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ArticleJournal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society2020

Chondrogenesis of cocultures of mesenchymal stem cells and articular chondrocytes in poly(l-lysine)-loaded hydrogels.

Yu Seon Kim, Athena J Chien, Jason L Guo, Brandon T Smith, Emma Watson, Hannah A Pearce, Gerry L Koons, Adam M Navara, Johnny Lam, David W Scott and 2 more

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Article in Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Yu Seon KimDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Athena J ChienDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Jason L GuoDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Brandon T SmithDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Emma WatsonDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Hannah A PearceDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Gerry L KoonsDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Adam M NavaraDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Johnny LamDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
David W ScottDepartment of Statistics, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, United States of America.
K Jane Grande-AllenDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America.
Antonios G MikosDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, 6500 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States of America. Electronic address: mikos@rice.edu.

Funding

Training and Dissemination CoreP41EB023833 · NIBIB · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI MIKOS, ANTONIOS G. · 2017 to 2021
$6.2M
In Situ Hardening Cell-Laden Constructs for Osteochondral Tissue EngineeringR01AR068073 · NIAMS · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI MIKOS, ANTONIOS G. · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
Rapidly-Degrading Calcium Phosphate Cements for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering.F30AR071258 · NIAMS · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI SMITH, BRANDON · 2017 to 2020
$168k
"A Two-Stage High-Fidelity, Anti-Infective Approach to Craniofacial Repair in Novel Ovine Model"F31DE027586 · NIDCR · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI WATSON, EMMA · 2017 to 2019
$134k
NIAMS NIH HHS F30 AR071258NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068073NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB023833NIDCR NIH HHS F31 DE027586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work investigated the effect of poly(l-lysine) (PLL) molecular weight and concentration on chondrogenesis of cocultures of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and articular chondrocytes (ACs) in PLL-loaded hydrogels. An injectable dual-network hydrogel composed of a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based synthetic thermogelling macromer and a chondroitin sulfate-based biological network was leveraged as a model to deliver PLL and encapsulate the two cell populations. Incorporation of PLL into the hydrogel did not affect the hydrogel's swelling properties and degradation characteristics, nor the viability of encapsulated cells. Coculture groups demonstrated higher type II collagen expression compared to the MSC monoculture group. Expression of hypertrophic phenotype was also limited in the coculture groups. Histological analysis indicated that the ratio of MSCs to ACs was an accurate predictor of the degree of long-term chondrogenesis, while the presence of PLL was shown to have a more substantial short-term effect. Altogether, this study demonstrates that coculturing MSCs with ACs can greatly enhance the chondrogenicity of the overall cell population and offers a platform to further elucidate the short- and long-term effect of polycationic factors on the chondrogenesis of MSC and AC cocultures.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularMesenchymal Stem CellsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChondrocytesChondrogenesisCoculture TechniquesHydrogelsPolylysineHydrogelsPolylysineCartilage tissue engineeringChondrocyteChondrogenesisCocultureHydrogelHypertrophyMesenchymal stem cellPoly(l-lysine)

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PMID33010336
PMCPMC7749039

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