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ArticlePolymers2021

Polycaprolactone-Based Scaffolds Facilitates Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in a Co-Culture System.

Ismail Rozila, Pedram Azari, Sha'ban Munirah, Wan Kamarul Zaman Wan Safwani, Belinda Pingguan-Murphy, Kien Hui Chua

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ismail RozilaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Pedram AzariDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-1918-4247
Sha'ban MunirahDepartment of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-8501-7201
Wan Kamarul Zaman Wan SafwaniDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Belinda Pingguan-MurphyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Kien Hui ChuaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
University of Malaya · MYUniversity Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MYInternational Islamic University Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Stem cells in combination with scaffolds and bioactive molecules have made significant contributions to the regeneration of damaged bone tissues. A co-culture system can be effective in enhancing the proliferation rate and osteogenic differentiation of the stem cells. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the osteogenic differentiation of human adipose derived stem cells when co-cultured with human osteoblasts and seeded on polycaprolactone (PCL):hydroxyapatite (HA) scaffold; (2) Methods: Human adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) and human osteoblasts (HOB) were seeded in three different ratios of 1:2, 1:2 and 2:1 in the PCL-HA scaffolds. The osteogenic differentiation ability was evaluated based on cell morphology, proliferation rate, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, calcium deposition and osteogenic genes expression levels using quantitative RT-PCR; (3) Results: The co-cultured of ASC/HOB in ratio 2:1 seeded on the PCL-HA scaffolds showed the most positive osteogenic differentiation as compared to other groups, which resulted in higher ALP activity, calcium deposition and osteogenic genes expression, particularly Runx, ALP and BSP. These genes indicate that the co-cultured ASC/HOB seeded on PCL-HA was at the early stage of osteogenic development; (4) Conclusions: The combination of co-culture system (ASC/HOB) and PCL-HA scaffolds promote osteogenic differentiation and early bone formation.

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human adipose-derived stem cellsosteogenicpolycaprolactone

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PMID33671175
PMCPMC7922582
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