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Evaluation of viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface-modified
PLGA films
Min Sub Lee
The Graduate School
Yonsei University
The graduate program in Biomedical Engineering
Major of Biomaterials
Evaluation of viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface-modified
PLGA films
A Master Thesis
Submitted to the Graduate Program in
Biomedical Engineering and the Graduate School of
Yonsei University in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in
Biomedical Engineering
Min Sub Lee
December 2003
감사의 글
생체공학이라는 새로운 학문의 터에 발을 들인 지 엊그제 같은데 벌써 졸업이라는 과
정만을 앞두게 되었습니다 물론 앞으로 나아갈 길의 끝은 아니지만 삶의 하나의 마디로서
대학원이라는 새로운 환경을 무사히 마칠 수 있기까지 물심양면으로 도와주신 많은 분들
덕분에 이렇게 미비하나마 하나의 결과물을 조심스레 보여드릴 수 있게 되었습니다
우선 학위과정 동안 학문의 가르침만이 아니라 인생의 조언을 해주신 박종철 선생님께
감사의 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 철없고 게으른 저를 따뜻하게 때로는 따끔하게 이끌어주
신 은혜 잊지 못할 것 같습니다 그리고 바쁘신 와중에도 부족한 저의 논문을 심사해주시
고 새로운 분야의 지식까지 소개해주신 표면과학연구센터의 이인섭 교수님과 성형외과학
교실의 나동균 선생님께도 깊은 감사드립니다
학위과정 동안 깊은 관심으로 보살펴주신 의학공학교실 서활 선생님 김덕원 선생님
김남현 선생님 유선국 선생님께 감사드립니다 언제나 맑은 미소로 대해주시고 스키도 가
르쳐 주신 세종대 이권용 선생님 실험에 필요한 PLGA를 무진장 제공해주신 인제대의 김
정구 선생님 식약청의 류규하 선생님께도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 그리고 실험에 대해서
많은 조언과 편의를 제공해주신 전자현미경실의 정동룡 선생님 일본의 Uzawa Masakazu
씨에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다
실험실 생활을 하는 동안 제가 힘들어할 때마다 용기를 북돋워주신 믿음직한 동희형
많은 실험 기술과 학생으로서의 자세를 전해주신 봉주형 눈빛만으로 통하는 동욱형 언제
나 싱글벙글 유머만점 인기만점의 현숙누나 눈웃음이 매력적인 동영형 동기이자 식약청
의 실세 원선누나 부지런한 얼짱 자영이 싹싹한 현주 군대에서 고생하는 덜렁이 태윤이
힘든 일도 성실히 해준 학희 모두에게 고마움을 전합니다 대장님의 풍모를 갖춰가는 친절
한 시내누나 질문할 때마다 명쾌한 답을 주셨던 유식형 유쾌한 남자 종훈형 aseptic life
형범형 인도 미소녀 한희 누나 멋진 유석형 든든한 재민형 항상 웃는 아람누나 모두 함
께 있던 시간들을 잊지 못할 듯 합니다
세종대의 철인 상국이형과 노래방의 지배자 환이형에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 의
학공학교실의 젠틀맨 창용형 늘 편안히 대해주신 수찬형 저의 antibody이자 맑은 웃음의
기창형 술자리서 허심탄회하게 이야기할 수 있는 동기-재성형과 선희 과묵하지만 든든한
철이형께 감사드립니다 학사업무 및 랩 관련 서류들을 빈틈없이 챙겨주신 유정숙씨와 김
태화씨께도 감사합니다 임상센터에서 함께 일하면서 많은 것을 도와주셨던 학부 선배인
성재형 양띠 모임 경희 언혜 정형외과 김향 선생님 소아과 김설 선생님께도 고마움을 전
합니다
친누나 이상으로 챙겨주셨던 자인누나 정 많은 명아누나 상병형 도형형 용언님 보
영님 홍대를 함께 누비던 많은 분들이 생각납니다 그리고 무엇보다 즐거웠던 lt공중캠프gt
의 많은 분들께도 감사의 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 이장님 기영형 사당누나 정원형 시린
누나 만담콤비 촬스형과 벙구리형 물꼭누나 수테키 경민형 성훈형 성우형 형우 동희
가은 미선누나 우영 정우 지윤이 소현님 가을이 모두 제게 힘이 되어 주었습니다 행복
한 가장이 되신 일환형 업무에 바빠 선물도 안챙겨주는 미진씨 lt아락동gt의 용석형 상연
형도 고마웠습니다 명경지수의 많은 분들-잊지 못할 진이형님 호용형 은오형 종섭형 창
진형 광용 윤호 세곤 철중 경래 그리고 메신저에서 말벗이 되어준 생명공학과의 재휘누
나 대윤 희원 호선 형이에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 나름대로의 길을 찾아 맹진하고
있을 철환이와 태균이 자주 보진 못하지만 잘 챙겨주는 정현누나 모두에게 감사드립니다
그리고 이 자리에 제가 설 수 있기까지 누구보다 절 사랑해주신 아버지 어머니께 말
로는 일할도 표현치 못할 그 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 멀리 있어 자주 찾아뵙지도 못했지
만 저의 결정에 대해 무한한 신뢰를 보여주신 만큼 앞으로 그 보답을 할 수 있을지 아직
도 자신이 없습니다 무덤덤한 오빠를 꼼꼼히 챙겨준 하나뿐인 여동생 민정이에게도 정말
미안하고 고맙습니다
행복한 시지프를 꿈꾸며
2004년 1월
이 민 섭
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CONTENTS
FIGURE LEGENDS ⅲ
TABLE LEGENDS ⅵ
ABBREVIATIONS ⅶ
ABSTRACT ⅷ
1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Neural tissue engineering 1
12 Biodegradable poly(lactic-glycolic) acids (PLGA) 3
13 Extracellular matrix proteins 5
131 Laminin 7
132 Fibronectin 9
133 Collagen 9
14 Poly-D-lysine 10
15 Titanium dioxide coating 10
16 Objectives of this study 11
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS 12
21 Experimental procedure 12
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells 14
23 Characterization of neural cells 16
231 Microscopy observation 16
232 Immunofluorescence observation 16
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation 17
24 Preparation of PLGA film 18
25 ECM coating 19
26 TiO2 coating 20
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis 22
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262 Water contact angle measurement 22
27 Cell viability assay 23
271 WST-8 assay 23
28 Statistical analysis 26
3 RESULTS 27
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells 27
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells 27
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 27
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 30
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film 30
322 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 31
323 SEM observation of cultured cells 31
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 42
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film 45
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 45
335 SEM observation of cultured cells 45
4 DISCUSSION 49
5 CONCLUSION 51
REFERENCES 52
국 문 요 약 59
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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA) 4
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms
are designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I
II) of the long arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-
helical coiled-coil domains are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain
α Interchain disulfide bridges are indicated by thick bars Regions of
the molecule corresponding to fragments E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indi-
cated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal globule of the α1 chain
[32] 8
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study 13
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C)
Dissection of cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of
cortex (E) Trituration of neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured
neural cells on PDL-LN coated coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X
magnification) 15
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2 18
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2
was properly mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm
9sccm) To increase the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited
on PLGA surface to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition under the temperature of 40 21
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Evaluation of viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface-modified
PLGA films
A Master Thesis
Submitted to the Graduate Program in
Biomedical Engineering and the Graduate School of
Yonsei University in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in
Biomedical Engineering
Min Sub Lee
December 2003
감사의 글
생체공학이라는 새로운 학문의 터에 발을 들인 지 엊그제 같은데 벌써 졸업이라는 과
정만을 앞두게 되었습니다 물론 앞으로 나아갈 길의 끝은 아니지만 삶의 하나의 마디로서
대학원이라는 새로운 환경을 무사히 마칠 수 있기까지 물심양면으로 도와주신 많은 분들
덕분에 이렇게 미비하나마 하나의 결과물을 조심스레 보여드릴 수 있게 되었습니다
우선 학위과정 동안 학문의 가르침만이 아니라 인생의 조언을 해주신 박종철 선생님께
감사의 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 철없고 게으른 저를 따뜻하게 때로는 따끔하게 이끌어주
신 은혜 잊지 못할 것 같습니다 그리고 바쁘신 와중에도 부족한 저의 논문을 심사해주시
고 새로운 분야의 지식까지 소개해주신 표면과학연구센터의 이인섭 교수님과 성형외과학
교실의 나동균 선생님께도 깊은 감사드립니다
학위과정 동안 깊은 관심으로 보살펴주신 의학공학교실 서활 선생님 김덕원 선생님
김남현 선생님 유선국 선생님께 감사드립니다 언제나 맑은 미소로 대해주시고 스키도 가
르쳐 주신 세종대 이권용 선생님 실험에 필요한 PLGA를 무진장 제공해주신 인제대의 김
정구 선생님 식약청의 류규하 선생님께도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 그리고 실험에 대해서
많은 조언과 편의를 제공해주신 전자현미경실의 정동룡 선생님 일본의 Uzawa Masakazu
씨에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다
실험실 생활을 하는 동안 제가 힘들어할 때마다 용기를 북돋워주신 믿음직한 동희형
많은 실험 기술과 학생으로서의 자세를 전해주신 봉주형 눈빛만으로 통하는 동욱형 언제
나 싱글벙글 유머만점 인기만점의 현숙누나 눈웃음이 매력적인 동영형 동기이자 식약청
의 실세 원선누나 부지런한 얼짱 자영이 싹싹한 현주 군대에서 고생하는 덜렁이 태윤이
힘든 일도 성실히 해준 학희 모두에게 고마움을 전합니다 대장님의 풍모를 갖춰가는 친절
한 시내누나 질문할 때마다 명쾌한 답을 주셨던 유식형 유쾌한 남자 종훈형 aseptic life
형범형 인도 미소녀 한희 누나 멋진 유석형 든든한 재민형 항상 웃는 아람누나 모두 함
께 있던 시간들을 잊지 못할 듯 합니다
세종대의 철인 상국이형과 노래방의 지배자 환이형에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 의
학공학교실의 젠틀맨 창용형 늘 편안히 대해주신 수찬형 저의 antibody이자 맑은 웃음의
기창형 술자리서 허심탄회하게 이야기할 수 있는 동기-재성형과 선희 과묵하지만 든든한
철이형께 감사드립니다 학사업무 및 랩 관련 서류들을 빈틈없이 챙겨주신 유정숙씨와 김
태화씨께도 감사합니다 임상센터에서 함께 일하면서 많은 것을 도와주셨던 학부 선배인
성재형 양띠 모임 경희 언혜 정형외과 김향 선생님 소아과 김설 선생님께도 고마움을 전
합니다
친누나 이상으로 챙겨주셨던 자인누나 정 많은 명아누나 상병형 도형형 용언님 보
영님 홍대를 함께 누비던 많은 분들이 생각납니다 그리고 무엇보다 즐거웠던 lt공중캠프gt
의 많은 분들께도 감사의 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 이장님 기영형 사당누나 정원형 시린
누나 만담콤비 촬스형과 벙구리형 물꼭누나 수테키 경민형 성훈형 성우형 형우 동희
가은 미선누나 우영 정우 지윤이 소현님 가을이 모두 제게 힘이 되어 주었습니다 행복
한 가장이 되신 일환형 업무에 바빠 선물도 안챙겨주는 미진씨 lt아락동gt의 용석형 상연
형도 고마웠습니다 명경지수의 많은 분들-잊지 못할 진이형님 호용형 은오형 종섭형 창
진형 광용 윤호 세곤 철중 경래 그리고 메신저에서 말벗이 되어준 생명공학과의 재휘누
나 대윤 희원 호선 형이에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 나름대로의 길을 찾아 맹진하고
있을 철환이와 태균이 자주 보진 못하지만 잘 챙겨주는 정현누나 모두에게 감사드립니다
그리고 이 자리에 제가 설 수 있기까지 누구보다 절 사랑해주신 아버지 어머니께 말
로는 일할도 표현치 못할 그 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 멀리 있어 자주 찾아뵙지도 못했지
만 저의 결정에 대해 무한한 신뢰를 보여주신 만큼 앞으로 그 보답을 할 수 있을지 아직
도 자신이 없습니다 무덤덤한 오빠를 꼼꼼히 챙겨준 하나뿐인 여동생 민정이에게도 정말
미안하고 고맙습니다
행복한 시지프를 꿈꾸며
2004년 1월
이 민 섭
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CONTENTS
FIGURE LEGENDS ⅲ
TABLE LEGENDS ⅵ
ABBREVIATIONS ⅶ
ABSTRACT ⅷ
1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Neural tissue engineering 1
12 Biodegradable poly(lactic-glycolic) acids (PLGA) 3
13 Extracellular matrix proteins 5
131 Laminin 7
132 Fibronectin 9
133 Collagen 9
14 Poly-D-lysine 10
15 Titanium dioxide coating 10
16 Objectives of this study 11
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS 12
21 Experimental procedure 12
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells 14
23 Characterization of neural cells 16
231 Microscopy observation 16
232 Immunofluorescence observation 16
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation 17
24 Preparation of PLGA film 18
25 ECM coating 19
26 TiO2 coating 20
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis 22
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262 Water contact angle measurement 22
27 Cell viability assay 23
271 WST-8 assay 23
28 Statistical analysis 26
3 RESULTS 27
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells 27
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells 27
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 27
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 30
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film 30
322 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 31
323 SEM observation of cultured cells 31
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 42
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film 45
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 45
335 SEM observation of cultured cells 45
4 DISCUSSION 49
5 CONCLUSION 51
REFERENCES 52
국 문 요 약 59
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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA) 4
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms
are designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I
II) of the long arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-
helical coiled-coil domains are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain
α Interchain disulfide bridges are indicated by thick bars Regions of
the molecule corresponding to fragments E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indi-
cated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal globule of the α1 chain
[32] 8
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study 13
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C)
Dissection of cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of
cortex (E) Trituration of neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured
neural cells on PDL-LN coated coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X
magnification) 15
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2 18
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2
was properly mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm
9sccm) To increase the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited
on PLGA surface to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition under the temperature of 40 21
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
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임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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감사의 글
생체공학이라는 새로운 학문의 터에 발을 들인 지 엊그제 같은데 벌써 졸업이라는 과
정만을 앞두게 되었습니다 물론 앞으로 나아갈 길의 끝은 아니지만 삶의 하나의 마디로서
대학원이라는 새로운 환경을 무사히 마칠 수 있기까지 물심양면으로 도와주신 많은 분들
덕분에 이렇게 미비하나마 하나의 결과물을 조심스레 보여드릴 수 있게 되었습니다
우선 학위과정 동안 학문의 가르침만이 아니라 인생의 조언을 해주신 박종철 선생님께
감사의 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 철없고 게으른 저를 따뜻하게 때로는 따끔하게 이끌어주
신 은혜 잊지 못할 것 같습니다 그리고 바쁘신 와중에도 부족한 저의 논문을 심사해주시
고 새로운 분야의 지식까지 소개해주신 표면과학연구센터의 이인섭 교수님과 성형외과학
교실의 나동균 선생님께도 깊은 감사드립니다
학위과정 동안 깊은 관심으로 보살펴주신 의학공학교실 서활 선생님 김덕원 선생님
김남현 선생님 유선국 선생님께 감사드립니다 언제나 맑은 미소로 대해주시고 스키도 가
르쳐 주신 세종대 이권용 선생님 실험에 필요한 PLGA를 무진장 제공해주신 인제대의 김
정구 선생님 식약청의 류규하 선생님께도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 그리고 실험에 대해서
많은 조언과 편의를 제공해주신 전자현미경실의 정동룡 선생님 일본의 Uzawa Masakazu
씨에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다
실험실 생활을 하는 동안 제가 힘들어할 때마다 용기를 북돋워주신 믿음직한 동희형
많은 실험 기술과 학생으로서의 자세를 전해주신 봉주형 눈빛만으로 통하는 동욱형 언제
나 싱글벙글 유머만점 인기만점의 현숙누나 눈웃음이 매력적인 동영형 동기이자 식약청
의 실세 원선누나 부지런한 얼짱 자영이 싹싹한 현주 군대에서 고생하는 덜렁이 태윤이
힘든 일도 성실히 해준 학희 모두에게 고마움을 전합니다 대장님의 풍모를 갖춰가는 친절
한 시내누나 질문할 때마다 명쾌한 답을 주셨던 유식형 유쾌한 남자 종훈형 aseptic life
형범형 인도 미소녀 한희 누나 멋진 유석형 든든한 재민형 항상 웃는 아람누나 모두 함
께 있던 시간들을 잊지 못할 듯 합니다
세종대의 철인 상국이형과 노래방의 지배자 환이형에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 의
학공학교실의 젠틀맨 창용형 늘 편안히 대해주신 수찬형 저의 antibody이자 맑은 웃음의
기창형 술자리서 허심탄회하게 이야기할 수 있는 동기-재성형과 선희 과묵하지만 든든한
철이형께 감사드립니다 학사업무 및 랩 관련 서류들을 빈틈없이 챙겨주신 유정숙씨와 김
태화씨께도 감사합니다 임상센터에서 함께 일하면서 많은 것을 도와주셨던 학부 선배인
성재형 양띠 모임 경희 언혜 정형외과 김향 선생님 소아과 김설 선생님께도 고마움을 전
합니다
친누나 이상으로 챙겨주셨던 자인누나 정 많은 명아누나 상병형 도형형 용언님 보
영님 홍대를 함께 누비던 많은 분들이 생각납니다 그리고 무엇보다 즐거웠던 lt공중캠프gt
의 많은 분들께도 감사의 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 이장님 기영형 사당누나 정원형 시린
누나 만담콤비 촬스형과 벙구리형 물꼭누나 수테키 경민형 성훈형 성우형 형우 동희
가은 미선누나 우영 정우 지윤이 소현님 가을이 모두 제게 힘이 되어 주었습니다 행복
한 가장이 되신 일환형 업무에 바빠 선물도 안챙겨주는 미진씨 lt아락동gt의 용석형 상연
형도 고마웠습니다 명경지수의 많은 분들-잊지 못할 진이형님 호용형 은오형 종섭형 창
진형 광용 윤호 세곤 철중 경래 그리고 메신저에서 말벗이 되어준 생명공학과의 재휘누
나 대윤 희원 호선 형이에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 나름대로의 길을 찾아 맹진하고
있을 철환이와 태균이 자주 보진 못하지만 잘 챙겨주는 정현누나 모두에게 감사드립니다
그리고 이 자리에 제가 설 수 있기까지 누구보다 절 사랑해주신 아버지 어머니께 말
로는 일할도 표현치 못할 그 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 멀리 있어 자주 찾아뵙지도 못했지
만 저의 결정에 대해 무한한 신뢰를 보여주신 만큼 앞으로 그 보답을 할 수 있을지 아직
도 자신이 없습니다 무덤덤한 오빠를 꼼꼼히 챙겨준 하나뿐인 여동생 민정이에게도 정말
미안하고 고맙습니다
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CONTENTS
FIGURE LEGENDS ⅲ
TABLE LEGENDS ⅵ
ABBREVIATIONS ⅶ
ABSTRACT ⅷ
1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Neural tissue engineering 1
12 Biodegradable poly(lactic-glycolic) acids (PLGA) 3
13 Extracellular matrix proteins 5
131 Laminin 7
132 Fibronectin 9
133 Collagen 9
14 Poly-D-lysine 10
15 Titanium dioxide coating 10
16 Objectives of this study 11
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS 12
21 Experimental procedure 12
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells 14
23 Characterization of neural cells 16
231 Microscopy observation 16
232 Immunofluorescence observation 16
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation 17
24 Preparation of PLGA film 18
25 ECM coating 19
26 TiO2 coating 20
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis 22
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262 Water contact angle measurement 22
27 Cell viability assay 23
271 WST-8 assay 23
28 Statistical analysis 26
3 RESULTS 27
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells 27
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells 27
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 27
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 30
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film 30
322 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 31
323 SEM observation of cultured cells 31
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 42
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film 45
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 45
335 SEM observation of cultured cells 45
4 DISCUSSION 49
5 CONCLUSION 51
REFERENCES 52
국 문 요 약 59
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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA) 4
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms
are designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I
II) of the long arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-
helical coiled-coil domains are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain
α Interchain disulfide bridges are indicated by thick bars Regions of
the molecule corresponding to fragments E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indi-
cated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal globule of the α1 chain
[32] 8
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study 13
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C)
Dissection of cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of
cortex (E) Trituration of neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured
neural cells on PDL-LN coated coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X
magnification) 15
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2 18
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2
was properly mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm
9sccm) To increase the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited
on PLGA surface to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition under the temperature of 40 21
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Control
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OKLL
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coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
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임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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친누나 이상으로 챙겨주셨던 자인누나 정 많은 명아누나 상병형 도형형 용언님 보
영님 홍대를 함께 누비던 많은 분들이 생각납니다 그리고 무엇보다 즐거웠던 lt공중캠프gt
의 많은 분들께도 감사의 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 이장님 기영형 사당누나 정원형 시린
누나 만담콤비 촬스형과 벙구리형 물꼭누나 수테키 경민형 성훈형 성우형 형우 동희
가은 미선누나 우영 정우 지윤이 소현님 가을이 모두 제게 힘이 되어 주었습니다 행복
한 가장이 되신 일환형 업무에 바빠 선물도 안챙겨주는 미진씨 lt아락동gt의 용석형 상연
형도 고마웠습니다 명경지수의 많은 분들-잊지 못할 진이형님 호용형 은오형 종섭형 창
진형 광용 윤호 세곤 철중 경래 그리고 메신저에서 말벗이 되어준 생명공학과의 재휘누
나 대윤 희원 호선 형이에게도 감사의 마음을 전합니다 나름대로의 길을 찾아 맹진하고
있을 철환이와 태균이 자주 보진 못하지만 잘 챙겨주는 정현누나 모두에게 감사드립니다
그리고 이 자리에 제가 설 수 있기까지 누구보다 절 사랑해주신 아버지 어머니께 말
로는 일할도 표현치 못할 그 마음을 전하고 싶습니다 멀리 있어 자주 찾아뵙지도 못했지
만 저의 결정에 대해 무한한 신뢰를 보여주신 만큼 앞으로 그 보답을 할 수 있을지 아직
도 자신이 없습니다 무덤덤한 오빠를 꼼꼼히 챙겨준 하나뿐인 여동생 민정이에게도 정말
미안하고 고맙습니다
행복한 시지프를 꿈꾸며
2004년 1월
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CONTENTS
FIGURE LEGENDS ⅲ
TABLE LEGENDS ⅵ
ABBREVIATIONS ⅶ
ABSTRACT ⅷ
1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Neural tissue engineering 1
12 Biodegradable poly(lactic-glycolic) acids (PLGA) 3
13 Extracellular matrix proteins 5
131 Laminin 7
132 Fibronectin 9
133 Collagen 9
14 Poly-D-lysine 10
15 Titanium dioxide coating 10
16 Objectives of this study 11
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS 12
21 Experimental procedure 12
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells 14
23 Characterization of neural cells 16
231 Microscopy observation 16
232 Immunofluorescence observation 16
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation 17
24 Preparation of PLGA film 18
25 ECM coating 19
26 TiO2 coating 20
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis 22
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262 Water contact angle measurement 22
27 Cell viability assay 23
271 WST-8 assay 23
28 Statistical analysis 26
3 RESULTS 27
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells 27
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells 27
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 27
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 30
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film 30
322 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 31
323 SEM observation of cultured cells 31
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 42
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film 45
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 45
335 SEM observation of cultured cells 45
4 DISCUSSION 49
5 CONCLUSION 51
REFERENCES 52
국 문 요 약 59
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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA) 4
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms
are designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I
II) of the long arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-
helical coiled-coil domains are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain
α Interchain disulfide bridges are indicated by thick bars Regions of
the molecule corresponding to fragments E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indi-
cated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal globule of the α1 chain
[32] 8
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study 13
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C)
Dissection of cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of
cortex (E) Trituration of neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured
neural cells on PDL-LN coated coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X
magnification) 15
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2 18
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2
was properly mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm
9sccm) To increase the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited
on PLGA surface to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition under the temperature of 40 21
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
- 11 -
16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
- 12 -
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
- 13 -
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
- 17 -
1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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CONTENTS
FIGURE LEGENDS ⅲ
TABLE LEGENDS ⅵ
ABBREVIATIONS ⅶ
ABSTRACT ⅷ
1 INTRODUCTION 1
11 Neural tissue engineering 1
12 Biodegradable poly(lactic-glycolic) acids (PLGA) 3
13 Extracellular matrix proteins 5
131 Laminin 7
132 Fibronectin 9
133 Collagen 9
14 Poly-D-lysine 10
15 Titanium dioxide coating 10
16 Objectives of this study 11
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS 12
21 Experimental procedure 12
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells 14
23 Characterization of neural cells 16
231 Microscopy observation 16
232 Immunofluorescence observation 16
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation 17
24 Preparation of PLGA film 18
25 ECM coating 19
26 TiO2 coating 20
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis 22
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262 Water contact angle measurement 22
27 Cell viability assay 23
271 WST-8 assay 23
28 Statistical analysis 26
3 RESULTS 27
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells 27
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells 27
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 27
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 30
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film 30
322 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 31
323 SEM observation of cultured cells 31
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 42
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film 45
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 45
335 SEM observation of cultured cells 45
4 DISCUSSION 49
5 CONCLUSION 51
REFERENCES 52
국 문 요 약 59
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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA) 4
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms
are designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I
II) of the long arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-
helical coiled-coil domains are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain
α Interchain disulfide bridges are indicated by thick bars Regions of
the molecule corresponding to fragments E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indi-
cated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal globule of the α1 chain
[32] 8
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study 13
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C)
Dissection of cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of
cortex (E) Trituration of neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured
neural cells on PDL-LN coated coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X
magnification) 15
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2 18
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2
was properly mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm
9sccm) To increase the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited
on PLGA surface to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition under the temperature of 40 21
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
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Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
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Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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262 Water contact angle measurement 22
27 Cell viability assay 23
271 WST-8 assay 23
28 Statistical analysis 26
3 RESULTS 27
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells 27
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells 27
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 27
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 30
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film 30
322 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 31
323 SEM observation of cultured cells 31
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells 42
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film 42
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film 45
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells 45
335 SEM observation of cultured cells 45
4 DISCUSSION 49
5 CONCLUSION 51
REFERENCES 52
국 문 요 약 59
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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA) 4
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms
are designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I
II) of the long arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-
helical coiled-coil domains are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain
α Interchain disulfide bridges are indicated by thick bars Regions of
the molecule corresponding to fragments E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indi-
cated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal globule of the α1 chain
[32] 8
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study 13
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C)
Dissection of cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of
cortex (E) Trituration of neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured
neural cells on PDL-LN coated coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X
magnification) 15
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2 18
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2
was properly mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm
9sccm) To increase the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited
on PLGA surface to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition under the temperature of 40 21
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA) 4
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms
are designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I
II) of the long arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-
helical coiled-coil domains are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain
α Interchain disulfide bridges are indicated by thick bars Regions of
the molecule corresponding to fragments E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indi-
cated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal globule of the α1 chain
[32] 8
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study 13
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C)
Dissection of cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of
cortex (E) Trituration of neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured
neural cells on PDL-LN coated coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X
magnification) 15
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2 18
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2
was properly mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm
9sccm) To increase the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited
on PLGA surface to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition under the temperature of 40 21
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
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OKLL
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NKLL
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coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay 24
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan 25
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100μ
gml) 28
Figure 10Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification
(A) NF has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present
within dendritic growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under
the filter for MAP-2 staining only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical
neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites of low MAP-2 staining in
dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense NF localization
In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and MAP-2
(red) colocalized as shown as yellow color 29
Figure 11Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005
relative to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture
respectively The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation 33
Figure 12Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and
LN (100 μgml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification
and (C) and (D) were observed at 400X magnification 34
Figure 13SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture 35
Figure 14Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2 43
Figure 15Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical image instead
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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of numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film
during plasma treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer
(A) control (B) 0 hr after coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr
after coating 44
Figure 16Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data
from three experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
46
Figure 17Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were
observed at 100X magnification 47
Figure 18SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2 48
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
- 1 -
1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
- 3 -
12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
- 5 -
13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
- 17 -
1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Control
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OKLL
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coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
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TABLE LEGENDS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
- 1 -
1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
- 2 -
bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
- 3 -
12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
- 5 -
13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
- 11 -
16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
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ABBREVIATIONS
CNS Central nervous system
Col Collagen
ECM Extracellular matrix
FN Fibronectin
LN Laminin
MAP-2 Microtubule associated protein-2
NF Neurofilament
PBS Phosphate buffered saline
PDL Poly-D-lysine
PGA Poly glycolic acids
PLA Poly lactic acids
PLGA Poly (lactic glycolic) acids
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- viii -
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
- ix -
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
- 1 -
1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
- 2 -
bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
- 3 -
12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
- 4 -
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
- 5 -
13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
- 6 -
most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the viability of primary cultured
cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rat on surface modified PLGA
films
To characterize the primary cultured neural cells cultured cells were
analyzed the cellular morphology such as axon and dendrite outgrowth with
phase-contrast microscopy and identified with immunofluorescence observation
for NF and MAP-2 To modify the PLGA surface in biological aspect PLGA
films were coated with various concentrations and combinations of
poly-D-lysine(PDL) and extracellular matrix protein(ECM) such as laminin(LN)
fibronectin(FN) and collagen(Col) To modify the PLGA surface in
physicochemical aspect PLGA films were coated with TiO2 by plasma
magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of surface The
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous to clarify the
interaction between ECM and PLGA surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days
the cultured neural cells on surface modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell
viability with CCK-8 assay and certified the cellular morphology and
differentiation with immunofluorescence and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)
observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
- 6 -
most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
- 11 -
16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
- 12 -
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
- 13 -
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
- 17 -
1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
Key Word Rat cerebral cortical neural cell Primary culture PLGA Cell
viability Extracellular matrix (ECM) Laminin Fibronectin Collagen TiO2
Plasma magnetron sputtering Hydrophilicity
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
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12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
- 11 -
16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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1 INTRODUCTION
11 Neural tissue engineering
Every year thousands are disabled by neurological disease and injury
resulting in the loss of functioning neuronal circuits and regeneration failure
Several therapies offered significant promise for the restoration of neuronal
function including the use of growth factors to prevent cell death following
injury [1] stem cells to rebuild parts of the nervous system [2-3] and the use
of functional electrical stimulation to bypass CNS lesions [4-5] However
functional recovery following brain and spinal cord injuries and neuro-
degenerative diseases were likely to require the transplantation of exogenous
neural cells and tissues since the mammalian central nervous system had little
capacity for self-repair [6] Such attempts to replace lost or dysfunctional
neurons by means of cell or tissue transplantation or peripheral nerve grafting
have been intensely investigated for over a century [7] Biological interventions
for neural repair and motor recovery after brain and spinal cord injury may
involve strategies that replace cells or signaling molecules and stimulate the
regrowth of axons The fullest success of these interventions will depend upon
the functional incorporation of spared and new cells and their processes into
sensorimotor networks [8]
As an alternative to conventional grafting technologies a new approach is
being investigated which uses cell engineering-derived biomaterials to influence
function and differentiation of cultured or transplanted cells Neural tissue
engineering is an emerging field which derives from the combination of
various disciplines intracerebral grafting technologies advances in polymer
- 2 -
bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
- 3 -
12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Titanium oxide
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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bioprocessing and surface chemistry that have been achieved during the last
decade and molecular mapping of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions that
occur during development remodeling and regeneration of neural tissue The
ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to achieve appropriate biointer-
actions for a desired cell response [6]
In rebuilding damaged neuronal circuits in vivo it is not clear how much of
the normal anatomical architecture will have to be replaced to approximate
normal function Thus it is necessary to develope methods to promote neurite
extension toward potential targets and possibly to provoke some of these
neurons to migrate to specified locations for the reestablishment of the
neuronal circuitry Since the nervous system has an extremely complicated 3D
architecture in all of its anatomical subdivisions which 2D systems have been
considered not enough to replicate For example Hydrogel scaffoldings [9]
agarose gels [10] collagen gels [11] PLA porous scaffold [12] and PGA fibers
scaffold [3] were good candidates for building 3D substrate patterns for
neuronal culture However there are critical factors to consider when
immobilizing neural cells in 3D matrices including pore size and matrix
material properties such as gel density permeability and toxicity Therefore
non-porous 2D PLGA film was employed in vitro system to investigate how
extracellular cues accurately influence neuronal behavior and growth on
modified surface
- 3 -
12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
- 5 -
13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 3 -
12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
Tissue engineering has arisen to address the extreme shortage of tissues and
organs for transplantation and repair One of the most successful techniques
has been the seeding and culturing of cells on biodegradable scaffolds in vitro
followed by implantation in vivo [13-14] While matrices have been made from
a host of natural and synthetic materials there has been particular interest in
the biodegradable polymer of poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
and their copolymers poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) (figure 1) This
particular family of degradable esters is very attractive for tissue engineering
because the members are readily available and can be easily processed into a
variety of structures their degradation can be controlled through the ratio of
glycolic acid to lactic acid subunits and the polymers have been approved for
use in a number of application by FDA Furthermore recent research has
shown this family of polymers to be biocompatible in the brain and spinal
cord [15-16]
The first step in developing a polymer-cell construct is the identification of
the appropriate bulk and surface characteristics of the scaffold for the intended
application PGA PLA and PLGA all support the growth of neural stem cells
without surface modification However surface modification can further control
cellular behavior with respect to the surfaces and may afford an opportunity
to achieve more than simple adhesion controlled differentiation migration and
axonal guidance There has been a great deal of work in the field of bio-
materials with development of complex patterned surface structures but on
simple level the surfaces of the degradable polyesters may be altered by the
simple adsorption of peptide such as polylysine and proteins such as laminin
- 4 -
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
- 5 -
13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
- 6 -
most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
- 9 -
132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
- 11 -
16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
- 12 -
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
- 13 -
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
- 17 -
1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
CH2 C O
O
n
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA)
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
CH C O
CH3
O
n
CH2 C O
O
m
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Figure 1 Structures of biodegradable polymer (PLA PGA PLGA)
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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13 Extracellular matrix proteins
Although cells are the key players in the formation of new tissue they
cannot function without the appropriate extracellular matrix (ECM) For many
cell types including neurons it has been demonstrated that cell signal is
influenced by multiple factors such as soluble survivalgrowth factors signals
from cell-cell interactions and perhaps most importantly cell-ECM signals [17]
The matrix influences the cells and cells in turn modify the matrix thus
creating a constantly changing microenvironment throughout the remodeling
process The localized microenvironment in which a tissue develops must
support structural as well as temporal changes to facilitate the formation of
final cellular organization This is mediated by specific types and concentrations
of ECM molecules that appear at defined times to direct tissue development
repair and healing The ECM components are constantly remodeled degraded
and re-synthesized locally to provide the appropriate type and concentration of
proteins with respect to time [18]
The survival differentiation and extension of processes by neurons during
these treatments require the interaction of cells with biomaterials and their
extracellular environment There is wide variety of cell-cell adhesion and ECM
molecules that effect developing and injured neurons These can serve as
potential tools to direct the growth of recovering neurons or transplanted
precursors [19] These adhesion molecules work in conjunction with growth
factors to modulate neuron adhesion migration survival neurite outgrowth
differentiation polarity and axon regeneration [20-23]
The other factor to consider is cell attachment to the matrix which is
necessary for neural cell culture In vivo neurons are surrounded by ECM and
like most cells require adhesion to extracellular matrix for survival since the
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most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
- 17 -
1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 6 -
most cell types are anchorage-dependent [24] Neurons in the brain usually
attach to the ECM for a proper growth function and survival When the
cell-ECM contacts are lost neural cells may undergo apoptosis a physiological
form of programmed cell death Adhesion dependence permits cell growth and
differentiation when the cell is in its correct environment within the organism
The importance of ECM components for cell culture has been demonstrated to
regulate programmed cell death and to promote neurite extension in 3D
immobilization scaffolds [25-26] The importance of cell attachment has been
demonstrated in several studies where neural cells were immobilized in agarose
gels that had been modified with ECM proteins [26-27] Those studies showed
that neurite outgrowth was significantly enhanced in the presence of ECM
components which promote cell adhesion
However there are many variables for the development of these devices
including not only the material to be used but also the geometry and spatial
distribution To move toward their clinical application researcher need
improved knowledge of the interactions of ECM proteins with neurons and
glia Therefore the primary objective of this study was to investigate the role
of three ECM components (laminin collagen and fibronectin) on the survival
and differentiation of rat cortical neurons grown on biodegradable PLGA film
- 7 -
131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
- 8 -
[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
- 9 -
132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
- 10 -
tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
- 11 -
16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
- 12 -
2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
- 13 -
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
- 17 -
1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
- 24 -
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
- 28 -
X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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131 Laminin
Laminin (LN) is a large (Mr=850000) multi-domained cross-shaped glyco-
protein that is organized in the meshwork of basement membranes such as
those lining epithelia surrounding blood vessels and nerves and underlying
pial sheaths of the brain [28] It also occurs in the ECM in sites other than
basement membranes at early stages of development and is localized to
specific types of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) during both
embryonic and adult stages Synthesized and secreted by cells into their
extracellular environment laminin in turn interacts with receptors at cell
surfaces an interaction that results in changes in the behavior of cells such as
attachment to a substrate migration and neurite outgrowth during embryonic
development and regeneration
The multi-domain structure of laminin means that specific domains are
associated with distinct functions such as cell attachment promotion of neurite
outgrowth and binding to other glycoproteins or proteoglycans Within these
domains specific fragments of polypeptide sequences as few as several amino
acids have been identified with specific biological activity For example two
different peptide sequences IKVAV and LQVQLSIR within the E8 domain on
the long arm function in cell attachment and promote neurite outgrowth
(figure 2) [29-30]
During peripheral nerve regeneration laminin plays a role in maintaining a
scaffold within the basement membrane along which regenerating axons grow
Lamininrsquos role in mammalian central nervous system injury in controversial
although other vertebrates that do exhibit central regeneration have laminin
associated with astrocytes in the regenerating regions [31]
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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[Beck K et al Structure and function of laminin anatomy of a multidomain
glycoprotein 1990]
Figure 2 Structural model of laminin Chains designated by Greek letters
domains by Roman numerals cys-rich rod domains in the short arms are
designated by symbols S the triple coiled-coil region (domain I II) of the long
arm by parallel straight lines In the β1 chain the α-helical coiled-coil domains
are interrupted by a small cys-rich domain α Interchain disulfide bridges are
indicated by thick bars Regions of the molecule corresponding to fragments
E1X 4 E8 and 3 are indicated G1-G5 are domains within the terminal
globule of the α1 chain [32]
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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132 Fibronectin
Fibronectin (FN) is involved in many cellular processes including tissue
repair embryogenesis blood clotting and cell migrationadhesion Fibronectin
sometimes serves as a general cell adhesion molecule by anchoring cells to
collagen or proteoglycan substrates FN also can serve to organize cellular
interaction with the ECM by binding to different components of the
extracellular matrix and to membrane-bound FN receptors on cell surfaces [33]
Fibronectin is not present in high levels in the adult animal however
fibronectin knockout animals demonstrate neural tube abnormalities that are
embryonic lethal [34] During peripheral nerve regeneration fibronectin plays a
role as neurite-promoting factors [35-36] Furthermore primary neural stem
cells injected into the traumatically injured mouse brain within a FN-based
scaffold (collagen IFN gel) showed increased survival and migration at 3
weeks relative to injection of cells alone [37]
133 Collagen
Collagen (Col) is major component of the ECM and facilitate integrate and
maintain the integrity of a wide variety of tissues It serves as structural
scaffolds of tissue architecture uniting cells and other biomolecules It also
known to promote cellular attachment and growth [38] When artificial
materials are inserted in our bodies they must have strong interaction with
collagen comprised in soft tissue Therefore the artificial materials whose
surface is modified with collagen should easily adhere to soft tissue Thus
various collagen-polymer composites have been applied for peripheral nerve
regeneration [39-40] Alignment of collagen and laminin gels within a silicone
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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tube increased the success and the quality of regeneration in long nerve gaps
The combination of an aligned matrix with embedded Schwann cells should be
considered in further steps for the development of an artificial nerve graft for
clinical application [41-42] For this reason collagen was coated onto PLGA
films to immobilize primary neural cells
14 Poly-D-lysine
Poly-D-lysine (PDL) is a synthetic molecule used as a thin coating to
enhance the attachment of cells to plastic and glass surfaces It has been used
to culture a wide variety of cell types including neurons
15 Titanium dioxide coating
The efficacy of different titanium dioxide materials on cell growth and
distribution has been studied [43] In this study in order to improve PLGA
surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method A magnetron sputtering is the most widely
method used for vacuum thin film deposition The changes of their surface
properties have been characterized by means of contact angle measurement
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) For the assessment of cell viability
WST-8 assay and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation were carried
out
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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16 Objectives of this study
To approach toward understanding the interaction of neural cells with the
ECM this study concentrated to examine neural cells behavior (viability and
differentiation) on two-dimensional biodegradable PLGA environments that are
built step-by-step with biologically defined ECM molecules Since neural cells
are known to be strongly affected by the properties of culture substrates
[44-45] the possibility of improving the viability of neural cells was
investigated through PLGA culture with surface modification as coating with a
variety of substrates that have been widely used in neural cultures including
poly-D-lysine laminin fibronectin collagen Furthermore in order to improve
PLGA surfacecells interaction PLGA surface was modified with TiO2 using
magnetron sputtering method These modified PLGA surfaces were compared
with non-coated PLGA film for their effects on the viability and growth and
proliferation of rat cortical neural cells The effect of coating density was also
examined This approaches could be useful to design an optimal culture system
for producing neural transplants
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
21 Experimental procedure
The purpose of this study was to compare the viability of rat cortical
neural cells on surface modified various PLGA films which was mainly
evaluated by neural cell attachment growth and differentiation in this work
Experimental procedure of this study was briefly represented as figure 3 First
of all rat cortical neural cells were primary cultured and characterized by
morphological and immunobichemical observation In the second place surface
modified PLGA films 6535 composite ratio were prepared by titanium
dioxide deposition and PDL-ECM molecules coating TiO2 deposited surface
was characterized with contact angle measurement and XPS For 4 and 8 day
incubation after neural cells seeding cultured cells viability was investigated
and compared with WST-8 assay and SEM observation
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
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PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
TiOTiO22 or ECM coatingor ECM coating
NonNon--porous PLGA filmporous PLGA film
Neural cells seedingNeural cells seeding
Contact angle
measurementXPS analysis Cell viability
assay Imuno-
fluorescence analysis
SEM analysis
PLGA filmPLGA 6535
Treament withChloroform
Vacuum drying
Figure 3 Experimental procedure of this study
- 14 -
22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
- 17 -
1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
- 20 -
26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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Coating density (microgml)
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Control
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OKLL
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coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
Pregnant rats embryonic day 14~16 days were purchased from
Daehan-Biolink in Korea Dissociated rat cortical cells were prepared by
digestion of embryonic- day-14~16 rat (Sprague-Dawley) whole cortices as
described previously [46] The cerebral cortex was microdissected free of
meninges and dissociated in Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (Gibco BRL
Gaithersburg MD USA) containing 1 gl glucose (Sigma USA G-5767) 1 mM
pyruvate 1 mM NaHCO3 and 10 mM hepes and triturated with a
fire-polished pasteur pipet Dissociated cortical cells were grown in Neurobasal
medium with 2 wv B-27 supplement (both from Gibco) 05 mM L-glutamine
(Sigma G-5763) 25 μM glutamate 100 μgml streptomycin and 100 Uml
penicillin G In the case of immunofluorescence analysis 200 μl of a neural cell
suspension containing 10X105 cellsml was plated onto ECM or TiO2-coated
and uncoated PLGA film in 96 well plates (Falcon Becton dickinson labware
NJ USA) However in the cases of WST-8 assay and SEM observation the
density of cells was more dense as 20X106 cellsml The cells were incubated
at 37 degC in a humidified atmosphere of 5 CO2 for 4 and 8 days (figure 4)
Cell media was exchanged every 4 days with half volume
- 15 -
Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
- 16 -
23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
- 18 -
24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
- 21 -
(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
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FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Figure 4 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells (A) Preparation of
embryos of E-16 SD rat (B) Separation of head and body (C) Dissection of
cerebrum without meninges (D) Micro-dissection of cortex (E) Trituration of
neural cells with pasteur pipet (F) Cultured neural cells on PDL-LN coated
coverslip (20X105 cellsml at 200X magnification)
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
- 22 -
261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
- 29 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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23 Characterization of neural cells
To characterize the cultured cells after 4 days in vitro cultured cells on
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine (50 μgml) and laminin (100 μgml) were
observed with phase-contrast microscopy and fluorescence microscopy The
characterization of neural cells were verified based on the expression of MAP-2
and neurofilament
231 Microscopy observation
Cell morphology was monitored with a phase-contrast microscope (Olympus
Optical Co Tokyo Japan) Images of the cultures were captured with
Olympus DP-12 digital CCD camera
232 Immunofluorescence observation
To assess the development of cortical neurons on PLGA films double
immunostaining for axonal filament marker Neurofilament (145 kD) and for
dendritic marker MAP-2 was carried out in cultures MAP-2 is a
well-established marker for the identification of neuronal cell bodies and
dendrites [47] Neurofilament (NF) is the intermediate filaments of neurons and
their processes For immunocytochemistry cultures were fixed with 35
paraformaldehyde in 01 M phosphate buffer (pH 70) for 10~15 min at room
temperature and rinsed in PBS To permeate the cellular membranes cells on
PLGA films were exposed to 01 Triton X-100 (Sigma T-9284) for 10 min at
room temperature and rinsed in PBS twice Then the cells were incubated with
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
- 25 -
Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
- 27 -
3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
- 30 -
32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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1 bovine serum albumin in PBS for 30 min at room temperature to block
non-specific antibody binding The cells were subsequently incubated with a
mixture of rabbit polyclonal anti-Neurofilament M(145 kD) (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) and mouse monoclonal anti-MAP-2 (1200) (Chemicon
Temecula CA USA) was treated for 1 hr at room temperature The cells were
incubated for 40~60 min at room temperature with a mixture of fluorescein
anti-rabbit IgG and texas red anti-mouse IgG (1250) (Vector Laboratories
Burlingame CA USA) After rinses in PBS cultures were photographed using
fluorescent microscope (Olympus BX60 Olympus Optical Co Tokyo Japan)
233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
The seeded neural celllsquos density and morphology on surface modified PLGA
films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (S-800 HITACHI
Tokyo Japan) SEM is one of the best way to characterize both the density
and nature of neural cells on opaque PLGA film With SEM one can see cell
attachment and spreading as well as process extension The films were washed
with 01 M PBS (pH 74) to remove unattached cells The cells were fixed with
25 glutaraldehyde solution overnight at 4 and dehydrated with a series
of increasing concentration of ethanol solution The films were vacuum dried
and coated by ultra-thin layer (300 Å) of goldpt in an ion sputter (E-1010
HITACHI Tokyo Japan) An image analyzer program (Escan 4000 Bum-Mi
Universe Co Ltd Ansan korea) was used to captured the images of cells and
modified surfaces
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
- 19 -
25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
- 23 -
27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
- 26 -
28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
- 31 -
neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
- 32 -
cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
- 33 -
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
ge o
f con
trol
PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
PDL10
LN100
FN100
Col100
PDL01+
LN100
PDL10+
LN100
Perc
enta
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f con
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PDL01+
FN100
PDL10+
FN100
PDL01+
Col100
PDL10+
Col100
50
100
150
200
2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
- 34 -
(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
- 35 -
(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
- 36 -
(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 37 -
(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 38 -
(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 39 -
(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 40 -
(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
- 41 -
(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
- 42 -
33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
- 43 -
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
- 44 -
AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
- 45 -
333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
- 46 -
Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
- 47 -
(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
- 48 -
SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
- 49 -
4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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24 Preparation of PLGA film
The biodegradable PLGA thin film used in this study was fabricated as
non-porous 5 mm in diameter 05 mm in thickness and 6535 composite
ratios (figure 5) For accurate analysis about the properties of modified surface
PLGA films used in this study were fabricated as non-porous structure The
6535 lactideglycolide copolymer degrades in about 3 months [48] PLGA films
were sterilized in 70 ethanol for 2 hrs washed two times with PBS and
finally stored under sterile conditions To prevent the PLGA films from boating
in media-submerged 96 well plate autoclaved vacuum greese was previously
attached between PLGA film and well plate bottom The autoclaved vacuum
greese was confirmed to do not have any cytotoxicity in cell culture in vitro
(Data not shown)
AA BB A control PLGA B TiO2 coated PLGA
Figure 5 Structure of fabricated PLGA film coated with or without TiO2
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
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Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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25 ECM coating
In this study the three kinds of ECM were employed including collagen
(COL) (Type I atelocollagen from calf skin Seoul Korea) laminin (LN) (Sigma
USA) fibronectin (FN) (Sigma USA) and Poly-D-lysine (PDL) (Sigma USA)
The applied concentrations of each or combined ECM were PDL (01 1 10 μ
gml) COL (100 μgml) LN (100 μgml) FN (100 μgml) PDL+COL (01+100
10+100 μgml) PDL+LN (01+100 10+100 μgml) PDL+FN (01+100 10+100 μ
gml) (table 1) In previous study the effect of COL LN FN was not found
any difference in the range of concentration 10 to 100 μgml (Data not
shown) For ECM coatings Each PLGA film was placed in 96 well plates and
soaked in 50 μl of various concentration of ECM for 2 hr at 37 degC incubator
Then the supernatant of ECM on PLGA films were aspirated and washed 2
times with fresh PBS
Table 1 Applied concentration ranges of ECM and poly-D-lysine
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
LN (100 ) FN (100 ) Col (100 ) Non-coating
PDL (01 )
(10 )
(100 )
Non-coating
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
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Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
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ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
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coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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26 TiO2 coating
The PLGA films were treated on one side with TiO2 using magnetron
sputtering method in a plasma reactor (figure 6) Magnetron sputtering is most
widely used method for vacuum thin film deposition The films were placed in
the plasma reactor chamber which was evacuated to 10x10-5 Torr The chamber
was then filled with oxygen and argon The pressure was raised to the
processing pressure (42x10-3 Torr) Once the processing pressure was reached
the generator was activated at 11 kW for 20 min under 40˚C TiO2 was
deposited on the PLGA film to the thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter
deposition At the end of this exposure the PLGA films were stored in a
desiccator until they were used
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(A) Plasma equipment (Outside) (B) Plasma equipment (Inside)
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
Sample
Target(Ti)T C
Plasma
Gas
ArO2
TMP
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
CathodeTarget
Ar+
Optimal gas pressure
Ionization of targetelectrons
Deposition of atomsonto sample
(C) Plasma equipment diagram
Figure 6 Appearance and diagram of plasma equipment The working pressure
was maintained around 42 x 10-3 torr and the reactive gas of O2 was properly
mixed with Ar for oxide deposition (Ar O2 = 50sccm 9sccm) To increase
the hydrophilicity of surface TiO2 was deposited on PLGA surface to the
thickness of 25 nm by the reactive sputter deposition under the temperature of
40
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
PDL1
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FN100
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Titanium oxide
Control
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coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
The surface chemical composition of the deposited layers was determined
using an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Samples were cleaned by ultrasonic
vibration in ethanol and air dried prior to analysis Wide scan spectra in the
12000 eV binding energy range wererecorded with a pass energy of 50 eV for
all samples Spectra were corrected for peak shifting due to sample charging
during data acquisition by setting the main component of the C 1s line to a
value generally accepted for carbon contamination (2850 eV)
262 Water contact angle measurement
To certify the increase of hydrophilicity of TiO2-coated PLGA films the
surfaces of PLGA with or without coating were characterized by static water
contact angle measurements using the sessile drop method Forthe sessile drop
measurement a water droplet of approximately 10 μl was placed on the dry
surfaces The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead
of numerical values because the thin PLGA film had warped subtly during
plasma treatment At least 10 measurements of different water droplets on at
least three different locations were considered to determined the hydrophilicity
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
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Coating density (microgml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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27 Cell viability assay
This study compared the number of viable neural cells and estimated their
proliferation activity on PLGA film with or without coating The number of
viable cells was quantified indirectly by WST-8 assay (Cell Counting Kit-8
Dojindo Lab Japan) To assess the outgrowth of nuerite and formation of
neural network the cultured cells were observed with immunofluorescence and
SEM observation (figure 7)
271 WST-8 assay
The Cell Counting Kit-8 contained WST-8 (2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-
(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(24-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium monosodium salt) a water-
soluble tetrazolium salt which is reduced by dehydrogenase activities of viable
cells to produce a yellow color formazan dye (figure 8) The total dehydro-
genase activity of viable cells in the medium can be determined by the
intensity of the yellow color It found that the numbers of viable neural
stemprogenitor cells to be directly proportional to the metabolic reaction
products obtained in the WST-8 [49]
After incubating the cells in 96 well plate at 37degC in 5 CO2 -95 air for 4
and 8 days the WST-8 assay were carried out according to the manufacturerrsquos
instructions Briefly 20μl of the Cell Counting Kit solution was applied to each
well in the assay plate and incubated for 4 hr at 37degC The absorbance was
measured at 570 nm by an ELISA reader (Spectramax 340 Molecular devices
Co Sunnyvale CA USA)
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
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2504 days8 days4 days8 days
Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
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OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Incubatefor 4 days
Incubatefor 4 hr
2X105 cellswell
WST-8 solutionIsolation of cortexneural cells
Neural cell platingInsert each wellAdd WST-8 solution
Cell cultured onPLGA
SEM analysis
PLGA filmWST-8 assay
Immuno-fluorescenceanalysis
Figure 7 Procedure of neural cell viability assay
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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FN100
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
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NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Figure 8 Structures of WST-8 and WST-8 formazan
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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X200
X400
Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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28 Statistical analysis
All results were analyzed using the Students t-test (Excel 2002 Microsoft
WA USA) and expressed as meanplusmnthe standard deviation A value of plt005
was accepted as statistically significant
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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)E
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Titanium oxide
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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3 RESULTS
31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
The cultures were characterized morphologically and immunochemically
311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
A phase contrast image of cortical neural cell on a glass coverslip coated
with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was observed as
well established neural network (figure 9)
312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a glass
coverslip coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was
showed cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neutire
organization (figure 10) Immunoblotting for specific dendritic and neuronal cell
bodys proteins verified their enrichment MAP-2 immunopositive cells were
prevalent in this cortical neuron culture system (figure 10-B) verifying the
predominance of neurons in this cell culture
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Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
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Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Figure 9 Phase contrast microscopy observation of cortical neural cells cultured
on coverslip coated with a mixture of PDL (50 μgml) and LN (100 μgml)
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
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Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC) (B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
(C) Dual image
Figure 10 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
coverslip coated with PDL+LN (50+100 μgml) at 200X magnification (A) NF
has a prominent somatodendritic localization and is present within dendritic
growth cones (green) (B) Neuron observed under the filter for MAP-2 staining
only (C) Double labelling of rat cortical neural cells for NF and MAP-2 Sites
of low MAP-2 staining in dendritic growth correspond to locations of intense
NF localization In the cell body and some dendritic regions NF (green) and
MAP-2 (red) colocalized as shown as yellow color
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
To investigate the interplay between the ECM and neural cells primary
cultured cortical neural cells from E 14 Sprague Dawley rats were plated onto
PLGA films coated with various substrates Figure 11 shows the results of the
WST-8 assay experiment of rat cortical neural cells cultured for 4 and 8 days
respectively on all kind of ECM coated PLGA films The amount of neural
cells on PLGA film are shown as percentage of control non-coated PLGA film
The cell attachment on various substrate was different in each culture duration
In 4 days culture PDL LN FN coating could not show any effects to neural
cells attachment on PLGA films However in 8 days culture and PDL LN FN
coating showed an opposite results in this case only FN could not increase
the viability of neural cell
To examine if further improvement could be attained at higher coating
density PLGA surfaces with PDL coated at 01 1 10 μgml and with a
PDL-ECM coated at 01 10 μgml were tested As shown in figure 11 only
PDL coating also increased the cell attachment and spreading in proportion to
the coating density Especially in 8 days culture number of attached cells
under PDL 10 μgml condition showed an increase of 65 over that of PDL
01 μgml condition Unexpected results for neuronal growth on untreated
surfaces of PLGA to the growth achieved with either PDL alone or in
combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col Although PDL-LN substrates
on glass coverslips are routinely used to generate the maximum response for
neurons growing in culture as on PLGA films PDL-FN showed the highest
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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neural cell viability after 8 days in vitro
In the cases of mixing with PDL-LN PDL-FN PDL-col higher PDL density
promoted more increase of neural cell attachment and proliferation with the
exception of PDL-col treatment
322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with poly-D-lysine and laminin on day 4 after cell plating was showed
cultured cells were MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite
organization (figure 12)
At low level magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered
and constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
These phenomenon were caused by high density cell plating on limited space
At high level magnification observation however bipolar shaped neural cells
were detected on coated PLGA films
323 SEM observation of cultured cells
Figure 13 shows neural cells cultured for 4 days on PLGA films coated
with either PDL alone or in combination with the ECM proteins LN FN Col
The photographs of 4 days culture reflect the status of neural cell attachment
and spreading at 100X magnification as well as the conditions of neural cell
growth at 1000X magnification
In images of 100X magnification cultured neural cells aggregated and form
several clusters in PDL or ECM protein coated substrates On the other hand
cells on non-coated PLGA film were hardly detected and could not form a
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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cluster These results implicate the 2D PLGA hydrophobic surface is not
efficient to support neural cell attachment and adhesive molecules such as
PDL and ECM assist the cell attachment to hydrophobic surface even in
cell-cell adhesion
In images of higher magnification PLGA surface coating with mixtures of
PDL versus LN (figure 13H-I) or FN (figure 13 J-K) had a much higher ratio
of bipolar-shaped cells than others indicating their greater ability to promote
neural cell spreading than others In these conditions observed cells had
smooth round to oval somata and neurites that appeared uniform in diameter
and smooth in appearance The number of flat cells on LN and FN-coated
PLGA was even less than that on non-coated and col-coated PLGA showing
that neural cell attachment and differentiation was less efficient on non-coated
and Col-coated PLGA In these inadequate conditions observed cells had
rough swollen and vacuolated somata and irregular fragmented or beaded
neurites (1000X ~2000X magnification) Therefore compared with WST-8 assay
PDL itself roles just in initial phase cell attachment but not in cell proliferation
and differentiation and maintaining of proper cellular state However PDL
enhance the effect of LN and FN coating as well as intercellular adhesion
In morphologically observation with SEM images PDL and ECM proteins
effect on neurite outgrowth were concentration dependent In the cases of
mixing with higher dose of PDL versus LN or FN higher dose of PDL (10 μ
gml) enhances significantly more neurite outgrowth than lower dose of PDL
(01 μgml)
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
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Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
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Titanium oxide
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Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
Non-coating
PDL01
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Coating density (microgml)
Neural cells on modified PLGA films (1X106 cellsml)
0Wellplate
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Coating density (microgml)
Figure 11 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
PDLECM after 4 and 8 days culture and mark indicate plt005 relative
to non-coating condition at 4 days and 8 days culture respectively The results
shown are mean data from three experiments and error bars indicate standard
deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(A) Neuro Filament (B) MAP-2
(C) Neuro Filament (D) MAP-2
Figure 12 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with a mixture solution of PDL (10 μgml) and LN (100 μ
gml) (A) and (B) were observed at 100X magnification and (C) and (D) were
observed at 400X magnification
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(A) SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
Figure 13 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without PDLLNFNCol and their mixture
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(B) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(01 μgml) coated PLGA film
(C) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(1 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(D) SEM of cortical neural cells on poly-D-lysine(10 μgml) coated PLGA film
(E) SEM of cortical neural cells on laminin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(F) SEM of cortical neural cells on fibronectin(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(G) SEM of cortical neural cells on collagen(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(H) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(I) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and LN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(J) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(K) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and FN(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(Figure 13 continued)
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(L) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(01 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
(M) SEM of cortical neural cells on PDL(10 μgml)
and Col(100 μgml) coated PLGA film
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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33 Effects of TiO2 coated PLGA film to cortical neural
cells
331 Surface composition of TiO2 coated PLGA film
XPS analysis of the surface of uncoated PLGA and TiO2 coated PLGA
showed clear differences in the interstitial O content (figure 14) Analysis of
the O 1s high-resolution spectra revealed that on the TiO2 coated PLGA
surface oxygen was predominantly in the form of interstitial oxygen double the
amount present at the surface of the uncoated PLGA XPS analysis also
showed that TiO2 coated PLGA surface was oxidized by titanium On the other
hand the uncoated PLGA showed just the peak of C 1s line relatively
332 Hydrophilicity of TiO2 coated PLGA film
Titanium dioxide has received much attention for good hydrophilic
properties of its surface The water contact angle was measured on the
TiO2-coated films and uncoated films respectively It could be seen that the
surface hydrophilicity of the PLGA films was improved by TiO2 deposition
with magnetron sputtering method (figure 6)
It has been reported there were some defects that plasma treatment was
utilized as the sole method to modify the materials because the hydrophilicity
of materials would decrease with preserving time owing to the surface mobility
[50] In my study the stability of TiO2 coating on the PLGA films was
measured for 60 hr after coating and the TiO2-coated PLGA films maintained
their hydrophilicity for 60 hr (Figure 15)
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
N(E
)E
Binding Energy(ev)
Titanium oxide
Control
O 1s
Ti2p3
Ti2p1C 1s
OKLL
OKLL
TiLMMTiLMM
NKLL
Ti3sTi3p
coated PLGA
Figure 14 Surface composition of PLGA films coated with of without TiO2
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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AA BB
CC DD
Figure 15 Hydrophilicity of uncoated PLGA film and TiO2 coated PLGA film
The contact angles were determined with direct optical images instead of
numerical values because the subtly warped thin PLGA film during plasma
treatment could not apply to contact angle analyzer (A) control (B) 0 hr after
coating (C) 12 hr after coating (D) 60 hr after coating
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Rat cortical neural cells were deposited onto PLGA thin films with or
without TiO2 coating and cultured for 4 days The metabolic activity of cortical
neural cells was monitored after 4 days of incubation with WST-8 assay Cell
viability was higher on the TiO2 coated PLGA film than uncoated one (figure
12) Since hydrophilicity was supposed to support cell adhesion and
proliferation these results correlated well with the physical characteristics of
film surfaces
334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
A immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cell on a PLGA films
coated with TiO2 on day 4 after cell plating was showed cultured cells were
MAP-2 and NF positive and constituted a neurite organization (figure 17)
At 100X magnification observation cultured neural cells were clustered and
constituted axon and dendrite outgrowth only in boundary of clusters
335 SEM observation of cultured cells
In SEM photographs of cortical neural cells after 4 days of incubation the
cells were spread on both film surfaces as clustering to a large extent (Figure
18) But the higher number of clusters was attached to the modified surface
comparatively
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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Figure 16 Viability of rat cortical neural cells on PLGA films with or without
coating TiO2 after 4 days culture mark indicate plt005 relative to
non-coating condition at 4 days The results shown are mean data from three
experiments and error bars indicate standard deviation
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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(A) Neuro Filament (FITC)
(B) MAP-2 (Texas Red)
Figure 17 Immunofluorescence observation of cortical neural cells cultured on
PLGA films coated with TiO2 after 4 days culture (A) and (B) were observed
at 100X magnification
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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SEM of cortical neural cells on uncoated PLGA film
SEM of cortical neural cells on TiO2 coated PLGA film
Figure 18 SEM photograph of cortical neural cells on PLGA films coated with
of without TiO2
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
- 52 -
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receptors Int J Biochem Cell Biol 199729401-414
31 Luckenbill-Edds L Laminin and the mechanism of neuronal outgrowth
Brain Res Rev 1997231-27
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32 Beck K Hunter I and Engel J Structure and function of laminin anatomy
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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4 DISCUSSION
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of
surface modified PLGA with various ECM or titanium dioxide to apply neural
cell transplanting in neural tissue engineering fields This work is done because
other studies of primary cultured neurons against ECM proteins were only in
tissue culture plate Therefore this study is concentrated to clarify the effects of
various ECM molecules and their own concentration and TiO2 to coating for
cortical neuron cell extension on non-porous PLGA surface
Membranes with adequate permeation characteristics and excellent cell
adhesive properties are essential for the development of bioengineered tissues
and biohybrid organs [51] In this respect principally only a nanometer deep
region of the material is of importance as the cell-material interaction is
strongly influenced by the physicochemical properties of the surface Although
many efforts were already taken it is still not clear which properties may be
critical to the host responses [52] Several authors have already reported on
enhanced cell adhesion on hydrophilic surfaces [53-54] The presence of specific
functional groups [55-56] immobilized adhesive proteins [57-58] surface charge
[59] and morphology [60] were also found to be regulative factors
The results of neural cell attachment and spread may be explained by the
physicochemical properties of materials and the adsorption of the ECM
molecule There are two phases in the process of cell attachment The first is
nonspecific adsorption of cells on the materials mainly mediated by the
physicochemical interaction between cells and materials Material properties
such as hydrophilicity and positive surface charges contribute to this
physicochemical interaction Hydrophilicity could be obtained from the water
contact angles on the materials and the surface charges of all the materials
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could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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gel matrices Neurosci Lett 2001304189-193
47 Caceres A Banker G and Binder L Immunocytochemical localization of
tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 2 during the development of
hippocampal neurons in culture J Neurosci 19866714-722
48 Chasin M and Langer R (ed) Biodegradable polymers as drug delivery
systems Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 19905-8
49 Kanemura Y Mori H Kobayashi S Islam O Kodama E Yamamoto A
Nakanishi Y Arita N Yamasaki M Okano H Hara M and Miyake J
Evaluation of in vitro proliferative activity of human fetal neural
stemprogenitor cells using indirect measurements of viable cells based on
cellular metabolic activity J Neurosci Res 200269869-879
50 Yang J Bei J and Wang S Enhanced cell affinity of poly (DL-lactide) by
combining plasma treatment with collagen anchorage Biomaterials 200223
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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- 50 -
could be estimated from their components In this study PDL and TiO2
coating correspond to such hypothesis The second phase is the specific
adsorption of cells on the materials ECM molecules such as laminin and
fibronectin participate in the process of specific cell attachment and cell spread
After nonspecific adhesion which is mostly dependent on material properties
cells will secrete some ECM molecules which can adsorb onto the material
surface bind the integrins on the surface of normal neural cells and mediate
the specific interaction between cells and materials It observed that rat cortical
neural cells exhibited high growth potential on most of the ECM coating PLGA
films The only exception was observed with surface coated with collagen on
which cell proliferation was limited possibly due to insufficient cell attachment
It seems that laminin and fibronectin play an even more important role in
neural cell spreading than collagen It suggests that ECM adhesive proteins
play a more important role than material properties especially in cell spread
Cells receive important signals from ECM which play a critical role in cell
development and survival Due to the anchorage-dependence of neural cells for
growth and survival any disruption of cell attachment can lead to the
interruption of these signals causing stress to the cells and eventually leading
to their death Successful attachment is conducive to the later spreading
process Hence the results of the cell culture experiment may be explained
comprehensively by the material properties and the amount of adsorption of
ECM molecules on the materials
Functional rewiring of neuronal networks requires functional synaptic
formation Additionally functional neuronal networks immobilized in
biodegradable polymer scaffold have potential uses in applications ranging
from implantation for disease treatment [61] to providing active neuronal
networks for use in cell-based biosensors [62]
- 51 -
5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 2 during the development of
hippocampal neurons in culture J Neurosci 19866714-722
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systems Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 19905-8
49 Kanemura Y Mori H Kobayashi S Islam O Kodama E Yamamoto A
Nakanishi Y Arita N Yamasaki M Okano H Hara M and Miyake J
Evaluation of in vitro proliferative activity of human fetal neural
stemprogenitor cells using indirect measurements of viable cells based on
cellular metabolic activity J Neurosci Res 200269869-879
50 Yang J Bei J and Wang S Enhanced cell affinity of poly (DL-lactide) by
combining plasma treatment with collagen anchorage Biomaterials 200223
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
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- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
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- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
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- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
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- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
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- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
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- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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5 CONCLUSION
In this study the viability of primary cultured cortical neural cells from E
14 SD rat was evaluated on surface modified PLGA films The cultured cells
were preliminary characterized with phase-contrast microscopy and immunoflu-
orescence observation To modify the PLGA surface PLGA films were coated
with various concentrations and combinations of PDL and ECM or deposited
with TiO2 by magnetron sputtering method to increase the hydrophilicity of
surface After incubation for 4 and 8 days the cultured neural cells on surface
modified PLGA film were analyzed the cell viability with CCK-8 assay and
certified the cellular morphology and differentiation with immunofluorescence
and SEM observation
In cell viability test the cultured neural cells on PLGA coated with a
mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL and FN increased 220 (plt005)
compared to those on uncoated PLGA With the exception of Col all kind of
coating condition enhanced the cell growth and proliferation proportion to
increase of coating density In TiO2 coating experiment the cell viability was
increased 20 compared to non-coating condition However the coating with
only PDL or TiO2 just enhanced the neural cells attachment ability and were
not appropriate in cellular stationary growth and regular differentiation through
the immunofluorescence and SEM observation On the contrary cultured neural
cells on PLGA films coated with a mixture of PDL and LN as well as PDL
and FN indicated higher viability and stationary growth and regular
differentiation
Therefore these results suggest that this approaches could be helpful to
apply neural tissue engineering and to design an optimal in vitro culture
system for neural cells
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
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그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
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with neural stem cells supported by scaffolds to reconstitute lost tissue
Nature Biotech 2002201111-1117
4 Grill WM McDonald JW Peckham PH Heetderks W Kocsis J and Weinrich
M At the interface convergence of neural regeneration and neural
prostheses for restoration of function J Rehab Res Dev 200138633-639
5 Peckham PH Kilgore KL Keith MW Bryden AM Bhadra N and Montague
FW An advanced neuroprosthesis for restoration of hand and upper arm
control using an implantable controller J Hand Surg [Am] 200227265-276
6 Woerly S Plant GW and Harvey AR Neural tissue engineering from
polymer to biohybrid organs Biomaterials 199617301-310
7 Schmidt CE and Leach JB Neural tissue engineering strategies for repair
and regeneration Annu Rev Biomed Eng 20035293-347
8 B Dobkin Functional rewiring of brain and spinal cord after injury the
three Rs of neural repair and neurological rehabilitation Curr Opin Neurol
200013655-659
9 Lee KY and Mooney DJ Hydrogels for tissue engineering Chem Rev
20011011869-1879
10 Balgude AP Yu X Szymanski A and Bellamkonda RV Agarose gel
stiffness determines rate of DRG neurite extension in 3D cultures Biomaterials
2001221077-1084
- 53 -
11 OShaughnessy TJ Lin HJ and Ma W Functional synapse formation among
rat cortical neurons grown on three-dimensional collagen gels Neurosci Lett
2003340169-172
12 Blacher S Maquet V Schils F Martin D Schoenen J Moonen G Jeacuterocircme R
and Pirard J-P Image analysis of the axonal ingrowth into poly(DL-lactide)
porous scaffolds in relation to the 3-D porous structures Biomaterials 200324
1033-1040
13 Langer R Vacanti JP Vacanti CA Atala A Freed LE and Vunjak-
Novakovic G Tissue engineering biomedical application Tissue Eng 19951
151-161
14 Piskin E Biodegradable polymeric matrices for bioartificial implants Int J
Artif Organs 200225434-440
15 Kou JH Emmett C Shen P Aswani S Iwamoto T Vaghefi F Cain G and
Sanders L Bioerosion and biocompatibility of poly(dl-lactic-co-glycolic acid)
implants in brain J Controlled Release 199743123-130
16 Gautier SE Oudega M Fragoso M Chapon P Plant GW Bunge MB and
Parel J-M Poly(α-hydroxy acids) for application in the spinal cord
resorbability and biocompatibility with Adult Rat Schwann cells and spinal
cord J Biomed Mater Res 199842642-654
17 Sanes JR Roles of extracellular matrix in neural development Annu Rev
Physiol 198345581-600
18 Lewandrowski K-U Wise DL Trantolo DJ Gresser JD Yaszemski MJ and
Altobelli DE (ed) Tissue engineering and biodegradable equibalents-scientific
and clinical applications Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 200243-47
19 Condic ML and Lemons ML Extracellular matrix in spinal cord
regeneration getting beyond attraction and inhibition NeuroReport 200213
A37-A48
20 Blesch A Lu P and Tuszynski MH Neurotrophic factors gene therapy and
- 54 -
neural stem cells for spinal cord repair Brain Res Bull 200257833-838
21 Esch T Lemmon V and Banker G Differential effects of NgCAM and
N-cadherin on the development of axons and dendrites by cultured
hippocampal neurons J Neurocytol 200029215-223
22 Letourneau PC Condic ML and Snow DM Interactions of developing
neurons with the extracellular matrix J Neurosci 199414915-928
23 Vincent AM and Feldman EL Control of cell survival by IGF signaling
pathways Grth Horm IGF Res 200212193-197
24 Steller H Mechanisms and genes of cellular suicide Science 1995267
1445-1449
25 Meredith JE Fazeli B and Schwartz MA The extracellular matrix as a cell
survival factor Mol Biol Cell 19934953-961
26 Yu X Dillon GP and Bellamkonda RV A laminin and nerve growth
factor-laden three-dimensional scaffold for enhanced neurite extension Tissue
Eng 19995291-304
27 Borkenhagen M Clemence J-F Sigrist H and Aebischer P Three
dimensional extracellular matrix engineering in the nervous system J Biomed
Mater Res 199840392-400
28 Timpl R and Dziadek M Structure development and molecular pathology
of basement membranes Int ReI Exp Pathol 1986291-112
29 Tashiro K-I Sephel G Weeks BS Sasaki M Martin GR Kleinman HK and
Yamada Y A synthetic peptide containing the IKVAV sequence from the A
chain of laminin mediates cell attachment migration and neurite outgrowth
J Biol Chem 198926416174-16182
30 Powell SK and Kleinman HK Neuronal laminins and their cellular
receptors Int J Biochem Cell Biol 199729401-414
31 Luckenbill-Edds L Laminin and the mechanism of neuronal outgrowth
Brain Res Rev 1997231-27
- 55 -
32 Beck K Hunter I and Engel J Structure and function of laminin anatomy
of a multidomain glycoprotein FASEB J 19904149-160
33 Potts JR and Campbell ID Fibronectin Structure and Assembly Curr Cell
Bio 19946648-655
34 Georges-Labouesse EN Patel-King RS Rayburn H and Hynes RO Defects
in mesoderm neural tube and vascular development in mouse embryos
lacking fibronectin Development 19991191079-1091
35 Woolley AL Hollowell JP and Rich KM Fibronectin-laminin combination
enhances peripheral nerve regeneration across long gaps Otolaryngol Head
Neck Surg 1990103509-518
36 Bailey SB Eichler ME Villadiego A and Rich KM The influence of
fibronectin and laminin during Schwann cell migration and peripheral nerve
regeneration through silicon chambers J Neurocytol 199322176-184
37 Tate MC Shear DA Hoffman SW Stein DG Archer DR and LaPlaca MC
Fibronectin promotes survival and migration of primary neural stem cells
transplanted into the traumatically injured mouse brain Cell Trans 200211
283-295
38 Li S-T Biologic biomaterials Tissue-derived biomaterials (Collagen) In JD
Bronzino (Ed) The Biomedical Engineering Handbook CRC Press Boca
Raton FL 1995627~647
39 Ito T Nakamura T Takagi T Toba T Hagiwara A Yamagishi H and
Shimizu Y Biodegradation of polyglycolic acid-collagen composite tubes for
nerve guide in the peritoneal cavity ASAIO J 200349417-421
40 Murakami T Fujimoto Y Yasunaga Y Ishida O Tanaka N Ikuta Y and
Ochi M Transplanted neuronal progenitor cells in a peripheral nerve gap
promote nerve repair Brain Res 2003617-24
41 Verdu E Labrador RO Rodriguez FJ Ceballos D Fores J and Navarro X
Alignment of collagen and laminin-containing gels improve nerve
- 56 -
regeneration within silicone tubes Restor Neurol Neurosci 200220169-179
42 Ai H Meng H Ichinose I Jones SA Mills DK Lvov YM and Qiao X
Biocompatibility of layer-by-layer self-assembled nanofilm on silicone rubber
for neurons J Neurosci Methods 20031281-8
43 Li H Khor KA and Cheang P Titanium dioxide reinforced hydroxyapatite
coatings deposited by high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spray Biomaterials 2002
2385-91
44 Malhoney MJ and Saltzman WM Cultures of cells from fetal rat brain
methods to control composition morphology and biochemical activity
Biotechnol Bioeng 199962461-467
45 Millaruelo AI Nieto-Sampedro M and Cotman CW Cooperation between
nerve growth factor and laminin or fibronectin in promoting sensory neuron
survival and neurite outgrowth Brain Res 1988466219-228
46 OConnor SM Stenger DA Shaffer KM and Ma W Survival and neurite
outgrowth of rat cortical neurons in three-dimensional agarose and collagen
gel matrices Neurosci Lett 2001304189-193
47 Caceres A Banker G and Binder L Immunocytochemical localization of
tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 2 during the development of
hippocampal neurons in culture J Neurosci 19866714-722
48 Chasin M and Langer R (ed) Biodegradable polymers as drug delivery
systems Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 19905-8
49 Kanemura Y Mori H Kobayashi S Islam O Kodama E Yamamoto A
Nakanishi Y Arita N Yamasaki M Okano H Hara M and Miyake J
Evaluation of in vitro proliferative activity of human fetal neural
stemprogenitor cells using indirect measurements of viable cells based on
cellular metabolic activity J Neurosci Res 200269869-879
50 Yang J Bei J and Wang S Enhanced cell affinity of poly (DL-lactide) by
combining plasma treatment with collagen anchorage Biomaterials 200223
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
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- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 53 -
11 OShaughnessy TJ Lin HJ and Ma W Functional synapse formation among
rat cortical neurons grown on three-dimensional collagen gels Neurosci Lett
2003340169-172
12 Blacher S Maquet V Schils F Martin D Schoenen J Moonen G Jeacuterocircme R
and Pirard J-P Image analysis of the axonal ingrowth into poly(DL-lactide)
porous scaffolds in relation to the 3-D porous structures Biomaterials 200324
1033-1040
13 Langer R Vacanti JP Vacanti CA Atala A Freed LE and Vunjak-
Novakovic G Tissue engineering biomedical application Tissue Eng 19951
151-161
14 Piskin E Biodegradable polymeric matrices for bioartificial implants Int J
Artif Organs 200225434-440
15 Kou JH Emmett C Shen P Aswani S Iwamoto T Vaghefi F Cain G and
Sanders L Bioerosion and biocompatibility of poly(dl-lactic-co-glycolic acid)
implants in brain J Controlled Release 199743123-130
16 Gautier SE Oudega M Fragoso M Chapon P Plant GW Bunge MB and
Parel J-M Poly(α-hydroxy acids) for application in the spinal cord
resorbability and biocompatibility with Adult Rat Schwann cells and spinal
cord J Biomed Mater Res 199842642-654
17 Sanes JR Roles of extracellular matrix in neural development Annu Rev
Physiol 198345581-600
18 Lewandrowski K-U Wise DL Trantolo DJ Gresser JD Yaszemski MJ and
Altobelli DE (ed) Tissue engineering and biodegradable equibalents-scientific
and clinical applications Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 200243-47
19 Condic ML and Lemons ML Extracellular matrix in spinal cord
regeneration getting beyond attraction and inhibition NeuroReport 200213
A37-A48
20 Blesch A Lu P and Tuszynski MH Neurotrophic factors gene therapy and
- 54 -
neural stem cells for spinal cord repair Brain Res Bull 200257833-838
21 Esch T Lemmon V and Banker G Differential effects of NgCAM and
N-cadherin on the development of axons and dendrites by cultured
hippocampal neurons J Neurocytol 200029215-223
22 Letourneau PC Condic ML and Snow DM Interactions of developing
neurons with the extracellular matrix J Neurosci 199414915-928
23 Vincent AM and Feldman EL Control of cell survival by IGF signaling
pathways Grth Horm IGF Res 200212193-197
24 Steller H Mechanisms and genes of cellular suicide Science 1995267
1445-1449
25 Meredith JE Fazeli B and Schwartz MA The extracellular matrix as a cell
survival factor Mol Biol Cell 19934953-961
26 Yu X Dillon GP and Bellamkonda RV A laminin and nerve growth
factor-laden three-dimensional scaffold for enhanced neurite extension Tissue
Eng 19995291-304
27 Borkenhagen M Clemence J-F Sigrist H and Aebischer P Three
dimensional extracellular matrix engineering in the nervous system J Biomed
Mater Res 199840392-400
28 Timpl R and Dziadek M Structure development and molecular pathology
of basement membranes Int ReI Exp Pathol 1986291-112
29 Tashiro K-I Sephel G Weeks BS Sasaki M Martin GR Kleinman HK and
Yamada Y A synthetic peptide containing the IKVAV sequence from the A
chain of laminin mediates cell attachment migration and neurite outgrowth
J Biol Chem 198926416174-16182
30 Powell SK and Kleinman HK Neuronal laminins and their cellular
receptors Int J Biochem Cell Biol 199729401-414
31 Luckenbill-Edds L Laminin and the mechanism of neuronal outgrowth
Brain Res Rev 1997231-27
- 55 -
32 Beck K Hunter I and Engel J Structure and function of laminin anatomy
of a multidomain glycoprotein FASEB J 19904149-160
33 Potts JR and Campbell ID Fibronectin Structure and Assembly Curr Cell
Bio 19946648-655
34 Georges-Labouesse EN Patel-King RS Rayburn H and Hynes RO Defects
in mesoderm neural tube and vascular development in mouse embryos
lacking fibronectin Development 19991191079-1091
35 Woolley AL Hollowell JP and Rich KM Fibronectin-laminin combination
enhances peripheral nerve regeneration across long gaps Otolaryngol Head
Neck Surg 1990103509-518
36 Bailey SB Eichler ME Villadiego A and Rich KM The influence of
fibronectin and laminin during Schwann cell migration and peripheral nerve
regeneration through silicon chambers J Neurocytol 199322176-184
37 Tate MC Shear DA Hoffman SW Stein DG Archer DR and LaPlaca MC
Fibronectin promotes survival and migration of primary neural stem cells
transplanted into the traumatically injured mouse brain Cell Trans 200211
283-295
38 Li S-T Biologic biomaterials Tissue-derived biomaterials (Collagen) In JD
Bronzino (Ed) The Biomedical Engineering Handbook CRC Press Boca
Raton FL 1995627~647
39 Ito T Nakamura T Takagi T Toba T Hagiwara A Yamagishi H and
Shimizu Y Biodegradation of polyglycolic acid-collagen composite tubes for
nerve guide in the peritoneal cavity ASAIO J 200349417-421
40 Murakami T Fujimoto Y Yasunaga Y Ishida O Tanaka N Ikuta Y and
Ochi M Transplanted neuronal progenitor cells in a peripheral nerve gap
promote nerve repair Brain Res 2003617-24
41 Verdu E Labrador RO Rodriguez FJ Ceballos D Fores J and Navarro X
Alignment of collagen and laminin-containing gels improve nerve
- 56 -
regeneration within silicone tubes Restor Neurol Neurosci 200220169-179
42 Ai H Meng H Ichinose I Jones SA Mills DK Lvov YM and Qiao X
Biocompatibility of layer-by-layer self-assembled nanofilm on silicone rubber
for neurons J Neurosci Methods 20031281-8
43 Li H Khor KA and Cheang P Titanium dioxide reinforced hydroxyapatite
coatings deposited by high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spray Biomaterials 2002
2385-91
44 Malhoney MJ and Saltzman WM Cultures of cells from fetal rat brain
methods to control composition morphology and biochemical activity
Biotechnol Bioeng 199962461-467
45 Millaruelo AI Nieto-Sampedro M and Cotman CW Cooperation between
nerve growth factor and laminin or fibronectin in promoting sensory neuron
survival and neurite outgrowth Brain Res 1988466219-228
46 OConnor SM Stenger DA Shaffer KM and Ma W Survival and neurite
outgrowth of rat cortical neurons in three-dimensional agarose and collagen
gel matrices Neurosci Lett 2001304189-193
47 Caceres A Banker G and Binder L Immunocytochemical localization of
tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 2 during the development of
hippocampal neurons in culture J Neurosci 19866714-722
48 Chasin M and Langer R (ed) Biodegradable polymers as drug delivery
systems Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 19905-8
49 Kanemura Y Mori H Kobayashi S Islam O Kodama E Yamamoto A
Nakanishi Y Arita N Yamasaki M Okano H Hara M and Miyake J
Evaluation of in vitro proliferative activity of human fetal neural
stemprogenitor cells using indirect measurements of viable cells based on
cellular metabolic activity J Neurosci Res 200269869-879
50 Yang J Bei J and Wang S Enhanced cell affinity of poly (DL-lactide) by
combining plasma treatment with collagen anchorage Biomaterials 200223
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 54 -
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21 Esch T Lemmon V and Banker G Differential effects of NgCAM and
N-cadherin on the development of axons and dendrites by cultured
hippocampal neurons J Neurocytol 200029215-223
22 Letourneau PC Condic ML and Snow DM Interactions of developing
neurons with the extracellular matrix J Neurosci 199414915-928
23 Vincent AM and Feldman EL Control of cell survival by IGF signaling
pathways Grth Horm IGF Res 200212193-197
24 Steller H Mechanisms and genes of cellular suicide Science 1995267
1445-1449
25 Meredith JE Fazeli B and Schwartz MA The extracellular matrix as a cell
survival factor Mol Biol Cell 19934953-961
26 Yu X Dillon GP and Bellamkonda RV A laminin and nerve growth
factor-laden three-dimensional scaffold for enhanced neurite extension Tissue
Eng 19995291-304
27 Borkenhagen M Clemence J-F Sigrist H and Aebischer P Three
dimensional extracellular matrix engineering in the nervous system J Biomed
Mater Res 199840392-400
28 Timpl R and Dziadek M Structure development and molecular pathology
of basement membranes Int ReI Exp Pathol 1986291-112
29 Tashiro K-I Sephel G Weeks BS Sasaki M Martin GR Kleinman HK and
Yamada Y A synthetic peptide containing the IKVAV sequence from the A
chain of laminin mediates cell attachment migration and neurite outgrowth
J Biol Chem 198926416174-16182
30 Powell SK and Kleinman HK Neuronal laminins and their cellular
receptors Int J Biochem Cell Biol 199729401-414
31 Luckenbill-Edds L Laminin and the mechanism of neuronal outgrowth
Brain Res Rev 1997231-27
- 55 -
32 Beck K Hunter I and Engel J Structure and function of laminin anatomy
of a multidomain glycoprotein FASEB J 19904149-160
33 Potts JR and Campbell ID Fibronectin Structure and Assembly Curr Cell
Bio 19946648-655
34 Georges-Labouesse EN Patel-King RS Rayburn H and Hynes RO Defects
in mesoderm neural tube and vascular development in mouse embryos
lacking fibronectin Development 19991191079-1091
35 Woolley AL Hollowell JP and Rich KM Fibronectin-laminin combination
enhances peripheral nerve regeneration across long gaps Otolaryngol Head
Neck Surg 1990103509-518
36 Bailey SB Eichler ME Villadiego A and Rich KM The influence of
fibronectin and laminin during Schwann cell migration and peripheral nerve
regeneration through silicon chambers J Neurocytol 199322176-184
37 Tate MC Shear DA Hoffman SW Stein DG Archer DR and LaPlaca MC
Fibronectin promotes survival and migration of primary neural stem cells
transplanted into the traumatically injured mouse brain Cell Trans 200211
283-295
38 Li S-T Biologic biomaterials Tissue-derived biomaterials (Collagen) In JD
Bronzino (Ed) The Biomedical Engineering Handbook CRC Press Boca
Raton FL 1995627~647
39 Ito T Nakamura T Takagi T Toba T Hagiwara A Yamagishi H and
Shimizu Y Biodegradation of polyglycolic acid-collagen composite tubes for
nerve guide in the peritoneal cavity ASAIO J 200349417-421
40 Murakami T Fujimoto Y Yasunaga Y Ishida O Tanaka N Ikuta Y and
Ochi M Transplanted neuronal progenitor cells in a peripheral nerve gap
promote nerve repair Brain Res 2003617-24
41 Verdu E Labrador RO Rodriguez FJ Ceballos D Fores J and Navarro X
Alignment of collagen and laminin-containing gels improve nerve
- 56 -
regeneration within silicone tubes Restor Neurol Neurosci 200220169-179
42 Ai H Meng H Ichinose I Jones SA Mills DK Lvov YM and Qiao X
Biocompatibility of layer-by-layer self-assembled nanofilm on silicone rubber
for neurons J Neurosci Methods 20031281-8
43 Li H Khor KA and Cheang P Titanium dioxide reinforced hydroxyapatite
coatings deposited by high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spray Biomaterials 2002
2385-91
44 Malhoney MJ and Saltzman WM Cultures of cells from fetal rat brain
methods to control composition morphology and biochemical activity
Biotechnol Bioeng 199962461-467
45 Millaruelo AI Nieto-Sampedro M and Cotman CW Cooperation between
nerve growth factor and laminin or fibronectin in promoting sensory neuron
survival and neurite outgrowth Brain Res 1988466219-228
46 OConnor SM Stenger DA Shaffer KM and Ma W Survival and neurite
outgrowth of rat cortical neurons in three-dimensional agarose and collagen
gel matrices Neurosci Lett 2001304189-193
47 Caceres A Banker G and Binder L Immunocytochemical localization of
tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 2 during the development of
hippocampal neurons in culture J Neurosci 19866714-722
48 Chasin M and Langer R (ed) Biodegradable polymers as drug delivery
systems Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 19905-8
49 Kanemura Y Mori H Kobayashi S Islam O Kodama E Yamamoto A
Nakanishi Y Arita N Yamasaki M Okano H Hara M and Miyake J
Evaluation of in vitro proliferative activity of human fetal neural
stemprogenitor cells using indirect measurements of viable cells based on
cellular metabolic activity J Neurosci Res 200269869-879
50 Yang J Bei J and Wang S Enhanced cell affinity of poly (DL-lactide) by
combining plasma treatment with collagen anchorage Biomaterials 200223
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 55 -
32 Beck K Hunter I and Engel J Structure and function of laminin anatomy
of a multidomain glycoprotein FASEB J 19904149-160
33 Potts JR and Campbell ID Fibronectin Structure and Assembly Curr Cell
Bio 19946648-655
34 Georges-Labouesse EN Patel-King RS Rayburn H and Hynes RO Defects
in mesoderm neural tube and vascular development in mouse embryos
lacking fibronectin Development 19991191079-1091
35 Woolley AL Hollowell JP and Rich KM Fibronectin-laminin combination
enhances peripheral nerve regeneration across long gaps Otolaryngol Head
Neck Surg 1990103509-518
36 Bailey SB Eichler ME Villadiego A and Rich KM The influence of
fibronectin and laminin during Schwann cell migration and peripheral nerve
regeneration through silicon chambers J Neurocytol 199322176-184
37 Tate MC Shear DA Hoffman SW Stein DG Archer DR and LaPlaca MC
Fibronectin promotes survival and migration of primary neural stem cells
transplanted into the traumatically injured mouse brain Cell Trans 200211
283-295
38 Li S-T Biologic biomaterials Tissue-derived biomaterials (Collagen) In JD
Bronzino (Ed) The Biomedical Engineering Handbook CRC Press Boca
Raton FL 1995627~647
39 Ito T Nakamura T Takagi T Toba T Hagiwara A Yamagishi H and
Shimizu Y Biodegradation of polyglycolic acid-collagen composite tubes for
nerve guide in the peritoneal cavity ASAIO J 200349417-421
40 Murakami T Fujimoto Y Yasunaga Y Ishida O Tanaka N Ikuta Y and
Ochi M Transplanted neuronal progenitor cells in a peripheral nerve gap
promote nerve repair Brain Res 2003617-24
41 Verdu E Labrador RO Rodriguez FJ Ceballos D Fores J and Navarro X
Alignment of collagen and laminin-containing gels improve nerve
- 56 -
regeneration within silicone tubes Restor Neurol Neurosci 200220169-179
42 Ai H Meng H Ichinose I Jones SA Mills DK Lvov YM and Qiao X
Biocompatibility of layer-by-layer self-assembled nanofilm on silicone rubber
for neurons J Neurosci Methods 20031281-8
43 Li H Khor KA and Cheang P Titanium dioxide reinforced hydroxyapatite
coatings deposited by high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spray Biomaterials 2002
2385-91
44 Malhoney MJ and Saltzman WM Cultures of cells from fetal rat brain
methods to control composition morphology and biochemical activity
Biotechnol Bioeng 199962461-467
45 Millaruelo AI Nieto-Sampedro M and Cotman CW Cooperation between
nerve growth factor and laminin or fibronectin in promoting sensory neuron
survival and neurite outgrowth Brain Res 1988466219-228
46 OConnor SM Stenger DA Shaffer KM and Ma W Survival and neurite
outgrowth of rat cortical neurons in three-dimensional agarose and collagen
gel matrices Neurosci Lett 2001304189-193
47 Caceres A Banker G and Binder L Immunocytochemical localization of
tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 2 during the development of
hippocampal neurons in culture J Neurosci 19866714-722
48 Chasin M and Langer R (ed) Biodegradable polymers as drug delivery
systems Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 19905-8
49 Kanemura Y Mori H Kobayashi S Islam O Kodama E Yamamoto A
Nakanishi Y Arita N Yamasaki M Okano H Hara M and Miyake J
Evaluation of in vitro proliferative activity of human fetal neural
stemprogenitor cells using indirect measurements of viable cells based on
cellular metabolic activity J Neurosci Res 200269869-879
50 Yang J Bei J and Wang S Enhanced cell affinity of poly (DL-lactide) by
combining plasma treatment with collagen anchorage Biomaterials 200223
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 56 -
regeneration within silicone tubes Restor Neurol Neurosci 200220169-179
42 Ai H Meng H Ichinose I Jones SA Mills DK Lvov YM and Qiao X
Biocompatibility of layer-by-layer self-assembled nanofilm on silicone rubber
for neurons J Neurosci Methods 20031281-8
43 Li H Khor KA and Cheang P Titanium dioxide reinforced hydroxyapatite
coatings deposited by high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spray Biomaterials 2002
2385-91
44 Malhoney MJ and Saltzman WM Cultures of cells from fetal rat brain
methods to control composition morphology and biochemical activity
Biotechnol Bioeng 199962461-467
45 Millaruelo AI Nieto-Sampedro M and Cotman CW Cooperation between
nerve growth factor and laminin or fibronectin in promoting sensory neuron
survival and neurite outgrowth Brain Res 1988466219-228
46 OConnor SM Stenger DA Shaffer KM and Ma W Survival and neurite
outgrowth of rat cortical neurons in three-dimensional agarose and collagen
gel matrices Neurosci Lett 2001304189-193
47 Caceres A Banker G and Binder L Immunocytochemical localization of
tubulin and microtubule-associated protein 2 during the development of
hippocampal neurons in culture J Neurosci 19866714-722
48 Chasin M and Langer R (ed) Biodegradable polymers as drug delivery
systems Marcel Dekker Inc NY USA 19905-8
49 Kanemura Y Mori H Kobayashi S Islam O Kodama E Yamamoto A
Nakanishi Y Arita N Yamasaki M Okano H Hara M and Miyake J
Evaluation of in vitro proliferative activity of human fetal neural
stemprogenitor cells using indirect measurements of viable cells based on
cellular metabolic activity J Neurosci Res 200269869-879
50 Yang J Bei J and Wang S Enhanced cell affinity of poly (DL-lactide) by
combining plasma treatment with collagen anchorage Biomaterials 200223
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 57 -
2607-2614
51 Lanzer RP Langer R and Chick WL Principles of tissue engineering New
York Landes Bioscience 1997
52 Koller MR and Papoutsakis ET Cell adhesion in animal cell culture
physiological and fluid-mechanical implications In Hjortso MA Roos JW
(ed) Cell adhesion fundamentals and biotechnological applications New
York Marcel Dekker 199561-101
53 Webb K Hlady W and Tresco PA Relative importance of surface
wettability and charged functional groups on NIH 3T3 fibroblast attachment
spreading and cytoskeletal organisation J Biomed Mater Res 199841422-430
54 Santarino C Conte E and Marletta G Surface chemical structure and cell
adhesion onto ion beam modified polysiloxane Langmuir 2001172243-2250
55 Saumluberlich S Klee D Richter E-J Houmlcker H and Spikermann H Cell
culture tests for assessing the tolerance of soft tissue to variously modified
titanium surfaces Clin Oral Implant Res 199910379-393
56 Ratner BD Chilkoti L and Lopez GP Plasma deposition and treatment for
biomaterial applications In drsquoAgostino R (ed) Plasma deposition treatment
and etching of polymers London Academic Press 1990464-512
57 Altankov G Thom V Groth Th Jankova K Jonsson G and Ulbricht M
Modulating the biocompatibility of polymer surfaces with poly(ethylene
glycol) effect of fibronectin J Biomed Mater Res 200052219-230
58 Chu CF Lu A Liszkowski M and Sipehia R Enhanced growth of animal
and human endothelial cells on biodegradable polymers Biochem Biophys Acta
19991472479-485
59 Dewez J-L Doren A Schneider Y-J and Rouxhet PG Competitive
adsorption of proteins key of the relationship between substratum surface
properties and adhesion of epithelial cell Biomaterials 199920549-559
60 Stenger DA Hickman JJ Bateman KE Ravenscroft MS Ma W Pancrazio JJ
- 58 -
Shaffer K Schaffner AE Cribbs DH and Cotman CW Microlithographic
determination of axonaldendritic polarity in cultured hippocampal neurons
J Neurosci Methods 199882167-173
61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
Science 2002297178-181
62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 58 -
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61 Wickelgren Neuroscience animal studies raise hopes for spinal cord repair
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62 Stenger DA Gross GW Keefer EW Shaffer KM Andreadis JD Ma W
Pancrazio JJ Detection of physiologically active compounds using cell-based
biosensors Trends Biotechnol 200119304-309
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국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 59 -
국 문 요 약
표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의
생존률의 평가
연세대학교 대학원
생체공학협동과정
생체재료학 전공
이 민 섭
임신 14령의 쥐의 태아에서 대뇌피질 신경세포(rat cortical neural cell)를 초대
배양(Primary culture)하여 표면개질된 PLGA 필름상에서 생존률을 비교하 다
초대배양한 쥐 대뇌피질 신경세포의 확인은 위상차 현미경(Phase-contrast
microscopy)을 통해서 신경세포 특유의 형태 분석과 신경세포 특이 항체를 이용한
면역형광화학(Immunofluorescence)법으로 검증하 다 PLGA 필름은 각각 생물학
적 측면과 물리화학적 측면에서 개질되었다 생물학적 측면에서는 인공 세포부착
물질인 폴리라이신(poly-D-lysine)과 생체내 세포외기질(Extracellular matrix)에서
유래한 라미닌(laminin) 파이브로넥틴(fibronectin) 콜라겐(collagen)을 혼합별 농
도별로 PLGA 필름에 코팅하 고 물리화학적 측면에서는 재료 표면의 친수성을
증가시키기 위해 플라즈마를 이용한 TiO2 코팅을 시도하 다 이 연구에 사용된
PLGA 필름은 세포에 대한 표면개질의 향을 정확히 분석하기 위해서 비공성
(Non-porous) 표면을 가지도록 제조되었다
표면개질된 PLGA필름 상에서 4일 8일 동안 배양된 초대배양 신경세포는
WST-8 assay를 통해서 실제 생존률을 비교하고 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경(SEM) 분석을 통해서 세포의 생장 상태 및 형태를 확인하 다
실제 실험 결과 초대배양된 쥐 신경세포는 폴리라이신과 라미닌 폴리라이신
과 파이브로넥틴을 각각 혼합 코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 코팅하지 않은 PLGA 필
름상에서보다 통계학적으로 의미있는 (plt005) 220의 생존률 증가를 보여주었다
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
-
- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
-
- 27 Cell viability assay
-
- 271 WST-8 assay
-
- 28 Statistical analysis
-
- 3 RESULTS
-
- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
-
- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
-
- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
-
- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
-
- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
-
- 60 -
그리고 콜라겐을 제외한 모든 경우에서 코팅되는 농도에 비례해서 신경세포의 생
존률 또한 증가됨을 확인할 수 있었다 TiO2 코팅의 경우에는 대조군과 비교해서
20 가량의 생존률 증가를 확인하 다 그렇지만 면역형광화학법과 주사전자현미
경을 통한 분석 결과 폴라라이신 코팅과 TiO2 코팅은 단순히 뇌세포의 부착능력
만을 향상시킬 뿐 PLGA 필름 상에서 뇌세포의 안정화된 생장과 분화에는 적합
하지 않음이 밝혀졌다 반면 폴리라이신을 각각 라미닌이나 파이브로넥틴과 혼합
코팅한 PLGA 필름상에서 배양된 뇌세포는 높은 생존률을 보여줄 뿐만 아니라
안정화된 생장과 분화가 촉진되었음이 확인되었다
따라서 이러한 결과들은 실제로 손상된 뇌조직의 재생에 있어서 필요한 이식
용 세포의 대량 증식이나 직접 이식의 경우에 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 제시하
고 있다
핵심 단어 대뇌피질 신경세포(Cerebral cortical neural cell) 초대배양(Primary
culture) PLGA 세포 생존률(Cell viability) 세포외기질(ECM) 라미닌(Laminin)
파이브로넥틴(Fibronectin) 콜라겐(Collagen) TiO2 친수성(Hydrophilicity)
- CONTENTS
- FIGURE LEGENDS
- TABLE LEGENDS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- ABSTRACT
- 1 INTRODUCTION
-
- 11 Neural tissue engineering
- 12 Biodegradable Poly(Lactic-Glycolic)Acids (PLGA)
- 13 Extracellular matrix proteins
-
- 131 Laminin
- 132 Fibronectin
- 133 Collagen
-
- 14 Poly-D-lysine
- 15 Titanium dioxide coating
- 16 Objectives of this study
-
- 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
-
- 21 Experimental procedure
- 22 Primary culture of rat cortical neural cells
- 23 Characterization of neural cells
-
- 231 Microscopy observation
- 232 Immunofluorescence observation
- 233 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation
-
- 24 Preparation of PLGA film
- 25 ECM coating
- 26 TiO_(2) coating
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- 261 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis
- 262 Water contact angle measurement
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- 27 Cell viability assay
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- 271 WST-8 assay
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- 28 Statistical analysis
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- 3 RESULTS
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- 31 Characterization of rat cortical neural cells
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- 311 Morphological observation of cultured cells
- 312 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
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- 32 Effects of ECM coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 321 Assessment of cell viability on ECM coated PLGA film
- 322 Immunoflurescence observation of cultured cells
- 323 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 33 Effects of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film to cortical neural cells
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- 331 Surface composition of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 332 Hydrophilicity of TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 333 Assessment of cell viability on TiO_(2) coated PLGA film
- 334 Immunofluorescence observation of cultured cells
- 335 SEM observation of cultured cells
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- 4 DISCUSSION
- 5 CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
- 국문요약
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