Probing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model

Abstract While decades of research have enriched the knowledge of how to grow cells into mature tissues, little is yet known about the next phase: fusing of these engineered tissues into larger functional structures. The specific effect of multicellular interfaces on tissue fusion remains largely un...

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Autores principales: Gabriella C. J. Lindberg, Xiaolin Cui, Mitchell Durham, Laura Veenendaal, Benjamin S. Schon, Gary J. Hooper, Khoon S. Lim, Tim B. F. Woodfield
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:87d9dbf986684de386293a43cd8fa3b32021-11-17T08:40:31ZProbing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model2198-384410.1002/advs.202103320https://doaj.org/article/87d9dbf986684de386293a43cd8fa3b32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202103320https://doaj.org/toc/2198-3844Abstract While decades of research have enriched the knowledge of how to grow cells into mature tissues, little is yet known about the next phase: fusing of these engineered tissues into larger functional structures. The specific effect of multicellular interfaces on tissue fusion remains largely unexplored. Here, a facile 3D‐bioassembly platform is introduced to primarily study fusion of cartilage–cartilage interfaces using spheroids formed from human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) and articular chondrocytes (hACs). 3D‐bioassembly of two adjacent hMSCs spheroids displays coordinated migration and noteworthy matrix deposition while the interface between two hAC tissues lacks both cells and type‐II collagen. Cocultures contribute to increased phenotypic stability in the fusion region while close initial contact between hMSCs and hACs (mixed) yields superior hyaline differentiation over more distant, indirect cocultures. This reduced ability of potent hMSCs to fuse with mature hAC tissue further underlines the major clinical challenge that is integration. Together, this data offer the first proof of an in vitro 3D‐model to reliably study lateral fusion mechanisms between multicellular spheroids and mature cartilage tissues. Ultimately, this high‐throughput 3D‐bioassembly model provides a bridge between understanding cellular differentiation and tissue fusion and offers the potential to probe fundamental biological mechanisms that underpin organogenesis.Gabriella C. J. LindbergXiaolin CuiMitchell DurhamLaura VeenendaalBenjamin S. SchonGary J. HooperKhoon S. LimTim B. F. WoodfieldWileyarticle3D‐bioassemblycartilage tissuescocultured spheroidshigh throughputmicrotissuesspheroid fusionScienceQENAdvanced Science, Vol 8, Iss 22, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic 3D‐bioassembly
cartilage tissues
cocultured spheroids
high throughput
microtissues
spheroid fusion
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spellingShingle 3D‐bioassembly
cartilage tissues
cocultured spheroids
high throughput
microtissues
spheroid fusion
Science
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Gabriella C. J. Lindberg
Xiaolin Cui
Mitchell Durham
Laura Veenendaal
Benjamin S. Schon
Gary J. Hooper
Khoon S. Lim
Tim B. F. Woodfield
Probing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model
description Abstract While decades of research have enriched the knowledge of how to grow cells into mature tissues, little is yet known about the next phase: fusing of these engineered tissues into larger functional structures. The specific effect of multicellular interfaces on tissue fusion remains largely unexplored. Here, a facile 3D‐bioassembly platform is introduced to primarily study fusion of cartilage–cartilage interfaces using spheroids formed from human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) and articular chondrocytes (hACs). 3D‐bioassembly of two adjacent hMSCs spheroids displays coordinated migration and noteworthy matrix deposition while the interface between two hAC tissues lacks both cells and type‐II collagen. Cocultures contribute to increased phenotypic stability in the fusion region while close initial contact between hMSCs and hACs (mixed) yields superior hyaline differentiation over more distant, indirect cocultures. This reduced ability of potent hMSCs to fuse with mature hAC tissue further underlines the major clinical challenge that is integration. Together, this data offer the first proof of an in vitro 3D‐model to reliably study lateral fusion mechanisms between multicellular spheroids and mature cartilage tissues. Ultimately, this high‐throughput 3D‐bioassembly model provides a bridge between understanding cellular differentiation and tissue fusion and offers the potential to probe fundamental biological mechanisms that underpin organogenesis.
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author Gabriella C. J. Lindberg
Xiaolin Cui
Mitchell Durham
Laura Veenendaal
Benjamin S. Schon
Gary J. Hooper
Khoon S. Lim
Tim B. F. Woodfield
author_facet Gabriella C. J. Lindberg
Xiaolin Cui
Mitchell Durham
Laura Veenendaal
Benjamin S. Schon
Gary J. Hooper
Khoon S. Lim
Tim B. F. Woodfield
author_sort Gabriella C. J. Lindberg
title Probing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model
title_short Probing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model
title_full Probing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model
title_fullStr Probing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model
title_full_unstemmed Probing Multicellular Tissue Fusion of Cocultured Spheroids—A 3D‐Bioassembly Model
title_sort probing multicellular tissue fusion of cocultured spheroids—a 3d‐bioassembly model
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/87d9dbf986684de386293a43cd8fa3b3
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