PMID- 35933595 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221020 LR - 20230127 IS - 2192-2659 (Electronic) IS - 2192-2640 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 20 DP - 2022 Oct TI - Living Biomaterials to Engineer Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niches. PG - e2200964 LID - 10.1002/adhm.202200964 [doi] AB - Living biointerfaces are a new class of biomaterials combining living cells and polymeric matrices that can act as biologically active and instructive materials that host and provide signals to surrounding cells. Here, living biomaterials based on Lactococcus lactis to control hematopoietic stem cells in 2D surfaces and 3D hydrogels are introduced. L. lactis is modified to express C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12), thrombopoietin (TPO), vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM1), and the 7th-10th type III domains of human plasma fibronectin (FN III(7-10) ), in an attempt to mimic ex vivo the conditions of the human bone marrow. These results suggest that living biomaterials that incorporate bacteria expressing recombinant CXCL12, TPO, VCAM1, and FN in both 2D systems direct hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs)-bacteria interaction, and in 3D using hydrogels functionalized with full-length human plasma fibronectin allow for a notable expansion of the CD34(+) /CD38(-) /CD90(+) HSPC population compared to the initial population. These results provide a strong evidence based on data that suggest the possibility of using living materials based on genetically engineered bacteria for the ex-vivo expansion of HSPC with eventual practical clinical applications in HSPCs transplantation for hematological disorders. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Advanced Healthcare Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Petaroudi, Michaela AU - Petaroudi M AD - Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK. FAU - Rodrigo-Navarro, Aleixandre AU - Rodrigo-Navarro A AD - Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK. FAU - Dobre, Oana AU - Dobre O AD - Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK. FAU - Dalby, Matthew J AU - Dalby MJ AD - Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK. FAU - Salmeron-Sanchez, Manuel AU - Salmeron-Sanchez M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8112-2100 AD - Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220818 PL - Germany TA - Adv Healthc Mater JT - Advanced healthcare materials JID - 101581613 RN - 0 (Fibronectins) RN - 9014-42-0 (Thrombopoietin) RN - 0 (Biocompatible Materials) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Hydrogels) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Fibronectins/metabolism MH - *Thrombopoietin/metabolism MH - Biocompatible Materials/metabolism MH - Ligands MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells MH - Hydrogels/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - cell engineering OT - genetic engineering OT - hematopoiesis OT - living materials OT - microenvironment engineering OT - stem cells OT - synthetic biology EDAT- 2022/08/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/21 06:00 CRDT- 2022/08/07 03:52 PHST- 2022/08/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/07 03:52 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/adhm.202200964 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Healthc Mater. 2022 Oct;11(20):e2200964. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202200964. Epub 2022 Aug 18.