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Suchit Sahai1, Rachel McFarland, Mathew L Skiles

  • 1Biomedical Engineering Program, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

Tissue Engineering. Part C, Methods
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Researchers developed a novel hypoxia marker (HRE DsRed-DR) to track how cells perceive oxygen levels. This tool is effective for monitoring hypoxic signaling in encapsulated stem cells, aiding tissue engineering applications.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Stem Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Oxygen concentration is a critical regulator of stem cell fate and function.
  • Hypoxic signaling plays a vital role in stem cell differentiation and tissue engineering.
  • Developing tools to monitor cellular oxygen perception is essential for understanding stem cell behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel hypoxia-responsive marker (HRE DsRed-DR) for monitoring cellular oxygen sensing.
  • To assess the marker's performance in adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) cultured in 2D and 3D environments under varying oxygen conditions.
  • To evaluate the marker's utility for tracking hypoxic signaling in encapsulated stem cells for tissue engineering.

Main Methods:

  • Genetically engineered ADSCs using a recombinant adenovirus carrying the HRE DsRed-DR hypoxia marker.
  • Cultured ADSCs in 2D and encapsulated them in PEG-based hydrogels for 3D culture.
  • Exposed cells to 20% and 1% oxygen environments for 96 hours, monitoring red fluorescence and validating with immunostaining and Western blot for hypoxia-inducible factor-1α.

Main Results:

  • The HRE DsRed-DR marker successfully detected hypoxic signaling in ADSCs under low oxygen (1%) in both 2D and 3D cultures.
  • In 2D, marker signal appeared at 24h and peaked at 96h (59% cells) in 1% O2; no signal in 20% O2.
  • In 3D, signal appeared earlier (4h) and peaked at 96h (76% cells) in 1% O2, with detectable signal (13% cells) even in 20% O2. Western blots correlated well with marker expression.

Conclusions:

  • The HRE DsRed-DR adenovirus marker is a reliable tool for tracking hypoxic signaling onset in encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells.
  • The marker provides insights into cellular perception of oxygen, complementing direct oxygen measurements.
  • This tool holds significant potential for advancing tissue engineering research by enabling better monitoring of stem cell responses in engineered constructs.