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In vitro osteogenic differentiation of marrow stromal cells encapsulated in biodegradable hydrogels
Author(s) -
Temenoff Johnna S.,
Park Hansoo,
Jabbari Esmaiel,
Sheffield Tiffany L.,
LeBaron Richard G.,
Ambrose Catherine G.,
Mikos Antonios G.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1552-4965
pISSN - 1549-3296
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.a.30064
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , osteopontin , swelling , alkaline phosphatase , calcium , stromal cell , in vitro , mesenchymal stem cell , biomedical engineering , tissue engineering , materials science , chemistry , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , immunology , pathology , biology , polymer chemistry , composite material , medicine , enzyme , organic chemistry
Novel hydrogel materials based on oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) (OPF) crosslinked with a redox radical initiation system were recently developed in our laboratory as injectable cell carriers for orthopedic tissue engineering applications. The effect of OPF hydrogel material properties on in vitro osteogenic differentiation of encapsulated rat marrow stromal cells (MSCs) with and without the presence of osteogenic supplements (dexamethasone) was investigated. Two OPF formulations that resulted in hydrogels with different swelling properties were used to encapsulate rat MSCs (seeding density ∼13 million cells/mL, samples 6 mm diameter × 0.5 mm thick before swelling) and osteogenic differentiation in these constructs over 28 days in vitro was determined via histology and biochemical assays for alkaline phosphatase, osteopontin and calcium. Evidence of MSC differentiation was apparent over the culture period for samples without dexamethasone, but there was large variability in calcium production between constructs using cells of the same source. Differentiation was also seen in samples cultured with osteogenic supplements, but calcium deposition varied depending on the source pool of MSCs. By day 28, osteopontin and calcium results suggested that, in the presence of dexamethasone, OPF hydrogels with greater swelling promoted embedded MSC differentiation over those that swelled less (43.7 ± 16.5 μg calcium/sample and 16.4 ± 2.8 μg calcium/sample, respectively). In histological sections, mineralized areas were apparent in all sample types many microns away from the cells. These experiments indicate that OPF hydrogels are promising materials for use as injectable MSC carriers and that hydrogel swelling properties can influence osteogenic differentiation of encapsulated progenitor cells. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res 70A: 235–244, 2004