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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
Human aortic endothelial (HAEC) and human coronary artery smooth muscle cell (HCASMC) responses on electrospun silk fibroin scaffolds were studied to evaluate potential for vascular tissue engineering. Cell proliferation studies supported the utility of this biomaterial matrix by both HAECs and HCASMCs. Alignment and elongation of HCASMCs on random non-woven nanofibrous silk scaffolds was observed within 5 days after seeding based on SEM and confocal microscopy. Short cord-like structures formed from HAECs on the scaffolds by day 4, and a complex interconnecting network of capillary tubes with identifiable lumens was demonstrated by day 7. The preservation of cell phenotype on the silk fibroin scaffolds was confirmed by the presence of cell-specific markers, including CD146, VE-cadherin, PECAM-1 and vWF for HAECs, and SM-MHC2 and SM-actin for HCASMCs at both protein and transcription levels using immunocytochemistry and real-time RT-PCR, respectively. Formation of ECM was also demonstrated for the HCASMCs, based on the quantification of collagen type I expression at protein and transcription levels. The results indicate a favorable interaction between vascular cells and electrospun silk fibroin scaffolds. When these results are factored into the useful mechanical properties and slow degradability of this protein biomaterial matrix, potential utility in tissue-engineered blood vessels can be envisioned.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0142-9612
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2217-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Antigens, CD146, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Antigens, CD31, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Biocompatible Materials, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Bombyx, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Cadherins, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Collagen Type I, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Endothelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Fibroins, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Silk, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Tissue Engineering, pubmed-meshheading:18279952-Tissue Scaffolds
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro evaluation of electrospun silk fibroin scaffolds for vascular cell growth.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Evaluation Studies, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural