우리는 조지 Giudice와 스티븐 엘리아슨이 변형 추적 알고리즘에 도움을 준 인간의 진피 섬유아세포와 라메쉬 라구병증을 기부해 주셔서 감사합니다. 이 작업에 대한 지원은 국가 필요 펠로우십 분야의 미국 교육부 대학원 지원 (GAANN P200A120071)에 의해제공되었다.

1. 스텐실 준비
파라필름에 스텐실을 준비하여 원하는형상(그림 1A 및1B)에 따라 각 각 각 절제물의 위치를 레이아웃합니다. 공간은 각각 약 1-2mm 떨어져 익스플. 이 거리는 각성 사이의 섬유 정렬을 생성하기위한 이상적인 간격에 해당합니다. 샘플이 테이프로 준비될 커버글래스 영역 아래에 스텐실을 부착합니다.
2. 살균
실험 전에 70% 에탄올을 사용하여 생물 반응기의 모든 성분을 철저히 청소하고 UV 빛 아래에서 2-3 시간 동안 살균하십시오. 대체 용기가 생물 반응기 대신에 사용되는 경우 적절한 살균 기술을 사용해야 합니다. 유리 바닥 페트리 접시사용에 대한 의견은 4.12 단계를 참조하십시오.
3. 피브린 젤 준비
생물 반응기의 성분이 살균 된 후, 커버 글래스의 표면에 피브린 젤의 얇은 층을 캐스팅. 6.6 mg /ml 피브린 젤을 만들기위한 피브리노겐 및 트롬빈 재고 솔루션을 준비하기위한 세부 사항은 Sander 외에서설명된다. 13 Ye 외에의한 유사한 프로토콜. 19 만들기위한 3.3 mg / ml 피브린 젤은 JoVE 웹 사이트에서도 볼 수 있습니다.
<ol><li>1,000만 개의 구슬/ml 농도로 DMEM에서 형광 마이크로비드 의 용액을 준비합니다. 구슬은 젤 변위를 추적하는 데 사용됩니다. 이러한 농도를 달성하기 위해 0.017 ml의 마이크로비드 스톡 용액과 0.149 ml의 DMEM을 마이크로원심분리기 튜브에 결합합니다.</li>
	<li>이 서스펜션을 10분 동안 초음파 처리하여 구슬을 분산시키고 용액을 균질화합니다.</li>
	<li>Fibrin 솔루션 - 15ml c-tube에서 0.22 ml의 피브리노겐 스톡 용액을 20m HEPES 버퍼0.44 ml로 섞습니다. 3.1 단계에서 생성된 마이크로비드와 함께 DMEM0.1667 ml를 추가합니다.</li>
	<li>Thrombin 솔루션 - 별도의 15ml c-tube에서, 함께 혼합 0.0328 혈전 재고 용액의 ml, 20 mM HEPES 버퍼의 0.131 ml, 2 M CaCl2의0.00246 ml.</li>
	<li>혈전 용액(step 3.4)을 피브리노겐 용액(Step 3.3)과 조심스럽게 혼합하여 용액이 균등하게 분배될 때까지 5-10배 위아래로 피펫팅합니다. 가능한 한 거품을 도입하지 마십시오. 생산된 거품의 양을 줄이려면 믹싱 하는 동안 파이펫을 완전히 배출하지 않도록 주의하십시오.</li>
	<li>혈소판의 첨가는 신속하게 겔화용액을 유발할 것입니다(~30초). 가능한 한 빨리 커버 글래스에 혼합 된 용액을 피펫. 젤이 RT에서 중합되도록 허용합니다.</li>
	<li>생물 반응기를 밀봉하고, 가열 블록을 삽입하고, 온도 컨트롤러에 열전대를 연결합니다. 젤을 37°C에서 15-30분 동안 배양합니다.</li>
</ol>4. 셀 엑스플랜트 준비
<ol><li>인간 진피 섬유아세포 세포를 함유하는 T-75 플라스크에서 배지를 제거한다.</li>
	<li>조심스럽게 혈청 단백질을 제거하기 위해 약 5 ml의 인산염 완충식염(PBS)으로 표면을 헹구습니다. 트립신-EDTA 1 ml를 넣고 3분 동안 또는 세포가 들어올릴 때까지 배양합니다.</li>
	<li>세포가 들어 올린 후 5 분 동안 200 x g의 원심 분리기에서 서스펜션을 아래로 회전시하십시오. 상체를 제거하고 2천만 개의 세포/ml의 최종 농도를 허용하는 DMEM의 부피로 펠릿을 재놓습니다.</li>
	<li>세포가 원심분리기에서 아래로 회전하는 동안 가열 블록과 열전대에서 생물 반응기를 분리합니다. 생물 반응기를 생물 안전 캐비닛으로 옮기고 회의적인 기술에 따라 뚜껑을 조심스럽게 제거합니다.</li>
	<li>스텐실의 패턴에 따라 중합된 피브린 젤에 세포 현탁액의 0.3 μl을 배관하여 이질을 만듭니다. 각 식은 약 6,000 개의 세포를 포함해야합니다. 낮은 볼륨 마이크로피펫 팁(0.1-10 μl)이 사용되었는지 확인합니다.</li>
	<li>세포가 37°C에서 1시간 동안 피브린 매트릭스에 정착하고 부착하도록 허용한다.</li>
	<li>생물 반응기는 여전히 열려, 10% 태아 소 혈청으로 보충 DMEM의 약 5 ml를 추가 (FBS), 1% 페니실린-연쇄 상 감신, 0.1% 암포테리신 B, 그리고 10 mg/ml aprotinin 생물 반응기 챔버에 직접. DMEM은 중탄산염 버퍼링되어 있으며 중립 pH를 유지하기 위해 5% CO2가 필요합니다. 바이오액터는CO2와함께 공급되지 않기 때문에, 사용 전에 2-3 시간 동안 5%CO2를 가진 인큐베이터에서 배지를 조건화한다. Aprotinin은 널리 피브린 분해의 속도를 감소시키기 위해 사용되는 세린 프로테아제억제제이다(20).</li>
	<li>생물 반응기를 다시 밀봉합니다. 주사기를 사용하여 인렛 포트의 가시 피팅을 통해 CO2 조건 배지 5ml를 추가로 전달합니다. 매체를 천천히 분배하고 생물 반응기 챔버의 전체 부피가 채워졌는지 확인합니다. 생체 반응기에서 형성되는 기포를 조심스럽게 제거합니다.</li>
	<li>pH를 유지하고 영양분을 공급하며 폐기물을 제거하기 위해 실험 전반에 걸쳐 생물 반응기에 5%CO2 의 조건배지를 공급한다. 주사기 펌프에 10ml 또는 30ml 주사기가 5% CO2 조절 매체로 채워진 펌프를 설치합니다. 주사기를 생물 반응기 뚜껑의 입구 포트에 직접 연결하여 Luer-lock 장착 멸균 튜브를 장착합니다. 남성 피팅을 제거하고 생물 반응기의 가시 피팅에 튜브를 부착합니다(그림 1C참조).</li>
	<li>관류 속도를 0.01 ml/min으로 설정합니다. 수정된 튜브 조각을 콘센트 포트에 연결하고 끝을 100ml 비커에 넣고 폐기물을 수거합니다.</li>
	<li>실험실 잭을 사용하여 인렛 및 콘센트 피드의 높이를 설정하여 생체 반응기에서 압력 차가 발생하지 않도록 합니다(참조를 위해 도 1D참조).</li>
	<li>생물 반응기를 사용할 수없는 경우 유리 상판35mm 유리 바닥 페트리 접시에 샘플을 준비합니다. 사용할 특정 목표 집합에 최적화된 커버슬립 크기를 사용하십시오. 페트리 접시에 제조 된 샘플은 37 ° C 및 5 % CO2에서인큐베이터에서 유지되어야한다. 참고: 폴리스티렌은 빛을 탈극화하고 DIC 이미징을 방해하므로 DIC 이미징이 수행될 경우 유리 상판을 사용해야 합니다. 위상 콘트라스트는 적합한 대체 이미징 양식입니다. 인큐베이터와 현미경 사이의 접시를 옮기면 이미지 등록이 어려워집니다. 이미지가 제대로 등록되지 않은 경우 섹션 6에서 계산된 변형이 정확하지 않습니다.</li>
</ol>5. 타임랩스 이미징
<ol><li>시료가 준비되면, 생물 반응기를 다시 밀봉하고, 가열 블록과 열전대를 다시 연결하고, 생물 반응기 온도를 37 °C로 설정합니다.</li>
	<li>생체 반응기를 현미경 장착 동력 단계에 설정합니다. 뷰 포트 아래에 20배 DIC 목표를 배치합니다. 낮은 배율 목표는 특히 정밀 동력 단계를 사용할 수 없는 경우에 허용됩니다. 편광기, 분석기 및 프리즘이 모두 제자리에 있는지 확인합니다. 또는 위상 대비를 사용하여 샘플을 이미지화할 수도 있습니다.</li>
	<li>이미징 소프트웨어를 엽니다.</li>
	<li>세 가지 구역 사이의 영역에 목표를 집중합니다.</li>
	<li>이미징 소프트웨어에 이 위치의 좌표(x, y 및 z)를 저장합니다.</li>
	<li>확장 사이와 주변의 전체 영역을 이미지화하기 위해 큰 이미지를 획득하고 영역의 크기를 지정하는 옵션을 선택합니다. 이렇게 하면 지정된 영역 주위에 여러 이미지를 수집하고 샘플의 더 큰 영역을 나타내는 타일 이미지가 생성됩니다.</li>
	<li>노출 시간과 광 강도를 가능한 가장 낮은 값으로 설정하여 광독성으로 인한 세포 사멸을 방지하면서 세포, 마이크로비드 및 피브린 섬유를 구별하기에 충분한 해상도를 제공합니다.</li>
</ol>6. 스트레인 트래킹
변형 추적 소프트웨어에 대한 자세한 내용 및 지침(그림 2)사용 은 Raghupathy 등을 참조하십시오. 21 알고리즘은 <a href="http://www.license.umn.edu/default.aspx">http://www.license.umn.edu/default.aspx</a>다운로드 할 수있는 사용자 정의 MATLAB 코드입니다. DIC 이미지는 종종 변형 추적에 충분한 텍스처를 가지고 있습니다. 마이크로비드는 계산된 변형 필드에 대한 검사 역할을 하기 위해 포함되어 있습니다. 변형 추적이 수행될 경우 얻은 이미지가 동일한 위치에서 촬영되어 이미지가 등록되는 것이 중요합니다. 등록되지 않은 이미지는 가짜 균주를 생성합니다.

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이 프로토콜은 세포 매개 ECM 리모델링과 관련된 역학을 관찰하고 정량화하기 위한 목적으로 개발되었다. 이러한 과정은 다수의 생물학적 현상의 기초와 엔지니어링 조직에 대한 중요한 의미를 갖는다2,22,흉터1,23을감소시키고, 병리학 조직을 리모델링12,24. 시간 경과 DIC 현미경 검사법의 사용은 세포 견인력의 결과로 발생하는 피브린 섬유의 변위와 정렬을 해결하고 정량?...

세포 매트릭스 상호 작용을 연구하기위한 중요한 도구는 세포 채워진 콜라겐 젤1,2이다. 겔은 조직의 생체 내 특성에 더 가깝고 전통적인 2D 배양3에서제공하는 것보다 세포 행동을 이해하는 데 더 적합한 3D 환경을 제공한다. 섬유아세포가 콜라겐 젤 내에서 균질하게 분포된 초기 연구에 따르면 세포는 콜라겐 섬유를 빠르게 통합하고 겔4,5을압축하는 것으로 나타났다. 자유 부동 젤의 수축 섬유 아세포는 겔이 완전히 다짐1,6,7에도달 한 직후 정지 상태로 전환한다. 경계에 제약이 있는 겔의 섬유아세포는 활성, 합성 상태8에 남아 있으며 겔 형상 및 외부 제약 에 의존하는 방식으로 섬유 정렬을 생성합니다5,9. 세포 활동의 차이는 세포가 젤의 콜라겐 섬유에 대한 통합을 통해 견인력을 발휘함에 따라 발생하는 내부 장력(또는 그 부족)의 결과로 나타난다.
이 기술의 변이체는 콜라겐 젤 내에서 떨어져 섬유아세포 이질(즉, 세포의 덩어리)을 배치하고 세포 매트릭스 상호 작용을 관찰하고 각기 (때로는 인대 와 같은 스트랩이라고도 함)10-12사이의 섬유 정렬의 점진적 개발을 포함한다. 각기 시스템의 주요 장점은 세포를 간단한 기하학적 패턴으로 배열할 수 있게 해주므로 세포 중심의 섬유 재조정의 메커니즘을 쉽게 시각화하고 조사할 수 있다는 것입니다. 이러한 정렬 패턴은 주로 세포 견인력, 세포 공간 분포, 겔 형상 및 젤의 기계적 제약 사이의 상호 작용에 의존하며 글로벌 조직, 기계적 기능 및 국소 기계환경에서중심적인 역할을 하기 때문에 이해하는 것이 중요하다.
조직 공학 분야에서, 기계적으로 기능적, 엔지니어링 조직을 생산하기위한 하나의 전략은 엔지니어링 조직이 네이티브 조직의 것을 모방 섬유 정렬을 소유할 수 있도록 세포 다짐에서 발생하는 섬유 정렬 패턴을 제어하는 것을 포함한다14,15. 이러한 정렬은 엔지니어링 된 조직이 네이티브 조직의 복잡한 기계적 행동을 복제하는 데 필요하다고 믿습니다. 이 전략의 변형은 콜라겐 젤을 피브린젤(16)으로대체하는 것이다. 피브린 젤은 다짐 시 콜라겐 젤과 유사한 정렬 패턴을 개발합니다. 시간이 지남에 따라 피브린은 분해되고 초기 피브린 섬유 정렬 패턴을 따르는 세포 합성 ECM로 대체됩니다. 그 결과 엔지니어링 된 구조는 콜라겐 젤 유래 구문(17)에비해 기계적 특성을 크게 향상시켰다.
피브린 젤의 정렬 프로세스 및 후속 리모델링 이벤트는 복잡하고 제대로 이해되지 않은 방식으로 진행됩니다. 이러한 상호 작용과 세포 거동 및 ECM 리모델링에 미치는 영향을 더 잘 특성화하기 위해, 우리는 각성 방법에 기초한 절차를 개발했습니다. 이 방법에서, 섬유아세포 각질은 다른 기하학적 패턴의 피브린 젤에 위치한다. 젤은 환경 제어, 현미경 장착 바이오 반응기(18)에서유지되며, 압축 및 섬유 재정렬 과정은 시간 경과 차동 간섭 콘트라스트 (DIC) 현미경 검사법으로 모니터링됩니다. 변위 필드는 사용자 지정 알고리즘으로 정량화됩니다. 이러한 실험에서 얻은 데이터는 조직 엔지니어링 전략 최적화, 상처 치유 개선 및 병리학 조직 리모델링 을 포함하여 여러 과정에 광범위한 영향을 미칩니다.

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	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>F8630</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>T4648</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Gibco</td>
			<td>11965-092</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Gibco</td>
			<td>15140-122</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>A2942</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>H0887</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>223506</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Gibco</td>
			<td>25200-056</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Invitrogen</td>
			<td>3000</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Lonza</td>
			<td>DE14-701F</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Molecular Probes</td>
			<td>F8858</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">GIBCO</td>
			<td>A10483-01</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">GIBCO</td>
			<td>11430-030</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Fisher-Scientific</td>
			<td>SS264-1</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>A3428-25MG</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:297px;">Biotense Bioreactor</td>
			<td style="width:85px;">ADMET</td>
			<td style="width:125px;"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Ti-Eclipe Microscope</td>
			<td>Nikon</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;"># 0 35 mm Glass Bottom Petri Dish</td>
			<td>MatTek</td>
			<td>P35G-0-20-C</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;"># 0 35 mm Glass Top Petri Dish</td>
			<td>MatTek</td>
			<td>P35GTOP-0-20-C</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Plastic Luer fittings, PVC tubing with Luer ends</td>
			<td>Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td>30600-65</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

observing and quantifying fibroblast-mediated fibrin gel compaction

콜라겐과 피브린 젤에 내장된 세포는 겔 섬유에 견인력을 부착하고 발휘합니다. 이러한 힘은 젤 미세 구조의 로컬 및 글로벌 재구성 및 재조정으로 이어질 수 있습니다. 이 과정은 세포의 위치, 젤의 형상 및 젤의 기계적 제약 사이의 상호 작용에 부분적으로 의존하는 복잡한 방식으로 진행됩니다. 이러한 변수가 글로벌 섬유 정렬 패턴을 생성하는 방법을 더 잘 이해하기 위해, 우리는 기하학적으로 간격이 있는 각질(섬유아세포의 클러스터) 사이의 압축 공정을 관찰하기 위해 환경 제어 생물 반응기와 결합된 시간 경과 차동 간섭 콘트라스트(DIC) 현미경 을 사용합니다. 그런 다음 이미지를 사용자 지정 이미지 처리 알고리즘으로 분석하여 변형맵을 가져옵니다. 이 기술에서 얻은 정보는 상처 치유, 질병 개발 및 조직 공학 응용 분야의 프로세스를 이해하는 데 중요한 영향을 미치는 다양한 세포 매트릭스 상호 작용의 기계생물학을 조사하는 데 사용할 수 있습니다.

조직 리모델링은 세포와 주변 매트릭스 사이의 상호 물리적 상호 작용에 의해 부분적으로 구동되는 복잡한 과정입니다. 세포는 주변 섬유를 재구성하고 섬유 네트워크에서 장력을 생성합니다. 섬유와 기계적 환경의 정렬은 차례로 세포 행동을 제어하므로 세포와 매트릭스 가 전 세계적으로 재구성되어 리모델링 된 조직을 생성합니다. 본 실험에서, 항종의 세포는, 처음에 형태학에서 둥근, 겔로 ...

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Preparation of Complaint Matrices for Quantifying Cellular Contraction

The regulation of cellular adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential for cell migration and ECM remodeling. Focal adhesions are macromolecular assemblies that couple the contractile F-actin cytoskeleton to the ECM. This connection allows for the transmission of intracellular mechanical forces across the cell membrane to the underlying substrate. Recent work has shown the mechanical properties of the ECM regulate focal adhesion and F-actin morphology as well as numerous physiological processes, including cell differentiation, division, proliferation and migration. Thus, the use of cell culture substrates has become an increasingly prevalent method to precisely control and modulate ECM mechanical properties.
To quantify traction forces at focal adhesions in an adherent cell, compliant substrates are used in conjunction with high-resolution imaging and computational techniques in a method termed traction force microscopy (TFM). This technique relies on measurements of the local magnitude and direction of substrate deformations induced by cellular contraction. In combination with high-resolution fluorescence microscopy of fluorescently tagged proteins, it is possible to correlate cytoskeletal organization and remodeling with traction forces.
Here we present a detailed experimental protocol for the preparation of two-dimensional, compliant matrices for the purpose of creating a cell culture substrate with a well-characterized, tunable mechanical stiffness, which is suitable for measuring cellular contraction. These protocols include the fabrication of polyacrylamide hydrogels, coating of ECM proteins on such gels, plating cells on gels, and high-resolution confocal microscopy using a perfusion chamber. Additionally, we provide a representative sample of data demonstrating location and magnitude of cellular forces using cited TFM protocols.

In this video, we demonstrate the experimental techniques used to fabricate compliant, extracellular matrix (ECM) coated substrates suitable for cell culture, and which are amenable to traction force microscopy and observing effects of ECM stiffness on cell behavior.

세포 수축을 Quantifying에 대한 불만 사항 매트릭스의 준비

The regulation of cellular adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential for cell migration and ECM remodeling.  Focal adhesions are ...

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Fabrication of Micro-tissues using Modules of Collagen Gel Containing Cells

This protocol describes the fabrication of a type of micro-tissues called modules.  The module approach generates uniform, scalable and vascularized tissues.  The modules can be made of collagen as well as other gelable or crosslinkable materials.  They are approximately 2 mm in length and 0.7 mm in diameter upon fabrication but shrink in size with embedded cells or when the modules are coated with endothelial cells.  The modules individually are small enough that the embedded cells are within the diffusion limit of oxygen and other nutrients but modules can be packed together to form larger tissues that are perfusable.  These tissues are modular in construction because different cell types can be embedded in or coated on the modules before they are packed together to form complex tissues.  There are three main steps to making the modules: (1) neutralizing the collagen and embedding cells in it, (2) gelling the collagen in the tube and cutting the modules and (3) coating the modules with endothelial cells.

Creation of micro-tissues using cylindrical collagen gels, called modules, that contain embedded cells and which surface is coated with endothelial cells.

콜라겐의 모듈을 사용하여 미세 조직의 제조가 포함 세포를 젤

This protocol describes the fabrication of a type of micro-tissues called modules.  The module approach generates uniform, scalable and vascularized ...

Encapsulation of Cardiomyocytes in a Fibrin Hydrogel for Cardiac Tissue Engineering

Culturing cells in a three dimensional hydrogel environment is an important technique for developing constructs for tissue engineering as well as studying cellular responses under various culture conditions in vitro. The three dimensional environment more closely mimics what the cells observe in vivo due to the application of mechanical and chemical stimuli in all dimensions 1. Three-dimensional hydrogels can either be made from synthetic polymers such as PEG-DA 2 and PLGA 3 or a number of naturally occurring proteins such as collagen 4, hyaluronic acid 5 or fibrin 6,7. Hydrogels created from fibrin, a naturally occurring blood clotting protein, can polymerize to form a mesh that is part of the body's natural wound healing processes 8. Fibrin is cell-degradable and potentially autologous 9, making it an ideal temporary scaffold for tissue engineering.
Here we describe in detail the isolation of neonatal cardiomyocytes from three day old rat pups and the preparation of the cells for encapsulation in fibrin hydrogel constructs for tissue engineering. Neonatal myocytes are a common cell source used for in vitro studies in cardiac tissue formation and engineering 4. Fibrin gel is created by mixing fibrinogen with the enzyme thrombin. Thrombin cleaves fibrinopeptides FpA and FpB from fibrinogen, revealing binding sites that interact with other monomers 10. These interactions cause the monomers to self-assemble into fibers that form the hydrogel mesh. Because the timing of this enzymatic reaction can be adjusted by altering the ratio of thrombin to fibrinogen, or the ratio of calcium to thrombin, one can injection mold constructs with a number of different geometries 11,12. Further we can generate alignment of the resulting tissue by how we constrain the gel during culture 13.
After culturing the engineered cardiac tissue constructs for two weeks under static conditions, the cardiac cells have begun to remodel the construct and can generate a contraction force under electrical pacing conditions 6. As part of this protocol, we also describe methods for analyzing the tissue engineered myocardium after the culture period including functional analysis of the active force generated by the cardiac muscle construct upon electrical stimulation, as well as methods for determining final cell viability (Live-Dead assay) and immunohistological staining to examine the expression and morphology of typical proteins important for contraction (Myosin Heavy Chain or MHC) and cellular coupling (Connexin 43 or Cx43) between myocytes.

We describe the isolation of neonatal cardiomyocytes and the preparation of the cells for encapsulation in fibrin hydrogel constructs for tissue engineering. We describe methods for analyzing the tissue engineered myocardium after the culture period including active force generated upon electrical stimulation and cell viability and immunohistological staining.

심장 조직 공학을위한 섬유소 히드로겔에 Cardiomyocytes의 캡슐

Culturing cells in a three dimensional hydrogel environment is an important technique for developing constructs for tissue engineering as well as studying ...

Preparation of 3D Fibrin Scaffolds for Stem Cell Culture Applications

Stem cells are found in naturally occurring 3D microenvironments in vivo, which are often referred to as the stem cell niche 1. Culturing stem cells inside of 3D biomaterial scaffolds provides a way to accurately mimic these microenvironments, providing an advantage over traditional 2D culture methods using polystyrene as well as a method for engineering replacement tissues 2. While 2D tissue culture polystrene has been used for the majority of cell culture experiments, 3D biomaterial scaffolds can more closely replicate the microenvironments found in vivo by enabling more accurate establishment of cell polarity in the environment and possessing biochemical and mechanical properties similar to soft tissue.3 A variety of naturally derived and synthetic biomaterial scaffolds have been investigated as 3D environments for supporting stem cell growth. While synthetic scaffolds can be synthesized to have a greater range of mechanical and chemical properties and often have greater reproducibility, natural biomaterials are often composed of proteins and polysaccharides found in the extracelluar matrix and as a result contain binding sites for cell adhesion and readily support cell culture. Fibrin scaffolds, produced by polymerizing the protein fibrinogen obtained from plasma, have been widely investigated for a variety of tissue engineering applications both in vitro and in vivo 4. Such scaffolds can be modified using a variety of methods to incorporate controlled release systems for delivering therapeutic factors 5. Previous work has shown that such scaffolds can be used to successfully culture embryonic stem cells and this scaffold-based culture system can be used to screen the effects of various growth factors on the differentiation of the stem cells seeded inside 6,7.
 This protocol details the process of polymerizing fibrin scaffolds from fibrinogen solutions using the enzymatic activity of thrombin. The process takes 2 days to complete, including an overnight dialysis step for the fibrinogen solution to remove citrates that inhibit polymerization. These detailed methods rely on fibrinogen concentrations determined to be optimal for embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell culture. Other groups have further investigated fibrin scaffolds for a wide range of cell types and applications - demonstrating the versatility of this approach 8-12.

This work details the preparation of 3D fibrin scaffolds for culturing and differentiating plutipotent stem cells. Such scaffolds can be used to screen the effects of various biological compounds on stem cell behavior as well as modified to contain drug delivery systems.

3D 섬유소의 준비는 줄기 세포 배양 용도 공사장 공중 발판

Stem cells are found in naturally occurring 3D microenvironments in vivo, which are often referred to as the stem cell niche 1. Culturing stem cells ...

Engineering Fibrin-based Tissue Constructs from Myofibroblasts and Application of Constraints and Strain to Induce Cell and Collagen Reorganization

Collagen content and organization in developing collagenous tissues can be influenced by local tissue strains and tissue constraint. Tissue engineers aim to use these principles to create tissues with predefined collagen architectures. A full understanding of the exact underlying processes of collagen remodeling to control the final tissue architecture, however, is lacking. In particular, little is known about the (re)orientation of collagen fibers in response to changes in tissue mechanical loading conditions. We developed an in&#160;vitro model system, consisting of biaxially-constrained myofibroblast-seeded fibrin constructs, to further elucidate collagen (re)orientation in response to i) reverting biaxial to uniaxial static loading conditions and ii) cyclic uniaxial loading of the biaxially-constrained constructs before and after a change in loading direction, with use of the Flexcell FX4000T loading device. Time-lapse confocal imaging is used to visualize collagen (re)orientation in a nondestructive manner.
Cell and collagen organization in the constructs can be visualized in real-time, and an internal reference system allows us to relocate cells and collagen structures for time-lapse analysis. Various aspects of the model system can be adjusted, like cell source or use of healthy and diseased cells. Additives can be used to further elucidate mechanisms underlying collagen remodeling, by for example adding MMPs or blocking integrins. Shape and size of the construct can be easily adapted to specific needs, resulting in a highly tunable model system to study cell and collagen (re)organization.

This model system starts from a myofibroblast-populated fibrin gel that can be used to study endogenous collagen (re)organization real-time in a nondestructive manner. The model system is very tunable, as it can be used with different cell sources, medium additives, and can be adapted easily to specific needs.

엔지니어링 섬유소 기반 조직의 면역 조직 및 제약 조건의 적용에서 생성하고 세포와 콜라겐 (재) 조직을 유도하는 스트레인

Collagen content and organization in developing collagenous tissues can be influenced by local tissue strains and tissue constraint. Tissue engineers aim ...

Characterization of Leukocyte-platelet Rich Fibrin, A Novel Biomaterial

Autologous platelet concentrates represent promising innovative tools in the field of regenerative medicine and have been extensively used in oral surgery. Unlike platelet rich plasma (PRP) that is a gel or a suspension, Leukocyte-Platelet Rich Fibrin (L-PRF) is a solid 3D fibrin membrane generated chair-side from whole blood containing no anti-coagulant. The membrane has a dense three dimensional fibrin matrix with enriched platelets and abundant growth factors. L-PRF is a popular adjunct in surgeries because of its superior handling characteristics as well as its suturability to the wound bed. The goal of the study is to demonstrate generation as well as provide detailed characterization of relevant properties of L-PRF that underlie its clinical success.

Leucocyte-Platelet Rich Fibrin (L-PRF) represents an FDA cleared preparation of autologous platelet concentrates that possesses unique fibrin architecture, enriched platelets and abundant growth factors. Here, we present a protocol for chair-side generation of L-PRF as well as evaluate its mechanical properties including uniaxial testing and suture retention strength testing.

백혈구 - 혈소판 풍부한 섬유소, 소설 생체 재료의 특성

Autologous platelet concentrates represent promising innovative tools in the field of regenerative medicine and have been extensively used in oral ...

Forming Giant-sized Polymersomes Using Gel-assisted Rehydration

Polymer vesicles, or polymersomes, are being widely explored as synthetic analogs of lipid vesicles based on their stability, robustness, barrier properties, chemical versatility and tunable physical characteristics. Typical methods used to prepare giant-sized (&gt; 4 &#181;m) vesicles, however, are both time and labor intensive, yielding low numbers of intact polymersomes. Here, we present for the first time the use of gel-assisted rehydration for the rapid and high-yielding formation of giant (&gt;4 &#181;m) polymer vesicles (polymersomes). Using this method, polymersomes can be formed from a wide array of rehydration solutions including several different physiologically-compatible buffers and full cell culture media, making them readily useful for biomimicry studies. This technique is also capable of reliably producing polymersomes from different polymer compositions with far better yields and much less difficulty than traditional methods. Polymersome size is readily tunable by altering temperature during rehydration or adding membrane fluidizers to the polymer membrane, generating giant-sized polymersomes (&gt;100 &#181;m).

We present a protocol to rapidly form giant polymer vesicles (pGVs). Briefly, polymer solutions are dehydrated on dried agarose films adhered to coverslips. Rehydration of the polymer films results in rapid formation of pGVs. This method greatly advances the preparation of synthetic giant vesicles for direct applications in biomimetic studies.

젤 보조 재수를 사용하여 거대한 크기의 Polymersomes 형성

Polymer vesicles, or polymersomes, are being widely explored as synthetic analogs of lipid vesicles based on their stability, robustness, barrier ...

A Novel Technique for Generating and Observing Chemiluminescence in a Biological Setting

Intraoperative imaging techniques have the potential to make surgical interventions safer and more effective; for these reasons, such techniques are quickly moving into the operating room. Here, we present a new approach that utilizes a technique not yet explored for intraoperative imaging: chemiluminescent imaging. This method employs a ruthenium-based chemiluminescent reporter along with a custom-built nebulizing system to produce ex vivo or in vivo images with high signal-to-noise ratios. The ruthenium-based reporter produces light following exposure to an aqueous oxidizing solution and re-reduction within the surrounding tissue. This method has allowed us to detect reporter concentrations as low as 6.9 pmol/cm2. In this work, we present a visual guide to our proof-of-concept in vivo studies involving subdermal and intravenous injections in mice. The results suggest that this technology is a promising candidate for further preclinical research and might ultimately become a useful tool in the operating room.

This protocol describes a new intraoperative imaging technique that uses a ruthenium complex as a source of chemiluminescent light emission, thereby producing high signal-to-noise ratios during in vivo imaging. Intraoperative imaging is an expanding field that could revolutionize the way that surgical procedures are performed.

생물학적 설정에서 생성 및 관측 화학 발광위한 새로운 기술

Intraoperative imaging techniques have the potential to make surgical interventions safer and more effective; for these reasons, such techniques are ...

A Microfluidic Flow Chamber Model for Platelet Transfusion and Hemostasis Measures Platelet Deposition and Fibrin Formation in Real-time

Microfluidic models of hemostasis assess platelet function under conditions of hydrodynamic shear, but in the presence of anticoagulants, this analysis is restricted to platelet deposition only. The intricate relationship between Ca2+-dependent coagulation and platelet function requires careful and controlled recalcification of blood prior to analysis. Our setup uses a Y-shaped mixing channel, which supplies concentrated Ca2+/Mg2+ buffer to flowing blood just prior to perfusion, enabling rapid recalcification without sample stasis. A ten-fold difference in flow velocity between both reservoirs minimizes dilution. The recalcified blood is then perfused in a collagen-coated analysis chamber, and differential labeling permits real-time imaging of both platelet and fibrin deposition using fluorescence video microscopy. The system uses only commercially available tools, increasing the chances of standardization. Reconstitution of thrombocytopenic blood with platelets from banked concentrates furthermore models platelet transfusion, proving its use in this research domain. Exemplary data demonstrated that coagulation onset and fibrin deposition were linearly dependent on the platelet concentration, confirming the relationship between primary and secondary hemostasis in our model. In a timeframe of 16 perfusion min, contact activation did not take place, despite recalcification to normal Ca2+ and Mg2+ levels. When coagulation factor XIIa was inhibited by corn trypsin inhibitor, this time frame was even longer, indicating a considerable dynamic range in which the changes in the procoagulant nature of the platelets can be assessed. Co-immobilization of tissue factor with collagen significantly reduced the time to onset of coagulation, but not its rate. The option to study the tissue factor and/or the contact pathway increases the versatility and utility of the assay.

This paper describes an experimental model of hemostasis that simultaneously measures platelet function and coagulation. Platelet and fibrin fluorescence is measured in real-time, and platelet adhesion rate, coagulation rate, and onset of coagulation are determined. The model is used to determine platelet procoagulant properties under flow in concentrates for transfusion.

혈소판 수혈 및 지혈을위한 미세 유체 유량 용기 모델은 실시간으로 혈소판 증착 및 섬유소 형성을 측정합니다

Microfluidic models of hemostasis assess platelet function under conditions of hydrodynamic shear, but in the presence of anticoagulants, this analysis is ...

Gel-seq: A Method for Simultaneous Sequencing Library Preparation of DNA and RNA Using Hydrogel Matrices

The ability to amplify and sequence either DNA or RNA from small starting samples has only been achieved in the last five years. Unfortunately, the standard protocols for generating genomic or transcriptomic libraries are incompatible and researchers must choose whether to sequence DNA or RNA for a particular sample. Gel-seq solves this problem by enabling researchers to simultaneously prepare libraries for both DNA and RNA starting with 100 - 1000 cells using a simple hydrogel device. This paper presents a detailed approach for the fabrication of the device as well as the biological protocol to generate paired libraries. We designed Gel-seq so that it could be easily implemented by other researchers; many genetics labs already have the necessary equipment to reproduce the Gel-seq device fabrication. Our protocol employs commonly-used kits for both whole-transcript amplification (WTA) and library preparation, which are also likely to be familiar to researchers already versed in generating genomic and transcriptomic libraries. Our approach allows researchers to bring to bear the power of both DNA and RNA sequencing on a single sample without splitting and with negligible added cost.

Gel-seq enables researchers to simultaneously prepare libraries for both DNA- and RNA-seq at negligible added cost starting from 100 - 1000 cells using a simple hydrogel device. This paper presents a detailed approach for the fabrication of the device as well as the biological protocol to generate paired libraries.

젤-seq: DNA와 RNA 히드로 매트릭스를 사용 하 여 동시 시퀀싱 라이브러리 준비를 위한 방법

The ability to amplify and sequence either DNA or RNA from small starting samples has only been achieved in the last five years. Unfortunately, the ...