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ArticleJournal of advanced research2022

Tissue engineering ECM-enriched controllable vascularized human microtissue for hair regenerative medicine using a biomimetic developmental approach.

Peng Chen, Yong Miao, Feifei Zhang, Zhexiang Fan, Junfei Huang, Xiaoyan Mao, Jian Chen, Zhiqi Hu, Jin Wang

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Article in Journal of advanced research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peng ChenDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Yong MiaoDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Feifei ZhangDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Zhexiang FanDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Junfei HuangDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Xiaoyan MaoDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Jian ChenDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Zhiqi HuDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Jin WangDepartment of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Nanfang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Regenerative medicine is a promising approach for hair loss; however, its primary challenge is the inductivity of human dermal papilla cells (DPCs), which rapidly lose hair growth-inducing properties in 2D culture. Despite extensive research efforts to construct DPCs, current 3D microenvironments fabricated to restore hair inductivity remain insufficient. Objectives: Here, we aimed to fabricate ECM-enriched controllable vascularized dermal papilla (DP) spheroids that highly mimic Methods: We employed layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly using gelatin and alginate to construct nanoscale biomimetic ECM for DPCs, with Ca Results: LbL technology enabled DPCs to aggregate into controllable DP spheroids of size and cell numbers similar to those of primary DP. Vascularization prevented hypoxia-induced necrosis and functioned in association with host vessels post-transplantation. Compared with traditional 3D culture, nanoscale ECM and vascularization were found to restore the transcriptional signature of DPCs and triple hair induction efficiency following engraftment. Conclusion: Our novel biomimetic developmental tissue engineering strategy is a crucial step toward the recovery of human DPC hair inductivity, which would enable the rapid clinical application of large-scale hair regeneration platforms.

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Regenerative MedicineTissue EngineeringBiomimeticsCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsHairHair FollicleHumansDermal papilla cellsExtracellular matrixLayer-by-layer self-assemblyTissue engineeringVascularization

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PMID35572404
PMCPMC9091751
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