Liu Chun, Zhang Chenyi, Hua Shu, Salomon Carlos, Ivanovski Sašo, Han Pingping
The University of Queensland, School of Dentistry, Center for Oral-facial Regeneration, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (COR3), Epigenetics nanodiagnostic and therapeutic group, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
The University of Queensland, School of Dentistry, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
J Mater Chem B. 2025 Jul 2;13(26):7785-7796. doi: 10.1039/d5tb00021a.
Biomaterials could influence the production and composition of cell derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), including osteoblast-derived EVs (OB-EVs), which are essential for cell-to-cell communication and hold potential for bone regeneration. Despite their promise, methods for enhancing OB-EVs yields, especially from 3D highly porous microfibrous polymeric scaffolds, remain limited. In this study, we cultured mouse osteoblasts cell line MC3T3-E1 on 3D melt electrowritten (MEW) medical grade polycaprolactone (mPCL) scaffolds and 2D tissue culture plates (TCPs) to compare EV yield, subtypes (small EVs, microvesicles, apoptotic bodies), and proteome profile using liquid chromatography coupled with Tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS). Our results revealed that OB cultured on MEW mPCL scaffolds significantly increased small EVs yield, with increased particles of small EVs and reduced apoptotic bodies. Notably, two 30 × 30 mm, 0.8 mm-thick MEW mPCL scaffolds (5.07 × 10 sEVs per scaffold) produced the same sEVs yield comparable to that of a T175 TCP flask (9.37 × 10 sEVs per flask). The LC-MS/MS results showed that MEW mPCL sEVs were enriched for 34 proteins associated with tight junction, cell adhesion, gap junction, proteasome, apoptosis and complement pathways. Key proteins such as tubulin superfamily members, myosin heavy chain 9, ezrin, complement 3, CD9, Decorin, and Biglycan were identified, all potentially contributing to tissue repair and regeneration. These findings suggest that 3D MEW mPCL scaffolds not only enhanced OB-sEVs production but also enriched sEVs-protein profiles, particularly those involved in cell-cell junctions and phagosome secretion, suggesting their strong potential in bone tissue engineering.
生物材料可以影响细胞衍生的细胞外囊泡(EVs)的产生和组成,包括成骨细胞衍生的EVs(OB-EVs),它们对于细胞间通讯至关重要,并具有骨再生潜力。尽管它们前景广阔,但提高OB-EVs产量的方法仍然有限,特别是从3D高孔隙率微纤维聚合物支架中获取。在本研究中,我们将小鼠成骨细胞系MC3T3-E1培养在3D熔融电写(MEW)医用级聚己内酯(mPCL)支架和2D组织培养板(TCPs)上,以使用液相色谱与串联质谱(LC/MS-MS)比较EV产量、亚型(小EVs、微囊泡、凋亡小体)和蛋白质组谱。我们的结果表明,在MEW mPCL支架上培养的OB显著提高了小EVs产量,小EVs颗粒增加而凋亡小体减少。值得注意的是,两个30×30 mm、0.8 mm厚的MEW mPCL支架(每个支架产生5.07×10个小EVs)产生的小EVs产量与一个T175 TCP培养瓶(每个培养瓶产生9.37×10个小EVs)相当。LC-MS/MS结果表明,MEW mPCL小EVs富含与紧密连接、细胞粘附、间隙连接、蛋白酶体、凋亡和补体途径相关的34种蛋白质。鉴定出了关键蛋白质,如微管蛋白超家族成员、肌球蛋白重链9、埃兹蛋白、补体3、CD9、核心蛋白聚糖和双糖链蛋白聚糖,它们都可能有助于组织修复和再生。这些发现表明,3D MEW mPCL支架不仅提高了OB-sEVs的产量,还丰富了sEVs-蛋白质谱,特别是那些参与细胞间连接和吞噬体分泌的蛋白质谱,表明它们在骨组织工程中具有强大的潜力。