conditional-reprogramming-pediatric-human-esophageal-epithelial-cells

Conditional Reprogramming of Pediatric Human Esophageal Epithelial Cells for Use in Tissue Engineering and Disease Investigation

Identifying and expanding patient-specific cells in culture for use in tissue engineering and disease investigation can be very challenging. Utilizing ...

Uconn Health

ECs lining arteries respond to LSS by suppressing pro-inflammatory changes, in part through the activation of MEK5, ERK5 and induction of KLF4. We examined if this anti-inflammatory pathway operates in human ECs lining microvessels, the principal site of inflammatory responses.

MEK5 is activated by shear stress, activates ERK5 and induces KLF4 to modulate TNF responses in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells.

The optimal method for creating a de-cellularized lung scaffold that is devoid of cells and cell debris, immunologically inert, and retains necessary extracellular matrix (ECM) has yet to be identified. Herein, we compare automated detergent-based de-cellularization approaches utilizing either constant pressure (CP) or constant flow (CF), to previously published protocols utilizing manual pressure (MP) to instill and rinse out the de-cellularization agents. De-cellularized lungs resulting from each method were evaluated for presence of remaining ECM proteins and immunostimulatory material such as nucleic acids and intracellular material. Our results demonstrate that the CP and MP approaches more effectively remove cellular materials but differentially retain ECM proteins. The CP method has the added benefit of being a faster, reproducible de-cellularization process. To assess the functional ability of the de-cellularized scaffolds to maintain epithelial cells, intra-tracheal inoculation with GFP expressing C10 alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) was performed. Notably, the CP de-cellularized lungs were able to support growth and spontaneous differentiation of C10-GFP cells from a type II-like phenotype to a type I-like phenotype.

Todd J. Jensen

Department of Pediatrics

Uconn Health

Conditional Reprogramming of Pediatric Human Esophageal Epithelial Cells for Use in Tissue Engineering and Disease Investigation

Todd J. Jensen

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Uconn Health

Conditional Reprogramming of Pediatric Human Esophageal Epithelial Cells for Use in Tissue Engineering and Disease Investigation

Department of Pediatrics