Characterization of human myoblast cultures for tissue engineering

  • Authors:
    • Jens Stern-Straeter
    • Gregor Bran
    • Frank Riedel
    • Alexander Sauter
    • Karl Hörmann
    • Ulrich Reinhart Goessler
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  • Published online on: January 1, 2008     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.21.1.49
  • Pages: 49-56
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Abstract

Skeletal muscle tissue engineering, a promising specialty, aims at the reconstruction of skeletal muscle loss. In vitro tissue engineering attempts to achieve this goal by creating differentiated, functional muscle tissue through a process in which stem cells are extracted from the patient, e.g. by muscle biopsies, expanded and differentiated in a controlled environment, and subsequently re-implanted. A prerequisite for this undertaking is the ability to cultivate and differentiate human skeletal muscle cell cultures. Evidently, optimal culture conditions must be investigated for later clinical utilization. We therefore analysed the proliferation of human cells in different environments and evaluated the differentiation potential of different culture media. It was shown that human myoblasts have a higher rate of proliferation in the alamarBlue® assay when cultured on gelatin-coated culture flasks rather than polystyrene-coated flasks. We also demonstrated that myoblasts treated with a culture medium with a high concentration of growth factors [growth medium (GM)] showed a higher proliferation compared to cultures treated with a culture medium with lower amounts of growth factors [differentiation medium (DM)]. Differentiation of human myoblast cell cultures treated with GM and DM was analysed until day 16 and myogenesis was verified by expression of MyoD, myogenin, α-sarcomeric actin and myosin heavy chain by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Immunohistochemical staining for desmin, Myf-5 and α-sarcomeric actin was performed to verify the myogenic phenotype of extracted satellite cells and to prove the maturation of cells. Cultures treated with DM showed positive staining for α-sarcomeric actin. Notably, markers of differentiation were also detected in cultures treated with GM, but there was no formation of myotubes. In the enzymatic assay of creatine phosphokinase, cultures treated with DM showed a higher activity, evidencing a higher degree of differentiation. In this study, we obtained detailed information regarding the cultivation and differentiation of human myoblast cultures in different environments. By exploring optimal culture conditions for skeletal muscle tissue engineering, we acquired culture data for comparison with other sources of stem cells in order to find the most applicable stem cell for focussed clinical usage.

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Stern-Straeter J, Bran G, Riedel F, Sauter A, Hörmann K and Goessler UR: Characterization of human myoblast cultures for tissue engineering. Int J Mol Med 21: 49-56, 2008
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Stern-Straeter, J., Bran, G., Riedel, F., Sauter, A., Hörmann, K., & Goessler, U.R. (2008). Characterization of human myoblast cultures for tissue engineering. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 21, 49-56. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.21.1.49
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Stern-Straeter, J., Bran, G., Riedel, F., Sauter, A., Hörmann, K., Goessler, U. R."Characterization of human myoblast cultures for tissue engineering". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 21.1 (2008): 49-56.
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Stern-Straeter, J., Bran, G., Riedel, F., Sauter, A., Hörmann, K., Goessler, U. R."Characterization of human myoblast cultures for tissue engineering". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 21, no. 1 (2008): 49-56. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.21.1.49