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Enhanced differentiation potential of primary human endometrial cells cultured on 3D scaffolds

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Eissa, Ahmed M., Barros, Flavio, Vrljicak, Pavle, Brosens, Jan J. and Cameron, Neil R. (2018) Enhanced differentiation potential of primary human endometrial cells cultured on 3D scaffolds. Biomacromolecules, 19 (8). pp. 3343-3350. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00635 ISSN 1525-7797.

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Abstract

Novel approaches for culturing primary human cells in vitro are increasingly needed to study cell and tissue physiology and to grow replacement tissue for regenerative medicine. Conventional 2D monolayer cultures of endometrial epithelial and stromal cells fail to replicate the complex 3D architecture of tissue. A fully synthetic scaffold that mimics the microenvironment of the human endometrium can ultimately provide a robust platform for investigating tissue physiology and, hence, take significant steps toward tackling female infertility and IVF failure. In this work, emulsion-templated porous polymers (known as polyHIPEs) were investigated as scaffolds for the culture of primary human endometrial epithelial and stromal cells (HEECs and HESCs). Infiltration of HEECs and HESCs into cell-seeded polyHIPE scaffolds was assessed by histological studies, and phenotype was confirmed by immunostaining. Confocal microscopy revealed that the morphology of HEECs and HESCs is representative of that found in vivo. RNA sequencing was used to investigate transcriptome differences between cells grown on polyHIPE scaffolds and in monolayer cultures. The differentiation status of HEECs and HESCs grown in polyHIPE scaffolds and in monolayer cultures was further evaluated by monitoring the expression of endometrial marker genes. Our observations suggest that a 3D cell culture model that could approximate native human endometrial architecture and function can be developed using tailored polyHIPE scaffolds.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Journal or Publication Title: Biomacromolecules
Publisher: American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1525-7797
Official Date: 13 August 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
13 August 2018Published
21 June 2018Available
21 June 2018Accepted
Volume: 19
Number: 8
Page Range: pp. 3343-3350
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00635
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): “This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Biomacromolecules copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00635 see http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/articlesonrequest/index.html”
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 7 August 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 21 June 2019

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