Collagen-based medical device as a stem cell carrier for regenerative medicine

L Aubert, M Dubus, H Rammal, C Bour… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
L Aubert, M Dubus, H Rammal, C Bour, C Mongaret, C Boulagnon-Rombi, R Garnotel…
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2017mdpi.com
Maintenance of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) requires a tissue-specific
microenvironment (ie, niche), which is poorly represented by the typical plastic substrate
used for two-dimensional growth of MSCs in a tissue culture flask. The objective of this study
was to address the potential use of collagen-based medical devices (HEMOCOLLAGENE®,
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France) as mimetic niche for MSCs with the ability to preserve
human MSC stemness in vitro. With a chemical composition similar to type I collagen …
Maintenance of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) requires a tissue-specific microenvironment (i.e., niche), which is poorly represented by the typical plastic substrate used for two-dimensional growth of MSCs in a tissue culture flask. The objective of this study was to address the potential use of collagen-based medical devices (HEMOCOLLAGENE®, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France) as mimetic niche for MSCs with the ability to preserve human MSC stemness in vitro. With a chemical composition similar to type I collagen, HEMOCOLLAGENE® foam presented a porous and interconnected structure (>90%) and a relative low elastic modulus of around 60 kPa. Biological studies revealed an apparently inert microenvironment of HEMOCOLLAGENE® foam, where 80% of cultured human MSCs remained viable, adopted a flattened morphology, and maintained their undifferentiated state with basal secretory activity. Thus, three-dimensional HEMOCOLLAGENE® foams present an in vitro model that mimics the MSC niche with the capacity to support viable and quiescent MSCs within a low stiffness collagen I scaffold simulating Wharton’s jelly. These results suggest that haemostatic foam may be a useful and versatile carrier for MSC transplantation for regenerative medicine applications.
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