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Macrophage phenotype and remodeling outcomes in response to biologic scaffolds with and without a cellular component
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Recently, macrophages have been characterized as having an M1 or M2 phenotype based on receptor expression, cytokine and effector molecule production, and function. The effects of macrophage phenotype upon tissue remodeling following the implantation of a biomaterial are largely unknown. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of a cellular component within an implanted extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold upon macrophage phenotype, and to determine the relationship between macrophage phenotype and tissue remodeling. Partial-thickness defects in the abdominal wall musculature of Sprague-Dawley rats were repaired with autologous body wall tissue, acellular allogeneic rat body wall ECM, xenogeneic pig urinary bladder tissue, or acellular xenogeneic pig urinary bladder ECM. At 3, 7, 14, and 28 days the host tissue response was characterized using histologic, immunohistochemical, and RT-PCR methods. The acellular test articles were shown to elicit a predominantly M2 type response and resulted in constructive remodeling, while those containing a cellular component, even an autologous cellular component, elicited a predominantly M1 type response and resulted in deposition of dense connective tissue and/or scarring. We conclude that the presence of cellular material within an ECM scaffold modulates the phenotype of the macrophages participating in the host response following implantation, and that the phenotype of the macrophages participating in the host response appears to be related to tissue remodeling outcome.
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“What is more, it is widely accepted that during the degradation of implanted ECM bioscaffolds, ECM components are released into the environment and promote the transition to a remodeling phase [18,44,74,78].”
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“Immunohistochemical and gene expression analysis using CCR7 and iNOS for M1 and CD163 and Arg for M2 macrophages revealed that cellular scaffolds had a majority of M1 phenotype and provided a dense, poorly organized collagenous FBC, while decellularized scaffolds favored the M2 phenotype, and displayed both neomatrix formation and early angiogenesis.”
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“Recognition of the predominant MΦ phenotypic profile can provide a tool by which a tissue regenerative outcome can be predicted and possibly promoted [4].”
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“Brown et al. [83], who demonstrated that the presence of even an autologous cellular component attracted M1 cells, which was not observed in cell free constructs.”
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“Briefly, scaffold materials composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) have been shown to promote a switch from a predominantly M1 cell population immediately following implantation to a population enriched in M2 cells by 7–14 days post implantation [154–156].”
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“This constructive remodeling response has been directly linked to the ability of the material to modulate macrophage phenotype [154–157].”
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“Here we find that MΦ activation depends on biomaterial architecture in addition to previously implicated biomaterial chemistry and bioactivity (34–36).”
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“Previous in vivo studies demonstrated concurrent expression of M1 and M2 markers (37), and enhanced expression of M2 markers has been associated with improved outcomes for implanted biologic scaffolds (34).”
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- Authors
- Brown, B. N., Valentin, J. E., Stewart-Akers, A. M., McCabe, G. P., & Badylak, S. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Corresponding author
- Badylak, Stephen F.
- Venue
- Biomaterials
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-03
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1482-1491
- ISSN
- 0142-9612 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2805023
- OpenAlex
- W1999579326
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- FWCI
- 36.84
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Funders
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (F31EB007914)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Wound Healing and Treatments
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Keywords
- macrophage phenotype, macrophage polarization, tissue remodeling, extracellular matrix scaffolds, acellular scaffolds, cellular scaffolds, host tissue response, scar formation, connective tissue deposition
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cell Nucleus, Gene Expression Regulation, Immunohistochemistry, Indoles, Macrophages, Phenotype, Transplantation, Autologous, Transplantation, Heterologous, Transplantation, Homologous, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Muscle, Skeletal, Prosthesis Implantation, Sus scrofa, Rats, Tissue Scaffolds
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