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Fluid flow increases mineralized matrix deposition in 3D perfusion culture of marrow stromal osteoblasts in a dose-dependent mannerBone is a complex highly structured mechanically active 3D tissue composed of cellular and matrix elements. The true biological environment of a bone cell is thus derived from a dynamic interaction between responsively active cells experiencing mechanical forces and a continuously changing 3D matrix architecture. To investigate this phenomenon in vitro, marrow stromal osteoblasts were cultured on 3D scaffolds under flow perfusion with different rates of flow for an extended period to permit osteoblast differentiation and significant matrix production and mineralization. With all flow conditions, mineralized matrix production was dramatically increased over statically cultured constructs with the total calcium content of the cultured scaffolds increasing with increasing flow rate. Flow perfusion induced de novo tissue modeling with the formation of pore-like structures in the scaffolds and enhanced the distribution of cells and matrix throughout the scaffolds. These results represent reporting of the long-term effects of fluid flow on primary differentiating osteoblasts and indicate that fluid flow has far-reaching effects on osteoblast differentiation and phenotypic expression in vitro. Flow perfusion culture permits the generation and study of a 3D, actively modeled, mineralized matrix and can therefore be a valuable tool for both bone biology and tissue engineering.
Document ID
20040088101
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Bancroft, Gregory N.
(Rice University 6100 Main, Houston, TX 77005, United States)
Sikavitsas, Vassilios I.
van den Dolder, Juliette
Sheffield, Tiffany L.
Ambrose, Catherine G.
Jansen, John A.
Mikos, Antonios G.
McIntire, L. V.
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 2002
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume: 99
Issue: 20
ISSN: 0027-8424
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: AR42639
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Non-NASA Center
NASA Discipline Cell Biology

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