» Articles » PMID: 35735925

Surface Modification of Polytetrafluoroethylene and Polycaprolactone Promoting Cell-Selective Adhesion and Growth of Valvular Interstitial Cells

Overview
Date 2022 Jun 23
PMID 35735925
Authors
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Abstract

Tissue engineering concepts, which are concerned with the attachment and growth of specific cell types, frequently employ immobilized ligands that interact preferentially with cell types of interest. Creating multicellular grafts such as heart valves calls for scaffolds with spatial control over the different cells involved. Cardiac heart valves are mainly constituted out of two cell types, endothelial cells and valvular interstitial cells. To have control over where which cell type can be attracted would enable targeted cell settlement and growth contributing to the first step of an engineered construct. For endothelial cells, constituting the outer lining of the valve tissue, several specific peptide ligands have been described. Valvular interstitial cells, representing the bulk of the leaflet, have not been investigated in this regard. Two receptors, the integrin α9β1 and CD44, are known to be highly expressed on valvular interstitial cells. Here, we demonstrate that by covalently grafting the corresponding peptide and polysaccharide ligand onto an erodible, polycaprolactone (PCL), and a non-degradable, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polymer, surfaces were generated that strongly support valvular interstitial cell colonization with minimal endothelial cell and reduced platelet adhesion. The technology for covalent binding of corresponding ligands is a key element towards tissue engineered cardiac valves for in vitro applications, but also towards future in vivo application, especially in combination with degradable scaffold material.

References
1.
Ruoslahti E . RGD and other recognition sequences for integrins. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 1996; 12:697-715. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.12.1.697. View

2.
Massia S, Hubbell J . Vascular endothelial cell adhesion and spreading promoted by the peptide REDV of the IIICS region of plasma fibronectin is mediated by integrin alpha 4 beta 1. J Biol Chem. 1992; 267(20):14019-26. View

3.
Gabriel M, van Nieuw Amerongen G, van Hinsbergh V, Amerongen A, Zentner A . Direct grafting of RGD-motif-containing peptide on the surface of polycaprolactone films. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2006; 17(5):567-77. DOI: 10.1163/156856206776986288. View

4.
Schneider H, Harbottle R, Yokosaki Y, Kunde J, Sheppard D, Coutelle C . A novel peptide, PLAEIDGIELTY, for the targeting of alpha9beta1-integrins. FEBS Lett. 1998; 429(3):269-73. DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00612-7. View

5.
Gabriel M, Niederer K, Becker M, Raynaud C, Vahl C, Frey H . Tailoring Novel PTFE Surface Properties: Promoting Cell Adhesion and Antifouling Properties via a Wet Chemical Approach. Bioconjug Chem. 2016; 27(5):1216-21. DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00047. View