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Erickson CB, Newsom JP, Fletcher NA, Yu Y, Rodriguez-Fontan F, Weatherford SA, Hadley-Miller N, Krebs MD, Payne KA. Anti-VEGF antibody delivered locally reduces bony bar formation following physeal injury in rats. J Orthop Res 2021; 39:1658-1668. [PMID: 33179297 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Physeal injuries can result in the formation of a "bony bar" which can lead to bone growth arrest and deformities in children. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been shown to play a role in bony bar formation, making it a potential target to inhibit bony repair tissue after physeal injury. The goal of this study was to investigate whether the local delivery of anti-VEGF antibody (α-VEGF; 7.5 μg) from alginate:chitosan hydrogels to the tibial physeal injury site in rats prevents bony bar formation. We tested the effects of quick or delayed delivery of α-VEGF using both 90:10 and 50:50 ratio alginate:chitosan hydrogels, respectively. Male and female 6-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats received a tibial physeal injury and the injured site injected with alginate-chitosan hydrogels: (1) 90:10 (Quick Release); (2) 90:10 + α-VEGF (Quick Release + α-VEGF); (3) 50:50 (Slow Release); (4) 50:50 + α-VEGF (Slow Release + α-VEGF); or (5) Untreated. At 2, 4, and 24 weeks postinjury, animals were euthanized and tibiae assessed for bony bar and vessel formation, repair tissue type, and limb lengthening. Our results indicate that Quick Release + α-VEGF reduced bony bar and vessel formation, while also increasing cartilage repair tissue. Further, the quick release of α-VEGF neither affected limb lengthening nor caused deleterious side-effects in the adjacent, uninjured physis. This α-VEGF treatment, which inhibits bony bar formation without interfering with normal bone elongation, could have positive implications for children suffering from physeal injuries.
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- Christopher B Erickson
- Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Wan L, Wu M, Sheth V, Shao H, Jang H, Bydder G, Du J. Evaluation of cortical bone perfusion using dynamic contrast enhanced ultrashort echo time imaging: a feasibility study. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2019; 9:1383-1393. [PMID: 31559167 DOI: 10.21037/qims.2019.08.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background Dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) has been used to study perfusion in a wide variety of soft tissues including the bone marrow. Study of perfusion in hard tissues such as cortical bone has been much more limited because of the lack of detectable MR signal from them using conventional pulse sequences. However, two-dimensional (2D) ultrashort echo time (UTE) sequences detect signal from cortical bone and allow fast imaging of this tissue. In addition, adiabatic 2D inversion recovery UTE (IR-UTE) sequences can provide excellent signal suppression of soft tissues, such as muscle and marrow, and allow cortical bone to be seen with high contrast and reduced artefacts. We aimed to assess the feasibility of using 2D UTE and 2D IR-UTE sequences to perform DCE-MRI in the cortical bone of rabbits and human volunteers. Methods Cortical bone perfusion was studied in rabbits (n=12) and human volunteers (n=3) using 2D UTE and 2D IR-UTE sequences on a clinical 3T scanner. Dynamic data with an in-plane resolution of ~0.5×0.5 mm2, single slice thickness of 3 mm for rabbits and 10 mm for human volunteers, and temporal resolution of 23 s for 2D UTE imaging of rabbits, 28 s for 2D UTE imaging of human volunteers, and 60 s for 2D IR-UTE imaging of both the rabbits and human volunteers were acquired before and after the injection of a Gd contrast agent (Gd-BOPTA: Multihance; Bracco Imaging SpA, Milan, Italy). The dose was 0.06 mmol/kg for rabbits and 0.2 mmol/kg for human subjects. Kinetic analyses based on the Brix model, as well as simple calculations of maximum enhancement (ME) and enhancement slope (ES), were performed. Results The 12 rabbits showed a mean Ktrans of 0.36±0.07 min-1, Kep of 8.42±3.17 min-1, ME of 28.30±6.83, ES of 0.35±0.18 for the femur with the 2D UTE sequence, and a mean Ktrans of 0.45±0.10 min-1, Kep of 9.80±0.50 min-1, ME of 48.84±12.12, and ES of 0.69±0.27 for the femur with the 2D IR-UTE sequence. Lower ME and ES values were observed in the tibial midshaft of healthy human volunteers compared to rabbits. Conclusions These results show that 2D UTE and 2D IR-UTE sequences are capable of detecting dynamic contrast enhancement in cortical bone in both rabbits and healthy human volunteers. Clinical studies with these techniques are likely to be feasible.
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- Lidi Wan
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Slezak P, Slezak C, Hartinger J, Teuschl AH, Nürnberger S, Redl H, Mittermayr R. A Low Cost Implantation Model in the Rat That Allows a Spatial Assessment of Angiogenesis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2018; 6:3. [PMID: 29468155 PMCID: PMC5807912 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There is continual demand for animal models that allow a quantitative assessment of angiogenic properties of biomaterials, therapies, and pharmaceuticals. In its simplest form, this is done by subcutaneous material implantation and subsequent vessel counting which usually omits spatial data. We have refined an implantation model and paired it with a computational analytic routine which outputs not only vessel count but also vessel density, distribution, and vessel penetration depth, that relies on a centric vessel as a reference point. We have successfully validated our model by characterizing the angiogenic potential of a fibrin matrix in conjunction with recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor (rhVEGF165). The inferior epigastric vascular pedicles of rats were sheathed with silicone tubes, which were subsequently filled with 0.2 ml of fibrin and different doses of rhVEGF165, centrically embedding the vessels. Over 4 weeks, tissue samples were harvested and subsequently immunohistologically stained and computationally analyzed. The model was able to detect variations over the angiogenic potentials of growth factor spiked fibrin matrices. Adding 20 ng of rhVEGF165 resulted in a significant increase in vasculature while 200 ng of rhVEGF165 did not improve vascular growth. Vascularized tissue volume increased during the first week and vascular density increased during the second week. Total vessel count increased significantly and exhibited a peak after 2 weeks which was followed by a resorption of vasculature by week 4. In summary, a simple implantation model to study in vivo vascularization with only a minimal workload attached was enhanced to include morphologic data of the emerging vascular tree.
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- Paul Slezak
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria
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Morgan EF, De Giacomo A, Gerstenfeld LC. Overview of skeletal repair (fracture healing and its assessment). Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1130:13-31. [PMID: 24482162 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-989-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The study of postnatal skeletal repair is of immense clinical interest. Optimal repair of skeletal tissue is necessary in all varieties of elective and reparative orthopedic surgical treatments. However, the repair of fractures is unique in this context in that fractures are one of the most common traumas that humans experience and are the end-point manifestation of osteoporosis, the most common chronic disease of aging. In the first part of this introduction the basic biology of fracture healing is presented. The second part discusses the primary methodological approaches that are used to examine repair of skeletal hard tissue and specific considerations for choosing among and implementing these approaches.
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Morgan EF, Hussein AI, Al-Awadhi BA, Hogan DE, Matsubara H, Al-Alq Z, Fitch J, Andre B, Hosur K, Gerstenfeld LC. Vascular development during distraction osteogenesis proceeds by sequential intramuscular arteriogenesis followed by intraosteal angiogenesis. Bone 2012; 51:535-45. [PMID: 22617817 PMCID: PMC3412922 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Vascular formation is intimately associated with bone formation during distraction osteogenesis (DO). While prior studies on this association have focused on vascular formation locally within the regenerate, we hypothesized that this vascular formation, as well as the resulting osteogenesis, relies heavily on the response of the vascular network in surrounding muscular compartments. To test this hypothesis, the spatiotemporal sequence of vascular formation was assessed in both muscular and osseous compartments in a murine model of DO and was compared to the progression of osteogenesis. Micro-computed tomography (μCT) scans were performed sequentially, before and after demineralization, on specimens containing contrast-enhanced vascular casts. Image registration and subtraction procedures were developed to examine the co-related, spatiotemporal patterns of vascular and osseous tissue formation. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess the contributory roles of arteriogenesis (formation of large vessels) and angiogenesis (formation of small vessels) to overall vessel formation. Mean vessel thickness showed an increasing trend during the period of active distraction (p=0.068), whereas vessel volume showed maximal increases during the consolidation period (p=0.009). The volume of mineralized tissue in the regenerate increased over time (p<0.039), was correlated with vessel volume (r=0.59; p=0.025), and occurred primarily during consolidation. Immunohistological data suggested that: 1) the period of active distraction was characterized primarily by arteriogenesis in the surrounding muscle; 2) during consolidation, angiogenesis predominated in the intraosteal region; and 3) vessel formation proceeded from the surrounding muscle into the regenerate. These data show that formation of vascular tissue occurs in both muscular and osseous compartments during DO and that periods of intense osteogenesis are concurrent with those of angiogenesis. The results further suggest the presence of morphogenetic factors that coordinate the development of vascular tissues from the intramuscular compartment into the regions of osseous regeneration.
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- Elise F Morgan
- Orthopaedic and Developmental Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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A simple method to detect human intraosseous vascular structures: using the calcaneus as an example. Surg Radiol Anat 2012; 34:839-46. [PMID: 22447247 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-012-0964-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 03/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intraosseous vessels play an important role in regeneration of bone. However, the anatomy of the intraosseous vessels in humans has not been clearly delineated due to inadequate method of stereoscopically investigating vessels surrounded by bone tissues. PURPOSE This study was to investigate the feasibility of simple CT scanning with barium sulphate perfusion to detect intraosseous vessels in humans. METHODS Two freshly obtained feet from a patient who required a double amputation were used in this study. One foot was perfused with barium sulfate and then scanned by CT (CT method). The other foot was processed using vascular corrosion casting (traditional method). Intraosseous vessels in both specimens were compared. RESULTS The anatomical distributions of the calcaneal intraosseous vessels were similar as assessed by the CT and traditional methods. However, in comparison to traditional method, the CT method allows the preservation of the surrounding bone tissue, which is important for analyzing the relationship between intraosseous vessels and the surrounding bone structures, and the visualization of a special vascular structure called the sinusoid cluster. CONCLUSION Simple CT scanning with barium sulfate perfusion may be a practical and adequate method for stereoscopically detecting the morphology and distribution of the intraosseous vessels.
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