Rat bone marrow stromal cell osteogenic differentiation and fibronectin adsorption on chitosan membranes: The effect of the degree of acetylation

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Amaral, IF (Author) Other; M Lamghari (Author) Other; Sousa, SR (Author) Other; Sampaio, P (Author) Other; Mário Adolfo Barbosa (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Vol. 75A

Pages: 387-397

ISSN: 1549-3296

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Authenticus ID: P-000-0Q3

DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30436

Abstract (EN): Cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation of a few anchorage-dependent cells cultured on chitosan (Ch) matrices are influenced by the degree of N-acetylation (DA) of Ch. In the present work, we examined the influence of the DA on the attachment, spreading, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow stromal cells (rBM-SCs). Ch membranes were characterized in terms of surface morphology, roughness, and wettability, and in terms of adsorption of an adhesive protein, fibronectin (Fn). Chs with DAs in the range of 4 to 49% were used. Among the Ch samples, the DA of 4% led to the highest Fn surface concentration, both from single protein solution and from diluted serum. Furthermore, the levels of Fn adsorbed from serum found for this DA were threefold higher than for the tissue culture polystyrene control, indicating that in the presence of competitive proteins Ch is more specific toward Fn adsorption than tissue culture polystyrene. rBMSCs cultured on Ch carrying a DA of 4% were able to spread, proliferate, and differentiate, reaching a higher level of osteogenic differentiation than on the control, despite the lower cell attachment observed for all Ch samples. Because the Ch sample with a DA of 4% showed the highest Fn adsorption from serum, we suggest that cell adhesion, spreading, and osteogenic differentiation of rBMSCs on Ch may be mediated by the adsorbed layer of Fn. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11