Differences in valvular and vascular cell responses to strain in osteogenic media
Differences in valvular and vascular cell responses to strain in osteogenic media
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DOI:
10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.01.030
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发表时间:
2011-04-01
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14
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Nerem, Robert M.
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作者:
Ferdous, Zannatul;Jo, Hanjoong;Nerem, Robert M.
Calcification is the primary cause of failure of bioprosthetic and tissue-engineered vascular and valvular grafts. We used tissue-engineered collagen gels containing human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC) and human aortic valvular interstitial cells (HAVIC) as a model to investigate cell-mediated differences in early markers of calcification. The HASMCs and HAVICs were isolated from non-sclerotic human tissues. After 21 days of culture in either regular or osteogenic media with or without 10% cyclic strain at 1 Hz, the collagen gels were assessed for DNA content, collagen I, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content. The collagen gels containing HASMCs contained significantly greater amounts of collagen I and GAG compared to HAVICs. Although strain increased MMP-2 activity for both cell types, this trend was significant (p