EP4168534A1 - Verfahren zur herstellung von trägerpartikeln für die kultivierung biologischer zellen, trägerpartikel und deren anwendung - Google Patents
Verfahren zur herstellung von trägerpartikeln für die kultivierung biologischer zellen, trägerpartikel und deren anwendungInfo
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- the invention relates to a method for producing carrier particles for the cultivation of biological cells, in particular a method for producing dried hydrogel particles.
- the invention also relates to carrier particles for culturing biological cells, in particular special dried hydrogel particles which are produced using the method mentioned, and applications of the carrier particles.
- the invention can be used in the cultivation of biological cells, in particular in the cultivation (expansion) of multipotent and pluripotent stem cells or of differentiated cells, e.g. for tissue engineering.
- alginates can be used in layers on two-dimensional substrates or as cell carriers (spherical particles, spheres, carrier beads, micro-carriers) in suspensions (see, for example, [1], [2]).
- cell carriers spherical particles, spheres, carrier beads, micro-carriers
- Additives include z. B. peptides or collagen, which affect cell adhesion (see, for example, [3] or [4]).
- Cell cultivation on micro-carriers in suspensions e.g. B.
- alginate spheres are produced in that liquid alginate is precipitated into spherical form through crosslinking (see, for example, [1]).
- a suspension of alginate beads is formed which, depending on the application, has a size distribution with diameters in the range from 200 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
- the width of the size distribution which can be adjusted depending on the dropping conditions, can have an effect on the subsequent cell cultivation.
- the crosslinked alginate beads After the crosslinked alginate beads have been washed, they are modified (activated and / or functionalized), e.g. B. by coupling tyramine or adjusting the elasticity of the beads by means of alginate mixtures selected before the production of the alginate beads.
- the finished modified alginate beads who suspended in a culture medium and placed in a bioreactor.
- the cells to be cultivated are added to the suspension in the bioreactor, where they colonize the alginate beads and are subjected to a specified cultivation protocol.
- the conventional method has the following disadvantages and limitations.
- the production of the modified alginate beads with predetermined properties requires special knowledge, which makes routine provision of the alginate beads in a laboratory for cell cultivation or for industrial use difficult.
- the alginate balls are made according to the user's specifications, e.g. B. with a certain size distribution, diam ser) and / or modification, manufactured, delivered to the user in suspension and initially stored when the user.
- the disadvantage is that the transport and storage of the suspension at the user's site can change the alginate beads in an undesirable manner.
- Alginate beads can aggregate (clump) or disintegrate, which has a detrimental effect on precise, reproducible dosing by the user.
- the sterility of the alginate beads can be lost during storage.
- the properties of the finished alginate beads cannot be checked or varied by the user, or only to a very limited extent.
- the size distribution of alginate beads in a suspension can only be changed retrospectively, if at all, with great effort.
- the water content of the alginate beads can falsify the cultivation medium in the bioreactor. To avoid this, the number of alginate beads can be kept low, but this leads to a high consumption of media and a small number of cells that can be cultured.
- the object of the invention is to provide an improved method for producing carrier particles for the cultivation of biological cells, in particular an improved method for producing dried hydrogel particles, with which the disadvantages of conventional techniques are overcome.
- the object of the invention is furthermore to provide improved carrier particles for cultivating biological cells with which the disadvantages of conventional carrier particles are overcome.
- the invention is intended in particular to provide carrier particles which have reproducible properties, have improved storability, can be dosed more precisely, can be modified more easily and / or are suitable for routine use in bioreactors of various designs and tasks.
- Carrier particles produced according to the invention should in particular allow cell cultivation with increased efficiency, success rate and / or reproducibility.
- the above object is achieved by a method for producing carrier particles for the cultivation of biological cells, which method comprises the following steps.
- An aqueous suspension of spherical hydrogel beads is provided.
- the hydrogel beads are preferably freshly prepared by crosslinking a precursor polymer with an ionic precipitant.
- the hydrogel beads can be produced using methods known per se.
- the suspension liquid of the aqueous suspension of hydrogel beads comprises an aqueous solution with the precipitant, in which the production of the hydrogel beads takes place, and / or a washing and / or Buffer solution with which the hydrogel beads are optionally washed after precipitation.
- the hydrogel beads are then freeze-dried so that dried hydrogel particles are formed.
- the freeze-drying of the hydrogel spheres comprises subjecting the hydrogel spheres to a reduced temperature (temperature below room temperature, preferably below 0 ° C.) and a negative pressure (pressure less than atmospheric pressure).
- the hydrogel beads are preferably freeze-dried in the suspended state with the suspension liquid, the suspension liquid being removed first and then the hydrogel beads being dried.
- the hydrogel beads can be removed from the suspension liquid of the aqueous suspension prior to freeze-drying, ie the suspension liquid is separated from the hydrogel beads prior to freeze-drying.
- lyoprotectant substance is added to the suspension liquid, the hydrogel beads in the suspension being loaded with the lyoprotectant substance prior to freeze-drying.
- the lyoprotectant substance (or: lyoprotectant) is a substance which minimizes or prevents damage to the hydrogel beads, in particular the macromolecules from which the hydrogel beads are built up, by ice formation during freeze-drying.
- a lyoprotectant substance is used, which causes the hydrogel beads after freeze-drying, i. H. the getrockne th hydrogel particles, under the action of the lyoprotectant substance, have a shape which approximates a spherical particle shape.
- the hydrogel beads preferably comprise alginate beads (alginate hydrogels).
- alginate hydrogels The implementation of the invention in practice is not limited to alginate beads, but also accordingly with collagen, gellan or pectin hydrogels.
- Alginate has proven to be particularly advantageous because it has a shape memory effect and, after freeze-drying and rehydration, forms spherical alginate beads again.
- approximately spherical particle shape includes a shape of a dried hydrogel particle which represents a spheroid (in particular a sphere or ellipsoid) and a smooth or structured surface topology with characteristic structural dimensions such as, for. B. steps, projections or depressions, which is smaller than a cross-sectional dimension, preferably smaller than 1/10 of the cross-sectional dimension, of the dried hydrogel particle.
- the above object is achieved by carrier particles for culturing biological cells comprising dried hydrogel particles containing a lyoprotectant substance and having a shape approximating a spherical shape.
- the carrier particles are preferably made using the method mentioned according to the first general aspect of the invention or one of its embodiments.
- the carrier particles have a characteristic cross-sectional dimension, such as. B. a diameter in the range of 50 pm to 2 mm.
- the above object is achieved by using the carrier particles according to the second general aspect of the invention or their embodiments as cell carriers for the cultivation of biological cells.
- the use of the carrier particles can be provided in a suspension bioreactor, in particular a culture vessel, a microtiter plate, hanging drops, a cell culture bag, a (suspension) bioreactor and / or a dish, such as a Petri dish .
- the use of the carrier particles preferably comprises the phases of producing the dried particles, rehydration and washing, cell inoculation, cell multiplication and cell passage / harvest.
- the inventors have found that the inventive loading of the hydrogel beads with the lyoprotectant substance, which causes the approximately spherical particle shape of the dried hydrogel particles, the disadvantages of conventional suspended or dried alginate beads in terms of shelf life, dosability and manageability can be avoided.
- a gentle freeze-drying is achieved with the structure and function of the spherical hydrogel beads being preserved.
- the shelf life is improved because sticking or aggregation is avoided, sterility can be better maintained in the dry state and thus germination of the prepared carrier beads can be avoided.
- These advantages also apply in particular to the conventional approaches of freeze drying of alginate beads, e.g. B. according to [1]
- the inventors have found that the conventional alginate beads in the dried state were not spherical, but irregularly deformed, e.g. B. folded and / or provided by cracks or protuberances shape, which the nature of the dried Algi nat beads, z. B. by density fluctuations in the bulk material and irregular Klumpenbil training, impaired.
- Dried hydrogel particles produced according to the invention promote sterile lyophilization and rehydration.
- the dried hydrogel particles can, for. B. be quantified by a volume measurement, a mass measurement and / or an optical measurement. Since the dried hydrogel particles are opaque, the rehydration in the bioreactor can be checked with the optical measurement.
- the dried hydrogel particles can be processed in a simplified manner. It is preferably processed in a sterile bench, but no pipetting is required for dosing.
- the dried hydrogel particles can easily be pre-portioned. Improved quality management is made possible in the process of manufacturing and using the dried hydrogel particles.
- the dried hydrogel particles can be used as free-flowing bulk material or in tablet form and, in particular, placed directly in a bioreactor (vessel in which the cells are cultivated and which enables biochemical and physical cultivation conditions to be set).
- the dried hydrogel particles advantageously do not adulterate the total volume of the cultivation medium in the bioreactor.
- the rehydrated hydrogel beads are preferably used by adding the dried hydrogel particles directly to the cultivation medium in the bioreactor.
- the cells to be cultivated can already be suspended in the cultivation medium when the dried hydrogel particles are fed in, or they can be fed into the bioreactor after the dried hydrogel particles have been rehydrated.
- the degree of rehydration of the dried hydrogel particles is preferably determined with an optical transmission measurement or scattered light measurement on the cultivation medium.
- the cells are particularly preferably fed into the culture medium after the dried hydrogel particles have been completely hydrated.
- the rehydration of the dried hydrogel particles can optionally be viewed as a further substep of the process according to the invention.
- the hydrogel beads (rehydrated hydrogel beads) formed during rehydration advantageously have a spherical particle shape even after rehydration.
- the rehydrated hydrogel beads by the spherical shape as it is given before freeze-drying. This promotes the cultivation of cells on the hydrogel beads in an inoculation phase.
- spherical, rehydrated hydrogel beads are advantageously characterized by a favorable floating behavior in the suspension and a reduced tendency towards undesired aggregation compared to deformed hydrogel beads.
- the hydrogel beads are loaded with a protein layer.
- the protein layer can e.g. B. proteins of the extracellular matrix, so that advantageously an adhesion of the cells to rehydrated hydrogel beads is promoted.
- the protein layer can comprise a sub-monolayer, a monolayer or a multilayer of protein molecules on the hydrogel beads.
- the at least one protein to be coupled is added to the suspension liquid and incubated with the hydrogel beads. The incubation advantageously allows a covalent coupling of at least one protein or a mediator molecule with the entire surface, including any pores, of the hydrogel beads.
- the protein layer is preferably loaded before freeze-drying.
- the load with the protein layer after freeze drying, especially after rehydration, z. B. in the bioreactor can be supplied from the cultivation medium in the bioreactor or from cells already present in the bioreactor.
- the hydrogel beads are preferably loaded with at least one mediator molecule (e.g. tyramine) and / or at least one of the proteins that laminin (recombinant and tissue-specific), vitronectin (recombinant and compatible with pluripotent stem cells), collagen (tissue-specific, compatible with multipotent stem cells), proteins from decellularized tissue (very tissue-specific) and complex protein mixtures from the basal matrix (e.g. Gel trex, Matrigel, denovoMatrix).
- mediator molecule e.g. tyramine
- laminin recombinant and tissue-specific
- vitronectin recombinant and compatible with pluripotent stem cells
- collagen tissue-specific, compatible with multipotent stem cells
- proteins from decellularized tissue very tissue-specific
- complex protein mixtures from the basal matrix e.g. Gel trex, Matrigel, denovoMatrix.
- residues of the lyoprotectant substance are removed after the freeze-drying. If residues of the lyoprotectant substance are separated from the dried hydrogel particles, there are advantages for the later rehydration and subsequent cell cultivation. Influences of the lyoprotectant substance on the cells are advantageously avoided or minimized.
- the removal of residues of the lyoprotectant substance comprises a complete elimination of the lyoprotectant substance from the dried hydrogel particles or an elimination of the lyoprotectant substance from the surfaces of the dried hydrogel particles.
- the surfaces of the dried hydrogel particles are particularly preferably free from residues of the lyoprotectant substance.
- the residues of the lyoprotectant substance, such as. B. the "lyo cake" is removed by mechanical processing of the dried material, including its comminution and sieving.
- the dried hydrogel particles are separated from one another at the same time as the lyoprotectant substance is separated from the dried hydrogel.
- residues of the dried lyoprotectant substance can be removed after rehydration of the dried hydrogel particles and before the particles are used in a washing solution, in particular of sodium chloride.
- washing the rehydrated hydrogel beads further suppresses any influence of the lyoprotectant substance on the subsequent cell cultivation.
- the lyoprotectant substance can in particular comprise trehalose, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), sucrose and / or a poloxamer.
- DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
- sucrose sucrose
- a poloxamer a poloxamer
- Trehalose and / or sucrose are particularly preferred as lyoprotectant substance, since when they are used carrier particles are obtained which, after rehydration, are characterized by particularly extensive shape and function retention and in cell culture by particularly good cell adhesion.
- the concentration of the lyoprotectant substance in the suspension liquid with the hydrogel beads originally produced is selected in the range from 1 mg / ml to 500 mg / ml. This concentration range will preferred, since below the concentration of 1 mg / ml an approximation to the spherical Parti kelform is only insufficiently achieved and above 500 mg / ml an excessive load of the cultivation medium in the bioreactor by the lyoprotectant substance can occur.
- the cell carriers produced according to the invention can be functionalized for the cultivation of biological cells.
- the hydrogel beads are preferably functionalized before or during their production (encapsulation of active ingredients, magnetic particles, etc.), e.g. B. before or during dropletization to produce the hydrogel beads by precipitation so that the substances are included in the hydrogel matrix, or after their provision and before freeze-drying (e.g. functionalization of the surface with tyramine and / or proteins) .
- the functionalization comprises the addition of particles and / or substances which give the hydrogel beads further properties that go beyond the carrier function.
- the hydrogel beads are loaded with magnetic particles and / or biologically active substances (active ingredients).
- the magnetic particles and / or the active ingredients are particularly preferably fed in before the freeze-drying.
- the inventors have found that the functionalized hydrogel beads also form spherical cell carriers in the dried state, particles with an approximately spherical shape and rehydrated state.
- Hydrogel beads each containing one or more magnetic particles, offer before geous enough the possibility of manipulating the cell carrier in the bioreactor by means of magnetic fields.
- the magnetic particles can consist of permanent magnet materials known per se.
- biologically active substances for modifying hydrogel beads preference is given to differentiating factors, d. H. biologically active substances that trigger cell differentiation and / or influence a direction of cell differentiation at a certain point in time, used.
- the dispersion of the initially provided hydrogel beads contains a cohesion-reducing substance, mutual adhesion of the dried hydrogel particles is suppressed.
- the cohesion-reducing substance comprises polyethylene glycol, the effect of which on biological cells has advantageously been well investigated.
- a freeze-drying process known per se can be selected for the freeze-drying of the hydrogel beads.
- a protocol with the following phases is preferably used for freeze-drying, in particular of alginate beads.
- Freezing rates in the range from 50 ° C./min (rapid freezing), from 1 to 1.5 ° C./min (moderate freezing) to 0.1 to rc / min (slow freezing) are preferably set.
- the setting in the time-temperature function advantageously allows the hydrogel beads to be frozen gently.
- a stabilization phase is then provided in which the hydrogel beads are stored at the final temperature for a stabilization interval of at least 90 minutes. Thereafter, in a first drying phase to form the dried hydrogel particles, the frozen hydrogel beads are subjected to a first negative pressure at the end temperature, which is selected in the range from 30 pbar to 60 pbar.
- a second drying phase follows, in which the dry hydrogel particles are subjected to a second negative pressure which is lower than the first negative pressure at a temperature equal to or greater than the final temperature.
- an aeration phase in which the dried hydrogel particles are slowly converted to normal pressure according to a time-pressure function with a pressure increase interval of at least 0.5 min to 1 min (1 bar / min).
- the ventilation phase takes place in a vessel under loading with an inert protective gas or air.
- FIG. 1 a flow chart showing features of preferred embodiments of the method according to the invention for producing carrier particles
- FIG. 2 a flow chart showing features of preferred embodiments of the application of carrier particles produced according to the invention
- FIG. 3 photographic images of rehydrated carrier particles in comparison with conventional carrier particles
- FIG. 4 a schematic process illustration of an example application of carrier particles produced according to the invention.
- alginate-based cell carriers carrier particles
- Alginate beads which according to the invention are loaded with the lyoprotectant substance and subjected to freeze-drying, can for example be produced from commercially available alginate, which typically has a low viscosity due to the relatively short chain lengths of the polymer macromolecules.
- alginate can be used with a higher viscosity than the commercially available alginate due to longer molecular chains.
- a specific alginate to be used is selected, for example, as a function of the desired elasticity of the cell carrier during cell cultivation.
- the invention is not limited to the use of alginate, but can also be implemented accordingly with other Flydrogels, such as collagen, gellan or pectin.
- Embodiments of the invention are described below in particular with reference to examples for the loading of alginate with lyoprotectant substances, the modification of alginate beads, dried alginate particles and / or rehydrated alginate beads and the freeze-drying protocols. Details of the use of the rehydrated alginate beads in the cultivation of biological cells can be implemented, as is known per se from conventional cell cultivation.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically the main steps in the production of dried alginate particles according to the invention.
- alginate beads are prepared in an aqueous suspension in a container.
- the alginate spheres are frozen, for example, by generating Na alginate droplets with a nozzle and crosslinking the alginate droplets in an aqueous suspension liquid with an ionic precipitant, for example as described in [1].
- a BaCh solution for example, is used as the precipitant.
- the size and size distribution of the alginate beads can be adjusted by the dimensions of the nozzle and the operating parameters of the nozzle.
- the cross-linked alginate droplets form dimensionally stable alginate balls that are suspended in the suspension liquid.
- the alginate beads are coated with tyramine and / or a protein, such as e.g. B. Matrigel, functionalized.
- the coating takes place by precipitation from the suspension liquid or direct covalent coupling.
- the matrix coating offers advantages for the adhesion of cells in a subsequent cell cultivation.
- a lyoprotectant substance is added to the suspension liquid while the alginate droplets are dripping into the suspension liquid or, alternatively, after the crosslinking and formation of the alginate beads.
- trehalose 100 mg / ml
- poloxamer trade name Pluronic F 68, 1 mg / ml
- sucrose 100 mg / ml
- the loading of the suspended alginate beads with the lyoprotectant substance takes place, for. B. by storing the Algi nat beads in an aqueous solution containing the lyoprotectant substance, e.g. B. for at least a day.
- the alginate beads loaded with the lyoprotectant substance are removed from the suspension.
- the suspension liquid is poured off so that the alginate beads, surrounded by residual liquid, remain in the container.
- a sieve is used for removal.
- step P2 the alginate beads are freeze-dried in step P3 immediately after the alginate beads have been loaded with the lyoprotectant substance.
- the following phases are planned.
- the alginate beads are frozen in a freezing phase over 150 minutes from room temperature to a final temperature of z. B. - 45 ° C cooled (approx. 0.4 ° C / min).
- a linear time-temperature function is implemented during the freezing phase.
- the stabilization phase has the advantage that the sample with the frozen alginate beads is completely frozen through before the drying phases are carried out.
- a subsequent first drying phase has the function of a drying phase in which the suspension liquid is removed by means of sublimation.
- the first drying phase is carried out, for example, in a lyophilizer with a cooling unit and a condenser.
- the final temperature for example ⁇ 45 ° C.
- the pressure is reduced from atmospheric pressure to a first negative pressure of 50 pbar over a period of 10 minutes, following a linear time-pressure function.
- the frozen sample is kept at the final temperature and the first negative pressure for a stabilization period of, for example, 80 hours.
- the dried alginate particles are subjected to a second negative pressure which is lower than the first negative pressure and is, for example, 100 pbar.
- the lowering to the second negative pressure takes place with a linear time-pressure function over a period of, for example, 300 min.
- the temperature of the dried alginate particles is equal to the end temperature or an increased temperature, such as, for example Room temperature (20 ° C).
- the dried sample is kept at the second negative pressure for a stabilization period of, for example, 20 hours during the second drying phase.
- a ventilation phase is then provided in which the dried alginate particles are converted to normal pressure according to a linear time-pressure function with a pressure increase interval of at least 1 min.
- the ventilation phase can be provided with air or an inert gas. By using a relatively long pressure increase interval, damage to the dried alginate particles is advantageously avoided.
- ventilating with air the storage vessel in the chamber is closed beforehand, while when an inert gas is used, it is closed after ventilation.
- the inert gas used is preferably dry nitrogen or argon.
- the dried alginate particles are particularly preferably stored in the inert gas or in a vacuum. Practical tests have shown that the dried alginate particles produced according to the invention can be stored e.g. B. at 4 ° C without loss of functionality over several months.
- the freeze-drying method P3 described by way of example can be modified in relation to the set temperatures and pressures and the form of the time-pressure and time-temperature functions as a function of the specific application conditions. For example, preparatory tests can be used to determine which time and pressure parameters provide optimal drying results for a specific hydrogel, in particular alginate sample.
- the dried alginate particles are available as finished cell carriers. Due to the addition of the lyoprotectant substance according to the invention, the dried alginate particles have a spherical shape (see, for example, the photographic illustration in FIG. 4), which is advantageously retained even after rehydration.
- the getrockne th particles can form a cake or a free-flowing bulk material from individual particles.
- the formation of the free-flowing bulk material is promoted if the suspension of the alginate beads is supplied with a cohesion-reducing substance such as polyethylene glycol in addition to the lyoprotectant substance.
- a cohesion-reducing substance such as polyethylene glycol in addition to the lyoprotectant substance.
- polyethylene glycol with the trade name PEG 600 is used at a concentration of 50 mg / ml in order to minimize sticking of the dried alginate particles.
- a step P4 can optionally be provided for removing the Lyoprotek tant substance, in particular from the surface of the dried alginate particles, e.g. B. be provided by sieving or grinding.
- an aqueous cultivation medium is prepared in a bioreactor.
- the composition of the cultivation medium is selected in a manner known per se, depending on the specific application of cell cultivation.
- the alginate particles produced according to the invention are added to the cultivation medium.
- the dried alginate particles are metered, for example, by weighing. Tests with dried alginate particles produced according to the invention showed that particles without a polyethylene glycol load initially lay on the surface of the cultivation medium and only sink into the cultivation medium after centrifugation, while particles modified with polyethylene glycol do not float on the cultivation medium would.
- FIG. 3 shows photographic, light microscopic images of alginate beads which, in accordance with preferred variants of the invention, have been loaded with trehalose (A) or sucrose (B), freeze-dried and rehydrated, in comparison with alginate beads which have been used without lyoprotectant substance (C.
- the rehydrated particles (A, B) produced according to the invention advantageously clearly have the same spherical shape as the suspended, untreated alginate beads (D).
- the untreated freeze-dried and rehydrated particles (C) (for example according to [1]), in contrast to the untreated alginate beads, have a jagged, irregular surface.
- dried alginate particles 1 are placed in a first cultivation vessel 2, e.g. B. a suspension bioreactor with a volume of a few ml (e.g. 10 ml) to several liters (e.g. 31) is given.
- alginate beads 3 shown by way of example
- 4 hiPSC cells are transferred from a vessel into the cultivation vessel 2. The cells are then cultivated under specified cultivation conditions, in which the cells first adhere and adhere to the micro-carriers and then multiply (e.g.
- the alginate beads with attached cells 5 are obtained, i.e. after this extraction (e.g. by an enzymatic treatment) the used micro-carriers 6 and the multiplied hiPS cells 7 are available. These can then be stored in a cell bank 10, further examined and / or processed 9 (e.g. differentiation into cardiomyocytes), and / or transferred to a direct application 8 (e.g. bioprinting).
- a direct application 8 e.g. bioprinting
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