Morphology as indicator of adaptive changes of model tissues in osmotically and chemically changing environments

Höllring, Kevin; Vurnek, Damir; Gehrer, Simone; Dudziak, Diana; Hubert, Maxime; Smith, Ana-Sunčana (2023) Morphology as indicator of adaptive changes of model tissues in osmotically and chemically changing environments. Biomaterials Advances, 154 . ISSN 27729508

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Abstract

We investigate the formation and maintenance of the homeostatic state in the case of 2D epithelial tissues following an induction of hyperosmotic conditions, using media enriched with 80 to 320 mOsm of mannitol, NaCl, and urea. We characterise the changes in the tissue immediately after the osmotic shock, and follow it until the new homeostatic state is formed. We characterise changes in cooperative motility and proliferation pressure in the tissue upon treatment with the help of a theoretical model based on the delayed Fisher-Kolmogorov formalism, where the delay in density evolution is induced by the the finite time of the cell division. Finally we explore the adaptation of the homeostatic tissue to highly elevated osmotic conditions by evaluating the morphology and topology of cells after 20 days in incubation. We find that hyperosmotic environments together with changes in the extracellular matrix induce different mechanical states in viable tissues, where only some remain functional. The perspective is a relation between tissue topology and function, which could be explored beyond the scope of this manuscript. Experimental investigation of morphological effect of change of osmotic conditions on long-term tissue morphology and topology Effect of osmotic changes on transient tissue growth behaviour Analysis of recovery process of tissues post-osmotic-shock Toxicity limits of osmolytes in mid- to long-term tissue evolution Tissue adaptation to physiological changes in environment Long-term tissue stabilisation under altered osmotic conditions.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hyperosmotic conditions; Model tissue development; Epithelium topology and morphology; Tissue adaptation; Fisher-Kolmogorov theory
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics > Condensed Matter Physics
Divisions:	Division of Physical Chemistry
Depositing User:	Nikolina Bošnjak
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2025 07:24
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/9342
DOI:	10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213635

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