Yamada Shizuka, Yamamoto Kohei, Ikeda Takeshi, Yanagiguchi Kajiro, Hayashi Yoshihiko
Department of Cardiology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:302932. doi: 10.1155/2014/302932. Epub 2014 May 25.
Cells, growth factors, and scaffold are the crucial factors for tissue engineering. Recently, scaffolds consisting of natural polymers, such as collagen and gelatin, bioabsorbable synthetic polymers, such as polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid, and inorganic materials, such as hydroxyapatite, as well as composite materials have been rapidly developed. In particular, collagen is the most promising material for tissue engineering due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability. Collagen contains specific cell adhesion domains, including the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) motif. After the integrin receptor on the cell surface binds to the RGD motif on the collagen molecule, cell adhesion is actively induced. This interaction contributes to the promotion of cell growth and differentiation and the regulation of various cell functions. However, it is difficult to use a pure collagen scaffold as a tissue engineering material due to its low mechanical strength. In order to make up for this disadvantage, collagen scaffolds are often modified using a cross-linker, such as gamma irradiation and carbodiimide. Taking into account the possibility of zoonosis, a variety of recent reports have been documented using fish collagen scaffolds. We herein review the potency of fish collagen scaffolds as well as associated problems to be addressed for use in regenerative medicine.
细胞、生长因子和支架是组织工程的关键因素。近年来,由天然聚合物(如胶原蛋白和明胶)、可生物吸收的合成聚合物(如聚乳酸和聚乙醇酸)、无机材料(如羟基磷灰石)以及复合材料组成的支架得到了迅速发展。特别是,胶原蛋白因其生物相容性和生物降解性而成为组织工程中最有前景的材料。胶原蛋白包含特定的细胞粘附结构域,包括精氨酸 - 甘氨酸 - 天冬氨酸(RGD)基序。细胞表面的整合素受体与胶原蛋白分子上的RGD基序结合后,会积极诱导细胞粘附。这种相互作用有助于促进细胞生长和分化以及调节各种细胞功能。然而,由于其机械强度低,难以将纯胶原蛋白支架用作组织工程材料。为了弥补这一缺点,胶原蛋白支架通常使用交联剂(如γ射线辐照和碳二亚胺)进行改性。考虑到人畜共患病的可能性,最近有各种关于使用鱼胶原蛋白支架的报道。我们在此综述鱼胶原蛋白支架的潜力以及在再生医学中使用时需要解决的相关问题。