Koichi Nakayama

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開始ページ
47
終了ページ
55
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1016/j.reth.2019.02.002
出版者・発行元
Elsevier BV

Introduction: Tendon tissue engineering requires scaffold-free techniques for safe and long-term clinical applications and to explore alternative cell sources to tenocytes. Therefore, we histologically assessed tendon formation in a scaffold-free Bio-three-dimensional (3D) construct developed from normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDFs) using our Bio-3D printer system under tensile culture in vitro. Methods: Scaffold-free ring-like tissues were constructed from 120 multicellular spheroids comprising NHDFs using a bio-3D printer. Ring-like tissues were cultured in vitro under static tensile-loading with or without in-house tensile devices (tension-loaded and tension-free groups), with increases in tensile strength applied weekly to the tensile-loaded group. After a 4 or 8-week culture on the device, we evaluated histological findings according to tendon-maturing score and immunohistological findings of the middle portion of the tissues for both groups (n = 4, respectively). Results: Histology of the tension-loaded group revealed longitudinally aligned collagen fibers with increased collagen deposition and spindle-shaped cells with prolonged culture. By contrast, the tension-free group showed no organized cell arrangement or collagen fiber structure. Additionally, the tension-loaded group showed a significantly improved tendon-maturing score as compared with that for the tension-free group at week 8. Moreover, immunohistochemistry revealed tenascin C distribution with a parallel arrangement in the tensile-loading direction at week 8 in the tension-loaded group, which exhibited stronger scleraxis-staining intensity than that observed in the tension-free group at weeks 4 and 8. Conclusions: The NHDF-generated scaffold-free Bio-3D construct underwent remodeling and formed tendon-like structures under tensile culture in vitro.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reth.2019.02.002
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31193148
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517794
URL
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85065260863&partnerID=MN8TOARS
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.reth.2019.02.002
  • ISSN : 2352-3204
  • ORCIDのPut Code : 57512154
  • PubMed ID : 31193148
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC6517794
  • SCOPUS ID : 85065260863

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