Fibronectin and avidin-biotin as a heterogeneous ligand system for enhanced endothelial cell adhesion.

TitleFibronectin and avidin-biotin as a heterogeneous ligand system for enhanced endothelial cell adhesion.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1998
AuthorsVD Bhat, GA Truskey, and WM Reichert
JournalJournal of biomedical materials research
Volume41
Issue3
Start Page377
Pagination377 - 385
Date Published09/1998
Abstract

A preadsorbed layer of "heterogeneous" integrin-dependent and -independent protein was used to enhance initial integrin-mediated endothelial cell attachment and spreading. Glass substrates were treated with fibronectin (Fn) and avidin coupled through adsorbed biotinylated bovine serum albumin (b-BSA). The slides then were seeded with biotinylated BAEC. Control "homogeneous" surfaces were slides adsorbed with either Fn or avidin coupled to b-BSA. The cells were incubated for 0.5 h in serum-containing media and exposed to a range of shear stresses in a laminar flow variable-height flow chamber. The critical shear stress to detach 50% of the seeded cells on the heterogeneous ligand surface was significantly greater than for either of the control homogeneous ligand systems (p < 0.001). Cellular spreading during the initial period of 0-2 h also was higher (p < 0.05) on the heterogeneous ligand-treated surface than on the surface of either of the homogeneous controls. The close contact area of the cell membrane with the substrate 1 h after seeding in serum-containing media was measured using TIRFM. Cells attached onto the heterogeneous ligand-treated surfaces had a significantly (p < 0.01) higher area of close contact with the substrate, which is consistent with a greater degree of attachment and spreading. The results indicate that the combination of integrin-dependent and -independent adhesion systems using heterogeneous ligands further enhances initial endothelial cell attachment and spreading.

DOI10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(19980905)41:3<377::aid-jbm6>3.0.co;2-9
Short TitleJournal of biomedical materials research