Three-Dimensional Vascular Network Assembly From Diabetic Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.
Three-Dimensional Vascular Network Assembly From Diabetic Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.
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10.1161/atvbaha.115.306362
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2015-12
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Gerecht S
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Chan XY;Black R;Dickerman K;Federico J;Lévesque M;Mumm J;Gerecht S
In diabetics, hyperglycemia results in deficient endothelial progenitors and cells, leading to cardiovascular complications. We aim to engineer three-dimensional (3D) vascular networks in synthetic hydrogels from type-1 diabetes (T1D) patient-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), to serve as a transformative autologous vascular therapy for diabetic patients. We validated and optimized an adherent, feeder free differentiation procedure to derive early vascular cells (EVCs) with high portions of VEcad+ cells from hiPSCs. We demonstrate similar differentiation efficiency from hiPSCs derived from healthy donor and T1D patients. T1D-hiPSC-derived VEcad+ cells can mature to functional endothelial cells (ECs) expressing mature markers: von Willebrand factor and eNOS, are capable of lectin binding and acetylated low density lipoprotein uptake, form cords in Matrigel and respond to tumor necrosis factor alpha. When embedded in engineered hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogels, T1D-EVCs undergo morphogenesis and assemble into 3D networks. When encapsulated in a novel hypoxia-inducible (HI) hydrogel, T1D-EVCs respond to low oxygen and form 3D networks. As xenografts, T1D-EVCs incorporate into developing zebrafish vasculature. Using our robust protocol, we can direct efficient differentiation of T1D-hiPSC to EVCs. Early ECs derived from T1D-hiPSC are functional when mature. T1D-EVCs self-assembled into 3D networks when embedded in HA and HI hydrogels. The capability of T1D-EVCs to assemble into 3D networks in engineered matrices and to respond to a hypoxic microenvironment is a significant advancement for autologous vascular therapy in diabetic patients and has broad importance for tissue engineering.