In vitro models of the human liver are promising alternatives to animal tests for drug development. Currently, primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) are preferred for pharmacokinetic and cytotoxicity tests. However, they are unable to recapitulate the flow of bile in hepatobiliary clearance owing to the lack of bile ducts, leading to the limitation of bile analysis. To address the issue, a liver organoid culture system that has a functional bile duct network is desired. In this study, we aimed to generate human iPSC-derived hepatobiliary organoids (hHBOs) consisting of hepatocytes and bile ducts. The two-step differentiation process under 2D and semi-3D culture conditions promoted the maturation of hHBOs on culture plates, in which hepatocyte clusters were covered with monolayered biliary tubes. We demonstrated that the hHBOs reproduced the flow of bile containing a fluorescent bile acid analog or medicinal drugs from hepatocytes into bile ducts via bile canaliculi. Furthermore, the hHBOs exhibited pathophysiological responses to troglitazone, such as cholestasis and cytotoxicity. Because the hHBOs can recapitulate the function of bile ducts in hepatobiliary clearance, they are suitable as a liver disease model and would be a novel in vitro platform system for pharmaceutical research use.
{"title":"Establishment of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatobiliary organoid with bile duct for pharmaceutical research use","authors":"Luyao Wang , Yuta Koui , Kazuko Kanegae , Taketomo Kido , Miwa Tamura-Nakano , Shigeharu Yabe , Kenpei Tai , Yoshiko Nakajima , Hiroyuki Kusuhara , Yasuyuki Sakai , Atsushi Miyajima , Hitoshi Okochi , Minoru Tanaka","doi":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122621","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122621","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>In vitro</em> models of the human liver are promising alternatives to animal tests for drug development. Currently, primary human hepatocytes (PHHs) are preferred for pharmacokinetic and cytotoxicity tests. However, they are unable to recapitulate the flow of bile in hepatobiliary clearance owing to the lack of bile ducts, leading to the limitation of bile analysis. To address the issue, a liver organoid culture system that has a functional bile duct network is desired. In this study, we aimed to generate human iPSC-derived hepatobiliary organoids (hHBOs) consisting of hepatocytes and bile ducts. The two-step differentiation process under 2D and semi-3D culture conditions promoted the maturation of hHBOs on culture plates, in which hepatocyte clusters were covered with monolayered biliary tubes. We demonstrated that the hHBOs reproduced the flow of bile containing a fluorescent bile acid analog or medicinal drugs from hepatocytes into bile ducts via bile canaliculi. Furthermore, the hHBOs exhibited pathophysiological responses to troglitazone, such as cholestasis and cytotoxicity. Because the hHBOs can recapitulate the function of bile ducts in hepatobiliary clearance, they are suitable as a liver disease model and would be a novel <em>in vitro</em> platform system for pharmaceutical research use.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":254,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141141987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-21DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122618
Ganghao Liang , Nicolás Montesdeoca , Dongsheng Tang , Bin Wang , Haihua Xiao , Johannes Karges , Kun Shang
Over the last decades, a variety of metal complexes have been developed as chemotherapeutic agents. Despite the promising therapeutic prospects, the vast majority of these compounds suffer from low solubility, poor pharmacological properties, and most importantly poor tumor accumulation. To circumvent these limitations, herein, the incorporation of cytotoxic Ir(III) complexes and a variety of photosensitizers into polymeric gemini nanoparticles that selectively accumulate in the tumorous tissue and could be activated by near-infrared (NIR) light to exert an anticancer effect is reported. Upon exposure to light, the photosensitizer is able to generate singlet oxygen, triggering the rapid dissociation of the nanostructure and the activation of the Ir prodrug, thereby initiating a cascade of mitochondrial targeting and damage that ultimately leads to cell apoptosis. While selectively accumulating into tumorous tissue, the nanoparticles achieve almost complete eradication of the cisplatin-resistant cervical carcinoma tumor in vivo upon exposure to NIR irradiation.
{"title":"Facile one-pot synthesis of Ir(III) Bodipy polymeric gemini nanoparticles for tumor selective NIR photoactivated anticancer therapy","authors":"Ganghao Liang , Nicolás Montesdeoca , Dongsheng Tang , Bin Wang , Haihua Xiao , Johannes Karges , Kun Shang","doi":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122618","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Over the last decades, a variety of metal complexes have been developed as chemotherapeutic agents. Despite the promising therapeutic prospects, the vast majority of these compounds suffer from low solubility, poor pharmacological properties, and most importantly poor tumor accumulation. To circumvent these limitations, herein, the incorporation of cytotoxic Ir(III) complexes and a variety of photosensitizers into polymeric gemini nanoparticles that selectively accumulate in the tumorous tissue and could be activated by near-infrared (NIR) light to exert an anticancer effect is reported. Upon exposure to light, the photosensitizer is able to generate singlet oxygen, triggering the rapid dissociation of the nanostructure and the activation of the Ir prodrug, thereby initiating a cascade of mitochondrial targeting and damage that ultimately leads to cell apoptosis. While selectively accumulating into tumorous tissue, the nanoparticles achieve almost complete eradication of the cisplatin-resistant cervical carcinoma tumor <em>in vivo</em> upon exposure to NIR irradiation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":254,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141097381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-21DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122627
Souradeep Dey , Amritha Bhat , G. Janani , Vartik Shandilya , Raghvendra Gupta , Biman B. Mandal
The pre-clinical animal models often fail to predict intrinsic and idiosyncratic drug induced liver injury (DILI), thus contributing to drug failures in clinical trials, black box warnings and withdrawal of marketed drugs. This suggests a critical need for human-relevant in vitro models to predict diverse DILI phenotypes. In this study, a porcine liver extracellular matrix (ECM) based biomaterial ink with high printing fidelity, biocompatibility and tunable rheological and mechanical properties is formulated for supporting both parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells. Further, we applied 3D printing and microfluidic technology to bioengineer a human physiomimetic liver acinus model (HPLAM), recapitulating the radial hepatic cord-like structure with functional sinusoidal microvasculature network, biochemical and biophysical properties of native liver acinus. Intriguingly, the human derived hepatic cells incorporated HPLAM cultured under physiologically relevant microenvironment, acts as metabolic biofactories manifesting enhanced hepatic functionality, secretome levels and biomarkers expression over several weeks. We also report that the matured HPLAM reproduces dose- and time-dependent hepatotoxic response of human clinical relevance to drugs typically recognized for inducing diverse DILI phenotypes as compared to conventional static culture. Overall, the developed HPLAM emulates in vivo like functions and may provide a useful platform for DILI risk assessment to better determine safety and human risk.
临床前动物模型往往无法预测药物性肝损伤(DILI)的本质和特异性,从而导致药物临床试验失败、黑框警告和上市药物退市。这表明我们亟需与人类相关的体外模型来预测不同的 DILI 表型。在本研究中,我们配制了一种基于猪肝细胞外基质(ECM)的生物材料墨水,它具有高打印保真度、生物相容性、可调流变学和机械性能,可支持实质细胞和非实质细胞。此外,我们还应用三维打印和微流控技术对人类仿生肝窦模型(HPLAM)进行了生物工程改造,再现了具有功能性窦状微血管网络的放射状肝索状结构,以及原生肝窦的生化和生物物理特性。耐人寻味的是,在生理相关微环境下培养的人肝细胞结合 HPLAM 可作为代谢生物工厂,在数周内增强肝功能、提高分泌物水平和生物标志物表达。我们还报告说,与传统的静态培养相比,成熟的 HPLAM 能重现剂量和时间依赖性肝毒性反应,与人类临床相关,这些反应通常被认为会诱发多种 DILI 表型。总之,所开发的 HPLAM 可模拟体内类似功能,可为 DILI 风险评估提供有用的平台,从而更好地确定安全性和人体风险。
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Pub Date : 2024-05-20DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122626
Tan Li , Gengjia Chen , Liteng Lin , Bo Li , Xiaobin Wang , Ye Chen , Wensou Huang , Mingyue Cai , Zecong Xiao , Xintao Shuai , Kangshun Zhu
The development of manganese oxide-based chemodynamic immunotherapy is emerging as a key strategy against solid tumors. However, the limited efficacy of nanoplatform in inducing efficient tumor therapeutic effects and creating the prominent antitumor immune responses remains a crucial issue. In this study, we construct a novel multifunctional biomimetic nanovaccine comprising manganese oxide-loaded poly(2-diisopropylaminoethyl methacrylate) (MP) nanoparticles and a coating layer of hybrid cell membrane (RHM) derived from manganese oxide-remodeled 4T1 cells and dendritic cells (DCs) (collectively called MP@RHM) for combination chemodynamic immunotherapy. Compared with the nanovaccines coated with the single cell membrane, the MP@RHM nanovaccine highly efficiently activates both DCs and T cells to boost tumor-specific T cell, owing to the synergistic effects of abundant damage-associated molecular patterns, Mn2+, and T cell-stimulating moieties. Upon peritumoral injection, the MP@RHM nanovaccine targets both the tumor site for focused chemodynamic therapy and the lymph nodes for robust tumor-specific T cell priming, thereby achieving highly efficient chemodynamic immunotherapy. Moreover, as a preventive cancer nanovaccine, MP@RHM generates strong immunological memory to inhibit postoperative tumor metastasis and recurrence. Our study findings highlight a promising approach to construct a multifunctional biomimetic nanovaccine for personalized chemodynamic immunotherapy against solid tumors.
以氧化锰为基础的化学动力免疫疗法的发展正成为抗击实体瘤的关键策略。然而,纳米平台在诱导高效肿瘤治疗效果和产生显著抗肿瘤免疫反应方面的功效有限,这仍然是一个关键问题。在这项研究中,我们构建了一种新型多功能仿生物纳米疫苗,该疫苗由氧化锰负载的聚(2-二异丙基氨基乙基甲基丙烯酸酯)(MP)纳米颗粒和由氧化锰重塑的4T1细胞和树突状细胞(DCs)衍生的杂交细胞膜(RHM)包被层(统称为MP@RHM)组成,用于联合化学动力免疫疗法。与单细胞膜包被的纳米疫苗相比,MP@RHM纳米疫苗由于丰富的损伤相关分子模式、Mn2+和T细胞刺激分子的协同作用,能高效激活DC和T细胞,从而增强肿瘤特异性T细胞。瘤周注射 MP@RHM 纳米疫苗后,既能靶向肿瘤部位进行集中的化学动力治疗,又能靶向淋巴结进行强效的肿瘤特异性 T 细胞激活,从而实现高效的化学动力免疫治疗。此外,作为一种预防性癌症纳米疫苗,MP@RHM 还能产生强大的免疫记忆,抑制术后肿瘤转移和复发。我们的研究结果凸显了构建多功能仿生纳米疫苗用于针对实体瘤的个性化化学动力免疫疗法的前景。
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Pub Date : 2024-05-18DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122616
Qiulin He , Youguo Liao , Haonan Zhang , Wei Sun , Wenyan Zhou , Junxin Lin , Tao Zhang , Shaofang Xie , Hongwei Wu , Jie Han , Yuxiang Zhang , Wei Wei , Chenglin Li , Yi Hong , Weiliang Shen , Hongwei Ouyang
The gel microsphere culture system (GMCS) showed various advantages for mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) expansion and delivery, such as high specific surface area, small and regular shape, extensive adjustability, and biomimetic properties. Although various technologies and materials have been developed to promote the development of gel microspheres, the differences in the biological status of MSCs between the GMCS and the traditional Petri dish culture system (PDCS) are still unknown, hindering gel microspheres from becoming a culture system as widely used as petri dishes. In the previous study, an excellent “all-in-one” GMCS has been established for the expansion of human adipose-derived MSCs (hADSCs), which showed convenient cell culture operation. Here, we performed transcriptome and proteome sequencing on hADSCs cultured on the “all-in-one” GMCS and the PDCS. We found that hADSCs cultured in the GMCS kept in an undifferentiation status with a high stemness index, whose transcriptome profile is closer to the adipose progenitor cells (APCs) in vivo than those cultured in the PDCS. Further, the high stemness status of hADSCs in the GMCS was maintained through regulating cell-ECM interaction. For application, bilayer scaffolds were constructed by osteo- and chondro-differentiation of hADSCs cultured in the GMCS and the PDCS. The effect of osteochondral regeneration of the bilayer scaffolds in the GMCS group was better than that in the PDCS group. This study revealed the high stemness and excellent functionality of MSCs cultured in the GMCS, which promoted the application of gel microspheres in cell culture and tissue regeneration.
{"title":"Gel microspheres enhance the stemness of ADSCs by regulating cell-ECM interaction","authors":"Qiulin He , Youguo Liao , Haonan Zhang , Wei Sun , Wenyan Zhou , Junxin Lin , Tao Zhang , Shaofang Xie , Hongwei Wu , Jie Han , Yuxiang Zhang , Wei Wei , Chenglin Li , Yi Hong , Weiliang Shen , Hongwei Ouyang","doi":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The gel microsphere culture system (GMCS) showed various advantages for mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) expansion and delivery, such as high specific surface area, small and regular shape, extensive adjustability, and biomimetic properties. Although various technologies and materials have been developed to promote the development of gel microspheres, the differences in the biological status of MSCs between the GMCS and the traditional Petri dish culture system (PDCS) are still unknown, hindering gel microspheres from becoming a culture system as widely used as petri dishes. In the previous study, an excellent “all-in-one” GMCS has been established for the expansion of human adipose-derived MSCs (hADSCs), which showed convenient cell culture operation. Here, we performed transcriptome and proteome sequencing on hADSCs cultured on the “all-in-one” GMCS and the PDCS. We found that hADSCs cultured in the GMCS kept in an undifferentiation status with a high stemness index, whose transcriptome profile is closer to the adipose progenitor cells (APCs) <em>in vivo</em> than those cultured in the PDCS. Further, the high stemness status of hADSCs in the GMCS was maintained through regulating cell-ECM interaction. For application, bilayer scaffolds were constructed by osteo- and chondro-differentiation of hADSCs cultured in the GMCS and the PDCS. The effect of osteochondral regeneration of the bilayer scaffolds in the GMCS group was better than that in the PDCS group. This study revealed the high stemness and excellent functionality of MSCs cultured in the GMCS, which promoted the application of gel microspheres in cell culture and tissue regeneration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":254,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141072755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-17DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122617
Yuanyuan Jin , Danyang Cai , Lihua Mo , Gaosa Jing , Li Zeng , Hui Cheng , Qi Guo , Mali Dai , Yuqin Wang , Jinrun Chen , Guojun Chen , Xingyi Li , Shuai Shi
Effectively addressing retinal issues represents a pivotal aspect of blindness-related diseases. Novel approaches involving reducing inflammation and rebalancing the immune response are paramount in the treatment of these conditions. This study delves into the potential of a nanogel system comprising polyethylenimine-benzene boric acid-hyaluronic acid (PEI-PBA-HA). We have evaluated the collaborative impact of cerium oxide nanozyme and chemokine CX3CL1 protein for targeted immunomodulation and retinal protection in uveitis models. Our nanogel system specifically targets the posterior segment of the eyes. The synergistic effect in this area reduces oxidative stress and hampers the activation of microglia, thereby alleviating the pathological immune microenvironment. This multifaceted drug delivery system disrupts the cycle of oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune response, suppressing initial immune cells and limiting local retinal structural damage induced by excessive immune reactions. Our research sheds light on interactions within retinal target cells, providing a promising avenue for the development of efficient and innovative drug delivery platforms.
{"title":"Multifunctional nanogel loaded with cerium oxide nanozyme and CX3CL1 protein: Targeted immunomodulation and retinal protection in uveitis rat model","authors":"Yuanyuan Jin , Danyang Cai , Lihua Mo , Gaosa Jing , Li Zeng , Hui Cheng , Qi Guo , Mali Dai , Yuqin Wang , Jinrun Chen , Guojun Chen , Xingyi Li , Shuai Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122617","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122617","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Effectively addressing retinal issues represents a pivotal aspect of blindness-related diseases. Novel approaches involving reducing inflammation and rebalancing the immune response are paramount in the treatment of these conditions. This study delves into the potential of a nanogel system comprising polyethylenimine-benzene boric acid-hyaluronic acid (PEI-PBA-HA). We have evaluated the collaborative impact of cerium oxide nanozyme and chemokine CX3CL1 protein for targeted immunomodulation and retinal protection in uveitis models. Our nanogel system specifically targets the posterior segment of the eyes. The synergistic effect in this area reduces oxidative stress and hampers the activation of microglia, thereby alleviating the pathological immune microenvironment. This multifaceted drug delivery system disrupts the cycle of oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune response, suppressing initial immune cells and limiting local retinal structural damage induced by excessive immune reactions. Our research sheds light on interactions within retinal target cells, providing a promising avenue for the development of efficient and innovative drug delivery platforms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":254,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141053199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-17DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122619
Jian He , Xiuhui Lin , Dongxiao Zhang , Huiqun Hu , Xiaoyuan Chen , Feng Xu , Min Zhou
The hypometabolic and nutrient-limiting condition of dormant bacteria inside biofilms reduces their susceptibility to antibacterial agents, making the treatment of biofilm-dominating chronic infections difficult. Herein, we demonstrate an intratracheal aerosolized maltohexaose-modified catalase-gallium integrated nanosystem that can ‘wake up’ dormant Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm to increase the metabolism and nutritional iron demand by reconciling the oxygen gradient. The activated bacteria then enhance suicidal gallium uptake since gallium acts as a 'Trojan horse' to mimic iron. The internalized gallium ions disrupt biofilms by interfering with the physiological processes of iron ion acquisition and utilization, biofilm formation, and quorum sensing. Furthermore, aerosol microsprayer administration and bacteria-specific maltohexaose modification enable accumulation at biofilm-infected lung and targeted release of gallium into bacteria to improve the therapeutic effect. This work provides a potential strategy for treating infection by reversing the dormant biofilm's resistance condition.
{"title":"Wake biofilm up to enhance suicidal uptake of gallium for chronic lung infection treatment","authors":"Jian He , Xiuhui Lin , Dongxiao Zhang , Huiqun Hu , Xiaoyuan Chen , Feng Xu , Min Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122619","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122619","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The hypometabolic and nutrient-limiting condition of dormant bacteria inside biofilms reduces their susceptibility to antibacterial agents, making the treatment of biofilm-dominating chronic infections difficult. Herein, we demonstrate an intratracheal aerosolized maltohexaose-modified catalase-gallium integrated nanosystem that can ‘wake up’ dormant <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> biofilm to increase the metabolism and nutritional iron demand by reconciling the oxygen gradient. The activated bacteria then enhance suicidal gallium uptake since gallium acts as a 'Trojan horse' to mimic iron. The internalized gallium ions disrupt biofilms by interfering with the physiological processes of iron ion acquisition and utilization, biofilm formation, and quorum sensing. Furthermore, aerosol microsprayer administration and bacteria-specific maltohexaose modification enable accumulation at biofilm-infected lung and targeted release of gallium into bacteria to improve the therapeutic effect. This work provides a potential strategy for treating infection by reversing the dormant biofilm's resistance condition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":254,"journal":{"name":"Biomaterials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141042767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-16DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122614
Erik Brauer , Aaron Herrera , Raphaela Fritsche-Guenther , Sophie Görlitz , Hans Leemhuis , Petra Knaus , Jennifer A. Kirwan , Georg N. Duda , Ansgar Petersen
The extracellular matrix is known to impact cell function during regeneration by modulating growth factor signaling. However, how the mechanical properties and structure of biomaterials can be used to optimize the cellular response to growth factors is widely neglected. Here, we engineered a macroporous biomaterial to study cellular signaling in environments that mimic the mechanical stiffness but also the mechanical heterogeneity of native extracellular matrix. We found that the mechanical interaction of cells with the heterogeneous and non-linear deformation properties of soft matrices (E < 5 kPa) enhances BMP-2 growth factor signaling with high relevance for tissue regeneration. In contrast, this effect is absent in homogeneous hydrogels that are often used to study cell responses to mechanical cues. Live cell imaging and in silico finite element modeling further revealed that a subpopulation of highly active, fast migrating cells is responsible for most of the material deformation, while a second, less active population experiences this deformation as an extrinsic mechanical stimulation. At an overall low cell density, the active cell population dominates the process, suggesting that it plays a particularly important role in early tissue healing scenarios where cells invade tissue defects or implanted biomaterials. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that the mechanical heterogeneity of the natural extracellular matrix environment plays an important role in triggering regeneration by endogenously acting growth factors. This suggests the inclusion of such mechanical complexity as a design parameter in future biomaterials, in addition to established parameters such as mechanical stiffness and stress relaxation.
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Pub Date : 2024-05-14DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122613
Yu Zhang , Bo-yang Zheng , Qian-fan Zhang , Ya-nan Zhao , Qi-ming Yu , Xin Liu , Si-ying Ding , Shuang-shuang Qian , Han Wu , Qian-yu Wu , Yu-han Zhang , Lei Zheng , Xin-hua Zhang , Hao-feng Zhang , Yi-ming Hao , Jing-chao Lu , Lei Wang , Jin-kun Wen , Bin Zheng
Vascular restenosis following angioplasty continues to pose a significant challenge. The heterocyclic trioxirane compound [1, 3, 5-tris((oxiran-2-yl)methyl)-1, 3, 5-triazinane-2, 4, 6-trione (TGIC)], known for its anticancer activity, was utilized as the parent ring to conjugate with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, resulting in the creation of the spliced conjugated compound BY1. We found that BY1 induced ferroptosis in VSMCs as well as in neointima hyperplasia. Furthermore, ferroptosis inducers amplified BY1-induced cell death, while inhibitors mitigated it, indicating the contribution of ferroptosis to BY1-induced cell death. Additionally, we established that ferritin heavy chain1 (FTH1) played a pivotal role in BY1-induced ferroptosis, as evidenced by the fact that FTH1 overexpression abrogated BY1-induced ferroptosis, while FTH1 knockdown exacerbated it. Further study found that BY1 induced ferroptosis by enhancing the NCOA4-FTH1 interaction and increasing the amount of intracellular ferrous. We compared the effectiveness of various administration routes for BY1, including BY1-coated balloons, hydrogel-based BY1 delivery, and nanoparticles targeting OPN loaded with BY1 (TOP@MPDA@BY1) for targeting proliferated VSMCs, for prevention and treatment of the restenosis. Our results indicated that TOP@MPDA@BY1 was the most effective among the three administration routes, positioning BY1 as a highly promising candidate for the development of drug-eluting stents or treatments for restenosis.
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Pub Date : 2024-05-13DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122612
Xiang Li , Zhihui Han , Tianyi Wang , Cheng Ma , Haiying Li , Huali Lei , Yuqi Yang , Yuanjie Wang , Zifan Pei , Zhuang Liu , Liang Cheng , Gang Chen
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