Polyethylenimine: A New Differentiation Factor to Endothelial/Cardiac Tissue Publisher Pubmed



Hosseinzadeh S¹ ; Nazari H^{2, 3} ; Sadegzadeh N² ; Babaie A^{1, 2} ; Kabiri M⁴ ; Tasharrofi N⁵ ; Soufi Zomorrod M² ; Soleimani M⁶ Show Affiliations
Source: Journal of Cellular Biochemistry Published:2019

Abstract

Among different tissues, endothelial/cardiac types require specific factors to promote myocardial regeneration after occurred injuries. Herein, cardiac stem cells (CSCs) as the major cell population that involved in cardiovascular repair were selected to study the role of polyethyleneimine (PEI) agent on endothelial differentiation. After preparation of electrospun network of PEI with polyacrylonitrile, the related characterizations were carried out including scanning electron microscope (SEM), field-emission SEM, water contact angle, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and mechanical properties. Also, the release kinetic of the corresponding agent was studied up to 7 days. The cell differentiation studies were done in the following with 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay, Real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunostaining method. The whole obtained results approved the higher differentiation of CSCs into endothelial/cardiac cells. Finally, it is recommended that the PEI delivering increases the healing potency of CSCs and accordingly the regeneration speed of damaged cardiovascular tissue would be improved. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.