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ArticlePolymers2021

Bioprintable Lung Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Scaffolds for 3D Culture of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.

Bryan Falcones, Héctor Sanz-Fraile, Esther Marhuenda, Irene Mendizábal, Ignacio Cabrera-Aguilera, Nanthilde Malandain, Juan J Uriarte, Isaac Almendros, Daniel Navajas, Daniel J Weiss and 2 more

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bryan FalconesUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3781-269X
Héctor Sanz-FraileUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Esther MarhuendaUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9467-0459
Irene MendizábalUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4824-4069
Ignacio Cabrera-AguileraUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1060-4601
Nanthilde MalandainUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6447-2726
Juan J UriarteDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
Isaac AlmendrosUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1998-9379
Daniel NavajasUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel J WeissDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
Ramon FarréUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9084-7824
Jorge OteroUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, Casanova 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Departament de Salut · ESUniversity of Vermont · US

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PGC2018-097323-A-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-based cell therapy in acute respiratory diseases is based on MSC secretion of paracrine factors. Several strategies have proposed to improve this are being explored including pre-conditioning the MSCs prior to administration. We here propose a strategy for improving the therapeutic efficacy of MSCs based on cell preconditioning by growing them in native extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from the lung. To this end, a bioink with tunable stiffness based on decellularized porcine lung ECM hydrogels was developed and characterized. The bioink was suitable for 3D culturing of lung-resident MSCs without the need for additional chemical or physical crosslinking. MSCs showed good viability, and contraction assays showed the existence of cell-matrix interactions in the bioprinted scaffolds. Adhesion capacity and length of the focal adhesions formed were increased for the cells cultured within the lung hydrogel scaffolds. Also, there was more than a 20-fold increase of the expression of the CXCR4 receptor in the 3D-cultured cells compared to the cells cultured in plastic. Secretion of cytokines when cultured in an in vitro model of lung injury showed a decreased secretion of pro-inflammatory mediators for the cells cultured in the 3D scaffolds. Moreover, the morphology of the harvested cells was markedly different with respect to conventionally (2D) cultured MSCs. In conclusion, the developed bioink can be used to bioprint structures aimed to improve preconditioning MSCs for therapeutic purposes.

Indexed as

3D Bioprintingacute lung injuryextracellular matrixhydrogelsmesenchymal stromal cellstissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID34301107
PMCPMC8309540
OpenAlexW3183656746

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