Trends in mechanobiology guided tissue engineering and tools to study cell-substrate interactions: a brief review

Biomaterials Research

Review

Hwan D. Kim¹  Jayakumar Rangasamy²  Deepthi Sankar²  Arun Kumar Rajendran³  Sivashanmugam Amirthalingam⁴  Nathaniel S. Hwang⁵ 

[1] Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, 27469, Chungju, Republic of Korea;Department of Biomedical Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, 27469, Chungju, Republic of Korea;Polymeric Biomaterials Lab, School of Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 682041, Kochi, India;School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Institute of Engineering Research, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Institute of Engineering Research, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Interdisciplinary Program in Bioengineering, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Bio-MAX/N-Bio Institute, Institute of Bio-Engineering, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;

关键词: Mechanobiology;    Cell differentiation;    Cell-substrate interaction;    Mechanobiology tools;    Organoids;    Mechanical cues;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40824-023-00393-8

 received in 2023-02-28, accepted in 2023-05-09,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Sensing the mechanical properties of the substrates or the matrix by the cells and the tissues, the subsequent downstream responses at the cellular, nuclear and epigenetic levels and the outcomes are beginning to get unraveled more recently. There have been various instances where researchers have established the underlying connection between the cellular mechanosignalling pathways and cellular physiology, cellular differentiation, and also tissue pathology. It has been now accepted that mechanosignalling, alone or in combination with classical pathways, could play a significant role in fate determination, development, and organization of cells and tissues. Furthermore, as mechanobiology is gaining traction, so do the various techniques to ponder and gain insights into the still unraveled pathways. This review would briefly discuss some of the interesting works wherein it has been shown that specific alteration of the mechanical properties of the substrates would lead to fate determination of stem cells into various differentiated cells such as osteoblasts, adipocytes, tenocytes, cardiomyocytes, and neurons, and how these properties are being utilized for the development of organoids. This review would also cover various techniques that have been developed and employed to explore the effects of mechanosignalling, including imaging of mechanosensing proteins, atomic force microscopy (AFM), quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation measurements (QCMD), traction force microscopy (TFM), microdevice arrays, Spatio-temporal image analysis, optical tweezer force measurements, mechanoscanning ion conductance microscopy (mSICM), acoustofluidic interferometric device (AID) and so forth. This review would provide insights to the researchers who work on exploiting various mechanical properties of substrates to control the cellular and tissue functions for tissue engineering and regenerative applications, and also will shed light on the advancements of various techniques that could be utilized to unravel the unknown in the field of cellular mechanobiology.Graphical Abstract

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023

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