Abstract:
:Promoting nerve regeneration requires engineering cellular carriers to physically and biochemically support neuronal growth into a long lasting functional tissue. This study systematically evaluated the capacity of a biosynthetic poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel to support growth and differentiation of co-encapsulated neurons and glia. A significant challenge is to understand the role of the dynamic degradable hydrogel mechanical properties on expression of relevant cellular morphologies and function. It was hypothesised that a carrier with mechanical properties akin to neural tissue will provide glia with conditions to thrive, and that glia in turn will support neuronal survival and development. PVA co-polymerised with biological macromolecules sericin and gelatin (PVA-SG) and with tailored nerve tissue-like mechanical properties were used to encapsulate Schwann cells (SCs) alone and subsequently a co-culture of SCs and neural-like PC12s. SCs were encapsulated within two PVA-SG gel variants with initial compressive moduli of 16 kPa and 2 kPa, spanning a range of reported mechanical properties for neural tissues. Both hydrogels were shown to support cell viability and expression of extracellular matrix proteins, however, SCs grown within the PVA-SG with a higher initial modulus were observed to present with greater physiologically relevant morphologies and increased expression of extracellular matrix proteins. The higher modulus PVA-SG was subsequently shown to support development of neuronal networks when SCs were co-encapsulated with PC12s. The lower modulus hydrogel was unable to support effective development of neural networks. This study demonstrates the critical link between hydrogel properties and glial cell phenotype on development of functional neural tissues. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Hydrogels as platforms for tissue regeneration must provide encapsulated cellular progenitors with physical and biochemical cues for initial survival and to support ongoing tissue formation as the artificial network degrades. While most research focuses on tailoring scaffold properties to suit neurons, this work aims to support glia SCs as the key cellular component that physically and biochemically supports the neuronal network. The challenge is to modify hydrogel properties to support growth and development of multiple cell types into a neuronal network. Given SCs ability to respond to substrate mechanical properties, the significance of this work lies in understanding the relationship between dynamic hydrogel mechanical properties and glia SCs development as the element that enables formation of mature, differentiated neural networks.
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Acta Biomaterjournal_title
Acta biomaterialiaauthors
Aregueta-Robles UA,Martens PJ,Poole-Warren LA,Green RAdoi
10.1016/j.actbio.2018.11.044subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-09-01 00:00:00pages
269-284eissn
1742-7061issn
1878-7568pii
S1742-7061(18)30707-4journal_volume
95pub_type
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