Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, 17 Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Korea.
Macromol Biosci. 2010 Jan 11;10(1):91-100. doi: 10.1002/mabi.200900168.
Composite nanofibers of poly(caprolactone) (PCL) and gelatin crosslinked with genipin are prepared. The contact angles and mechanical properties of crosslinked PCL-gelatin nanofibers decrease as the gelatin content increases. The proliferation of myoblasts is higher in the crosslinked PCL-gelatin nanofibers than in the PCL nanofibers, and the formation of myotubes is only observed on the crosslinked PCL-gelatin nanofibers. The expression level of myogenin, myosin heavy chain, and troponin T genes is increased as the gelatin content is increased. The results suggest that PCL-gelatin nanofibers crosslinked with genipin can be used as a substrate to modulate proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts, presenting potential applications in muscle tissue engineering.
聚己内酯(PCL)和明胶的复合纳米纤维用京尼平交联。随着明胶含量的增加,交联的 PCL-明胶纳米纤维的接触角和机械性能下降。与 PCL 纳米纤维相比,成肌细胞在交联的 PCL-明胶纳米纤维中的增殖率更高,仅在交联的 PCL-明胶纳米纤维上观察到肌管的形成。随着明胶含量的增加,成肌细胞基因的肌生成素、肌球蛋白重链和肌钙蛋白 T 的表达水平增加。结果表明,用京尼平交联的 PCL-明胶纳米纤维可用作调节成肌细胞增殖和分化的基质,在肌肉组织工程中有潜在的应用。