Effects of Different Electrospinning Methods with i-PRF on the Differentiation of Tendon Stem Cells
Objective: the main purpose of this study was to study the effect of injectable platelet-rich fibrin on the differentiation of tendon stem cells after being added to nanofibers by ordinary electrospinning and coaxial electrospinning. Methods: it is known that platelet-rich fibrin can promote tendon-bone healing. In this study, two kinds of nanofiber scaffolds were prepared by two different electrospinning methods. Experimental group 1: ordinary electrospinning: i-PRF and PCL (polyester fiber) were dissolved in acetic acid formic acid equal to 3:1 by volume and then electrospun. Experimental group 2: coaxial electrospinning was carried out with acetic acid formic acid (volume ratio = 3:1) as solvent, PCL (polyester fiber) as shell and i-PRF as core. After that, we implanted tendon stem cells on the material, and detected CCK-8 on the 3 rdand 7 thday. In addition, on the 7 thday, we carried out the fluorescence detection of RunX2 and Tenascin C, and verified the effect of the two materials on the differentiation of tendon stem cells through two experiments. Results: the results of CCK-8 experiment showed that tendon stem cells could proliferate on both materials. On the 3 rdday, there was no significant difference between the control group and the two experimental groups. On the 7 thday, the OD value of the control group was higher than that of the two experimental groups, and there was no significant difference between the two experimental groups. We considered that the material induced the differentiation of tendon stem cells, so the proliferation decreased. On the 7 thday, the immunofluorescence results showed that the fluorescence intensity of RunX2 and Tenascin C in the coaxial electrospinning group was significantly higher than that in the ordinary electrospinning group (p < 0.05, p < 0.01), that is, this group could promote the differentiation of tendon stem cells more obviously. Conclusion: compared with conventional electrospinning, coaxial electrospinning can better retain the biological activity of i-PRF and better induce osteogenesis and tendon differentiation of tendon stem cells. This provides a new idea for the preparation of nanofiber scaffolds loaded with bioactive substances.
i-PRF
肌肉骨骼疾病被定义为四肢、背部关节或组织的任何损伤或结构紊乱。据世界卫生组织称,肌肉骨骼损伤影响全球数亿人的生活,是造成长期疼痛、创伤和身体残疾的主要原因
由此看来,能够帮助损伤修复的新型材料的研发显得尤为重要。近年来,i-PRF作为一种新型自体血提取物映入眼帘,其独特的物理结构及富含多种生物因子成为修复损伤的优秀产物
新西兰大白兔(购自青岛康大爱博生物科技有限公司),雄性,2月龄,体重约2.5~3.0 kg。
PCL (Sigma),甲酸(Solarbio),乙酸(Solarbio),磁力搅拌器(美国,Sioma-AldrCh公司),磁力搅拌子(比克曼),ET静电纺丝一体机(北京永康乐业科技发展有限公司),超声波分散仪(新芝生物),电子天平(德国,Sartorius)电子显微镜(Hitachi)免疫荧光相关抗体:Phalloidin-iFluor 488抗体(abcom)、兔抗兔Tenascin C一抗(biobyt),羊抗兔Alexa Fluor-488二抗(HUABIO)、兔抗兔Runx2一抗(博奥森)、羊抗兔Alexa Fluor-594二抗(Solarbio)、DAPI (Solarbio)。Cell counting kit-8 (Solarbio),FBS (Gibco),cell medium DMEM (Solarbio),PBS (Solarbio)。
依据文献提取肌腱干细胞:取静脉采血的新西兰大白兔的髌腱、跟腱;在含10%双抗的PBS中放入肌腱组织,消毒5分钟,PBS液润洗3次;在肌腱组织中加入1 ml 0.05%trypsin-EDTA消化液消化,在孵育箱中消化5分钟,期间可行吹打,促使更好分离;加入完全培养基终止蛋白酶消化反应;把分离后的肌腱割成小块,加入肌腱消化液,在培养箱消化2小时,每隔半小时取出培养瓶,在无菌台上放置30秒,为室温;消化好后,使用70 um过滤器,过滤获得初步提取的兔肌腱干细胞;将获取的细胞,转移到新培养瓶,加入培养基,培养;每3天换液,当细胞铺满培养瓶80%时,可按照1:3传代;传代:使用移液枪将旧培养基移除,加入PBS润洗1次,再向培养瓶中加入0.05%的胰酶1 ml消化半分钟,消化后再加入等量的完全培养基终止反应,调整离心机参数为1000 rpm离心5 min。之后离心管中可看到上层为清液,下层为沉淀的分层情况,仔细将上层清液移除,不要吸到下方沉淀,之后再向离心管中加入完全培养基重悬后传代,于培养箱孵育。我们实验通常取用第2~4代的干细胞来完成后续实验(
i-PRF制备:自兔耳缘静脉取血10 ml,随即放入离心机1000 rpm,3 min,即可得到分层溶液,上层淡黄色液体即为i-PRF
同轴静电纺丝:使用体积比等于3:1的乙酸甲酸5 ml为溶剂,加入11%wt的PCL,在磁力搅拌器上搅拌90 min,至完全溶解,此作为壳层溶液;取i-PRF为芯层溶液进行同轴静电纺丝,参数如下:电压16 kv,壳层溶液流速1 ml/h,芯层溶液0.1 ml/h,接收距离为15 cm (
普通静电纺丝:使用体积比等于3:1的乙酸甲酸5 ml为溶剂,将制得的i-PRF取0.5 ml加入其中,于磁力搅拌器搅拌60 min至其完全溶解,再加入11%wt的PCL,于磁力搅拌器上搅拌90 min,至全部溶解,在电压为16 kv,流速为1.1 ml/h,接收距离为15 cm的条件下纺丝1 h,并收集(
将纤维材料用生物胶粘到与其大小一致的圆形破片上,然后做好标记分别放于24孔板中的不同区域。于含有75%酒精的酒精锅中熏蒸6小时,之后再于紫外线照射环境中照射1小时进行灭菌。取出24孔板,依次使用PBS、普通低糖DMEM润洗纤维材料2次,再将500 ul配置好的完全培养基加入到24孔板中,之后放入培养箱,给肌腱干细胞一个湿润的环境。自培养箱中取出培养瓶,使用移液枪将旧培养基移除,加入PBS润洗1次,再向培养瓶中加入0.05%的胰酶1 ml消化半分钟,消化后再加入等量的完全培养基终止反应,调整离心机参数为1000 rpm离心5 min。仔细将上层清液移除,不要吸到下方沉淀,之后再向离心管中加入3 ml完全培养基,通过血细胞计数板计算出密度。从培养箱中取出24孔板,在24孔板中按照1 × 104/孔的浓度种植细胞,之后再向各孔中加入完全培养基,使各孔培养基含量在700 μm。于第3、7天行CCK-8实验,配制含10%CCK-8试剂的培养基,取出细胞培养瓶,使用移液枪将旧的培养基吸除,使用PBS将培养瓶润洗1次,在避光条件下每孔中加入400 ml含10%CCK-8试剂的新鲜培养基,之后再培养箱中孵育2小时。时间到后,轻轻摇晃15 min,使其充分混匀,取新的96孔板,吸取对应的24孔板中100 ul液体,做好标记。于450 nm处,使用酶标仪检测相对应的OD值。收集数据并分析。另第7天行蛋白免疫荧光检测,24孔板细胞培养7天后,吸出培养基,PBS洗涤3次;4%戊二醛固定10 min,PBS洗涤3次,注意配合枪头吹打;0.1%Triton X-100室温通透5 min,PBS洗3次,注意配合枪头吹打;1%BSA封闭1 h,PBS洗涤3次,注意配合枪头吹打;相同材料组一个加入兔抗兔Tenascin C一抗,另一个加入兔抗兔Runx2一抗,避光孵育,4℃过夜;0.1%Tween20洗一次,PBS洗涤2次,每次5 min,注意配合枪头吹打;加入兔抗兔Tenascin C一抗的加羊抗兔Alexa Fluor-488二抗;加入兔抗兔Runx2一抗的加羊抗兔Alexa Fluor-594二抗,避光室温孵育1 h;吸掉二抗;PBS洗涤3次,每次5 min注意配合枪头吹打;DAPI避光浸染10 min,PBS冲洗3次;荧光显微镜下观察。RunX2在荧光中显示为红色,Tenascin C显示为绿色,拍摄荧光图片使用ImageJ软件分析平均荧光强度。
实验①组:普通静电纺丝:n = 9 (第3、7天行CCK-8实验,第7天行蛋白免疫荧光检测);
实验②组:同轴静电纺丝:n = 9 (第3、7天行CCK-8实验,第7天行蛋白免疫荧光检测);
对照组:即空白对照,只含有普通圆形玻片(n = 6,第3、7天行CCK-8实验)。
因已知PRF对肌腱干细胞有促分化作用,因此不对空白对照和单纯PCL做荧光分析
使用SPSS统计软件进行数据分析,每组间使用配对样本t检验,*(p < 0.05),**(p < 0.01),组间有统计学差异。
在CCK-8实验中,第3天时,对照组略高于两实验组,而普通静电纺丝组略高于同轴静电纺丝组组间无统计学差异;第7天时,对照组显著高于两实验组,两实验组组间无明显差异。出现这种情况的原因结合免疫荧光来看,应该是两实验组因添加i-PRF导致肌腱干细胞出现分化,故而细胞增殖减低(
从第7天做的蛋白免疫荧光及ImageJ软件处理结果来看,同轴静电纺丝组(
Area |
Mean (average) |
Min |
Max |
IntDen (average) |
2238016 |
17.065 |
4 |
69 |
38,191,743 |
2238016 |
23.476 |
6 |
85 |
52,540,454 |
2238016 |
11.226 |
1 |
88 |
25,123,968 |
2238016 |
17.264 |
5 |
83 |
38,636,235 |
随着人们生活水平的提高,在一些运动损伤后,人们对于损伤修复有着更高的期望,然而天然肌腱–骨界面组织的特殊结构,给肩袖损伤、交叉韧带断裂等患者康复带来了困难,据报道,有不少前交叉韧带损伤患者因为术后肌腱–骨界面的瘢痕愈合导致重建处肌腱移植物融合失败,这不仅给患者身体上带来痛苦,也在经济上带来了负担,这就要求我们临床大夫提高手术技巧的同时,还需要研发一些促进修复的新型材料
本研究中,我们对比了传统静电纺丝和同轴静电纺丝对于生物活性物质活性的保留,不难发现,如果想在纳米纤维中添加生物纺丝活性物质,同轴静电纺丝效果会更好,另外,同轴静电纺丝的壳核结构可以达到缓释的作用,这就可以使生物活性物质持续平稳的释放
本研究也存在着局限性,比如降解、缓释等的测定;观察时间较短;后面的工作中,这些也是我们要完善的重点。
*通讯作者。