Cellular forces and matrix assembly coordinate fibrous tissue repair

Mahmut Selman Sakar (), Jeroen Eyckmans, Roel Pieters, Daniel Eberli, Bradley J. Nelson and Christopher S. Chen ()
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Mahmut Selman Sakar: Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Jeroen Eyckmans: Boston University
Roel Pieters: Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Daniel Eberli: Laboratory for Urologic Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Therapy, University Hospital
Bradley J. Nelson: Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Christopher S. Chen: Boston University

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Planar in vitro models have been invaluable tools to identify the mechanical basis of wound closure. Although these models may recapitulate closure dynamics of epithelial cell sheets, they fail to capture how a wounded fibrous tissue rebuilds its 3D architecture. Here we develop a 3D biomimetic model for soft tissue repair and demonstrate that fibroblasts ensconced in a collagen matrix rapidly close microsurgically induced defects within 24 h. Traction force microscopy and time-lapse imaging reveal that closure of gaps begins with contractility-mediated whole-tissue deformations. Subsequently, tangentially migrating fibroblasts along the wound edge tow and assemble a progressively thickening fibronectin template inside the gap that provide the substrate for cells to complete closure. Unlike previously reported mechanisms based on lamellipodial protrusions and purse-string contraction, our data reveal a mode of stromal closure in which coordination of tissue-scale deformations, matrix assembly and cell migration act together to restore 3D tissue architecture.

Date: 2016
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