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内皮质葡萄糖对化学和机械子内皮质基质特性的敏感性

Mohammad Hamrangsekachaee¹, Ke Wen¹, Narges Yazdani²

¹Chemical Engineering Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States.

Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology

|November 29, 2023

概括

血管硬会改变内皮细胞上的葡萄糖 (GCX),影响心血管健康. 这项研究开发了一个可调节的矩阵,以显示基质刚度和组成如何影响GCX表达和功能.

科学领域:

生物材料科学生物材料科学
细胞生物学细胞生物学
心血管研究研究心血管研究

背景情况:

内皮细胞 (ECs) 上的葡萄糖 (GCX) 起到机械传感器的作用,将血管机械线索转化为细胞反应.
改变的血管硬会破坏GCX功能,导致内皮功能障碍和动脉样硬化心血管疾病.
了解GCX介导的机械传导需要在体外模型中模拟体内血管条件.

研究的目的:

研究矩阵化学和机械特性对内皮细胞中GCX表达和功能的影响.
开发一种可调节的,不膨胀的矩阵,使用基于凝的材料来模拟体内血管环境.
分析基质组成和刚度如何影响GCX表达及其多糖成分在人类静脉EC (HUVEC) 中.

主要方法:

使用不同度的凝和凝甲酸盐 (GelMA) 制造可调节矩阵.
在不同的基质成分 (凝,GelMA,纤维蛋白) 上使用免疫细胞化学对GCX表达的比较分析.
评估GCX表达及其组件在具有不同刚度 (2.5,5和10kPa) 的GelMA水凝上,模仿健康和患病的血管组织.

主要成果:

基质组成和度显著改变了HUVECs的整体GCX表达.
虽然总体GCX表达与不同的水凝硬度保持不变,但其主要的多糖化合物成分显示出明显的失调.
肝素硫酸盐表达在病态基质 (10kPa) 上下降,而酸表达随着矩阵刚度的增加而增加.

结论:

这项研究表明,矩阵属性对GCX表达和组成具有重要影响.
GCX机械传导由基质刚性和化学物质调节,影响内皮细胞功能.
这些发现提供了关于GCX在内皮屏障功能,免疫细胞粘附和在不同血管条件下的机械传导中的作用的见解.

关键词:

内皮细胞是内皮细胞.这是一种基于凝的水凝.葡萄糖糖的性糖质 (glycocalyx) 是一种机械传导机械传导基板的硬度基板的硬度

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