Reconstitution of skin fibrosis development using a tissue engineering approach. 2013

Véronique J Moulin
Centre LOEX de L'Université Laval, Génie tissulaire et régénération, LOEX, Québec, QC, Canada. veronique.moulin@chg.ulaval.ca

Skin fibrosis is involved in several pathologies as hypertrophic scar or scleroderma. The determination of the mechanisms at the origin of these problems is however difficult due to the low number of in vivo models. To bypass this absence of animal models, studies typically use human pathological cells cultured in a monolayer way on plastic. However, cell behavior is different according to the fact that cells are on plastic or embedded in matrix. Using a tissue engineering method, we have developed new in vitro models to study these pathologies of the skin. Human pathological cells are used to reconstitute a three dimensional fibrotic tissue comprising the dermal and the epidermal parts of the skin. This method is called the self-assembly approach and is based on the cell capacity to reconstitute in vitro their own environment as in vivo. In this chapter, protocols generating reconstructed pathological skin using this approach are detailed. The methods include extraction and culture of human skin keratinocytes and fibroblasts from very small cutaneous biopsies. In addition, a description of the protocols for the production of fibrotic dermal sheets can be found to obtain a model of fibrotic dermis that can be associated or not with a fully differentiated epidermis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002469 Cell Separation Techniques for separating distinct populations of cells. Cell Isolation,Cell Segregation,Isolation, Cell,Cell Isolations,Cell Segregations,Cell Separations,Isolations, Cell,Segregation, Cell,Segregations, Cell,Separation, Cell,Separations, Cell
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast
D005355 Fibrosis Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury. Cirrhosis,Fibroses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012592 Scleredema Adultorum A diffuse, non-pitting induration of the skin of unknown etiology that occurs most commonly in association with diabetes mellitus, predominantly in females. It typically begins on the face or head and spreads to other areas of the body, sometimes involving noncutaneous tissues. Often it is preceded by any of various infections, notably staphylococcal infections. The condition resolves spontaneously, usually within two years of onset. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Buschke's Scleredema,Scleredema,Scleredema Adultorum of Buschke,Scleredema Diabeticorum,Scleredema Diabeticorum of Buschke,Buschke Scleredema,Buschke Scleredema Adultorum,Buschke Scleredema Diabeticorum,Buschkes Scleredema,Diabeticorum, Scleredema,Diabeticorums, Scleredema,Scleredema Diabeticorums,Scleredema, Buschke's,Scleredemas
D012594 Scleroderma, Localized A term used to describe a variety of localized asymmetrical SKIN thickening that is similar to those of SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA but without the disease features in the multiple internal organs and BLOOD VESSELS. Lesions may be characterized as patches or plaques (morphea), bands (linear), or nodules. Dermatosclerosis,Morphea,Scleroderma, Circumscribed,Frontal Linear Scleroderma en Coup de Sabre,Linear Scleroderma,Scleroderma, Linear,Circumscribed Scleroderma,Localized Scleroderma,Morpheas,Sclerodermas, Localized
D012595 Scleroderma, Systemic A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA. Sclerosis, Systemic,Systemic Scleroderma,Systemic Sclerosis
D012867 Skin The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.
D012871 Skin Diseases Diseases involving the DERMIS or EPIDERMIS. Dermatoses,Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders,Dermatosis,Skin Disease

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