PMID- 28463545 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181105 LR - 20220408 IS - 1937-335X (Electronic) IS - 1937-3341 (Print) IS - 1937-3341 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 1-2 DP - 2018 Jan TI - Meniscal Tissue Engineering Using Aligned Collagen Fibrous Scaffolds: Comparison of Different Human Cell Sources. PG - 81-93 LID - 10.1089/ten.TEA.2016.0205 [doi] AB - Hydrogel and electrospun scaffold materials support cell attachment and neotissue development and can be tuned to structurally and mechanically resemble native extracellular matrix by altering either electrospun fiber or hydrogel properties. In this study, we examined meniscus tissue generation from different human cell sources including meniscus cells derived from vascular and avascular regions, human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, synovial cells, and cells from the infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP). All cells were seeded onto aligned electrospun collagen type I scaffolds and were optionally encapsulated in a tricomponent hydrogel. Single or multilayered constructs were generated and cultivated in defined medium with selected growth factors for 2 weeks. Cell viability, cell morphology, and gene-expression profiles were monitored using confocal microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), respectively. Multilayered constructs were examined with histology, immunohistochemistry, qPCR, and for tensile mechanical properties. For all cell types, TGFbeta1 and TGFbeta3 treatment increased COL1A1, COMP, Tenascin C (TNC), and Scleraxis (SCX) gene expression and deposition of collagen type I protein. IPFP cells generated meniscus-like tissues with higher meniscogenic gene expression, mechanical properties, and better cell distribution compared to other cell types studied. We show proof of concept that electrospun collagen scaffolds support neotissue formation and IPFP cells have potential for use in cell-based meniscus regeneration strategies. FAU - Baek, Jihye AU - Baek J AD - 1 Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic , La Jolla, California. AD - 2 Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla, California. FAU - Sovani, Sujata AU - Sovani S AD - 1 Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic , La Jolla, California. FAU - Choi, Wonchul AU - Choi W AD - 1 Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic , La Jolla, California. FAU - Jin, Sungho AU - Jin S AD - 2 Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla, California. FAU - Grogan, Shawn P AU - Grogan SP AD - 1 Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic , La Jolla, California. FAU - D'Lima, Darryl D AU - D'Lima DD AD - 1 Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic , La Jolla, California. LA - eng GR - P01 AG007996/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 RR025774/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - P40 RR017447/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170613 PL - United States TA - Tissue Eng Part A JT - Tissue engineering. Part A JID - 101466659 RN - 9007-34-5 (Collagen) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Cell Count MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Collagen/*chemistry MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Meniscus/*cytology MH - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning MH - Tissue Engineering/*methods MH - Tissue Scaffolds/*chemistry PMC - PMC5770095 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adult stem cells OT - biomimetic materials OT - meniscus COIS- No competing financial interests exist. EDAT- 2017/05/04 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/06 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/01 CRDT- 2017/05/03 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0205 [pii] AID - 10.1089/ten.TEA.2016.0205 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Tissue Eng Part A. 2018 Jan;24(1-2):81-93. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2016.0205. Epub 2017 Jun 13.