Scaffolds for myocardial Tissue Engineering (TE) should display biomimetic properties respect to cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM), including elastomeric properties [1]. Cardiac regeneration depends on cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) as well as the milieu in contact with them. Laminin-1 (LN1), typical of developing heart and over-expressed in pathological heart, promotes CPC proliferation and viability [1]. In this work, a thermoplastic polyurethane (PU) was synthesized from poly(ε-caprolactone) diol (Mn = 2000 Da), 1,4-budandiisocyanate and L-lysine ethyl ester dihydrochloride [2]. Bi-layered scaffolds with 0°/90° lay-down pattern were prepared by additive-manufacturing technique [2]. Functionalisation with LN1 or gelatin (G) was performed in two steps: 1) acrylic acid grafting/polymerization by Argon plasma treatment; 2) carbodiimide-mediated coupling of proteins. Scaffolds with mean fibre diameter of 1525 m and mean spacing of 5055 m were prepared. FITR-ATR analysis of protein-coated scaffolds showed higher intensity of the absorption bands at 3370 cm-1 (-OH and –NH stretching) and 1650 cm-1 (amide I). Contact angle decreased from 90° for PU to 60-65° after G- or LN1-grafting. XPS analysis confirmed acrylic acid grafting/polymerization and protein conjugation. Scaffolds were degraded in vitro by lipase (0.3 mg/ml) in 3 weeks. CPC proliferation on PU-LN1 scaffolds was higher than on PU and PU-G scaffolds, increasing from 8,18% on day 7 to 11,8% on day 14. LN1-functionalization stimulated CPC differentiation into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells.

Biomimetic polyurethane scaffolds for a stem cell based therapy in myocardial regeneration / Chiono, Valeria; Boffito, Monica; Sartori, Susanna; Gioffredi, Emilia; Mozetic, Pamela; Giannitelli, Sara Maria; Rainer, Alberto; Trombetta, Marcella; Castaldo, Clotilde; Nurzynska, Daria; Meglio, Franca Di; Miraglia, Rita; Montagnani, Stefania; Vitale, Nicoletta; Tarone, Guido; Ciardelli, Gianluca. - ELETTRONICO. - (2015). (Intervento presentato al convegno 4th International Conference on Tissue Science and Regenerative Medicine tenutosi a Rome nel July 27-29, 2015).

Biomimetic polyurethane scaffolds for a stem cell based therapy in myocardial regeneration

CHIONO, VALERIA;BOFFITO, MONICA;SARTORI, SUSANNA;GIOFFREDI, EMILIA;VITALE, NICOLETTA;TARONE, GUIDO;CIARDELLI, GIANLUCA
2015

Abstract

Scaffolds for myocardial Tissue Engineering (TE) should display biomimetic properties respect to cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM), including elastomeric properties [1]. Cardiac regeneration depends on cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) as well as the milieu in contact with them. Laminin-1 (LN1), typical of developing heart and over-expressed in pathological heart, promotes CPC proliferation and viability [1]. In this work, a thermoplastic polyurethane (PU) was synthesized from poly(ε-caprolactone) diol (Mn = 2000 Da), 1,4-budandiisocyanate and L-lysine ethyl ester dihydrochloride [2]. Bi-layered scaffolds with 0°/90° lay-down pattern were prepared by additive-manufacturing technique [2]. Functionalisation with LN1 or gelatin (G) was performed in two steps: 1) acrylic acid grafting/polymerization by Argon plasma treatment; 2) carbodiimide-mediated coupling of proteins. Scaffolds with mean fibre diameter of 1525 m and mean spacing of 5055 m were prepared. FITR-ATR analysis of protein-coated scaffolds showed higher intensity of the absorption bands at 3370 cm-1 (-OH and –NH stretching) and 1650 cm-1 (amide I). Contact angle decreased from 90° for PU to 60-65° after G- or LN1-grafting. XPS analysis confirmed acrylic acid grafting/polymerization and protein conjugation. Scaffolds were degraded in vitro by lipase (0.3 mg/ml) in 3 weeks. CPC proliferation on PU-LN1 scaffolds was higher than on PU and PU-G scaffolds, increasing from 8,18% on day 7 to 11,8% on day 14. LN1-functionalization stimulated CPC differentiation into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells.
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