Dual-enzymatically crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogel as a long-time 3D stem cell culture system

Biomed Mater. 2020 Jun 12;15(4):045013. doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/ab712e.

Abstract

Stem cell-based tissue engineering shows enormous potential for regenerative medicine. Three-dimensional (3D) stem cell culture is the most basic aspect of tissue engineering. However, achievement of a perfect scaffold for highly efficient 3D cell culture is currently still limited. Herein, a new hyaluronic acid hydrogel dual-enzymatically crosslinked by horseradish peroxidase and choline oxidase is developed as a 3D stem cell culture system. This hydrogel possesses superior stability over two months, controllable biodegradability with hyaluronidases, a high swelling ratio exceeding 6000%, and excellent cytocompatibility in vitro and biocompatibility in vivo. More importantly, a long-time and highly cellular activity 3D culture of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells was achieved in vitro over 20 days. All these encouraging results highlight the great potential of this new hydrogel for 3D culture and tissue engineering.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases / chemistry
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Cell Culture Techniques*
  • Cell Survival
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Horseradish Peroxidase / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Hyaluronic Acid / chemistry*
  • Hydrogels / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Regenerative Medicine / methods*
  • Stem Cells / cytology
  • Tissue Engineering / methods*
  • Tissue Scaffolds

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Hydrogels
  • Polymers
  • Hyaluronic Acid
  • Alcohol Oxidoreductases
  • choline oxidase
  • Horseradish Peroxidase