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Directing Stem Cell Commitment by Amorphous Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles Incorporated in PLGA: Relevance of the Free Calcium Ion Concentration.

Gröninger O., Hess S., Mohn D., Schneider E., Stark W., Märsmann S.

Laboratory Study, published in Int J Mol Sci (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
Int J Mol Sci (2020)
Country
Switzerland
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
32283864
PMCID
PMC7177725
DOI
10.3390/ijms21072627
Citations
16

Abstract (original English)

The microenvironment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is responsible for the modulation in MSC commitment. Nanocomposites with an inorganic and an organic component have been investigated, and osteogenesis of MSCs has been attributed to inorganic phases such as calcium phosphate under several conditions. Here, electrospun meshes and two-dimensional films of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) or nanocomposites of PLGA and amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles (PLGA/aCaP) seeded with human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) were analyzed for the expression of selected marker genes. In a two-week in vitro experiment, osteogenic commitment was not found to be favored on PLGA/aCaP compared to pure PLGA. Analysis of the medium revealed a significant reduction of the Ca 2+ concentration when incubated with PLGA/aCaP, caused by chemical precipitation of hydroxyapatite (HAp) on aCaP seeds of PLGA/aCaP. Upon offering a constant Ca 2+ concentration, however, the previously observed anti-osteogenic effect was reversed: alkaline phosphatase , an early osteogenic marker gene, was upregulated on PLGA/aCaP compared to pristine PLGA. Hence, in addition to the cell-material interaction, the material-medium interaction was also important for the stem cell commitment here, affecting the cell-medium interaction. Complex in vitro models should therefore consider all factors, as coupled impacts

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  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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Adipose TissueCalcification, PhysiologicCalciumCalcium PhosphatesCell Culture TechniquesCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGene Expression ProfilingHumansNanoparticles

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