Polyelectrolytes assembled layer-by-layer (PEMs) are commonly used as functional coat- ings to build-up biological interfaces, particularly suitable as compatible layers for the interaction with a biological medium, providing suitable conditions to promote or prevent cell seeding while maintaining the phenotype. The proper assessment of the biocompatibility of PEMs and the eluci- dation of the related mechanisms are therefore of paramount importance. In this study, we report in detail the effect of two different PEM endings, polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) and polyethylen- imine (PEI), respectively, on the cell adhesion, growth, and viability of human bone mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). The results have shown that PSS-ended substrates appear to be the most suitable to drive the cell adhesion and phenotype maintenance of MSCs, showing good biocompati- bility. On the contrary, while the cells seem to adhere more quickly and strongly on the PEI-ended surfaces, the interaction with PEI significantly affects the growth and viability, reducing the cell spreading capability, by sequestering the adhesion molecules already in the very early steps of cell–substrate contact. These results point to the promotion of a cytostatic effect of PEI, rather than the often-claimed cytotoxicity.

Cytostatic Effects of Polyethyleneimine Surfaces on the Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Cycle

Anna Alba
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Giusy Villaggio
Data Curation
;
Grazia Maria Lucia Messina
Investigation
;
Massimo Caruso
Investigation
;
Concetta Federico
Investigation
;
Maria Teresa Cambria
Investigation
;
Giovanni Marletta
Methodology
;
Fulvia Sinatra
Conceptualization
2022-01-01

Abstract

Polyelectrolytes assembled layer-by-layer (PEMs) are commonly used as functional coat- ings to build-up biological interfaces, particularly suitable as compatible layers for the interaction with a biological medium, providing suitable conditions to promote or prevent cell seeding while maintaining the phenotype. The proper assessment of the biocompatibility of PEMs and the eluci- dation of the related mechanisms are therefore of paramount importance. In this study, we report in detail the effect of two different PEM endings, polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) and polyethylen- imine (PEI), respectively, on the cell adhesion, growth, and viability of human bone mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). The results have shown that PSS-ended substrates appear to be the most suitable to drive the cell adhesion and phenotype maintenance of MSCs, showing good biocompati- bility. On the contrary, while the cells seem to adhere more quickly and strongly on the PEI-ended surfaces, the interaction with PEI significantly affects the growth and viability, reducing the cell spreading capability, by sequestering the adhesion molecules already in the very early steps of cell–substrate contact. These results point to the promotion of a cytostatic effect of PEI, rather than the often-claimed cytotoxicity.
2022
bone mesenchymal stromal cells
QCM-D
cell spreading
cytostasis
polymeric polyelectrolyte multilayers
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