Publications

Authors:

Urciuolo, Anna; Serena, Elena; Ghua, Rusha; Zatti, Susi; Giomo, Monica; Mattei, Nicolò; Vetralla, Massimo; Selmin, Giulia; Luni, Camilla; Vitulo, Nicola; Valle, Giorgio; Vitiello, Libero; Elvassore, Nicola

Title:

Engineering a 3D in vitro model of human skeletal muscle at the single fiber scale

Year:

2020

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

PLoS ONE

ISSN of journal:

1932-6203

N° Volume:

15

Number or Folder:

5

Page numbers:

1-10

Keyword:

hydrogel laminin transcriptome

Short description of contents:

The reproduction of reliable in vitro models of human skeletal muscle is made harder by the intrinsic 3D structural complexity of this tissue. Here we coupled engineered hydrogel with 3D structural cues and specific mechanical properties to derive human 3D muscle constructs ("myobundles") at the scale of single fibers, by using primary myoblasts or myoblasts derived from embryonic stem cells. To this aim, cell culture was performed in confined, laminin-coated micrometric channels obtained inside a 3D hydrogel characterized by the optimal stiffness for skeletal muscle myogenesis. Primary myoblasts cultured in our 3D culture system were able to undergo myotube differentiation and maturation, as demonstrated by the proper expression and localization of key components of the sarcomere and sarcolemma. Such approach allowed the generation of human myobundles of similar to 10 mm in length and similar to 120 mu m in diameter, showing spontaneous contraction 7 days after cell seeding. Transcriptome analyses showed higher similarity between 3D myobundles and skeletal signature, compared to that found between 2D myotubes and skeletal muscle, mainly resulting from expression in 3D myobundles of categories of genes involved in skeletal muscle maturation, including extracellular matrix organization. Moreover, imaging analyses confirmed that structured 3D culture system was conducive to differentiation/maturation also when using myoblasts derived from embryonic stem cells. In conclusion, our structured 3D model is a promising tool for modelling human skeletal muscle in healthy and diseases conditions.

Product ID:

115093

Handle IRIS:

11562/1020059

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Urciuolo, Anna; Serena, Elena; Ghua, Rusha; Zatti, Susi; Giomo, Monica; Mattei, Nicolò; Vetralla, Massimo; Selmin, Giulia; Luni, Camilla; Vitulo, Nicola; Valle, Giorgio; Vitiello, Libero; Elvassore, Nicola, Engineering a 3D in vitro model of human skeletal muscle at the single fiber scale «PLoS ONE» , vol. 15 , n. 5 , 2020 , pp. 1-10

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