PMID- 31866541 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201118 LR - 20201118 IS - 1879-0003 (Electronic) IS - 0141-8130 (Linking) VI - 145 DP - 2020 Feb 15 TI - Electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)/silk fibroin film is a promising scaffold for bone tissue engineering. PG - 173-188 LID - S0141-8130(19)36404-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.149 [doi] AB - Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polyesters produced by microorganisms, under unbalanced growth conditions, as a carbon storage compound. PHAs are composed of various monomers such as 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydroxyhexanoate (3HHx). Silk fibroin (SF) derived from Bombyx mori cocoons, is a widely studied protein polymer commonly used for biomaterial applications. In this study, non-woven electrospun films comprising a copolymer of 3HB and 3HHx [P(3HB-co-3HHx)], SF and their blends were prepared by electrospinning technique. The growth and osteogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) were studied using different types of fabricated electrospun films. The differentiation study revealed that electrospun P(3HB-co-3HHx)/SF film supports the differentiation of hUC-MSCs into the osteogenic lineage, confirmed by histological analysis using Alizarin Red staining, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and quantitative real-time PCR analysis (qPCR). Electrospun P(3HB-co-3HHx)/SF film up-regulated the expression of osteogenic marker genes, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OCN), by 1.6-fold and 2.8-fold respectively, after 21 days of osteogenic induction. In conclusion, proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of hUC-MSCs were enhanced through the blending of P(3HB-co-3HHx) and SF. The results from this study suggest that electrospun P(3HB-co-3HHx)/SF film is a promising biomaterial for bone tissue engineering. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Ang, Shaik Ling AU - Ang SL AD - School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia; USM-RIKEN International Center for Aging Science (URICAS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. FAU - Shaharuddin, Bakiah AU - Shaharuddin B AD - Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia; USM-RIKEN International Center for Aging Science (URICAS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. FAU - Chuah, Jo-Ann AU - Chuah JA AD - RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Japan; USM-RIKEN International Center for Aging Science (URICAS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. FAU - Sudesh, Kumar AU - Sudesh K AD - School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia; USM-RIKEN International Center for Aging Science (URICAS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: ksudesh@usm.my. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191220 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Biol Macromol JT - International journal of biological macromolecules JID - 7909578 RN - 0 (Biocompatible Materials) RN - 0 (Caproates) RN - 0 (Polyesters) RN - 0 (poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)) RN - 10191-24-9 (3-hydroxyhexanoic acid) RN - 9007-76-5 (Fibroins) RN - TZP1275679 (3-Hydroxybutyric Acid) SB - IM MH - 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Biocompatible Materials/pharmacology MH - Bombyx/metabolism MH - Bone and Bones/*drug effects MH - Caproates/*pharmacology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Fibroins/*pharmacology MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/drug effects MH - Osteogenesis/drug effects MH - Polyesters/pharmacology MH - Tissue Engineering/methods MH - Tissue Scaffolds OTO - NOTNLM OT - Electrospinning OT - Mesenchymal stem cells OT - Osteogenesis OT - Polyhydroxyalkanoates OT - Scaffold OT - Silk fibroin COIS- Declaration of competing interest None. EDAT- 2019/12/24 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/20 06:00 CRDT- 2019/12/24 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/24 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0141-8130(19)36404-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.149 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Biol Macromol. 2020 Feb 15;145:173-188. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.12.149. Epub 2019 Dec 20.