PMID- 25818459 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151231 LR - 20150330 IS - 1878-5905 (Electronic) IS - 0142-9612 (Linking) VI - 52 DP - 2015 Jun TI - The utilization of decellularized tendon slices to provide an inductive microenvironment for the proliferation and tenogenic differentiation of stem cells. PG - 539-50 LID - S0142-9612(15)00185-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.061 [doi] AB - The extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment for the stem cell niches, including but not limited to the biochemical composition, matrix topography, and stiffness, is crucial to stem cell proliferation and differentiation. The purpose of this study was to explore the capacity of the decellularized tendon slices (DTSs) to induce stem cell proliferation and tenogenic differentiation. Rat adult stem cells, including tendon-derived stem cells (TDSCs) and bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs), were identified to have universal stem cell characteristics. The DTSs were found to retain the native tendon ECM microenvironment cues, including the inherent surface topography, well-preserved tendon ECM biochemical composition and similar stiffness to native tendon. When the TDSCs and BMSCs were cultured on the DTSs respectively, the LIVE/DEAD assay, alamarBlue(R) assay, scanning electron microscopy examination and qRT-PCR analysis demonstrated that the DTSs have the capacity to support these stem cells homogeneous distribution, alignment, significant proliferation and tenogenic differentiation. Taken together, the findings of this study indicate that the DTSs can provide a naturally inductive microenvironment for the proliferation and tenogenic differentiation of TDSCs and BMSCs, supporting the use of decellularized tendon ECM as a promising and valuable approach for tendon repair/reconstruction. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Ning, Liang-Ju AU - Ning LJ AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. FAU - Zhang, Ya-Jing AU - Zhang YJ AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. FAU - Zhang, Yi AU - Zhang Y AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. FAU - Qing, Quan AU - Qing Q AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. FAU - Jiang, Yan-Lin AU - Jiang YL AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. FAU - Yang, Jie-Liang AU - Yang JL AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. FAU - Luo, Jing-Cong AU - Luo JC AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. FAU - Qin, Ting-Wu AU - Qin TW AD - Institute of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. Electronic address: tingwuqin@hotmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150318 PL - Netherlands TA - Biomaterials JT - Biomaterials JID - 8100316 RN - 0 (Oxazines) RN - 0 (Xanthenes) RN - 1FN9YD6968 (resazurin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/cytology MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cell Survival MH - Extracellular Matrix/metabolism MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Male MH - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning MH - Osteogenesis MH - Oxazines/chemistry MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Tendons/cytology/*pathology MH - Tissue Engineering MH - Xanthenes/chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bone marrow-derived stem cells OT - Decellularized tendon slices OT - Differentiation OT - Microenvironment OT - Proliferation OT - Tendon-derived stem cells EDAT- 2015/03/31 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/01 06:00 CRDT- 2015/03/31 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/02/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/02/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/03/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/03/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/01 06:00 [medline] AID - S0142-9612(15)00185-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.061 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomaterials. 2015 Jun;52:539-50. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.061. Epub 2015 Mar 18.