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ABSTRACT CHAROENPANICH, ADISRI. Analyses of Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Functional Tissue Engineering using Biomimetic Physical Stimuli. (Under the direction of Elizabeth G. Loboa.) Autologous stem-cell-based tissue engineering holds great potential for treating trauma and pathologies in a patient specific manner. Adult stem cells can be derived from various source tissues such as bone marrow, epidermal tissue, and adipose tissue. Initially, bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) received the most attention for musculoskeletal tissue engineering applications given their direct lineage capability. More recently however, adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) have received increasing interest for tissue engineering applications due to their relative ease of harvest, abundance, and multi- lineage differentiation potential. To better implement the use of stem and progenitor cells for cell-based therapy and tissue repair, understanding of how these cells are committed to, or differentiate into, a specific cell lineage is needed. Previous studies have shown the ability of hMSC and hASC to differentiate into bone, fibrous tissue, cartilage, and smooth muscle cells in response to appropriate chemical and/or mechanical stimuli. In this dissertation, the effect of allograft extracellular matrix, soluble inductive factors, and a specific mechanical stimulus (10% uniaxial cyclic tensile strain) on hASC/hMSC osteo- and chondrogenic differentiation and gene expression were examined. In the first study, hASC were seeded into a decellularized human meniscal allograft to determine the effects of inherent soluble cues provided by the extracellular matrix (ECM) on hASC viability, proliferation, differentiation and histology of the hASC-seeded meniscus. In the second study, hASC osteogenic differentiation and response to combined chemical and mechanical stimuli were investigated. Gene expression profiles of proliferating or osteogenically induced hASC in 3D collagen I culture in the presence and absence of 10% uniaxial cyclic tensile strain were examined using microarray analysis. In the final study, hMSC isolated from aged, postmenopausal osteoporotic donors were cultured in three-dimensional (3D) collagen constructs and analyzed for changes in mRNA expression in response to 10% uniaxial cyclic tensile strain in an attempt to identify potential mechanisms underlying the use of appropriate mechanical loading for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. The results of the first study show promising initial results of the use of hASC combined with a decellularized meniscal allograft for improved approaches for meniscal allograft transplants. The following studies of hASC and hMSC in response to tensile strain expanded findings from the first study to determine the effects of combined chemical and mechanical stimuli for regeneration of other musculoskeletal tissues in addition to fibrocartilage, with particular emphasis on bone formation. Application of cyclic tensile strain at different magnitudes is a stimulus for fibrous tissue, fibrocartilage and bone formation during normal secondary fracture healing or distraction osteogenesis. Specifically, our lab has previously shown that 10% cyclic tensile enhances osteogenesis of both hASC and hMSC in vitro. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this potential are not yet known. The research performed in this thesis identified angiogenesis as a potential mechanism in response of hMSC and hASC to 10% cyclic tensile strain. Potential key genes identified to play important roles in hASC and hMSC in response to 10% tensile strain included PDLIM4, an actin binding protein. PDLIM4 knockdown was also shown to increase hMSC osteogenesis via enhanced expression of bone marker genes and alkaline phosphatase activity. © Copyright 2013 by Adisri Charoenpanich All Rights Reserved Analyses of Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Functional Tissue Engineering using Biomimetic Physical Stimuli by Adisri Charoenpanich A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Engineering Raleigh, North Carolina 2013 APPROVED BY: _______________________________ ______________________________ Dr. Elizabeth Loboa Polefka Dr. Albert Banes Committee Chair _______________________________ ______________________________ Dr. Susan Bernacki Dr. Gregory McCarty ________________________________ Dr. Jeffrey T. Spang DEDICATION To my dearest family Mum, Dad, J Aum, and Helen. ii BIOGRAPHY Adisri (Audrey) Charoenpanich was born in Bangkok, Thailand. She has one beloved elder sister, who is pursuing her PhD in molecular microbiology at Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany. Audrey graduated in March, 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Silpakorn University, Thailand. She started to pursue her MS/PhD in the joint Biomedical Engineering program at NCSU/UNC with the fellowship from Thai government in fall 2007. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Loboa, for her guidance, encouragement and generous support. I am so thankful having her as my advisor. I would like to thank Dr. Susan Bernacki for her support, wisdom and very helpful advices since the first year of my graduate study. I would also like to thank Dr. Jeffrey Spang for his time, advice and contribution on my meniscus project and also taking time to serve in my committee. I would like to thank Dr. Albert Banes and Dr. Gregory McCarty for his wisdom classes, suggestions, and taking time to serve in my committee. I would also like to thank Dr. Charles Tucker, Dr. Danica Andrews, and Dr. Michelle Wall for their time, advice and contribution on my two microarray projects. Thank you for the collaboration from Dr. Peter Mente, Dr. Carol Otey’s lab, Dr. Caterina gallippi, and Tomasz Czernuszewicz. My sincere appreciation is extended to all CML members. I would also like to thank Ruwan, Wayne, and Seth. Thank you Carla for the wonderful friendship. Thank you Josie and her Titi for the amazing time we shared. Thank you Stephanie and her Honey bee for all lovely support . Thank you Mahsa for all your help and care. Thank you John, Stephen and Pattie. I also appreciate the support from the faculty and staffs at joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Thank you to Ginger for being my supportive girlfriend, making me laughs even when it is so tough. Thank you P Top and P Kaew for settling me down in Raleigh. Thanks to Bee, Joe, and Ning for the support even before this journey began. Thank you to P A and P Top for the wonderful support and friendship. Thank you to P May and Joey for bringing iv Helen into my life. Thank you to the Hay Day support team P Orm and P Jijy, you guys are the best <3. Thank you to Tum, P Pin, Win, P Poy, N Fang, P Art, Good, and all Thai folks. Lastly and most importantly, I would like to thank my parents, my sister, and my Helen for always be there for me. I love you <3. v TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………………......….xii LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... xiii Preface....................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Proliferation of Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells Stem Cells in a Needle-Punched, Porous, Decellularized Human Allograft-Derived Meniscus and Synthetic Aligned PLA scaffold ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Materials and Methods .................................................................................................... 5 1.2.1 Decellularization and Porosity Enhancement of Human Meniscus .................... 5 1.2.2 Cell seeding and cell culture ............................................................................... 6 1.2.3 Nuclei staining .................................................................................................... 6 1.2.4 Cell survival and histology ................................................................................. 6 1.2.5 Scanning Electron Microscopy ........................................................................... 7 1.3 Results ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.3.1 Decellularized of Human Meniscus .................................................................... 7 1.3.2 Proliferation of hASC on Decellularized Meniscus ............................................ 9 1.3.3 Histology ........................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Discussion ..................................................................................................................... 12 vi 2 Microarray Analysis of hASC in 3D Collagen Culture: Osteogenesis Inhibits BMP and Wnt Signaling Pathways and Cyclic Tensile Strain Causes Upregulation of Proinflammatory Cytokine Regulators and Angiogenic Factors ........................................................................ 14 2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................