Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in self-assembled peptide-amphiphile nanofibers

Hossein Hosseinkhani, Mohsen Hosseinkhani, Furong Tian, Hisatoshi Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Tabata

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Abstract

The proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) was investigated in a three dimensional (3-D) network of nanofibers formed by self-assembly of peptide-amphiphile (PA) molecules. PA was synthesized by standard solid phase chemistry that ends with the alkylation of the NH2 terminus of the peptide. The sequence of arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) was included in peptide design as well. A 3-D network of nonofibers was formed by mixing cell suspensions in media with dilute aqueous solution of PA. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation revealed the formation of fibrous assemblies with an extremely high aspect ratio and high surface areas. When rat MSC were seeded into the PA nanofibers with or without RGD, larger number of cells attached was observed in the PA nanofibers including RGD. When measured to evaluate the osteogenic differentiation of MSC, the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and osteocalcin content became maximum for the PA nanofibers including RGD compared with those without RGD, although both the values were significantly higher compared with those in the static tissue culture plate (2-D culture). We concluded that the attachment, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of MSC were influenced by PA nanofibers as the cell scaffold.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4079-4086
Number of pages8
JournalBiomaterials
Volume27
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Mesenchymal stem cells
  • Nanofibers
  • Osteogenic differentiation
  • Peptide amphiphile
  • Scaffold

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