Factors Influencing the Oxygen Consumption Rate of Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells: Application to Tissue Engineering

This study investigated the factors influencing the oxygen metabolism of aortic valve interstitial cells (VICs). Porcine VICs in cell suspension at different passages, and adhered to coverslips at different confluencies, as well as fresh porcine valve leaflets, were incubated in an oxygen respiratio...

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Published in:Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods Methods, 2009-09, Vol.15 (3), p.355-363
Main Authors: Wang, Ling, Wilshaw, Stacy-Paul, Korossis, Sotirios, Fisher, John, Jin, Zhongmin, Ingham, Eileen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aortic Valve - cytology
Aortic Valve - physiology
Care and treatment
Cells, Cultured
Cellular biology
Computer Simulation
Coronary vessels
Heart valve diseases
Methods
Models, Cardiovascular
Oxygen
Oxygen - metabolism
Oxygen consumption
Oxygen Consumption - physiology
Physiological aspects
Swine
Three-dimensional display systems
Tissue engineering
Tissue Engineering - methods
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Summary:This study investigated the factors influencing the oxygen metabolism of aortic valve interstitial cells (VICs). Porcine VICs in cell suspension at different passages, and adhered to coverslips at different confluencies, as well as fresh porcine valve leaflets, were incubated in an oxygen respiration chamber at 37°C in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium. The consumption rates at different oxygen concentrations were evaluated based on the Michaelis-Menten equation, and the corresponding maximum consumption rate ( V max ) and the Michaelis-Menten equation constant K m were determined. In all cases, the oxygen consumption rate was relatively constant until the concentration dropped to 5% (v/v). The metabolic activity of VICs in terms of oxygen consumption was dependent upon their in vitro passage number and proliferation status. These findings will provide valuable input to the selection of VICs with respect to their age and proliferation status for tissue engineering applications, as well as important input parameters for developing computational models of oxygen transport and optimization of the bioreactor conditions for heart valve tissue engineering.
ISSN:1937-3384
1937-3392
DOI:10.1089/ten.tec.2008.0415