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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induced by Geometric Mechanotransductive 3D-Printed Poly-(L)-Lactic Acid Matrices.

Harrison P Ryan, Bruce K Milthorpe, Jerran Santos

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3 authors.

Harrison P RyanAdvanced Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Biology Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
Bruce K MilthorpeAdvanced Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Biology Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0867-9586
Jerran SantosAdvanced Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Biology Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4067-220X

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Abstract

Bone-related defects present a key challenge in orthopaedics. The current gold standard, autografts, poses significant limitations, such as donor site morbidity, limited supply, and poor morphological adaptability. This study investigates the potential of scaffold geometry to induce osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) through mechanotransduction, without the use of chemical inducers. Four distinct poly-(L)-lactic acid (PLA) scaffold architectures-Traditional Cross (Tc), Triangle (T), Diamond (D), and Gyroid (G)-were fabricated using fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing. hADSCs were cultured on these scaffolds, and their response was evaluated utilising an alkaline phosphatase (ALP) assay, immunofluorescence, and extensive proteomic analyses. The results showed the D scaffold to have the highest ALP activity, followed by Tc. Proteomics results showed that more than 1200 proteins were identified in each scaffold with unique proteins expressed in each scaffold, respectively Tc-204, T-194, D-244, and G-216. Bioinformatics analysis revealed structures with complex curvature to have an increased expression of proteins involved in mid- to late-stage osteogenesis signalling and differentiation pathways, while the Tc scaffold induced an increased expression of signalling and differentiation pathways pertaining to angiogenesis and early osteogenesis.

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Cell DifferentiationMesenchymal Stem CellsOsteogenesisTissue ScaffoldsAngiogenesisComputational BiologyGene Expression RegulationHumansMechanotransduction, CellularPolyestersPrimary Cell CulturePrinting, Three-DimensionalPolyesterspoly(lactide)adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs)bone tissue engineering (BTE)mechanotransduction

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PMID40806620
PMCPMC12347987

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