Research Article

Construction of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Artificial Human Urinary Bladder: A Preliminary Study

Volume: 9 Number: 1 March 11, 2024
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Construction of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Artificial Human Urinary Bladder: A Preliminary Study

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to obtain the required cells and select a suitable scaffold material for constructing an artificial bladder using the tissue engineering approach. Materials and methods: The convenience of obtaining human adipose tissue-derived stem cells (hADMSCs) was used in this study. It was attempted to differentiate these cells into smooth muscle cells (SMC), which are present along the wall of the bladder. Urothelial cells were enzymatically isolated from tissue biopsies. Synthetic (poly-lactide co-glycolic acid, PLGA) and natural (chitosan) polymers were used in scaffold fabrication using a tissue engineering approach. Results: In the cellular experiments, urothelial cells couldn’t be cultured in polystyrene culture vessels in vitro and required a support material to maintain viability. Better results were obtained with the feeder layer. The hADMSCs exhibited the expected morphological changes in the serum-rich medium content in the SMC differentiation experiments. Chitosan, biocompatible and biodegradable, was mixed with PLGA as an alternative scaffold combination. Conclusion: This study indicated that hADMSCs-derived smooth muscle cells and biopsy-isolated urothelial cells cultured on hybrid chitosan–PLGA scaffolds with appropriate physical properties could serve as a suitable model for tissue-engineered artificial bladder construction.

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Supporting Institution

This study was granted by Celal Bayar University Scientific Research Projects Unit, project numbered TIP 2010-013. Additionally, Dr. Seçil ERDEN TAYHAN one of the researchers of this study, was financially supported by TUBITAK-BIDEB 2211- National Scholarship Program for PhD students.

Project Number

TIP 2010-013

Ethical Statement

Ethical committee approval was received from Ege University, Clinical Research Ethics Committee, Izmir, Turkey (Approval number: 09-12/1; Date: January 11,2010) .

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Other) , Urology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 11, 2024

Submission Date

December 11, 2023

Acceptance Date

January 8, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 9 Number: 1

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1.Erden Tayhan S, Şendemir A, Mir E, Deliloğlu Gürhan İ. Construction of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Artificial Human Urinary Bladder: A Preliminary Study. OTJHS. 2024;9(1):66-72. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1402217

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