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Hyaluronic Acid as Macromolecular Crowder in Equine Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Cultures.

Garnica-Galvez S., Korntner SH., Skoufos I., Tzora A., Diakakis N., Prassinos N.

Animal Study, published in Cells (2021) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Cells (2021)
Country
Switzerland
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
33918830
PMCID
PMC8070604
DOI
10.3390/cells10040859
Citations
21

Abstract (original English)

The use of macromolecular crowding in the development of extracellular matrix-rich cell-assembled tissue equivalents is continuously gaining pace in regenerative engineering. Despite the significant advancements in the field, the optimal macromolecular crowder still remains elusive. Herein, the physicochemical properties of different concentrations of different molecular weights hyaluronic acid (HA) and their influence on equine adipose-derived stem cell cultures were assessed. Within the different concentrations and molecular weight HAs, the 10 mg/mL 100 kDa and 500 kDa HAs exhibited the highest negative charge and hydrodynamic radius, and the 10 mg/mL 100 kDa HA exhibited the lowest polydispersity index and the highest % fraction volume occupancy. Although HA had the potential to act as a macromolecular crowding agent, it did not outperform carrageenan and Ficoll ® , the most widely used macromolecular crowding molecules, in enhanced and accelerated collagen I, collagen III and collagen IV deposition.

What this study does not prove

  • • 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.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Adipose TissueAnimalsCell ProliferationCell ShapeCell SurvivalCells, CulturedDynamic Light ScatteringHorsesHyaluronic AcidMacromolecular Substances

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