Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (10): 1552-1557.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.10.013

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Adhesion and proliferation of dental pulp stem cells on the chitosan-fibrin composite scaffold

Zheng Li-zhu1, Li Xiao-bing2, Zhang Miao1, Yu Lu1, Liu Yi-shan1   

  1. 1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Protection, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China; 2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2016-12-11 Online:2017-04-08 Published:2017-05-08
  • Contact: Liu Yi-shan, Master, Chief physician, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Protection, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Zheng Li-zhu, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Protection, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81560178

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: With the rapid development of tissue engineering, a single biological scaffold material is hard to meet the needs of tissue engineering. Therefore, composite scaffolds with excellent performance will be obtained by combining two or more kinds of materials.
OBJECTIVE: To detect the adherence and proliferation of dental pulp stem cells on the Chitosan-fibrin composite scaffold.
METHODS: Dental pulp stem cells were isolated and extracted from C57 neonatal rats through modified enzyme-digestion method, and subcultured to the third generation, followed by adipogenic and osteogenic induction in vitro. Then, induced cells were identified. The chitosan-fibrinogen composite scaffold was prepared, and the pore size and porosity were determined. The chitosan-fibrin composite scaffold was co-cultured with passage 3 dental pulp stem cells to observe the cell proliferation by MTT assay, and the morphology, cell adhesion, proliferation and extracellular matrix secretion were observed under scanning electron microscope, while cells were inoculated directly on the bottom of culture plate as controls.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The dental pulp stem cells were successfully isolated and cultivated, and positive for osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation. The pore size and porosity of the composite scaffold was (105.32±22.10) μm and (87.714±1.276)%, respectively. The “S”-shaped proliferation curve in the experimental group was similar with that in the control group; the proliferation rate in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group after 4-8 days of culture (P < 0.05). At the 2nd day after co-culture, the cells adhered tightly and grew well onto the composite scaffold; at the 4th day, the cells began to proliferate obviously full of extracellular matrix, and the cell volume was enlarged; the surface and pores of the scaffold were full of cells at the 6th day. These results indicate grew fast obviously that rich in began to proliferate obviously full of that the chitosan-fibrin composite scaffold is suitable for the adhesion and proliferation of dental pulp stem cells.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Chitosan, Fibrinogen, Dental Pulp, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering

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