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ArticleBiomaterials science2015

Mineralized collagen scaffolds induce hMSC osteogenesis and matrix remodeling.

Daniel W Weisgerber, Steven R Caliari, Brendan A C Harley

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Article in Biomaterials science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel W WeisgerberDept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Steven R CaliariDept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Brendan A C HarleyDept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA ; Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA, .
Urbana University · USCenter for Genomic Science · IT

Funding

Training Program in Chemistry-Interface with BiologyT32GM070421 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HERGENROTHER, PAUL · 2005 to 2019
$5.4M
Patterning instructive biomolecular cues into collagen scaffolds for tendon inserR21AR063331 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HARLEY, BRENDAN A. · 2013 to 2014
$359k
NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR063331NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM070421NIGMS NIH HHS T32GM070421
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomaterials for bone tissue engineering must be able to instruct cell behavior in the presence of the complex biophysical and biomolecular environments encountered in vivo. While soluble supplementation strategies have been identified to enhance osteogenesis, they are subject to significant diffusive loss in vivo or the need for frequent re-addition in vitro. This investigation therefore explored whether biophysical and biochemical properties of a mineralized collagen-GAG scaffold were sufficient to enhance human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) osteogenic differentiation and matrix remodeling in the absence of supplementation. We examined hMSC metabolic health, osteogenic and matrix gene expression profiles, as well as matrix remodeling and mineral formation as a function of scaffold mineral content. We found that scaffold mineral content enhanced long term hMSC metabolic activity relative to non-mineralized scaffolds. While osteogenic supplementation or exogenous BMP-2 could enhance some markers of hMSC osteogenesis in the mineralized scaffold, we found the mineralized scaffold was itself sufficient to induce osteogenic gene expression, matrix remodeling, and mineral formation. Given significant potential for unintended consequences with the use of mixed media formulations and potential for diffusive loss in vivo, these findings will inform the design of instructive biomaterials for regenerative repair of critical-sized bone defects, as well as for applications where non-uniform responses are required, such as in biomaterials to address spatially-graded interfaces between orthopedic tissues.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsBone and BonesBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Calcification, PhysiologicCell DifferentiationCollagenHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMineralsOsteogenesisTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsBiocompatible MaterialsBMP2 protein, humanBone Morphogenetic Protein 2CollagenMinerals

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PMID25937924
PMCPMC4412464
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