Amniotic Stem Cells Cultured on Thermoresponsive Polymers Allow Obtaining a Full Cell Sheet

Abstract

Amniotic stem cells promote adhesion and migration of epithelial cells. Obtaining a full sheet containing amniotic stem cells seems to be the best solution for the treatment of burn wounds. The main advantage of this method is obtaining a full sheet of cells by lowering the temperature below the transition temperature, which does not affect extracellular matrix. The purpose of this work was to produce a skin substitute-a full sheet consisting of amniotic mesenchymal stem cells-and compare with well-known fibroblast sheet. Amniotic membrane cells revealed better tendency to full sheet detachment than fibroblasts. Confluence after 24 hours was always higher on polymer-coated dishes than on normal polypropylene dishes. Also viability was higher than on the control culture dish, while the number of apoptotic cells was always highest on polypropylene (control). Ile-Lys-Val-ala-Val (IKVAV) 0.28 addition to poly (poly [ethylene glycol] ethyl methacrylate) (PTEGMA) caused best cell confluence and highest percentage of cells in mitosis phase of cell cycle, but also worst cell detachment was observed in both cell types on PTEGMA IKVAV 0.28. Viability of cells transferred in cell sheet form onto a new culture dish was higher than when detached as suspension enzymatically. Additionally, percentage of apoptotic cells transferred in cell sheet form onto a new culture dish was always lower than when detached as suspension enzymatically. Culturing of PTEGMA, PTEGMA IKVAV 0.28 and PTEGMA IKVAV 0.14 have a stimulating effect on number of cells in mitosis in amniotic cell culture even after cell sheet transfer onto a new dish, whereas such effect with fibroblast was not observed.