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Li Y, Zhang H, Zhu D, Yang F, Wang Z, Wei Z, Yang Z, Jia J, Kang X. Notochordal cells: A potential therapeutic option for intervertebral disc degeneration. Cell Prolif 2024; 57:e13541. [PMID: 37697480 PMCID: PMC10849793 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a prevalent musculoskeletal degenerative disorder worldwide, and ~40% of chronic low back pain cases are associated with IDD. Although the pathogenesis of IDD remains unclear, the reduction in nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) and degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are critical factors contributing to IDD. Notochordal cells (NCs), derived from the notochord, which rapidly degrades after birth and is eventually replaced by NPCs, play a crucial role in maintaining ECM homeostasis and preventing NPCs apoptosis. Current treatments for IDD only provide symptomatic relief, while lacking the ability to inhibit or reverse its progression. However, NCs and their secretions possess anti-inflammatory properties and promote NPCs proliferation, leading to ECM formation. Therefore, in recent years, NCs therapy targeting the underlying cause of IDD has emerged as a novel treatment strategy. This article provides a comprehensive review of the latest research progress on NCs for IDD, covering their biological characteristics, specific markers, possible mechanisms involved in IDD and therapeutic effects. It also highlights significant future directions in this field to facilitate further exploration of the pathogenesis of IDD and the development of new therapies based on NCs strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yanhu Li
- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- The Second People's Hospital of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University Second HospitalLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
- Orthopaedics Key Laboratory of Gansu ProvinceLanzhouPeople's Republic of China
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Bakadia BM, Boni BOO, Ahmed AAQ, Zheng R, Shi Z, Ullah MW, Lamboni L, Yang G. In Situ Synthesized Porous Bacterial Cellulose/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)-Based Silk Sericin and Azithromycin Release System for Treating Chronic Wound Biofilm. Macromol Biosci 2022; 22:e2200201. [PMID: 35962940 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Chronic wounds are associated with infectious microbial complex communities called biofilms. The management of chronic wound infection is limited by the complexity of selecting an appropriate antimicrobial dressing with antibiofilm activity due to antimicrobial resistance in biofilms. Herein, the in situ developed bacterial cellulose/poly(vinyl alcohol) (BC-PVA) composite is ex situ modified with genipin-crosslinked silk sericin (SS) and azithromycin (AZM) (SSga). The composite is evaluated as a wound dressing material for preventing the development, dispersion, and/or eradication of microbial biofilm. FTIR spectroscopy confirms the intermolecular interactions between the components of BC-PVA@SSga scaffolds. The addition of PVA during BC production significantly increases the porosity from 53.5 ± 2.3 to 83.5 ± 2.9%, the pore size from 2.3 ± 1.9 to 16.8 ± 4.5 μm, the fiber diameter from 35.5 ± 10 to 120 ± 27.4 nm, and improves the thermal stability and flexibility. Studies using bacteria and fungi indicate high inhibition and disruption of biofilms upon AZM addition. In vitro biocompatibility analysis confirms the nontoxic nature of BC-PVA@SSga towards HaCaT and NIH3T3 cells, whereas the addition of SS enhanced cell proliferation. The developed BC-PVA@SSga accelerated wound healing in the infected mouse model, thus could be a promising wound dressing biomaterial. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Bianza Moise Bakadia
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China.,Institut Superieur des Techniques Medicales de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Florida, Johannesburg, 1710, South Africa
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China.,Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Virologie, Institut National d'Hygiène-Togo, 26 Rue Nangbéto, Quartier Administratif- PO. Box 1396, Lomé, Togo
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Barcellona MN, Speer JE, Jing L, Patil DS, Gupta MC, Buchowski JM, Setton LA. Bioactive in situ crosslinkable polymer-peptide hydrogel for cell delivery to the intervertebral disc in a rat model. Acta Biomater 2021; 131:117-127. [PMID: 34229105 PMCID: PMC9157564 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is associated with
significant biochemical and morphological changes that include a loss of disc
height, decreased water content and decreased cellularity. Cell delivery has
been widely explored as a strategy to supplement the nucleus pulposus (NP)
region of the degenerated IVD in both pre-clinical and clinical trials, using
progenitor or primary cell sources. We previously demonstrated an ability for a
polymer-peptide hydrogel, serving as a culture substrate, to promote adult NP
cells to undergo a shift from a degenerative fibroblast-like state to a
juvenile-like NP phenotype. In the current study, we evaluate the ability for
this peptide-functionalized hydrogel to serve as a bioactive system for cell
delivery, retention and preservation of a biosynthetic phenotype for primary IVD
cells delivered to the rat caudal disc in an anular puncture degeneration model.
Our data suggest that encapsulation of adult degenerative human NP cells in a
stiff formulation of the hydrogel functionalized with laminin-mimetic peptides
IKVAV and AG73 can promote cell viability and increased biosynthetic activity
for this population in 3D culture in vitro. Delivery of the
peptide-functionalized biomaterial with primary rat cells to the degenerated IVD
supported NP cell retention and NP-specific protein expression in
vivo, and promoted improved disc height index (DHI) values and
endplate organization compared to untreated degenerated controls. The results of
this study suggest the physical cues of this peptide-functionalized hydrogel can
serve as a supportive carrier for cell delivery to the IVD.
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- Marcos N Barcellona
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, United States
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, United States; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, United States.
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Chordomas: A review with emphasis on their pathophysiology, pathology, molecular biology, and genetics. Pathol Res Pract 2020; 216:153089. [PMID: 32825957 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Chordomas are uncommon, bone, axial, or (rarely) extra-axial tumors that are malignant and frequently recur but less commonly metastasize. They usually affect adults, with a very small proportion being pediatric tumors. For children, such tumors present a different biology, since they are more common as scull rather than sacral tumors, with aggressive histological features, including a loss of SMARCB1/INI1 and a dismal prognosis. Histologically, chordomas, believed to derive from notochordal tissue, characteristically show physaliphorous cells in a myxoid or chondroid matrix. Dedifferentiated and poorly differentiated forms can be observed. Moreover, a grading scale for chordomas has been proposed. Cytokeratin, EMA, S100, and brachyury are expressed by most chordomas. These are chemo-resistant tumors, for which surgical resection and/or radiotherapy are the treatments of choice. In this review, the histological, immunohistochemical, molecular, and clinical data of chordomas are discussed.
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NOTO Transcription Factor Directs Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Mesendoderm Progenitors to a Notochordal Fate. Cells 2020; 9:cells9020509. [PMID: 32102328 PMCID: PMC7072849 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The founder cells of the Nucleus pulposus, the centre of the intervertebral disc, originate in the embryonic notochord. After birth, mature notochordal cells (NC) are identified as key regulators of disc homeostasis. Better understanding of their biology has great potential in delaying the onset of disc degeneration or as a regenerative-cell source for disc repair. Using human pluripotent stem cells, we developed a two-step method to generate a stable NC-like population with a distinct molecular signature. Time-course analysis of lineage-specific markers shows that WNT pathway activation and transfection of the notochord-related transcription factor NOTO are sufficient to induce high levels of mesendoderm progenitors and favour their commitment toward the notochordal lineage instead of paraxial and lateral mesodermal or endodermal lineages. This study results in the identification of NOTO-regulated genes including some that are found expressed in human healthy disc tissue and highlights NOTO function in coordinating the gene network to human notochord differentiation.
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Lerman MJ, Muramoto S, Arumugasaamy N, Van Order M, Lembong J, Gerald AG, Gillen G, Fisher JP. Development of surface functionalization strategies for 3D-printed polystyrene constructs. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2019; 107:2566-2578. [PMID: 30821930 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
There is a growing interest in 3D printing to fabricate culture substrates; however, the surface properties of the scaffold remain pertinent to elicit targeted and expected cell responses. Traditional 2D polystyrene (PS) culture systems typically require surface functionalization (oxidation) to facilitate and encourage cell adhesion. Determining the surface properties which enhance protein adhesion from media and cellular extracellular matrix (ECM) production remains the first step to translating 2D PS systems to a 3D culture surface. Here we show that the presence of carbonyl groups to PS surfaces correlated well with successful adhesion of ECM proteins and sustaining ECM production of deposited human mesenchymal stem cells, if the surface has a water contact angle between 50° and 55°. Translation of these findings to custom-fabricated 3D PS scaffolds reveals carbonyl groups continued to enhance spreading and growth in 3D culture. Cumulatively, these data present a method for 3D printing PS and the design considerations required for understanding cell-material interactions. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 107B:2566-2578, 2019.
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- Max J Lerman
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group, Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland.,Center for Engineering Complex Tissues, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group, Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Center for Engineering Complex Tissues, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Fischell Department of Bioengineerin, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Center for Engineering Complex Tissues, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Fischell Department of Bioengineerin, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Center for Engineering Complex Tissues, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Fischell Department of Bioengineerin, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group, Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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- Center for Engineering Complex Tissues, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Fischell Department of Bioengineerin, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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