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ArticleStem cell reports2025

Chemically defined and dynamic click hydrogels support hair cell differentiation in human inner ear organoids.

Matthew R Arkenberg, Mahboubeh Jafarkhani, Chien-Chi Lin, Eri Hashino

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Matthew R ArkenbergDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Mahboubeh JafarkhaniDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Chien-Chi LinWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Eri HashinoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: ehashino@iu.edu.

Funding

Modeling Inner Ear Differentiation with Pluripotent Stem CellsR01DC013294 · NIDCD · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Eri Hashino · 2014 to 2026
$7.1M
Engineering High-Fidelity Human Cochlear OrganoidsR01DC020628 · NIDCD · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Eri Hashino · 2022 to 2026
$3.3M
Dynamic Double Network Hydrogel for Generating Pancreatic Organoids from InducedPluripotent Stem CellsR01DK127436 · NIDDK · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI LIN, CHIEN-CHI · 2022 to 2025
$1.8M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC013294NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC020628NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK127436
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Abstract

The mechanical properties in the inner ear microenvironment play a key role in its patterning during embryonic development. To recapitulate inner ear development in vitro, three-dimensional tissue engineering strategies including the application of representative tissue models and scaffolds are of increasing interest. Human inner ear organoids are a promising model to recapitulate developmental processes; however, the current protocol requires Matrigel that contains ill-defined extracellular matrix components. Here, we implement an alternative, chemically defined, dynamic hydrogel to support the differentiation of human inner ear organoids. Specifically, thiol-norbornene and hydrazide-aldehyde click chemistries are used to fabricate inner ear organoid-laden, gelatin-based scaffolds. We identify optimal formulations to support hair cell development with comparable efficiency and fidelity to Matrigel-cultured organoids. These results suggest that the chemically defined hydrogel may serve as a viable alternative to Matrigel for inner ear tissue engineering.

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Cell DifferentiationEar, InnerHair Cells, AuditoryHydrogelsOrganoidsCells, CulturedClick ChemistryCollagenDrug CombinationsHumansLamininProteoglycansTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsCollagenDrug CombinationsHydrogelsLamininmatrigelProteoglycansauditorygelatinhair cellhydrazone reactionhydrogelinn earorganoidpluripotent stem cellscRNA-seqthiol-ene chemistry

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PMID39793574
PMCPMC11864144

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