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Enhanced therapeutic neovascularization by CD31-expressing cells and embryonic stem cell-derived endothelial cells engineered with chitosan hydrogel containing VEGF-releasing microtubes

Authors
 Sangho Lee  ;  Chandra M. Valmikinathan  ;  Jaemin Byun  ;  Sangsung Kim  ;  Geehee Lee  ;  Nassir Mokarram  ;  S. Balakrishna Pai  ;  Elisa Um  ;  Ravi V. Bellamkonda  ;  Young-sup Yoon 
Citation
 BIOMATERIALS, Vol.63 : 158-167, 2015 
Journal Title
BIOMATERIALS
ISSN
 0142-9612 
Issue Date
2015
MeSH
Animals ; Cells, Cultured ; Chitosan/chemistry* ; Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology ; Embryonic Stem Cells/transplantation* ; Endothelial Cells/cytology ; Endothelial Cells/transplantation* ; Hindlimb/blood supply* ; Hindlimb/pathology ; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate/chemistry ; Ischemia/pathology ; Ischemia/therapy* ; Male ; Mice ; Neovascularization, Physiologic ; Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/analysis ; Tissue Scaffolds/chemistry* ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/administration & dosage* ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/pharmacology
Keywords
CD31(+) cells ; Chitosan hydrogel ; Embryonic stem cells ; Lipid microtubes ; Vascular regeneration
Abstract
Various stem cells and their progeny have been used therapeutically for vascular regeneration. One of the major hurdles for cell-based therapy is low cell retention in vivo, and to improve cell survival several biomaterials have been used to encapsulate cells before transplantation. Vascular regeneration involves new blood vessel formation which consists of two processes, vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. While embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived endothelial cells (ESC-ECs) have clearer vasculogenic potency, adult cells exert their effects mainly through paracrine angiogenic activities. While these two cells have seemingly complementary advantages, there have not been any studies to date combining these two cell types for vascular regeneration. We have developed a novel chitosan-based hydrogel construct that encapsulates both CD31-expressing BM-mononuclear cells (BM-CD31(+) cells) and ESC-ECs, and is loaded with VEGF-releasing microtubes. This cell construct showed high cell survival and minimal cytotoxicity in vitro. When implanted into a mouse model of hindlimb ischemia, it induced robust cell retention, neovascularization through vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, and efficiently induced recovery of blood flow in ischemic hindlimbs. This chitosan-based hydrogel encapsulating mixed adult and embryonic cell derivatives and containing VEGF can serve as a novel platform for treating various cardiovascular diseases.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142961215005232
DOI
10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.06.009
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > BioMedical Science Institute (의생명과학부) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Yoon, Young Sup(윤영섭)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/140476
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