• 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding Hebei, 071000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University;
  • 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fuping Hospital;
HUANGXianghua, Email: huangxh2003@163.com
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Objective To explore the biocompatibility of the poly-lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA)/collagen type I scaffold with rat vaginal epithelial cells, and the feasibility of using PLGA/collagen type I as scaffold to reconstruct vagina by the tissue engineering. Methods PLGA/collagen type I scaffold was prepared with PLGA covered polylysine and collagen type I. The vaginal epithelial cells of Sprague Dawley rat of 10-12 weeks old were cultured by enzyme digestion method. The vaginal epithelial cells of passage 2 were cultured in the leaching liquor of scaffold for 48 hours to detect its cytotoxicity by MTT. The vaginal epithelial cells were inoculated on the PLGA/collagen type I scaffold (experimental group) and PLGA scaffold (control group) to calculate the cell adhesion rate. Epithelial cells-scaffold complexes were implanted subcutaneously on the rat back. At 2, 4, and 8 weeks after implantation, the epithelial cells-scaffold complexes were harvested to observe the cell growth by HE staining and immunohistochemical analysis. The epithelial cells-scaffold complexes were transplanted to reconstruct vagina in 6 rats with vaginal defect. After 3 and 6 months, the vaginal length was measured and the appearance was observed. The neovagina tissues were harvested for histological evaluation after 6 months. Results The epithelial cells grew and proliferated well in the leaching liquor of PLGA/collagen type I scaffold, and the cytotoxicity was at grade 1. The cell adhesion rate on the PLGA/collagen type I scaffold was 71.8%±9.2%, which significantly higher than that on the PLGA scaffold (63.4%±5.7%) (t=2.195, P=0.005). The epithelial cells could grow and adhere to the PLGA/collagen type I scaffolds. At 2 weeks after implanted subcutaneously, the epithelial cells grew and proliferated in the pores of scaffolds, and the fibroblasts were observed. At 4 weeks, 1-3 layers epithelium formed on the surface of scaffold. At 8 weeks, the epithelial cells increased and arranged regularly, which formed the membrane-like layer on the scaffold. The keratin expression of the epithelium was positive. At 3 months after transplantation in situ, the vaginal mucosa showed pink and lustrous epithelialization, and the majority of scaffold degraded. After 6 months, the neovagina length was 1.2 cm, without obvious stenosis; the vaginal mucosa had similar appearance and epithelial layer to normal vagina, but it had less duplicature; there were nail-like processes in the basal layer, but the number was less than that of normal vagina. The immunohistochemistry staining for keratin was positive. Conclusion The PLGA/collagen type I scaffolds have good cytocompatibility with the epithelial cells, and can be used as the biodegradable polymer scaffold of the vaginal tissue engineering.

Citation: LIYachai, HUANGXianghua, ZHANGMingle, LIYanan, CHENYexing, JIAJingfei. BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF POLY-LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE /COLLAGEN TYPE I SCAFFOLD WITH RAT VAGINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015, 29(9): 1144-1149. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20150248 Copy

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