Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa

Mounting evidence supports the importance of the intestinal epithelial barrier and its permeability both in physiological and pathological conditions. Conventional in vitro models to evaluate intestinal permeability rely on the formation of tightly packed epithelial monolayers grown on hard substrat...

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Autores: Vila, Anna, Torras, Núria, Castaño, Albert G., Garcia-Diaz, Maria, Comelles Pujadas, Jordi, Pérez Berezo, Teresa, Corregidor, Carmen, Castaño Linares, Óscar, Engel, Elisabeth, Fernandez-Majada, Vanesa, Martinez, Elena
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Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/155998
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Palabra clave:Microfluídica
Mucosa gastrointestinal
Enginyeria de teixits
Microfluidics
Gastrointestinal mucosa
Tissue engineering
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spelling Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosaVila, AnnaTorras, NúriaCastaño, Albert G.Garcia-Diaz, MariaComelles Pujadas, JordiPérez Berezo, TeresaCorregidor, CarmenCastaño Linares, ÓscarEngel, ElisabethFernandez-Majada, VanesaMartinez, ElenaMicrofluídicaMucosa gastrointestinalEnginyeria de teixitsMicrofluidicsGastrointestinal mucosaTissue engineeringMounting evidence supports the importance of the intestinal epithelial barrier and its permeability both in physiological and pathological conditions. Conventional in vitro models to evaluate intestinal permeability rely on the formation of tightly packed epithelial monolayers grown on hard substrates. These two-dimensional (2D) models lack the cellular and mechanical components of the non-epithelial compartment of the intestinal barrier, the stroma, which are key contributors to the barrier permeability in vivo. Thus, advanced in vitro models approaching the in vivo tissue composition are fundamental to improve precision in drug absorption predictions, to provide a better understanding of the intestinal biology, and to faithfully represent related diseases. Here, we generate photo-crosslinked gelatine methacrylate (GelMA) - poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel co-networks that provide the required mechanical and biochemical features to mimic both the epithelial and stromal compartments of the intestinal mucosa, i.e., they are soft, cell adhesive and cell-loading friendly, and suitable for long-term culturing. We show that fibroblasts can be embedded in the GelMA-PEGDA hydrogels while epithelial cells can grow on top to form a mature epithelial monolayer that exhibits barrier properties which closely mimic those of the intestinal barrier in vivo, as shown by the physiologically relevant transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and permeability values. The presence of fibroblasts in the artificial stroma compartment accelerates the formation of the epithelial monolayer and boosts the recovery of the epithelial integrity upon temporary barrier disruption, demonstrating that our system is capable of successfully reproducing the interaction between different cellular compartments. As such, our hydrogel co-networks offer a technologically simple yet sophisticated approach to produce functional three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models of epithelial barriers with epithelial and stromal cells arranged in a spatially relevant manner and near-physiological functionality.Institute of Physics Pub.2020202020192020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion17 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/155998Articles publicats en revistes (Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/ab5f50Biofabrication, 2019, vol. 12, num. 2https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/ab5f50info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/647863(c) Institute of Physics Pub., 2019info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1559982026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
title Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
spellingShingle Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
Vila, Anna
Microfluídica
Mucosa gastrointestinal
Enginyeria de teixits
Microfluidics
Gastrointestinal mucosa
Tissue engineering
title_short Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
title_full Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
title_fullStr Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
title_sort Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vila, Anna
Torras, Núria
Castaño, Albert G.
Garcia-Diaz, Maria
Comelles Pujadas, Jordi
Pérez Berezo, Teresa
Corregidor, Carmen
Castaño Linares, Óscar
Engel, Elisabeth
Fernandez-Majada, Vanesa
Martinez, Elena
author Vila, Anna
author_facet Vila, Anna
Torras, Núria
Castaño, Albert G.
Garcia-Diaz, Maria
Comelles Pujadas, Jordi
Pérez Berezo, Teresa
Corregidor, Carmen
Castaño Linares, Óscar
Engel, Elisabeth
Fernandez-Majada, Vanesa
Martinez, Elena
author_role author
author2 Torras, Núria
Castaño, Albert G.
Garcia-Diaz, Maria
Comelles Pujadas, Jordi
Pérez Berezo, Teresa
Corregidor, Carmen
Castaño Linares, Óscar
Engel, Elisabeth
Fernandez-Majada, Vanesa
Martinez, Elena
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Microfluídica
Mucosa gastrointestinal
Enginyeria de teixits
Microfluidics
Gastrointestinal mucosa
Tissue engineering
topic Microfluídica
Mucosa gastrointestinal
Enginyeria de teixits
Microfluidics
Gastrointestinal mucosa
Tissue engineering
description Mounting evidence supports the importance of the intestinal epithelial barrier and its permeability both in physiological and pathological conditions. Conventional in vitro models to evaluate intestinal permeability rely on the formation of tightly packed epithelial monolayers grown on hard substrates. These two-dimensional (2D) models lack the cellular and mechanical components of the non-epithelial compartment of the intestinal barrier, the stroma, which are key contributors to the barrier permeability in vivo. Thus, advanced in vitro models approaching the in vivo tissue composition are fundamental to improve precision in drug absorption predictions, to provide a better understanding of the intestinal biology, and to faithfully represent related diseases. Here, we generate photo-crosslinked gelatine methacrylate (GelMA) - poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel co-networks that provide the required mechanical and biochemical features to mimic both the epithelial and stromal compartments of the intestinal mucosa, i.e., they are soft, cell adhesive and cell-loading friendly, and suitable for long-term culturing. We show that fibroblasts can be embedded in the GelMA-PEGDA hydrogels while epithelial cells can grow on top to form a mature epithelial monolayer that exhibits barrier properties which closely mimic those of the intestinal barrier in vivo, as shown by the physiologically relevant transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and permeability values. The presence of fibroblasts in the artificial stroma compartment accelerates the formation of the epithelial monolayer and boosts the recovery of the epithelial integrity upon temporary barrier disruption, demonstrating that our system is capable of successfully reproducing the interaction between different cellular compartments. As such, our hydrogel co-networks offer a technologically simple yet sophisticated approach to produce functional three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models of epithelial barriers with epithelial and stromal cells arranged in a spatially relevant manner and near-physiological functionality.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/ab5f50
Biofabrication, 2019, vol. 12, num. 2
https://doi.org/10.1088/1758-5090/ab5f50
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dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv (c) Institute of Physics Pub., 2019
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