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Triggering the activation of Activin A type II receptor in human adipose stem cells towards tenogenic commitment using mechanomagnetic stimulation

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Abstract

Stem cell therapies hold potential to stimulate tendon regeneration and homeostasis, which is maintained in response to the native mechanical environment. Activins are members of the mechano-responsive TGF-ß superfamily that participates in the regulation of several downstream biological processes. Mechanosensitive membrane receptors such as activin can be activated in different types of stem cells via magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) through remote magnetic actuation resulting in cell differentiation. In this work, we target the Activin receptor type IIA (ActRIIA) in human adipose stem cells (hASCs), using anti-ActRIIA functionalized MNPs, externally activated through a oscillating magnetic bioreactor. Upon activation, the phosphorylation of Smad2/3 is induced allowing translocation of the complex to the nucleus, regulating tenogenic transcriptional responses. Our study demonstrates the potential remote activation of MNPs tagged hASCs to trigger the Activin receptor leading to tenogenic differentiation. These results may provide insights toward tendon regeneration therapies.

Acceptance Date Feb 10, 2018
Publication Date Jun 1, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Print ISSN 1549-9634
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 1149-1159
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2018.02.008
Keywords human adipose derived stem cells; magnetic nanoparticles; Activin A receptor; TGF-ß/Smad2/3 signaling pathway; tendon tissue engineering
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2018.02.008

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