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ArticleScientific reports2024

Enhancement of the chondrogenic differentiation capacity of human dental pulp stem cells via chondroitin sulfate-coated polycaprolactone-MWCNT nanofibers.

Ghada Nour Eldeen, Tarek A Elkhooly, Gehan T El Bassyouni, Tamer M Hamdy, Ahmed R Hawash, Riham M Aly

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Ghada Nour EldeenHuman Genetics and Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
Tarek A ElkhoolyRefractories, Ceramics, and Building Materials Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
Gehan T El BassyouniRefractories, Ceramics, and Building Materials Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
Tamer M HamdyRestorative and Dental Materials Department, Oral and Dental Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
Ahmed R HawashFaculty of Medicine, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, Egypt.
Riham M AlyBasic Dental Science Department, Oral and Dental Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt. rm.el-sayed@nrc.sci.eg.

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Most of the conditions involving cartilaginous tissues are irreversible and involve degenerative processes. The aim of the present study was to fabricate a biocompatible fibrous and film scaffolds using electrospinning and casting techniques to induce chondrogenic differentiation for possible application in cartilaginous tissue regeneration. Polycaprolactone (PCL) electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds and PCL film were fabricated and incorporated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Thereafter, coating of chondroitin sulfate (CS) on the fibrous and film structures was applied to promote chondrogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). First, the morphology, hydrophilicity and mechanical properties of the scaffolds were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), spectroscopic characterization, water contact angle measurements and tensile strength testing. Subsequently, the effects of the fabricated scaffolds on stimulating the proliferation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and inducing their chondrogenic differentiation were evaluated via electron microscopy, flow cytometry and RT‒PCR. The results of the study demonstrated that the different forms of the fabricated PCL-MWCNTs scaffolds analyzed demonstrated biocompatibility. The nanofilm structures demonstrated a higher rate of cellular proliferation, while the nanofibrous architecture of the scaffolds supported the cellular attachment and differentiation capacity of hDPSCs and was further enhanced with CS addition. In conclusion, the results of the present investigation highlighted the significance of this combination of parameters on the viability, proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation capacity of hDPSCs seeded on PCL-MWCNT scaffolds. This approach may be applied when designing PCL-based scaffolds for future cell-based therapeutic approaches developed for chondrogenic diseases.

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Cell DifferentiationChondrogenesisChondroitin SulfatesDental PulpNanofibersNanotubes, CarbonPolyestersStem CellsTissue ScaffoldsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedHumansTissue EngineeringChondroitin SulfatesNanotubes, CarbonpolycaprolactonePolyestersChondrogenic differentiationChondroitin sulfateHuman dental pulp stem cellsPCL scaffoldsRegeneration

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