Alignment of Skeletal Muscle Cells Cultured in Collagen Gel by Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation
Joint Authors
Tanaka, Takara
Sakamoto, Yoshiaki
Shimizu, Ruka
Kishi, Kazuo
Okabe, Keisuke
Ochiai, Hiroko
Sunohara, Ayano
Hattori-Aramaki, Noriko
Source
International Journal of Tissue Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
For in vitro tissue engineering of skeletal muscle, alignment and fusion of the cultured skeletal muscle cells are required.
Although the successful alignment of skeletal muscle cells cultured in collagen gel has been reported using a mechanical force, other means of aligning cultured skeletal muscle cells have not been described.
However, skeletal muscle cells cultured in a two-dimensional dish have been reported to align in a uniform direction when electrically stimulated.
The purpose of this study is to determine if skeletal muscle cells cultured three-dimensionally in collagen gels can be aligned by an electrical load.
By adding direct current to cells of the C2C12 skeletal muscle cell line cultured in collagen gel, it was possible to align C2C12 cells in a similar direction.
However, the ratio of alignment was better when mechanical force was used as the means of alignment.
Thus for tissue engineering of skeletal muscle cells, electrical stimulation may be useful as a supplementary method.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tanaka, Takara& Hattori-Aramaki, Noriko& Sunohara, Ayano& Okabe, Keisuke& Sakamoto, Yoshiaki& Ochiai, Hiroko…[et al.]. 2014. Alignment of Skeletal Muscle Cells Cultured in Collagen Gel by Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation. International Journal of Tissue Engineering،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tanaka, Takara…[et al.]. Alignment of Skeletal Muscle Cells Cultured in Collagen Gel by Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation. International Journal of Tissue Engineering No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tanaka, Takara& Hattori-Aramaki, Noriko& Sunohara, Ayano& Okabe, Keisuke& Sakamoto, Yoshiaki& Ochiai, Hiroko…[et al.]. Alignment of Skeletal Muscle Cells Cultured in Collagen Gel by Mechanical and Electrical Stimulation. International Journal of Tissue Engineering. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485866