Bone tissue engineering supported by bioprinted cell constructs with endothelial cell spheroids
Abstract
In bone tissue engineering, efficient formation of vascularized bone tissue is a challenging issue. Here, we introduce a new strategy for effectively using multiple cells laden in a hybrid structure, such as endothelial cell (EC) spheroids and homogeneously distributed human adipose stem cells (hASCs) for bone regeneration. Methods: To fabricate the EC spheroids, cell-mixed mineral oil was used, and microscale droplets of the cell mixture were interlayered between the bioprinted hASC-laden struts. In vitro cellular responses of spheroid-laden multiple-cell constructs have been evaluated by comparing with the cell constructs bioprinted with the mixture of hASCs and ECs. In addition, mastoid obliterated rat model has been used to observe in vivo bone formation of those cell constructs. Results: The spheroid-laden multiple-cell constructs induced outstanding angiogenesis and osteogenic activities compared to a conventionally bioprinted multiple-cell construct. The enhanced biological results were clearly due to the EC spheroids, which triggered highly cooperative crosstalk between ECs and stem cells. The co-culture of the hASC constructs with the EC spheroids exhibited enhanced osteogenic- and angiogenic-related gene expression in vitro. In addition, in a rat obliterated mastoid model, considerably greater new bone formation and more competent development of new blood vessels were observed compared to those achieved with the normally bioprinted multiple cell-loaded structure.…
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