PMID- 27811389 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171221 LR - 20181202 IS - 1748-605X (Electronic) IS - 1748-6041 (Print) IS - 1748-6041 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Nov 4 TI - Hydrogel fibers encapsulating human stem cells in an injectable calcium phosphate scaffold for bone tissue engineering. PG - 065008 AB - Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) are exciting cell sources for use in regenerative medicine. There have been no reports on long hydrogel fibers encapsulating stem cells inside an injectable calcium phosphate cement (CPC) scaffold for bone tissue engineering. The objectives of this study were: (1) to develop a novel injectable CPC construct containing hydrogel fibers encapsulating cells for bone engineering, and (2) to investigate and compare cell viability, proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of hiPSC-MSCs, hESC-MSCs and hUCMSCs in injectable CPC. The pastes encapsulating the stem cells were fully injectable under a small injection force, and the injection did not harm the cells, compared with non-injected cells (p > 0.1). The mechanical properties of the stem cell-CPC construct were much better than those of previous injectable polymers and hydrogels for cell delivery. The hiPSC-MSCs, hESC-MSCs and hUCMSCs in hydrogel fibers in CPC had excellent proliferation and osteogenic differentiation. All three cell types yielded high alkaline phosphatase, runt-related transcription factor, collagen I and osteocalcin expression (mean +/- SD; n = 6). Cell-synthesized minerals increased substantially with time (p < 0.05), with no significant difference among the three types of cells (p > 0.1). Mineralization by hiPSC-MSCs, hESC-MSCs and hUCMSCs in CPC at 14 d was 13-fold that at 1 d. In conclusion, all three types of cells (hiPSC-MSCs, hESC-MSCs and hUCMSCs) in a CPC scaffold showed high potential for bone tissue engineering, and the novel injectable CPC construct with cell-encapsulating hydrogel fibers is promising for enhancing bone regeneration in dental, craniofacial and orthopedic applications. FAU - Wang, Lin AU - Wang L AD - VIP Integrated Department, Stomatological Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130011, People's Republic of China. Department of Endodontics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. FAU - Wang, Ping AU - Wang P FAU - Weir, Michael D AU - Weir MD FAU - Reynolds, Mark A AU - Reynolds MA FAU - Zhao, Liang AU - Zhao L FAU - Xu, Hockin H K AU - Xu HH LA - eng GR - R01 DE014190/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 DE022625/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161104 PL - England TA - Biomed Mater JT - Biomedical materials (Bristol, England) JID - 101285195 RN - 0 (Alginates) RN - 0 (Bone Cements) RN - 0 (Calcium Phosphates) RN - 0 (Hexuronic Acids) RN - 0 (Hydrogels) RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 104982-03-8 (Osteocalcin) RN - 8A5D83Q4RW (Glucuronic Acid) RN - 97Z1WI3NDX (calcium phosphate) RN - K4C08XP666 (tricalcium phosphate) SB - IM MH - Alginates/chemistry MH - Bone Cements/pharmacology MH - Bone Regeneration/drug effects MH - Bone and Bones/*chemistry MH - Calcium Phosphates/*chemistry MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Lineage MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Glucuronic Acid/chemistry MH - Hexuronic Acids/chemistry MH - Humans MH - Hydrogels/*chemistry MH - Osteocalcin/metabolism MH - Osteogenesis/drug effects MH - Polymers/chemistry MH - Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Stress, Mechanical MH - Tissue Engineering/*methods MH - *Tissue Scaffolds PMC - PMC5382017 MID - NIHMS828843 EDAT- 2016/11/05 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/22 06:00 PMCR- 2017/11/04 CRDT- 2016/11/05 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1088/1748-6041/11/6/065008 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomed Mater. 2016 Nov 4;11(6):065008. doi: 10.1088/1748-6041/11/6/065008.