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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Mechano-Chemical Effect of Gelatin- and HA-Based Hydrogels on Human Retinal Progenitor Cells.

Pierre C Dromel, Deepti Singh, Alfredo Alexander-Katz, Motoichi Kurisawa, Myron Spector, Michael Young

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pierre C DromelSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Ear and Eye, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, 20 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02144, USA.
Deepti SinghSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Ear and Eye, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, 20 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02144, USA.
Alfredo Alexander-KatzDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Motoichi KurisawaJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi 923-1292, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2413-6933
Myron SpectorVA Boston Healthcare System, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02155, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3328-4858
Michael YoungSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Ear and Eye, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, 20 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02144, USA.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · JPMassachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Gilbert Family Foundation 600500
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engineering matrices for cell therapy requires design criteria that include the ability of these materials to support, protect and enhance cellular behavior in vivo. The chemical and mechanical formulation of the biomaterials can influence not only target cell phenotype but also cellular differentiation. In this study, we have demonstrated the effect of a gelatin (Gtn)-hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogel on human retinal progenitor cells (hRPCs) and show that by altering the mechanical properties of the materials, cellular behavior is altered as well. We have created an interpenetrating network polymer capable of encapsulating hRPCs. By manipulating the stiffness of the hydrogel, the differentiation potential of the hRPCs was controlled. Interpenetrating network 75 (IPN 75; 75% HA) allowed higher expression of rod photoreceptor markers, whereas cone photoreceptor marker expression was found to be higher in IPN 50. In vivo testing of these living matrices performed in Long-Evans rats showed higher levels of rod photoreceptor marker expression when IPN 75 was injected versus IPN 50. These biomaterials mimic biological cues that are required to simulate the dynamic complexity of natural retinal ECM. These hydrogels can be used as a vehicle for cell delivery in vivo as well as for expansion and differentiation in an in vitro 3D system in a highly reproducible manner.

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biomaterialscellular differentiationhydrogelretinal regenerationstiffness

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PMID36661824
PMCPMC9858647
OpenAlexW4315786248

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