Electrospun Nanofiber Assemblies for In Vitro Three-Dimensional Uterine Tissue Engineering

سال انتشار: 1398
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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RROYAN20_296

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 29 مهر 1398

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Background: The purpose of using this three-dimensional con-struct is to make a sufficient thickness membrane as a part of the uterine endometrium to protect implantation of the zygote. Materials and Methods: In this study, Polycaprolactone/ Gelatin/Polydimethylsiloxne (PCL/G/PDMS) nanofibers with aligned and random fiber arrangements were used as models to study the growth of uterine endometrial cells. To imitate in vivo tissue structure, three-dimensional (3D) cell/micro-nanofiber constructs with cells embedded among micro-nanofiber layers were built via layer-by-layer assembly. This structure showed that aligned nanofibers in the 3D constructs continuously in-duced cell polarization and promoted and demonstrated the po-tential of 3D cell/nanofiber construct as a model for prolifera-tion of uterine endometrial cells in a physiologically relevant environment. A layer-by-layer assembly approach was adopted to stack cell-seeded nanofiber mesh (aligned or random) into 3D multilayered constructs. Briefly, aligned and random na-nofibers collected on an aluminum foil were evenly seeded with endometrial cells (106 cells/scaffold). After 24 hrs, ten layers of cell-seeded nanofiber meshes were overlaid to each other. Fol-lowing this approach, one type of 3D cell/nanofiber constructs with either aligned or random nanofibers were formed. To visu-alize cell morphology inside the 3D cell/nanofiber constructs, at days 7 and 14 after seeding, samples were fixed in 4% glutaral-dehyde and cut into 5-μm thin sections. The sections were then stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) to evaluate the cell distribution. SEM micrographs of the scaffolds were obtained before seeding of the cells.Results: Histological results showed that the cells homogene-ously distributed through the entire constructs, and formed an integrated connection with nanofibers. Cells cultured on 2D random nanofiber meshes exhibited a polygonal morphology. Similar morphology arrangements were also observed with the cells cultured in 3D sandwich constructs.Conclusion: A layer-by-layer approach was taken to assemble cell-seeded nanofiber meshes into 3D constructs with precisely controlled organization of nanofibers for mimicking the isotro-py (i.e., stacking random nanofiber layers) of uterus tissue. This 3D culture system allows us to understand nanofiber-induced cellular responses in a physiologically relevant environment and preparation for a proper engineered tissue.

نویسندگان

M Dehghan

Department of Textile, Faculty of Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran,.Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Cent-er, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi Univer-sity of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

H Nikukar

Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Cent-er, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi Univer-sity of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Stem Cell Biology Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi Univ

M Khajeh-Mehrizi

Department of Textile, Faculty of Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

B Aflatoonian

Stem Cell Biology Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd,Iran.Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Scie