Recellularized rat testis scaffolds with embryoid bodies cells: a promising approach for tissue engineering
Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2022 Jan 27:1-11. doi: 10.1080/19396368.2021.2007554. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTissue engineering is gaining use to investigate the application of its techniques for infertility treatment. The use of pluripotent embryonic cells for in vitro production of viable spermatozoa in testicular scaffolds is a promising strategy that could solve male infertility. Due to cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions, here we aim to investigate the differentiation of embryoid bodies (EBs) in cultured into decellularized rat testis scaffolds. Decellularized testis (P = 0.019) with a low concentration of gDNA (30.58 mg/ng tissue) was obtained by sodium dodecyl sulfate perfusion. The structural proteins (collagens type I and III) and the adhesive glycoproteins of ECM (laminin and fibronectin) were preserved according to histological and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses. Then, decellularized rat testis were cultured for 7 days with EB, and EB mixed with retinoic acid (RA) in non-adherent plates. By SEM, we observe that embryonic stem cells adhered in the decellularized testis ECM. By immunofluorescence, we verified the positive expression of HSD17B3, GDNF, ACRV-1, and TRIM-36, indicating their differentiation using RA in vitro, reinforcing the possibility of EB in male germ cell differentiation. Finally, recellularized testis ECM may be a promising tool for future new approaches for testicular cell differentiation applied to assisted reproduction techniq...
Source: Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Vit ória Frias Batista Gustavo de S á Schiavo Matias Ana Claudia Oliveira Carreira Lawrence Charles Smith Rafaela Rodrigues Michelle Silva Araujo Dara Rubia Souza Silva Felipe de Jesus Moraes Joaquim Mansano Garcia Maria Angelica Miglino Source Type: research
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