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Cartilage engineering is a new therapeutic approach in regenerative medicine. This study explored the chondrogenic potential of human dental pulp stem/stromal cells (hDPSCs) and adipose-derived stem/stromal cells (hAD-MSCs) grown on a hydrolytically modified poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) (PLCL) electrospun scaffold in relation to the phenotype of primary chondrocytes on PLCL. The effects of PLCL scaffold on the biological features of hDPSC, hAD-MSC, and their chondrogenic differentiation and chondrocytes biology were evaluated via flow cytometry, immunochemistry, biochemistry, and RT–PCR. The results demonstrated that PLCL supported hDPSC, hAD-MSC, and chondrocyte viability and cellular attachment. The chondrogenic potential of hDPSCs and hAD-MSCs on PLCL scaffold was evidenced by the mRNA expression of the cartilage-specific genes. Collagen type II (Col II) and aggrecan (Acan) gene expression and their proteins significantly increased in chondrogenically differentiated hDPSCs and hAD-MSCs on PLCL compared with undifferentiated stem/stromal cells on PLCL. The phenotype of differentiated hDPSCs and hAD-MSCs was comparable to primary chondrocytes grown on PLCL. The results of this study showed that PLCL scaffold promoted chondrogenic differentiation of hAD-MSCs and hDPSCs toward chondrocytes with phenotypic similarities to native chondrocytes. The PLCL scaffold composition has a positive effect on hDPSC, hAD-MSC, and chondrocyte behavior, chondrogenic gene expression, and matrix protein synthesis.

Słowa kluczowe:
stem/stromal cells, hDPSCs, hAD-MSCs, chondrocytes, chondrogenesis, poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) (PLCL), cartilage engineering

Streszczenie:
Poly(l-lactide-co-caprolactone) (PLCL) electrospun scaffolds with seeded stem cells have drawn great interest in tissue engineering. This study investigated the biological behavior of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) grown on a hydrolytically-modified PLCL nanofiber scaffold. The hDPSCs were seeded on PLCL, and their biological features such as viability, proliferation, adhesion, population doubling time, the immunophenotype of hDPSCs and osteogenic differentiation capacity were evaluated on scaffolds. The results showed that the PLCL scaffold significantly supported hDPSC viability/proliferation. The hDPSCs adhesion rate and spreading onto PLCL increased with time of culture. hDPSCs were able to migrate inside the PLCL electrospun scaffold after 7 days of seeding. No differences in morphology and immunophenotype of hDPSCs grown on PLCL and in flasks were observed. The mRNA levels of bone-related genes and their proteins were significantly higher in hDPSCs after osteogenic differentiation on PLCL compared with undifferentiated hDPSCs on PLCL. These results showed that the mechanical properties of a modified PLCL mat provide an appropriate environment that supports hDPSCs attachment, proliferation, migration and their osteogenic differentiation on the PLCL scaffold. The good PLCL biocompatibility with dental pulp stem cells indicates that this mat may be applied in designing a bioactive hDPSCs/PLCL construct for bone tissue engineering.

Słowa kluczowe:
hDPSCs, poly(l-lactide-co-caprolactone), electrospun scaffold, biocompatibility, adhesion, proliferation, osteogenic differentiation, tissue engineering