Abstract:
:The gradient localization of biological cues is of paramount importance to guide directional migration of cells. In this study, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-glycidyl methacrylate)-block- poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (P(HEMA-co-GMA)-b-PHEMA) brushes with a uniform underneath P(HEMA-co-GMA) layer and a gradient thickness of PHEMA blocks were prepared by using surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization and a dynamically controlled polymerization process. The polymer chains were subsequently functionalized with the cell-adhesive arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) peptides by reaction with the glycidyl groups, and their structures and properties were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and air contact angle. Adhesion and migration processes of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were then studied. Compared with those on the sufficiently exposed RGD surface, the cell adhesion and mobility were well maintained when the RGD peptides were localized at 18.9 nm depth, whereas the adhesion, spreading and migration rate of SMCs were significantly impaired when the RGD peptides were localized at a depth of 38.4 nm. On the RGD depth gradient surface, the SMCs exhibited preferential orientation and enhanced directional migration toward the direction of reduced thickness of the second PHEMA brushes. Half of the cells were oriented within ± 30° to the x-axis direction, and 72% of the cells moved directionally at the optimal conditions. Cell adhesion strength, arrangement of cytoskeleton, and gene and protein expression levels of adhesion-related proteins were studied to corroborate the mechanisms, demonstrating that the cell mobility is regulated by the complex and synergetic intracellular signals resulted from the difference in surface properties. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:Cell migration is of paramount importance for the processes of tissue repair and regeneration. So far, the gradient localization of biological cues perpendicular to the substrate, which is the usual case for the biological signaling molecules to locate in ECM in vivo, has been scarcely studied, and has not been used to guide the directional migration of cells. In this study, we prepare a depth gradient of RGD peptides along the polymer chains, which is used to guide the directional migration of SMCs after a second hydrophilic bock is prepared in a gradient manner. For the first time the directional migration of SMCs is achieved under the guidance of a depth gradient of RGD ligands. The mechanisms of different cell migration abilities are further discussed based on the results of cell adhesion, cell adhesion force, cytoskeleton alignment and expression of relative proteins and genes. This work paves a new strategy by fabricating a gradient polymer brushes with immobilized bioactive molecules to dominate the directional cell migration, and elucidates the mechanisms underlining the biased migration along RGD depth localization gradients, shedding a light for the design of novel biomaterials to control and guide cell migration and invasion.
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Acta Biomaterjournal_title
Acta biomaterialiaauthors
Wu S,Du W,Duan Y,Zhang D,Liu Y,Wu B,Zou X,Ouyang H,Gao Cdoi
10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.046subject
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2018-07-15 00:00:00pages
75-92eissn
1742-7061issn
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S1742-7061(18)30325-8journal_volume
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