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Authors Prewitz, M. ; Stißel, A. ; Friedrichs, J. ; Träber, N. ; Vogler, S. ; Bornhäuser, M. ; Werner, C.
Title Extracellular matrix deposition of bone marrow stroma enhanced by macromolecular crowding
Date 12.11.2015
Number 46853
Abstract Decellularized extracellular matrices (ECM) from in vitro cell cultures can serve as in vivo-like matrix scaffolds for modulating cell-ECM interactions. Macromolecular crowding (MMC), the supplementation of synthetic or naturally occurring molecules resulting in excluded volume effects (EVE), has been demonstrated to provide valuable options for recapitulating the physiological environment of cells during matrix secretion. Human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived ECM was produced upon supplementation of standard culture medium with three different macromolecules of various size (10–500 kDa). Matrix secretion, ECM morphology and composition were compared for matrices obtained from crowded and non-crowded MSC cultures. In the context of generating functional stem cell niches, the MSC-derived bone marrow mimetic ECM scaffolds were tested for their supportive effect to maintain and expand human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) in vitro. MMC in combination with metabolic stimulation of MSC was found to result in tissue-specific, highly organized ECM capable of retaining glycosaminoglycans and growth factors to effectively build in vitro microenvironments that support HSPC expansion.
Publisher Biomaterials
Wikidata
Citation Biomaterials 73 (2015) 60-69
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.09.014
Tags extracellular matrix macromolecular crowding mesenchymal stem cells hematopoietic stem cells

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