PMID- 37723658 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231107 LR - 20231114 IS - 1552-4965 (Electronic) IS - 1549-3296 (Linking) VI - 112 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan TI - Heparin-collagen I bilayers stimulate FAK/ERK(1/2) signaling via alpha2beta1 integrin to support the growth and anti-inflammatory potency of mesenchymal stromal cells. PG - 65-81 LID - 10.1002/jbm.a.37614 [doi] AB - Understanding mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) growth mechanisms in response to surface chemistries is essential to optimize culture methods for high-quality and robust cell yields in cell manufacturing applications. Heparin (HEP) and collagen 1 (COL) substrates have been reported to enhance cell adhesion, growth, viability, and secretory potential in MSCs. However, the biomolecular mechanisms underlying the benefits of combined HEP/COL substrates are unknown. This work used HEP/COL bilayered surfaces to investigate the role of integrin-HEP interactions in the advantages of MSC culture. The layer-by-layer approach (LbL) was used to create HEP/COL bilayers, which were made up of stacks of 8 and 9 layers that combined HEP and COL in an alternate arrangement. Surface spectroscopic investigations and laser scanning microscopy evaluations verified the biochemical fingerprint of each component and a total stacked bilayer thickness of roughly 150 nm. Cell growth and apoptosis in response to IC(50) and IC(75) levels of BTT-3033 and Cilengitide, alpha2beta1 and alphavbeta3 integrin inhibitors respectively, were evaluated on HEP/COL coated surfaces using two bone marrow-derived MSC donors. While integrin activity did not affect cell growth rates, it significantly affected cell adhesion and apoptosis on HEP/COL surfaces. HEP-ending HEP/COL surfaces significantly increased FAK-ERK(1/2) phosphorylation and endogenous cell COL deposition compared to COL, COL-ending HEP/COL and uncoated surfaces. BTT-3033 but not Cilengitide treatment markedly affected FAK-ERK(1/2) activity levels on HEP-ending HEP/COL surfaces supporting a major role for alpha2beta1 activity. BTT-3033 treatment on HEP-ending bilayers reduced MSC-mediated macrophage inhibitory activity and altered the cytokine profile of co-cultures. Overall, this study supports a novel role for HEP in regulating the survival and potency of MSCs via enhancing the alpha2beta1-FAK-ERK(1/2) signaling mechanism. CI - (c) 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Cifuentes, Said J AU - Cifuentes SJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3674-8382 AD - Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, USA. FAU - Domenech, Maribella AU - Domenech M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7061-8090 AD - Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, USA. AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20230918 PL - United States TA - J Biomed Mater Res A JT - Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A JID - 101234237 RN - 0 (Integrins) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) RN - 0 (Collagen Type I) RN - 0 (Integrin alpha2beta1) SB - IM MH - *Integrins/metabolism MH - Heparin/pharmacology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Collagen Type I/metabolism MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells MH - Integrin alpha2beta1/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - collagen 1 OT - heparin OT - human mesenchymal stromal cells OT - integrins OT - layer-by-layer EDAT- 2023/09/19 06:42 MHDA- 2023/11/07 06:46 CRDT- 2023/09/19 00:53 PHST- 2023/08/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/05/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/07 06:46 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/19 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/19 00:53 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jbm.a.37614 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biomed Mater Res A. 2024 Jan;112(1):65-81. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.37614. Epub 2023 Sep 18.