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Evaluation of the osteogenic potential of rat adipose-derived stem cells with different polycaprolactone/alginate-based nanofibrous scaffolds: an in vitro study.

Hany E., Yahia S., Elsherbeny MF., Salama NM., Ateia IM., Abou El-Khier NT.

Laboratory Study, published in Stem Cell Investig (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
Stem Cell Investig (2020)
Country
China
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
32964007
PMCID
PMC7492711
DOI
10.21037/sci-2020-015
Citations
9

Abstract (original English)

Background Bone tissue engineering is a widely growing field that requires the combination of cells, scaffolds and signaling molecules. Adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) are an accessible and abundant source of mesenchymal stem cells with high plasticity. Polycaprolactone/alginate (PCL/Alg) composite scaffolds have been used in bone regeneration and nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) is used as a reinforcing, osteoconductive component in scaffold fabrication. This study was conducted to assess the ability of three different PCL/Alg based scaffolds to induce osteogenic differentiation of ADSCs and to compare between them. Methods The study comprised 5 groups; negative control group with ADSCs cultured in complete culture media, positive control group with ADSCs cultured in osteogenic differentiation media, and 3 experimental groups with ADSCs seeded onto 3 scaffolds: S1 (PCL/Alg), S2 (PCL/Alg/Ca) and S3 (PCL/Alg/Ca/n-HA) respectively and cultured in osteogenic media. Mineralization and gene expression were assessed by Alizarin red S (ARS) staining and real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Evaluation was done at 7, 14 and 21 days. Results ARS staining reflected a time dependent increase through days 7, 14 and 21, with S3 (PCL/Alg/Ca/n-HA) group showing the highest mineralization levels. RT-qPCR detected upregulation of ALP gene expression at day 7 and decline there

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