Photo-crosslinkable hyaluronic acid microgels with reactive oxygen species scavenging capacity for mesenchymal stem cell encapsulation

Shiqi Hao, Chen Tian, Yimeng Bai, Lihuang Wu, Lili Hao, Yi Kuang, Shengxiang Yang, Hongli Mao, Zhongwei Gu

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Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have gained increasing attention in various biomedical applications. However, conventional therapeutic approaches, such as direct intravenous injection, are associated with low cell survival due to the shear force during injection and the oxidative stress microenvironments in the lesion area. Herein, a photo-crosslinkable antioxidant hydrogel based on tyramine- and dopamine-modified hyaluronic acid (HA-Tyr/HA-DA) was developed. Meanwhile, human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) were encapsulated in HA-Tyr/HA-DA hydrogel using a microfluidic system to create size-controllable microgels (hUC-MSCs@microgels). The HA-Tyr/HA-DA hydrogel was demonstrated to have good rheology, biocompatibility, and antioxidant properties for cell microencapsulation. The hUC-MSCs encapsulated in microgels showed a high viability and a significantly improved the survival rate under oxidative stress conditions. Therefore, the presented work provides a promising platform for MSCs microencapsulation, which may further improve the stem cell-based biomedical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number124971
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume243
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2023

Keywords

  • Photo-crosslinkable microgel
  • ROS scavenging
  • Stem cell encapsulation

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