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Pătraşcu JM, Florescu S, Brad S, Andor BC, Ilia I, Stănciugelu ŞI, Cristina RT. Magnetic resonance imaging combined with histological evaluation of repair process using the microfracture technique in an association of osteocartilaginous and meniscal surgically induced lesions of the knee. In vivo experiment on a rabbit model. ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY = REVUE ROUMAINE DE MORPHOLOGIE ET EMBRYOLOGIE 2024; 65:89-97. [PMID: 38527988 PMCID: PMC11146455 DOI: 10.47162/rjme.65.1.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The present research study aimed to assess magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes and histological findings in the therapeutic effects of microfractures in the treatment of complex animal knee lesions resulting from osteochondral and meniscal defects resulting from non-total meniscectomies. The anterior cruciate ligament lesions are also proven to facilitate the development of osteoarthritis in the knee and worsen the prognosis. Surgery was performed on the right knee joint of 22 male rabbits in order to partially remove the anterior horn of the internal meniscus and to induce an osteochondral defect at the level of the internal femoral condyle. The induced lesion complex was aimed to simulate a clinical situation that occurs frequently in orthopedic practice when young adults undergo partial meniscectomy and at the time of surgery, an osteochondral defect is diagnosed. Rabbits were separated into two study groups: the control (C1) group and the microfractures (MF2) group. After the induced cartilage defect and partial meniscectomy, both groups were followed-up for six months using detailed MRI. Also, anatomical specimens were histologically analyzed to show modifications and signs of healing process, along with complications, in the study group. The results showed that the microfracture group had better results concerning articular surface defect healing in comparison to the control group. Our results suggest that microfractures do improve results concerning surface contact healing and serial MRI studies can be useful in observing the remodeling process in dynamics.
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- Jenel Marian Pătraşcu
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Professor Teodor Şora Research Center, Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania; ,
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Barceló X, Eichholz K, Gonçalves I, Kronemberger GS, Dufour A, Garcia O, Kelly DJ. Bioprinting of scaled-up meniscal grafts by spatially patterning phenotypically distinct meniscus progenitor cells within melt electrowritten scaffolds. Biofabrication 2023; 16:015013. [PMID: 37939395 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ad0ab9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Meniscus injuries are a common problem in orthopedic medicine and are associated with a significantly increased risk of developing osteoarthritis. While developments have been made in the field of meniscus regeneration, the engineering of cell-laden constructs that mimic the complex structure, composition and biomechanics of the native tissue remains a significant challenge. This can be linked to the use of cells that are not phenotypically representative of the different zones of the meniscus, and an inability to direct the spatial organization of engineered meniscal tissues. In this study we investigated the potential of zone-specific meniscus progenitor cells (MPCs) to generate functional meniscal tissue following their deposition into melt electrowritten (MEW) scaffolds. We first confirmed that fibronectin selected MPCs from the inner and outer regions of the meniscus maintain their differentiation capacity with prolonged monolayer expansion, opening their use within advanced biofabrication strategies. By depositing MPCs within MEW scaffolds with elongated pore shapes, which functioned as physical boundaries to direct cell growth and extracellular matrix production, we were able to bioprint anisotropic fibrocartilaginous tissues with preferentially aligned collagen networks. Furthermore, by using MPCs isolated from the inner (iMPCs) and outer (oMPCs) zone of the meniscus, we were able to bioprint phenotypically distinct constructs mimicking aspects of the native tissue. An iterative MEW process was then implemented to print scaffolds with a similar wedged-shaped profile to that of the native meniscus, into which we deposited iMPCs and oMPCs in a spatially controlled manner. This process allowed us to engineer sulfated glycosaminoglycan and collagen rich constructs mimicking the geometry of the meniscus, with MPCs generating a more fibrocartilage-like tissue compared to the mesenchymal stromal/stem cells. Taken together, these results demonstrate how the convergence of emerging biofabrication platforms with tissue-specific progenitor cells can enable the engineering of complex tissues such as the meniscus.
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- Xavier Barceló
- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing, & Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Advanced Materials & Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 F6N2, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing, & Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Advanced Materials & Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 F6N2, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing, & Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Advanced Materials & Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 F6N2, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing, & Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Advanced Materials & Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 F6N2, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing, & Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Advanced Materials & Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 F6N2, Ireland
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- Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Innovation & Customer Solutions, Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing, & Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 R590, Ireland
- Advanced Materials & Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin D02 F6N2, Ireland
- Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin D02 YN77, Ireland
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Collon K, Bell JA, Gallo MC, Chang SW, Bougioukli S, Sugiyama O, Tassey J, Hollis R, Heckmann N, Oakes DA, Longjohn DB, Evseenko D, Kohn DB, Lieberman JR. Influence of donor age and comorbidities on transduced human adipose-derived stem cell in vitro osteogenic potential. Gene Ther 2022; 30:369-376. [PMID: 36216880 PMCID: PMC10086075 DOI: 10.1038/s41434-022-00367-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) transduced with a lentiviral vector system to express bone morphogenetic protein 2 (LV-BMP-2) have been shown to reliably heal bone defects in animal models. However, the influence of donor characteristics such as age, sex, race, and medical co-morbidities on ASC yield, growth and bone regenerative capacity, while critical to the successful clinical translation of stem cell-based therapies, are not well understood. Human ASCs isolated from the infrapatellar fat pads in 122 ASC donors were evaluated for cell growth characteristics; 44 underwent additional analyses to evaluate in vitro osteogenic potential, with and without LV-BMP-2 transduction. We found that while female donors demonstrated significantly higher cell yield and ASC growth rates, age, race, and the presence of co-morbid conditions were not associated with differences in proliferation. Donor demographics or the presence of comorbidities were not associated with differences in in vitro osteogenic potential or stem cell differentiation, except that transduced ASCs from healthy donors produced more BMP-2 at day 2. Overall, donor age, sex, race, and the presence of co-morbid conditions had a limited influence on cell yield, proliferation, self-renewal capacity, and osteogenic potential for non-transduced and transduced (LV-BMP-2) ASCs. These results suggest that ASCs are a promising resource for both autologous and allogeneic cell-based gene therapy applications.
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- Kevin Collon
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2011 Zonal Ave,HMR 702, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA
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Fu Q, Zhou R, Cao J, Chen Y, Zhu J, Zhou Y, Shao J, Xin W, Yuan S. Culture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From the Infrapatellar Fat Pad Without Enzyme and Preliminary Study on the Repair of Articular Cartilage Defects in Rabbits. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:889306. [PMID: 36061444 PMCID: PMC9428308 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.889306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the advantages of without enzyme isolating patellar fat pad-derived mesenchymal stem cells (IPFP-SCs) and the feasibility of cartilage repair. Methods: The IPFP-SCs were isolated using the without enzyme method and compared with the IPFP-SCs obtained by the traditional enzyme digestion method in terms of cell proliferation ability, characterization, and differentiation ability, and the differences in chondrogenic induction and differentiation between the two groups were compared. Twenty-four New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into four groups (n = 6). After the articular cartilage defects were modeled, different preparations were injected into the joint cavity. The rabbits in the group A were injected with the mixture of IPFP-SCs and pure PRP (P-PRP), separated using the without enzyme method, while those in the group B were injected with the mixture of IPFP-SCs and P-PRP separated with the digestion method, while those in the group C were injected with SVF separated using the without enzyme method, and those in the group D were injected with normal saline. At 6 weeks and 12 weeks after operation, the cartilage repair of rabbit joint specimens was observed and evaluated by gross observation and histological staining, and the effects of different IPFP-SCs application forms in repairing cartilage defects were compared. Results: The time required to obtain IPFP-SCs by enzyme-free isolation was significantly less than that by enzyme digestion, while the acquisition rate of primary cells was significantly lower than that by enzyme digestion. After culture and amplification, the two IPFP-SCs from different sources did not show significant differences in cell proliferation, cell phenotype, and differentiation ability. In animal experiments, groups A and B had the best effect on the repair of cartilage defects, and there was no significant difference between the two groups. The repair effect in group C was weaker than that in the former two groups, but it was relatively better than that in group D. Conclusion: It is more time-saving to obtain IPFP-SCs by the without enzyme method than by enzymatic digestion, and there is no significant difference in cell identification and differentiation potential between the two methods. However, the rate of obtaining primary cells was significantly lower than that with the enzyme digestion method. IPFP-SCs showed good repair effect in the rabbit animal cartilage defect model, providing ideas and reference for the clinical application of stem cells in repairing articular cartilage.
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- Qiwei Fu
- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, 72nd Group Army Hospital of the PLA, Huzhou City, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Xin, ; Shuai Yuan,
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Xin, ; Shuai Yuan,
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Aberrant Expression of COX-2 and FOXG1 in Infrapatellar Fat Pad-Derived ASCs from Pre-Diabetic Donors. Cells 2022; 11:cells11152367. [PMID: 35954211 PMCID: PMC9367583 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease resulting in limited mobility and severe disability. Type II diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a weight-independent risk factor for OA, but a link between the two diseases has not been elucidated. Adipose stem cells (ASCs) isolated from the infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) may be a viable regenerative cell for OA treatment. This study analyzed the expression profiles of inflammatory and adipokine-related genes in IPFP-ASCs of non-diabetic (Non-T2D), pre-diabetic (Pre-T2D), and T2D donors. Pre-T2D ASCs exhibited a substantial decrease in levels of mesenchymal markers CD90 and CD105 with no change in adipogenic differentiation compared to Non-T2D and T2D IPFP-ASCs. In addition, Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), Forkhead box G1 (FOXG1) expression and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) secretion were significantly increased in Pre-T2D IPFP-ASCs upon stimulation by interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β). Interestingly, M1 macrophages exhibited a significant reduction in expression of pro-inflammatory markers TNFα and IL-6 when co-cultured with Pre-T2D IPFP-ASCs. These data suggest that the heightened systemic inflammation associated with untreated T2D may prime the IPFP-ASCs to exhibit enhanced anti-inflammatory characteristics via suppressing the IL-6/COX-2 signaling pathway. In addition, the elevated production of PGE2 by the Pre-T2D IPFP-ASCs may also suggest the contribution of pre-diabetic conditions to the onset and progression of OA.
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Nandakumar N, Mohan M, Thilakan AT, Sidharthan HK, Janarthanan R, Sharma D, Nair SV, Sathy BN. Bioengineered 3D microfibrous-matrix modulates osteopontin release from MSCs and facilitates the expansion of hematopoietic stem cells. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:2964-2978. [PMID: 35799309 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The osteopontin released from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) undergoing lineage differentiation can negatively influence the expansion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in co-culture systems developed for expanding HSCs. Therefore, minimising the amount of osteopontin in the co-culture system is important for the successful ex vivo expansion of HSCs. Towards this goal, a bioengineered 3D microfibrous-matrix that can maintain MSCs in less osteopontin-releasing conditions has been developed, and its influence on the expansion of HSCs has been studied. The newly developed 3D matrix significantly decreased the release of osteopontin, depending on the MSC culture conditions used during the priming period before HSC seeding. The culture system with the lowest amount of osteopontin facilitated a more than 24-fold increase in HSC number in 1 week time period. Interestingly, the viability of expanded cells and the CD34+ pure population of HSCs were found to be the highest in the low osteopontin-containing system. Therefore, bioengineered microfibrous 3D matrices seeded with MSCs, primed under suitable culture conditions, can be an improved ex vivo expansion system for HSC culture. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Niji Nandakumar
- Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Centre for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Braun S, Zaucke F, Brenneis M, Rapp AE, Pollinger P, Sohn R, Jenei-Lanzl Z, Meurer A. The Corpus Adiposum Infrapatellare (Hoffa's Fat Pad)-The Role of the Infrapatellar Fat Pad in Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis. Biomedicines 2022; 10:1071. [PMID: 35625808 PMCID: PMC9138316 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In recent years, the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) has gained increasing research interest. The contribution of the IFP to the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) through extensive interactions with the synovium, articular cartilage, and subchondral bone is being considered. As part of the initiation process of OA, IFP secretes abundant pro-inflammatory mediators among many other factors. Today, the IFP is (partially) resected in most total knee arthroplasties (TKA) allowing better visualization during surgical procedures. Currently, there is no clear guideline providing evidence in favor of or against IFP resection. With increasing numbers of TKAs, there is a focus on preventing adverse postoperative outcomes. Therefore, anatomic features, role in the development of knee OA, and consequences of resecting versus preserving the IFP during TKA are reviewed in the following article.
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- Sebastian Braun
- Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.B.); (A.M.)
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- Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis, Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (F.Z.); (A.E.R.); (P.P.); (R.S.); (Z.J.-L.)
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- Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.B.); (A.M.)
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- Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis, Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (F.Z.); (A.E.R.); (P.P.); (R.S.); (Z.J.-L.)
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- Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis, Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (F.Z.); (A.E.R.); (P.P.); (R.S.); (Z.J.-L.)
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- Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis, Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (F.Z.); (A.E.R.); (P.P.); (R.S.); (Z.J.-L.)
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- Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis, Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (F.Z.); (A.E.R.); (P.P.); (R.S.); (Z.J.-L.)
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- Department of Orthopedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (M.B.); (A.M.)
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Mak CCH, To K, Fekir K, Brooks RA, Khan WS. Infrapatellar fat pad adipose-derived stem cells co-cultured with articular chondrocytes from osteoarthritis patients exhibit increased chondrogenic gene expression. Cell Commun Signal 2022; 20:17. [PMID: 35151341 PMCID: PMC8841120 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-021-00815-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aim The variable results in clinical trials of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) for chondral defects may be due to the different ex vivo culture conditions of the ASCs which are implanted to treat the lesions. We sought to determine the optimal in vitro chondrocyte co-culture condition that promotes infrapatellar fat pad-derived (IFPD) ASC chondrogenic gene expression in a novel co-culture combination. Methods In our study, we utilized an in vitro autologous co-culture of IFPD ASCs and articular chondrocytes derived from Kellgren–Lawrence Grade III/IV osteoarthritic human knee joints at ASC-to-chondrocyte seeding log ratios of 1:1, 10:1, and 100:1. Gene expression following in vitro co-culture was quantified by RT-qPCR with a panel comprising COL1A1, COL2A1, COL10A1, L-SOX5, SOX6, SOX9, ACAN, HSPG2, and COMP for chondrogenic gene expression. Results The chondrogenic gene expression profiles from co-cultures were greater than would be expected from an expression profile modeled from chondrocyte and ASC-only monocultures. Additionally, chondrogenic gene expression decreased with increasing ASC-to-chondrocyte seeding ratios. Conclusions These findings provide insight into the mechanisms underlying clinical ASC therapies and signifies that IFPD ASCs pre-conditioned by chondrocyte co-culture may have improved chondrogenic potential for cartilage repair. This model can help further understand IFPD ASCs in chondral and osteochondral repair and the chondrogenic pathways involved. Video Abstract
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12964-021-00815-x.
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Levingstone TJ, Moran C, Almeida HV, Kelly DJ, O'Brien FJ. Layer-specific stem cell differentiation in tri-layered tissue engineering biomaterials: Towards development of a single-stage cell-based approach for osteochondral defect repair. Mater Today Bio 2021; 12:100173. [PMID: 34901823 PMCID: PMC8640516 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Successful repair of osteochondral defects is challenging, due in part to their complex gradient nature. Tissue engineering approaches have shown promise with the development of layered scaffolds that aim to promote cartilage and bone regeneration within the defect. The clinical potential of implanting these scaffolds cell-free has been demonstrated, whereby cells from the host bone marrow MSCs infiltrate the scaffolds and promote cartilage and bone regeneration within the required regions of the defect. However, seeding the cartilage layer of the scaffold with a chondrogenic cell population prior to implantation may enhance cartilage tissue regeneration, thus enabling the treatment of larger defects. Here the development of a cell seeding approach capable of enhancing articular cartilage repair without the requirement for in vitro expansion of the cell population is explored. The intrinsic ability of a tri-layered scaffold previously developed in our group to direct stem cell differentiation in each layer of the scaffold was first demonstrated. Following this, the optimal chondrogenic cell seeding approach capable of enhancing the regenerative capacity of the tri-layered scaffold was demonstrated with the highest levels of chondrogenesis achieved with a co-culture of rapidly isolated infrapatellar fat pad MSCs (FPMSCs) and chondrocytes (CCs). The addition of FPMSCs to a relatively small number of CCs led to a 7.8-fold increase in the sGAG production over chondrocytes in mono-culture. This cell seeding approach has the potential to be delivered within a single-stage approach, without the requirement for costly in vitro expansion of harvested cells, to achieve rapid repair of osteochondral defects. Tri-layered scaffold capable of directing layer specific stem cell differentiation. Potential of cell seeding regimes to enhance chondrogenic repair explored. Optimal cell seeding regime was an infrapatellar fat pad MSC:chondrocyte coculture. Adding infrapatellar fat pad MSCs to chondrocytes led to >7-fold increase in sGAG. This cell-seeded scaffold has potential for rapid repair of osteochondral defects.
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- Tanya J. Levingstone
- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 2, Ireland
- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, 9, Ireland
- Centre for Medical Engineering Research (MEDeng), Dublin City University, Dublin, 9, Ireland
- Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre, Dublin City University, Dublin, 9, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Centre, RCSI & TCD, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 2, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Centre, RCSI & TCD, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland
- iBET, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, 2781-901, Oeiras, Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland
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- School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, 9, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Centre, RCSI & TCD, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 2, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Centre, RCSI & TCD, Ireland
- Corresponding author. Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 2, Ireland.
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Wang CC, Chen IH, Yang YT, Chen YR, Yang KC. Infrapatellar Fat Pads-Derived Stem Cell Is a Favorable Cell Source for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering: An In Vitro and Ex Vivo Study Based on 3D Organized Self-Assembled Biomimetic Scaffold. Cartilage 2021; 13:508S-520S. [PMID: 33435725 PMCID: PMC8804804 DOI: 10.1177/1947603520988153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) are a promising source of cells for articular cartilage regeneration. However, ASCs isolated from different adipose tissue depots have heterogeneous cell characterizations and differentiation potential when cultured in 3-dimensional (3D) niches. DESIGN We compared the chondrogenicity of ASCs isolated from infrapatellar fat pads (IPFPs) and subcutaneous fat pads (SCFPs) in 3D gelatin-based biomimetic matrix. RESULTS The IPFP-ASC-differentiated chondrocytes had higher ACAN, COL2A1, COL10, SOX6, SOX9, ChM-1, and MIA-3 mRNA levels and lower COL1A1 and VEGF levels than the SCFP-ASCs in 3D matrix. The difference in mRNA profile may have contributed to activation of the Akt, p38, RhoA, and JNK signaling pathways in the IPFP-ASCs. The chondrocytes differentiated from IPFP-ASCs had pronounced glycosaminoglycan and collagen type II production and a high chondroitin-6-sulfate/chondroitin-4-sulfate ratio with less polymerization of β-actin filaments. In an ex vivo mice model, magnetic resonance imaging revealed a shorter T2 relaxation time, indicating that more abundant extracellular matrix was secreted in the IPFP-ASC-matrix group. Histological examinations revealed that the IPFP-ASC matrix had higher chondrogenic efficacy of new cartilaginous tissue generation as evident in collagen type II and S-100 staining. Conclusion. ASCs isolated from IPFPs may be better candidates for cartilage regeneration, highlighting the translational potential of cartilage tissue engineering using the IPFP-ASC matrix technique.
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- Chen-Chie Wang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei
Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City,Department of Orthopedics, School of
Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei
Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City,Department of Orthopedics, School of
Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien,Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei
Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei
Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City,School of Dental Technology, College of
Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei
Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City,School of Dental Technology, College of
Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei,Kai-Chiang Yang, School of Dental
Technology, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing
Street, Xinyi District, Taipei, 11031.
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Chijimatsu R, Miwa S, Okamura G, Miyahara J, Tachibana N, Ishikura H, Higuchi J, Maenohara Y, Tsuji S, Sameshima S, Takagi K, Nakazato K, Kawaguchi K, Yamagami R, Inui H, Taketomi S, Tanaka S, Saito T. Divergence in chondrogenic potential between in vitro and in vivo of adipose- and synovial-stem cells from mouse and human. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:405. [PMID: 34266496 PMCID: PMC8281654 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02485-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Somatic stem cell transplantation has been performed for cartilage injury, but the reparative mechanisms are still conflicting. The chondrogenic potential of stem cells are thought as promising features for cartilage therapy; however, the correlation between their potential for chondrogenesis in vitro and in vivo remains undefined. The purpose of this study was to investigate the intrinsic chondrogenic condition depends on cell types and explore an indicator to select useful stem cells for cartilage regeneration. METHODS The chondrogenic potential of two different stem cell types derived from adipose tissue (ASCs) and synovium (SSCs) of mice and humans was assessed using bone morphogenic protein-2 (BMP2) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1). Their in vivo chondrogenic potential was validated through transplantation into a mouse osteochondral defect model. RESULTS All cell types showed apparent chondrogenesis under the combination of BMP2 and TGFβ1 in vitro, as assessed by the formation of proteoglycan- and type 2 collagen (COL2)-rich tissues. However, our results vastly differed with those observed following single stimulation among species and cell types; apparent chondrogenesis of mouse SSCs was observed with supplementation of BMP2 or TGFβ1, whereas chondrogenesis of mouse ASCs and human SSCs was observed with supplementation of BMP2 not TGFβ1. Human ASCs showed no obvious chondrogenesis following single stimulation. Mouse SSCs showed the formation of hyaline-like cartilage which had less fibrous components (COL1/3) with supplementation of TGFβ1. However, human cells developed COL1/3+ tissues with all treatments. Transcriptomic analysis for TGFβ receptors and ligands of cells prior to chondrogenic induction did not indicate their distinct reactivity to the TGFβ1 or BMP2. In the transplanted site in vivo, mouse SSCs formed hyaline-like cartilage (proteoglycan+/COL2+/COL1-/COL3-) but other cell types mainly formed COL1/3-positive fibrous tissues in line with in vitro reactivity to TGFβ1. CONCLUSION Optimal chondrogenic factors driving chondrogenesis from somatic stem cells are intrinsically distinct among cell types and species. Among them, the response to TGFβ1 may possibly represent the fate of stem cells when locally transplanted into cartilage defects.
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- Ryota Chijimatsu
- Bone and Cartilage Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhou Y, Li H, Xiang D, Shao J, Fu Q, Han Y, Zhu J, Chen Y, Qian Q. The clinical efficacy of arthroscopic therapy with knee infrapatellar fat pad cell concentrates in treating knee cartilage lesion: a prospective, randomized, and controlled study. J Orthop Surg Res 2021; 16:87. [PMID: 33509248 PMCID: PMC7841893 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-021-02224-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction To evaluate the clinical efficacy of arthroscopic therapy with infrapatellar fat pad cell concentrates in treating knee cartilage lesions, we conducted a prospective randomized single-blind clinical study of controlled method. Methods Sixty cases from Shanghai Changzheng Hospital from April 2018 to December 2019 were chosen and randomly divided into 2 groups equally. Patients in the experiment group were treated through knee arthroscopy with knee infrapatellar fat pad cell concentrates containing mesenchymal stromal cells, while patients in the control group were treated through regular knee arthroscopic therapy. VAS and WOMAC scores were assessed at pre-operation, and 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after intervention. MORCART scores were assessed at pre-operation and 12 months after intervention. Results Twenty-nine cases in the experiment group and 28 cases in the control group were followed up. No significant difference in VAS, WOMAC, and MOCART scores were found between the two groups before surgery (P > 0.05). The WOMAC total and WOMAC function scores of the experiment group were significantly lower than those of the control group 6 months and 12 months after surgery (P < 0.05). The VAS rest and VAS motion scores of the experiment group were found significantly lower than those of the control group 12 months after surgery (P < 0.05). The MOCART scores of the experiment group were found significantly higher compared with the control group 12 months after surgery (P < 0.05). No significant difference in WOMAC stiffness scores were found between the two groups. Conclusions The short-term results of our study are encouraging and demonstrate that knee arthroscopy with infrapatellar fat pad cell concentrates containing mesenchymal stromal cells is safe and provides assistance in reducing pain and improving function in patients with knee cartilage lesions. Trial registration ChiCTR1800015379. Registered on 27 March 2018, http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=25901.
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- Yiqin Zhou
- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China.
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China.
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- Department of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, No.415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China.
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van Schaik TJA, Gaul F, Dorthé EW, Lee EE, Grogan SP, D’Lima DD. Development of an Ex Vivo Murine Osteochondral Repair Model. Cartilage 2021; 12:112-120. [PMID: 30373381 PMCID: PMC7755972 DOI: 10.1177/1947603518809402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Mouse models are commonly used in research applications due to the relatively low cost, highly characterized strains, as well as the availability of many genetically modified phenotypes. In this study, we characterized an ex vivo murine osteochondral repair model using human infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP) progenitor cells. DESIGN Femurs from euthanized mice were removed and clamped in a custom multidirectional vise to create cylindrical osteochondral defects 0.5 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm deep in both condyles. The IPFP contains progenitors that are a promising cell source for the repair of osteochondral defects. For proof of concept, human IPFP-derived progenitor cells, from osteoarthritic (OA) patients, cultured as pellets, were implanted into the defects and cultured in serum-free medium with TGFβ3 for 3 weeks and then processed for histology and immunostaining. RESULTS The custom multidirectional vise enabled reproducible creation of osteochondral defects in murine femoral condyles. Implantation of IPFP-derived progenitor cells led to development of cartilaginous tissue with Safranin O staining and deposition of collagen type II in the extracellular matrix. CONCLUSIONS We showed feasibility in creating ex vivo osteochondral defects and demonstrated the regenerative potential of OA human IPFP-derived progenitors in mouse femurs. The murine model can be used to study the effects of aging and OA on tissue regeneration and to explore molecular mechanisms of cartilage repair using genetically modified mice.
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- Thomas J. A. van Schaik
- Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA,Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA,Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA,Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA,Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA,Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA,Darryl D. D’Lima, Scripps Health, Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic, 10666 North Torrey Pines Road, MS126, La Jolla, CA 92027, USA.
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As our understanding of hip function and disease improves, it is evident that the acetabular fossa has received little attention, despite it comprising over half of the acetabulum’s surface area and showing the first signs of degeneration. The fossa’s function is expected to be more than augmenting static stability with the ligamentum teres and being a templating landmark in arthroplasty. Indeed, the fossa, which is almost mature at 16 weeks of intrauterine development, plays a key role in hip development, enabling its nutrition through vascularization and synovial fluid, as well as the influx of chondrogenic stem/progenitor cells that build articular cartilage. The pulvinar, a fibrofatty tissue in the fossa, has the same developmental origin as the synovium and articular cartilage and is a biologically active area. Its unique anatomy allows for homogeneous distribution of the axial loads into the joint. It is composed of intra-articular adipose tissue (IAAT), which has adipocytes, fibroblasts, leucocytes, and abundant mast cells, which participate in the inflammatory cascade after an insult to the joint. Hence, the fossa and pulvinar should be considered in decision-making and surgical outcomes in hip preservation surgery, not only for their size, shape, and extent, but also for their biological capacity as a source of cytokines, immune cells, and chondrogenic stem cells. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2020;9(12):857–869.
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- Pablo A Slullitel
- 'Sir John Charnley' Hip Surgery Unit, Institute of Orthopaedics 'Carlos E. Ottolenghi', Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- 'Sir John Charnley' Hip Surgery Unit, Institute of Orthopaedics 'Carlos E. Ottolenghi', Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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Greif DN, Kouroupis D, Murdock CJ, Griswold AJ, Kaplan LD, Best TM, Correa D. Infrapatellar Fat Pad/Synovium Complex in Early-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis: Potential New Target and Source of Therapeutic Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:860. [PMID: 32850724 PMCID: PMC7399076 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) has until recently been viewed as a densely vascular and innervated intracapsular/extrasynovial tissue with biomechanical roles in the anterior compartment of the knee. Over the last decade, secondary to the proposition that the IFP and synovium function as a single unit, its recognized tight molecular crosstalk with emerging roles in the pathophysiology of joint disease, and the characterization of immune-related resident cells with varying phenotypes (e.g., pro and anti-inflammatory macrophages), this structural complex has gained increasing attention as a potential therapeutic target in patients with various knee pathologies including osteoarthritis (KOA). Furthermore, the description of the presence of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) as perivascular cells within the IFP (IFP-MSC), exhibiting immunomodulatory, anti-fibrotic and neutralizing activities over key local mediators, has promoted the IFP as an alternative source of MSC for cell-based therapy protocols. These complementary concepts have supported the growing notion of immune and inflammatory events participating in the pathogenesis of KOA, with the IFP/synovium complex engaging not only in amplifying local pathological responses, but also as a reservoir of potential therapeutic cell-based products. Consequently, the aim of this review is to outline the latest discoveries related with the IFP/synovium complex as both an active participant during KOA initiation and progression thus emerging as a potential target, and a source of therapeutic IFP-MSCs. Finally, we discuss how these notions may help the design of novel treatments for KOA through modulation of local cellular and molecular cascades that ultimately lead to joint destruction.
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- Dylan N Greif
- Department of Orthopedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Orthopedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Orthopedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Orthopedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Orthopedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Orthopedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,Diabetes Research Institute and Cell Transplant Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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Wang Y, Fu Y, Yan Z, Zhang XB, Pei M. Impact of Fibronectin Knockout on Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Infrapatellar Fat Pad-Derived Stem Cells. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:321. [PMID: 31803729 PMCID: PMC6873900 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Fibronectin plays an essential role in tissue development and regeneration. However, the effects of fibronectin knockout (FN1-KO) on stem cells' proliferation and differentiation remain unknown. In this study, CRISPR/Cas9 generated FN1-KO in human infrapatellar fat pad-derived stem cells (IPFSCs) was evaluated for proliferation ability including cell cycle and surface markers as well as stemness gene expression and for differentiation capacity including chondrogenic and adipogenic differentiation. High passage IPFSCs were also evaluated for proliferation and differentiation capacity after expansion on decellularized ECM (dECM) deposited by FN1-KO cells. Successful FN1-KO in IPFSCs was confirmed by Sanger sequencing and Inference of CRISPR Edits analysis (ICE) as well as immunostaining for fibronectin expression. Compared to the GFP control, FN1-KO cells showed an increase in cell growth, percentage of cells in the S and G2 phases, and CD105 and CD146 expression but a decrease in expression of stemness markers CD73, CD90, SSEA4, and mesenchymal condensation marker CDH2 gene. FN1-KO decreased both chondrogenic and adipogenic differentiation capacity. Interestingly, IPFSCs grown on dECMs deposited by FN1-KO cells exhibited a decrease in cell proliferation along with a decline in CDH2 expression. After induction, IPFSCs plated on dECMs deposited by FN1-KO cells also displayed decreased expression of both chondrogenic and adipogenic capacity. We concluded that FN1-KO increased human IPFSCs' proliferation capacity; however, this capacity was reversed after expansion on dECM deposited by FN1-KO cells. Significance of fibronectin in chondrogenic and adipogenic differentiation was demonstrated in both FN1-KO IPFSCs and FN(-) matrix microenvironment.
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- Yiming Wang
- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Tianjin, China
- Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Tianjin, China
- Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- WVU Cancer Institute, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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Beigi MH, Atefi A, Ghanaei HR, Labbaf S, Ejeian F, Nasr-Esfahani MH. Activated platelet-rich plasma improves cartilage regeneration using adipose stem cells encapsulated in a 3D alginate scaffold. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2019. [PMID: 29522657 DOI: 10.1002/term.2663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In the current study, the effect of superimposing platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on different culture mediums in a three-dimensional alginate scaffold encapsulated with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage tissue repair is reported. The three-dimensional alginate scaffolds with co-administration of PRP and/or chondrogenic supplements had a significant effect on the differentiation of adipose mesenchymal stem cells into mature cartilage, as assessed by an evaluation of the expression of cartilage-related markers of Sox9, collagen II, aggrecan and collagen, and glycosaminoglycan assays. For in vivo studies, following induction of osteochondral lesion in a rabbit model, a high degree of tissue regeneration in the alginate plus cell group (treated with PRP plus chondrogenic medium) compared with other groups of cell-free alginate and untreated groups (control) were observed. After 8 weeks, in the alginate plus cell group, functional chondrocytes were observed, which produced immature matrix, and by 16 weeks, the matrix and hyaline-like cartilage became completely homogeneous and integrated with the natural surrounding cartilage in the defect site. Similar effect was also observed in the subchondral bone. The cell-free scaffolds formed fibrocartilage tissue, and the untreated group did not form a continuous cartilage over the defect by 16 weeks.
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- Mohammad-Hossein Beigi
- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Biomaterials Research Group, Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran
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Fu Z, Song X, Guo L, Yang L, Chen C. Effects of Conditioned Medium From Osteoarthritic Cartilage Fragments on Donor-Matched Infrapatellar Fat Pad-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Am J Sports Med 2019; 47:2927-2936. [PMID: 31461339 DOI: 10.1177/0363546519869241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-based therapies have emerged as a promising strategy for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. In particular, infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP)-derived MSCs have become a good option to treat knee OA. PURPOSE To investigate the influence of the local microenvironment of the knee joint, especially OA cartilage, on the bioactivities of injected/implanted IPFP MSCs. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Conditioned medium (CM) derived from OA cartilage fragments was collected and characterized. Donor-matched IPFP MSCs were treated with control medium (Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM)/F-12 or chondrogenic medium), control medium + CM, or CM alone; and a series of behaviors including the viability, migration, chondrogenic and hypertrophic differentiation, and catabolic activity of IPFP MSCs were evaluated among groups. RESULTS There were 14 cytokines detected in CM. CM treatment improved the viability of IPFP MSCs. CM hindered the migration of IPFP MSCs. In chondrogenic differentiation, the presence of CM increased the expression of chondrogenic markers but also enhanced the state of hypertrophy and catabolism. CONCLUSION OA cartilage-secreted factors could induce chondrogenic differentiation but also resulted in negative effects including the weakened migration, increased hypertrophy, and catabolism of IPFP MSCs in vitro. CLINICAL RELEVANCE These findings provide an insight on the fate of IPFP MSCs after intra-articular injections.
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- Zhenlan Fu
- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Kouroupis D, Bowles AC, Willman MA, Perucca Orfei C, Colombini A, Best TM, Kaplan LD, Correa D. Infrapatellar fat pad-derived MSC response to inflammation and fibrosis induces an immunomodulatory phenotype involving CD10-mediated Substance P degradation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10864. [PMID: 31350444 PMCID: PMC6659713 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47391-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) serves as a reservoir of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC), and with adjacent synovium plays key roles in joint disease including the production of Substance P (SP) affecting local inflammatory responses and transmitting nociceptive signals. Here, we interrogate human IFP-derived MSC (IFP-MSC) reaction to inflammatory and pro-fibrotic environments (cell priming by TNFα/IFNγ and TNFα/IFNγ/CTGF exposure respectively), compared with bone marrow-derived MSC (BM-MSC). Naïve IFP-MSC exhibit increased clonogenicity and chondrogenic potential compared with BM-MSC. Primed cells experienced dramatic phenotypic changes, including a sharp increase in CD10, upregulation of key immunomodulatory transcripts, and secreted growth factors/cytokines affecting key pathways (IL-10, TNF-α, MAPK, Ras and PI3K-Akt). Naïve, and more so primed MSC (both) induced SP degradation in vitro, reproduced with their supernatants and abrogated with thiorphan, a CD10 inhibitor. These findings were reproduced in vivo in a rat model of acute synovitis, where transiently engrafted human IFP-MSC induced local SP reduction. Functionally, primed IFP-MSC demonstrated sustained antagonism of activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) proliferation, significantly outperforming a declining dose-dependent effect with naïve cohorts. Collectively, our in vitro and in vivo data supports cell priming as a way to enhance the immunoregulatory properties of IFP-MSC, which selectively engraft in areas of active synovitis/IFP fibrosis inducing SP degradation, resulting in a cell-based product alternative to BM-MSC to potentially treat degenerative/inflammatory joint diseases.
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- Dimitrios Kouroupis
- Department of Orthopaedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
- Diabetes Research Institute & Cell Transplant Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
- Diabetes Research Institute & Cell Transplant Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami College of Engineering, Miami, FL, USA
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- Diabetes Research Institute & Cell Transplant Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all'Ortopedia, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all'Ortopedia, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
- Diabetes Research Institute & Cell Transplant Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
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Pattappa G, Johnstone B, Zellner J, Docheva D, Angele P. The Importance of Physioxia in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Chondrogenesis and the Mechanisms Controlling Its Response. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E484. [PMID: 30678074 PMCID: PMC6387316 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Articular cartilage covers the surface of synovial joints and enables joint movement. However, it is susceptible to progressive degeneration with age that can be accelerated by either previous joint injury or meniscectomy. This degenerative disease is known as osteoarthritis (OA) and it greatly affects the adult population. Cell-based tissue engineering provides a possible solution for treating OA at its earliest stages, particularly focal cartilage lesions. A candidate cell type for treating these focal defects are Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs). However, present methods for differentiating these cells towards the chondrogenic lineage lead to hypertrophic chondrocytes and bone formation in vivo. Environmental stimuli that can stabilise the articular chondrocyte phenotype without compromising tissue formation have been extensively investigated. One factor that has generated intensive investigation in MSC chondrogenesis is low oxygen tension or physioxia (2⁻5% oxygen). In vivo articular cartilage resides at oxygen tensions between 1⁻4%, and in vitro results suggest that these conditions are beneficial for MSC expansion and chondrogenesis, particularly in suppressing the cartilage hypertrophy. This review will summarise the current literature regarding the effects of physioxia on MSC chondrogenesis with an emphasis on the pathways that control tissue formation and cartilage hypertrophy.
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- Girish Pattappa
- Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
- Sporthopaedicum Regensburg, Hildegard von Bingen Strasse 1, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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Sun Y, Chen S, Pei M. Comparative advantages of infrapatellar fat pad: an emerging stem cell source for regenerative medicine. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 57:2072-2086. [PMID: 29373763 PMCID: PMC6256334 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Growing evidence indicates that infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP)-derived stem cells (IPFSCs) exert robust proliferation capacities and multilineage differentiation potentials. However, few papers summarize the advantages that the IPFP and IPFSCs have in regenerative medicine. In this review we delineate the development and anatomy of the IPFP by comparing it with an adjacent fibrous tissue, synovium, and a more frequently harvested fat depot, subcutaneous adipose tissue. Furthermore, we explore the similarities and differences of stem cells from these three tissues in terms of IPFSCs, synovium-derived stem cells and subcutaneous adipose tissue-derived stem cells in proliferation capacity and tri-lineage differentiation potentials, including chondrogenesis, osteogenesis and adipogenesis. Finally, we highlight the advantages of IPFSCs in regenerative medicine, such as the abundant accessibility and the ability to resist inflammation and senescence, two hurdles for cell-based tissue regeneration. Considering the comparative advantages of IPFSCs, the IPFP can serve as an excellent stem cell source for regenerative medicine, particularly for cartilage regeneration.
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- Yu Sun
- Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics Institute, Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Liou JJ, Rothrauff BB, Alexander PG, Tuan RS. Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma on Chondrogenic Differentiation of Adipose- and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Tissue Eng Part A 2018; 24:1432-1443. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2018.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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- Jr-Jiun Liou
- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Bhattacharjee A, Katti DS. Pore Alignment in Gelatin Scaffolds Enhances Chondrogenic Differentiation of Infrapatellar Fat Pad Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2018; 5:114-125. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Arijit Bhattacharjee
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology—Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology—Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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López-Ruiz E, Jiménez G, Kwiatkowski W, Montañez E, Arrebola F, Carrillo E, Choe S, Marchal J, Perán M, Perán M. Impact of TGF-β family-related growth factors on chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells isolated from lipoaspirates and infrapatellar fat pads of osteoarthritic patients. Eur Cell Mater 2018; 35:209-224. [PMID: 29652075 PMCID: PMC5922762 DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v035a15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The success of cell-based approaches for the treatment of cartilage defects requires an optimal autologous cell source with chondrogenic differentiation ability that maintains its differentiated properties and stability following implantation. The objective of this study was to compare the chondrogenic capacity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from lipoaspirates (ASCs) and the infrapatellar fat pad (IFPSCs) of osteoarthritic patients and treated with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β family-related growth factors. Cells were cultured for 6 weeks in a 3D pellet culture system with the chimeric activin A/bone morphogenic protein (BMP)-2 ligand (AB235), the chimeric nodal/BMP-2 ligand (NB260) or BMP-2. To investigate the stability of the new cartilage, ASCs-treated pellets were transplanted subcutaneously into severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. Histological and immunohistochemical assessment confirmed that the growth factors induced cartilage differentiation in both isolated cell types. However, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR results showed that ASCs presented a higher chondrogenic potential than IFPSCs. In vivo results revealed that AB235-treated ASCs pellets were larger in size and could form stable cartilage-like tissue as compared to NB260-treated pellets, while BMP-2-treated pellets underwent calcification. The chondrogenic induction of ASCs by AB235 treatment was mediated by SMAD2/3 activation, as proved by immunofluorescence analysis. The results of this study indicated that the combination of ASCs and AB235 might lead to a cell-based cartilage regeneration treatment.
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- E. López-Ruiz
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain,Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain,Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine and Excellence Research Unit “Modelling Nature” (MNat), University of Granada, Spain,Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Drug Discovery Collaboratory, Qualcomm Institute, University of California, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital, Málaga, Spain,Institute of Biomedical Research in Malaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain,Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine and Excellence Research Unit “Modelling Nature” (MNat), University of Granada, Spain,Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Drug Discovery Collaboratory, Qualcomm Institute, University of California, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain,Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine and Excellence Research Unit “Modelling Nature” (MNat), University of Granada, Spain,Biosanitary Research Institute of Granada (ibs.GRANADA), University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain,Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain,Address for correspondence: Macarena Perán, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén E-23071, Spain. Telephone number: +34 953213656, Fax number: +34 953212943,
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The Use of Vibrational Energy to Isolate Adipose-Derived Stem Cells. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN 2018; 6:e1620. [PMID: 29464159 PMCID: PMC5811289 DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000001620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background: Adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC)–based treatments have the potential to treat numerous soft-tissue pathologies. It would be beneficial to develop an efficient and reliable intraoperative, nonenzymatic method of isolating ADSCs for clinical use. This study aims to determine the (1) viability and proliferative capacity of ADSCs after exposure to vibrational energies and (2) efficacy of vibrational energy as a method of ADSC isolation from surgically harvested infrapatellar fat pad (IFP). Methods: Cultured ADSCs were exposed to 15 minutes of vibration (60 Hz) with displacements ranging from 0 to 2.5 mm to assess cell viability and proliferation. Then, arthroscopically harvested adipose tissue (IFP; n = 5 patients) was filtered and centrifuged to separate the stromal vascular fraction, which was exposed to 15 minutes of vibration (60 Hz; 1.3 mm or 2.5 mm displacement). A viability analysis was then performed along with proliferation and apoptosis assays. Results: Vibration treatment at all displacements had no effect on the viability or proliferation of the cultured ADSCs compared with controls. There was an increased apoptosis rate between the 2.5 mm displacement group (7.53%) and controls (5.17%; P < 0.05) at day 1, but no difference at days 2, 3, and 14. ADSCs were not isolated from the IFP tissue after vibration treatment. Conclusions: ADSCs maintained viability and proliferative capacity after 15 minutes of vibration at 60 Hz and 2.5 mm displacement. ADSCs were not isolated harvested IFP tissue after the application of vibrational energy.
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Labusca L, Zugun-Eloae F. The Unexplored Role of Intra-articular Adipose Tissue in the Homeostasis and Pathology of Articular Joints. Front Vet Sci 2018; 5:35. [PMID: 29556503 PMCID: PMC5845097 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Intra-articular adipose tissue deposits known as articular fat pads (AFPs) are described to exist within synovial joints. Their assumed role in normal joint biomechanics is increasingly objectivized by means of advanced methods of functional imaging. AFPs possess structural similarity with body subcutaneous white adipose tissue (WAT), however, seems to be regulated by independent metabolic loops. AFP dimension are conserved during extreme WAT states: obesity, metabolic syndrome, lipodystrophy, and cachexia. Hoffa fat pad (HFP) in the knee is increasingly recognized as a major player in pathological joint states such as anterior knee pain and osteoarthritis. HFP contains numerous population of mesenchymal and endothelial progenitors; however, the possible role of mature adipocytes in the maintenance of stem cell niche is unknown. We propose that AFP is an active component of the joint organ with multifunctional roles in the maintenance of joint homeostasis. Endowed with a rich network of sensitive nervous fibbers, AFPs may act as a proprioceptive organ. Adipokines and growth factors released by AFP-resident mature adipocytes could participate in the maintenance of progenitor stem cell niche as well as in local immune regulation. AFP metabolism may be locally controlled, correlated with but independent of WAT homeostasis. The identification of AFP role in normal joint turnover and its possible implication in pathological states could deliver diagnostic and therapeutic targets. Drug and/or cell therapies that restore AFP structure and function could become the next step in the design of disease modifying therapies for disabling joint conditions such as osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis.
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- Luminita Labusca
- National Institute of Research and Development for Technical Physics, Iasi, Romania
- Orthopedics and Traumatology, Emergency County Hospital Saint Spiridon, Iasi, Romania
- *Correspondence: Luminita Labusca,
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- Immunology and Genetics, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ias‚i, Romania
- Regional Institute of Oncology Iasi - IRO, Ias‚i, Romania
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Steward AJ, Kelly DJ, Wagner DR. Purinergic Signaling Regulates the Transforming Growth Factor-β3-Induced Chondrogenic Response of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Hydrostatic Pressure. Tissue Eng Part A 2017; 22:831-9. [PMID: 27137792 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2015.0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Although hydrostatic pressure (HP) is known to regulate chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs), improved insight into the mechanotransduction of HP may form the basis for novel tissue engineering strategies. Previously, we demonstrated that matrix stiffness and calcium ion (Ca(++)) mobility regulate the mechanotransduction of HP; however, the mechanisms, by which these Ca(++) signaling pathways are initiated, are currently unknown. The purinergic pathway, in which adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is released and activates P-receptors to initiate Ca(++) signaling, plays a key role in the mechanotransduction of compression, but has yet to be investigated with regard to HP. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the interplay between purinergic signaling, matrix stiffness, and the chondrogenic response of MSCs to HP. Porcine bone marrow-derived MSCs were seeded into soft or stiff agarose hydrogels and subjected to HP (10 MPa at 1 Hz for 4 h/d for 21 days) or kept in free swelling conditions. Stiff constructs were incubated with pharmacological inhibitors of extracellular ATP, P2 receptors, or hemichannels, or without any inhibitors as a control. As with other loading modalities, HP significantly increased ATP release in the control group; however, inhibition of hemichannels completely abrogated this response. The increase in sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) synthesis and vimentin reorganization observed in the control group in response to HP was suppressed in the presence of all three inhibitors, suggesting that purinergic signaling is involved in the mechanoresponse of MSCs to HP. Interestingly, ATP was released from both soft and stiff hydrogels in response to HP, but HP only enhanced chondrogenesis in the stiff hydrogels, indicating that matrix stiffness may act downstream of purinergic signaling to regulate the mechanoresponse of MSCs to HP. Addition of exogenous ATP did not replicate the effects of HP on chondrogenesis, suggesting that mechanisms other than purinergic signaling also regulate the response of MSCs to HP.
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- Andrew J Steward
- 1 Bioengineering Graduate Program, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame, Indiana.,2 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- 2 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland .,3 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland .,4 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- 5 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis, Indiana.,6 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis , Indianapolis, Indiana
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Huang S, Song X, Li T, Xiao J, Chen Y, Gong X, Zeng W, Yang L, Chen C. Pellet coculture of osteoarthritic chondrocytes and infrapatellar fat pad-derived mesenchymal stem cells with chitosan/hyaluronic acid nanoparticles promotes chondrogenic differentiation. Stem Cell Res Ther 2017; 8:264. [PMID: 29141683 PMCID: PMC5688648 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0719-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Cell source plays a key role in cell-based cartilage repair and regeneration. Recent efforts in cell coculture have attempted to combine the advantages and negate the drawbacks of the constituent cell types. The aim of this study was to evaluate the chondrogenic outcome of articular chondrocytes (ACs) and infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in direct coculture. Methods ACs and IPFP MSCs from the same patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were cocultured in monolayer and in pellets. The monocultures of each cell type were also used as controls. Morphological and histologic analysis, immunofluorescence staining, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were performed to characterize the chondrogenic differentiation of cocultures. Furthermore, the effects of chitosan/hyaluronic acid (CS/HA) nanoparticle exposure on the chondrogenesis of cocultures were examined. Results In both monolayer and pellet coculture, the hypertrophy of MSCs and the inflammatory activities of ACs were inhibited, although the chondrogenic production in coculture was not promoted compared with that in monoculture. In addition, the exposure of CS/HA nanoparticles to pellet coculture improved the production of type II collagen and aggrecan. Conclusions We demonstrate for the first time that pellet coculture of ACs and IPFP MSCs with CS/HA nanoparticles could promote chondrogenic outcome while preventing the inflammatory status of ACs and the hypertrophic differentiation of MSCs. These findings suggest that the combination of ACs, IPFP MSCs, and CS/HA might be useful in cartilage repair in knee OA.
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- Shu Huang
- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of the Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital and Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunopathology of the Ministry of Education of China, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Dragoo JL, Chang W. Arthroscopic Harvest of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells From the Infrapatellar Fat Pad. Am J Sports Med 2017; 45:3119-3127. [PMID: 28816507 DOI: 10.1177/0363546517719454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The successful isolation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) from the arthroscopically harvested infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) would provide orthopaedic surgeons with an autologous solution for regenerative procedures. PURPOSE To demonstrate the quantity and viability of the mesenchymal stem cell population arthroscopically harvested from the IFP as well as the surrounding synovium. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive laboratory study. METHODS The posterior border of the IFP, including the surrounding synovial tissue, was harvested arthroscopically from patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Tissue was then collected in an AquaVage adipose canister, followed by fat fractionization using syringe emulsification and concentration with an AdiPrep device. In the laboratory, the layers of tissue were separated and then digested with 0.3% type I collagenase. The pelleted stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells were then immediately analyzed for viability, mesenchymal cell surface markers by fluorescence-activated cell sorting, and clonogenic capacity. After culture expansion, the metabolic activity of the ADSCs was assessed by an AlamarBlue assay, and the multilineage differentiation capability was tested. The transition of surface antigens from the SVF toward expanded ADSCs at passage 2 was further evaluated. RESULTS SVF cells were successfully harvested with a mean yield of 4.86 ± 2.64 × 105 cells/g of tissue and a mean viability of 69.03% ± 10.75%, with ages ranging from 17 to 52 years (mean, 35.14 ± 13.70 years; n = 7). The cultured ADSCs composed a mean 5.85% ± 5.89% of SVF cells with a mean yield of 0.33 ± 0.42 × 105 cells/g of tissue. The nonhematopoietic cells (CD45-) displayed the following surface antigens as a percentage of the viable population: CD44+ (52.21% ± 4.50%), CD73+CD90+CD105+ (19.20% ± 17.04%), and CD44+CD73+CD90+CD105+ (15.32% ± 15.23%). There was also a significant increase in the expression of ADSC markers CD73 (96.97% ± 1.72%; P < .01), CD10 (84.47% ± 15.46%; P < .05), and CD166 (11.63% ± 7.84%; P < .005) starting at passage 2 compared with freshly harvested SVF cells. The clonogenic efficiency of SVF cells was determined at a mean 3.21% ± 1.52% for layer 1 and 1.51% ± 0.55% for layer 2. Differentiation into cartilage, fat, and bone tissue was demonstrated by tissue-specific staining and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. CONCLUSION SVF cells from the IFP and adjacent synovial tissue were successfully harvested using an arthroscopic technique and produced ADSCs with surface markers that meet criteria for defined mesenchymal stem cells. CLINICAL RELEVANCE An autologous source of stem cells can now be harvested using a simple arthroscopic technique that will allow orthopaedic surgeons easier access to progenitor cells for regenerative procedures.
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- Jason L Dragoo
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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do Amaral RJFC, Almeida HV, Kelly DJ, O'Brien FJ, Kearney CJ. Infrapatellar Fat Pad Stem Cells: From Developmental Biology to Cell Therapy. Stem Cells Int 2017; 2017:6843727. [PMID: 29018484 PMCID: PMC5606137 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6843727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The ideal cell type to be used for cartilage therapy should possess a proven chondrogenic capacity, not cause donor-site morbidity, and should be readily expandable in culture without losing their phenotype. There are several cell sources being investigated to promote cartilage regeneration: mature articular chondrocytes, chondrocyte progenitors, and various stem cells. Most recently, stem cells isolated from joint tissue, such as chondrogenic stem/progenitors from cartilage itself, synovial fluid, synovial membrane, and infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) have gained great attention due to their increased chondrogenic capacity over the bone marrow and subcutaneous adipose-derived stem cells. In this review, we first describe the IFP anatomy and compare and contrast it with other adipose tissues, with a particular focus on the embryological and developmental aspects of the tissue. We then discuss the recent advances in IFP stem cells for regenerative medicine. We compare their properties with other stem cell types and discuss an ontogeny relationship with other joint cells and their role on in vivo cartilage repair. We conclude with a perspective for future clinical trials using IFP stem cells.
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- Ronaldo J. F. C. do Amaral
- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- CNC, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin & Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin & Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin & Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Neri S, Guidotti S, Lilli NL, Cattini L, Mariani E. Infrapatellar fat pad-derived mesenchymal stromal cells from osteoarthritis patients: In vitro genetic stability and replicative senescence. J Orthop Res 2017; 35:1029-1037. [PMID: 27334047 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Different sources of mesenchymal stromal cells can be considered for regenerative medicine applications. Here we analyzed human adipose-derived stromal cells from infrapatellar fat pad (IFPSC) of osteoarthritis patients, representing a very interesting candidate for cartilage regeneration. No data are available concerning IFPSC stability after in vitro expansion. Indeed, replicative potential and multipotency progressively decrease during culture passages while DNA damage and cell senescence increase, thus possibly affecting clinical applications. To investigate whether in vitro expansion influences the genetic stability and replicative senescence of IFPSC, we performed long-term cultures and comparatively analyzed cells at different culture passages. Stromal vascular fraction was harvested from infrapatellar fat pad of 11 osteoarthritis patients undergoing knee replacement surgery. Cell recovery, growth kinetics, surface marker profile, and differentiation ability in inductive culture conditions were recorded. Genetic integrity maintenance was estimated by microsatellite instability analysis and mismatch repair gene expression, whereas telomere length and telomerase activity were assessed to evaluate replicative senescence. Anchorage-dependent growth was tested by soft agar culture. IFPSC displayed a phenotype similar to mesenchymal stromal cells from subcutaneous fat and showed differentiation ability. No microsatellite instability was documented even at advanced culture times in accordance to a sustained expression of mismatch repair genes, thus highlighting stability of short repeated sequences in the genome. No significant telomere attrition nor telomerase activity were documented during culture and cells did not lose anchorage-dependent growth ability. The presented data support the suitability and safety of in vitro expanded IFPSC from osteoarthritis patients for applications in regenerative medicine approaches. © 2016 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 35:1029-1037, 2017.
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- Simona Neri
- Immunorheumatology and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Immunorheumatology and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy
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- Immunorheumatology and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy
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- Immunorheumatology and Tissue Regeneration Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Thurairajah K, Broadhead ML, Balogh ZJ. Trauma and Stem Cells: Biology and Potential Therapeutic Implications. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18030577. [PMID: 28272352 PMCID: PMC5372593 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18030577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Trauma may cause irreversible tissue damage and loss of function despite current best practice. Healing is dependent both on the nature of the injury and the intrinsic biological capacity of those tissues for healing. Preclinical research has highlighted stem cell therapy as a potential avenue for improving outcomes for injuries with poor healing capacity. Additionally, trauma activates the immune system and alters stem cell behaviour. This paper reviews the current literature on stem cells and its relevance to trauma care. Emphasis is placed on understanding how stem cells respond to trauma and pertinent mechanisms that can be utilised to promote tissue healing. Research involving notable difficulties in trauma care such as fracture non-union, cartilage damage and trauma induced inflammation is discussed further.
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- Kabilan Thurairajah
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.
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Almeida HV, Sathy BN, Dudurych I, Buckley CT, O'Brien FJ, Kelly DJ. Anisotropic Shape-Memory Alginate Scaffolds Functionalized with Either Type I or Type II Collagen for Cartilage Tissue Engineering. Tissue Eng Part A 2016; 23:55-68. [PMID: 27712409 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Regenerating articular cartilage and fibrocartilaginous tissue such as the meniscus is still a challenge in orthopedic medicine. While a range of different scaffolds have been developed for joint repair, none have facilitated the development of a tissue that mimics the complexity of soft tissues such as articular cartilage. Furthermore, many of these scaffolds are not designed to function in mechanically challenging joint environments. The overall goal of this study was to develop a porous, biomimetic, shape-memory alginate scaffold for directing cartilage regeneration. To this end, a scaffold was designed with architectural cues to guide cellular and neo-tissue alignment, which was additionally functionalized with a range of extracellular matrix cues to direct stem cell differentiation toward the chondrogenic lineage. Shape-memory properties were introduced by covalent cross-linking alginate using carbodiimide chemistry, while the architecture of the scaffold was modified using a directional freezing technique. Introducing such an aligned pore structure was found to improve the mechanical properties of the scaffold, and promoted higher levels of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (sGAG) and collagen deposition compared to an isotropic (nonaligned) pore geometry when seeded with adult human stem cells. Functionalization with collagen improved stem cell recruitment into the scaffold and facilitated more homogenous cartilage tissue deposition throughout the construct. Incorporating type II collagen into the scaffolds led to greater cell proliferation, higher sGAG and collagen accumulation, and the development of a stiffer tissue compared to scaffolds functionalized with type I collagen. The results of this study demonstrate how both scaffold architecture and composition can be tailored in a shape-memory alginate scaffold to direct stem cell differentiation and support the development of complex cartilaginous tissues.
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- Henrique V Almeida
- 1 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland .,2 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland .,2 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland .,3 School of Medicine, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland .,2 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland .,4 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin & Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .,5 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland .,2 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin , Dublin, Ireland .,4 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin & Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .,5 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland
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Crane DM, Oliver KS, Bayes MC. Orthobiologics and Knee Osteoarthritis. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2016; 27:985-1002. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Jayasuriya CT, Chen Y, Liu W, Chen Q. The influence of tissue microenvironment on stem cell-based cartilage repair. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2016; 1383:21-33. [PMID: 27464254 PMCID: PMC5599120 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells and induced pluripotent stem cells have become viable cell sources for prospective cell-based cartilage engineering and tissue repair. The development and function of stem cells are influenced by the tissue microenvironment. Specifically, the local tissue microenvironment can dictate how stem cells integrate into the existing tissue matrix and how successfully they can restore function to the damaged area in question. This review focuses on the microenvironmental features of articular cartilage and how they influence stem cell-based cartilage tissue repair. Also discussed are current tissue-engineering strategies used in combination with cell-based therapies, all of which are designed to mimic the natural properties of cartilage tissue in order to achieve a better healing response.
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- Chathuraka T Jayasuriya
- Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.,Bone and Joint Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.,Bone and Joint Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.,Bone and Joint Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Almeida HV, Mulhall KJ, O'Brien FJ, Kelly DJ. Stem cells display a donor dependent response to escalating levels of growth factor release from extracellular matrix-derived scaffolds. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2016; 11:2979-2987. [PMID: 27402022 DOI: 10.1002/term.2199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Numerous growth factor delivery systems have been developed for tissue engineering. However, little is known about how the dose of a specific protein will influence tissue regeneration, or how different patients will respond to altered levels of growth factor presentation. The objective of the present study was to assess stem cell chondrogenesis within extracellular-matrix (ECM)-derived scaffolds loaded with escalating levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3. It was also sought to determine if stem cells display a donor-dependent response to different doses of TGF-β3, from low (5 ng) to high (200 ng), released from such scaffolds. It was found that ECM-derived scaffolds possess the capacity to bind and release increasing amounts of TGF-β3, with between 60% and 75% of this growth factor released into the media over the first 12 days of culture. After seeding these scaffolds with human infrapatellar fat pad-derived stem cells (FPSCs), it was found that cartilage-specific ECM accumulation was greatest for the higher levels of growth factor loading. Importantly, soak-loading cartilage ECM-derived scaffolds with high levels of TGF-β3 always resulted in at least comparable levels of chondrogenesis to controls where this growth factor was continuously added to the culture media. Similar results were observed for FPSCs from all donors, although the absolute level of secreted matrix did vary from donor to donor. Therefore, while no single growth factor release profile will be optimal for all patients, the results of this study suggest that the combination of a highly porous cartilage ECM-derived scaffold coupled with appropriate levels of TGF-β3 can consistently drive chondrogenesis of adult stem cells. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Henrique V Almeida
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin & Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin & Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Almeida H, Eswaramoorthy R, Cunniffe G, Buckley C, O’Brien F, Kelly D. Fibrin hydrogels functionalized with cartilage extracellular matrix and incorporating freshly isolated stromal cells as an injectable for cartilage regeneration. Acta Biomater 2016; 36:55-62. [PMID: 26961807 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Freshly isolated stromal cells can potentially be used as an alternative to in vitro expanded cells in regenerative medicine. Their use requires the development of bioactive hydrogels or scaffolds which provide an environment to enhance their proliferation and tissue-specific differentiation in vivo. The goal of the current study was to develop an injectable fibrin hydrogel functionalized with cartilage ECM microparticles and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3 as a putative therapeutic for articular cartilage regeneration. ECM microparticles were produced by cryomilling and freeze-drying porcine articular cartilage. Up to 2% (w/v) ECM could be incorporated into fibrin without detrimentally affecting its capacity to form stable hydrogels. To access the chondroinductivity of cartilage ECM, we compared chondrogenesis of infrapatellar fat pad-derived stem cells in fibrin hydrogels functionalized with either particulated ECM or control gelatin microspheres. Cartilage ECM particles could be used to control the delivery of TGF-β3 to IFP-derived stem cells within fibrin hydrogels in vitro, and furthermore, led to higher levels of sulphated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) and collagen accumulation compared to control constructs loaded with gelatin microspheres. In vivo, freshly isolated stromal cells generated a more cartilage-like tissue within fibrin hydrogels functionalized with cartilage ECM particles compared to the control gelatin loaded constructs. These tissues stained strongly for type II collagen and contained higher levels of sGAGs. These results support the use of fibrin hydrogels functionalized with cartilage ECM components in single-stage, cell-based therapies for joint regeneration. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE An alternative to the use of in vitro expanded cells in regenerative medicine is the use of freshly isolated stromal cells, where a bioactive scaffold or hydrogel is used to provide an environment that enhances their proliferation and tissue-specific differentiation in vivo. The objective of this study was to develop an injectable fibrin hydrogel functionalized with cartilage ECM micro-particles and the growth factor TGF-β3 as a therapeutic for articular cartilage regeneration. This study demonstrates that freshly isolated stromal cells generate cartilage tissue in vivo when incorporated into such a fibrin hydrogels functionalized with cartilage ECM particles. These findings open up new possibilities for in-theatre, single-stage, cell-based therapies for joint regeneration.
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Xia Z, Ma P, Wu N, Su X, Chen J, Jiang C, Liu S, Chen W, Ma B, Yang X, Ma Y, Weng X, Qiu G, Huang S, Wu Z. Altered function in cartilage derived mesenchymal stem cell leads to OA-related cartilage erosion. Am J Transl Res 2016; 8:433-46. [PMID: 27158337 PMCID: PMC4846894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A portion of osteoarthritis (OA) patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) had monocondylar destruction in medial femoral condyle, but healthy-appearant cartilage in lateral side. However, there is limited information concerning functional differences of cartilage derived mesenchymal stem cell (CMSC) between these two locations in the same donor and its possible role in the pathogenesis of OA. Cells isolated from the degraded cartilage in medial condyle and normal cartilage in lateral side from OA patients were identified with co-expressed markers CD105 and CD166 and confirmed as CMSCs by immunophenotype. The relative percentage, proliferation activity, multi-lineage differentiation potential and miRNA expression profile of CMSCs in two groups were compared by flow cytometry, CCK-8 assay, cytochemical staining, immunohistochemistry, real-time PCR and miRNA microarray analysis. Our study suggested that the percentage (10.61±6.97% vs. 18.44±9.97%, P<0.05) and proliferation rate (P<0.01) of CD105+/CD166+ CMSCs from the degraded cartilage were significantly reduced compared with those from the normal cartilage. CMSCs from the degraded cartilage also showed stronger osteogenic (P<0.05), weaker adipogenic (P<0.01), and comparable chondrogenic potential (P>0.05) during differentiation. MiR-31-5p and miR-424-5p were down regulated in CMSCs from the degraded cartilage. In conclusion, altered function such as reduced percentage and proliferation ability, as well as changes in differentiation profile of CMSC contributed to homeostasis imbalance, leading to OA-related cartilage erosion. Furthermore, regulatory networks of multiple miRNAs may be partially responsible for the dysfunction of CMSCs.
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- Zenan Xia
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Genetic Research of Bone and Joint DiseaseNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functions of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing 100050, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Genetic Research of Bone and Joint DiseaseNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Genetic Research of Bone and Joint DiseaseNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Genetic Research of Bone and Joint DiseaseNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan UniversityChengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
- Central Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesNo.1 Shuaifuyuan, Beijing 100730, China
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Li Y, Zhou J, Yang X, Jiang Y, Gui J. Intermittent hydrostatic pressure maintains and enhances the chondrogenic differentiation of cartilage progenitor cells cultivated in alginate beads. Dev Growth Differ 2016; 58:180-93. [PMID: 26771816 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The objective of this study was to explore the effects of intermittent hydrostatic pressure (IHP) on the chondrogenic differentiation of cartilage progenitor cells (CPCs) cultivated in alginate beads. CPCs were isolated from the knee joint cartilage of rabbits, and infrapatellar fat pad-derived stem cells (FPSCs) and chondrocytes (CCs) were included as the control cell types. Cells embedded in alginate beads were treated with IHP at 5 Mpa and 0.5 Hz for 4 h/day for 1, 2, or 4 weeks. The cells' migratory and proliferative capacities were evaluated using the scratch and Live/Dead assays, respectively. Hematoxylin and eosin staining, safranin O staining, and immunohistochemical staining were performed to determine the effects of IHP on the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis was performed to measure the expression of genes related to chondrogenesis. The scratch and Live/Dead assays revealed that IHP significantly promoted the migration and proliferation of FPSCs and CPCs to different extents. The staining experiments showed greater production of cartilage ECM components (glycosaminoglycans and collagen II) by cells exposed to IHP, and the gene expression analysis demonstrated that IHP stimulated the expression of chondrocyte-related genes. Importantly, these effects of IHP were more prominent in CPCs than in FPSCs and CCs. Considering all of our experimental results combined, we conclude that CPCs demonstrated a stronger chondrogenic differentiation capacity than the FPSCs and CCs under stimulation with IHP. Thus, the use of CPCs, combined with mechanical stimulation, may represent a valuable strategy for cartilage tissue engineering.
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- Yang Li
- Orthopedics Laboratory of Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 169 Gongyuan Road, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Wujiang People's Hospital, 169 Gongyuan Road, Wujiang, Suzhou, China
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- Orthopedics Laboratory of Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 169 Gongyuan Road, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, 210006, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 68 Changle Road, Nanjing, 210006, China
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Prabhakar A, Lynch AP, Ahearne M. Self-Assembled Infrapatellar Fat-Pad Progenitor Cells on a Poly-ε-Caprolactone Film For Cartilage Regeneration. Artif Organs 2015; 40:376-84. [PMID: 26516689 DOI: 10.1111/aor.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cartilage defects resulting from osteoarthritis (OA) or physical injury can severely reduce the quality of life for sufferers. Current treatment options are costly and not always effective in producing stable hyaline cartilage. Here we investigated a new treatment option that could potentially repair and regenerate damaged cartilage tissue. This novel approach involves the application of infrapatellar fat-pad derived chondroprogenitor cells onto a mechanically stable biodegradable polymer film that can be easily implanted into a defect site. Poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) films were fabricated via solvent casting in either acetone or chloroform. The hydrophobicity, mechanical properties, and surface morphology of the films were examined. Progenitor cells from infrapatellar fat-pad were isolated, expanded, and then seeded onto the films. The cells were allowed to self-assemble on films, and these were then cultured in a chemically defined chondrogenic media for 28 days. The self-assembled tissue was characterized via histological staining, gene expression analysis, immunohistochemistry, and biochemical analysis. Chondrogenic differentiation was induced to generate a cartilaginous matrix upon the films. Despite differences between in the appearance, surface morphology, and mechanical properties of the films cast in chloroform or acetone, both methods produced tissues rich in sulfated glycosaminoglycan and collagen, although the extracellular matrix produced on chloroform-cast films appeared to contain more collagen type II and less collagen type I than acetone-cast films. These self-assembled constructs have the potential to be implanted into defect sites as a potential treatment for cartilage defect regeneration.
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- Alisha Prabhakar
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Mesallati T, Buckley CT, Kelly DJ. Engineering cartilaginous grafts using chondrocyte-laden hydrogels supported by a superficial layer of stem cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2015; 11:1343-1353. [PMID: 26010516 DOI: 10.1002/term.2033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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During postnatal joint development, progenitor cells that reside in the superficial region of articular cartilage first drive the rapid growth of the tissue and later help direct the formation of mature hyaline cartilage. These developmental processes may provide directions for the optimal structuring of co-cultured chondrocytes (CCs) and multipotent stromal/stem cells (MSCs) required for engineering cartilaginous tissues. The objective of this study was to engineer cartilage grafts by recapitulating aspects of joint development where a population of superficial progenitor cells drives the development of the tissue. To this end, MSCs were either self-assembled on top of CC-laden agarose gels (structured co-culture) or were mixed with CCs before being embedded in an agarose hydrogel (mixed co-culture). Porcine infrapatellar fat pad-derived stem cells (FPSCs) and bone marrow-derived MSCs (BMSCs) were used as sources of progenitor cells. The DNA, sGAG and collagen content of a mixed co-culture of FPSCs and CCs was found to be lower than the combined content of two control hydrogels seeded with CCs and FPSCs only. In contrast, a mixed co-culture of BMSCs and CCs led to increased proliferation and sGAG and collagen accumulation. Of note was the finding that a structured co-culture, at the appropriate cell density, led to greater sGAG accumulation than a mixed co-culture for both MSC sources. In conclusion, assembling MSCs onto CC-laden hydrogels dramatically enhances the development of the engineered tissue, with the superficial layer of progenitor cells driving CC proliferation and cartilage ECM production, mimicking certain aspects of developing cartilage. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Tariq Mesallati
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland
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Almeida HV, Cunniffe GM, Vinardell T, Buckley CT, O'Brien FJ, Kelly DJ. Coupling Freshly Isolated CD44(+) Infrapatellar Fat Pad-Derived Stromal Cells with a TGF-β3 Eluting Cartilage ECM-Derived Scaffold as a Single-Stage Strategy for Promoting Chondrogenesis. Adv Healthc Mater 2015; 4:1043-53. [PMID: 25656563 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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An alternative strategy to the use of in vitro expanded cells in regenerative medicine is the use of freshly isolated stromal cells, where a bioactive scaffold is used to provide an environment conducive to proliferation and tissue-specific differentiation in vivo. The objective of this study is to develop a cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM)-derived scaffold that could facilitate the rapid proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation of freshly isolated stromal cells. By freeze-drying cryomilled cartilage ECM of differing concentrations, it is possible to produce scaffolds with a range of pore sizes. The migration, proliferation, and chondrogenic differentiation of infrapatellar fat pad-derived stem cells (FPSCs) depend on the concentration/porosity of these scaffolds, with greater sulphated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) accumulation observed in scaffolds with larger-sized pores. It is then sought to determine if freshly isolated fat pad-derived stromal cells, seeded onto a transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3 eluting ECM-derived scaffold, could promote chondrogenesis in vivo. While a more cartilage-like tissue could be generated using culture expanded FPSCs compared to nonenriched freshly isolated cells, fresh CD44(+) stromal cells are capable of producing a tissue in vivo that stained strongly for sGAGs and type II collagen. These findings open up new possibilities for in-theatre cell-based therapies for joint regeneration.
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- Henrique V. Almeida
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering; Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering; Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science; University College Dublin; Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering; Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering; Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Department of Anatomy; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER); Trinity College Dublin and RCSI; Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering; Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Department of Anatomy; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER); Trinity College Dublin and RCSI; Dublin 2 Ireland
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Steward AJ, Kelly DJ. Mechanical regulation of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation. J Anat 2014; 227:717-31. [PMID: 25382217 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Biophysical cues play a key role in directing the lineage commitment of mesenchymal stem cells or multipotent stromal cells (MSCs), but the mechanotransductive mechanisms at play are still not fully understood. This review article first describes the roles of both substrate mechanics (e.g. stiffness and topography) and extrinsic mechanical cues (e.g. fluid flow, compression, hydrostatic pressure, tension) on the differentiation of MSCs. A specific focus is placed on the role of such factors in regulating the osteogenic, chondrogenic, myogenic and adipogenic differentiation of MSCs. Next, the article focuses on the cellular components, specifically integrins, ion channels, focal adhesions and the cytoskeleton, hypothesized to be involved in MSC mechanotransduction. This review aims to illustrate the strides that have been made in elucidating how MSCs sense and respond to their mechanical environment, and also to identify areas where further research is needed.
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- Andrew J Steward
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Controlled release of transforming growth factor-β3 from cartilage-extra-cellular-matrix-derived scaffolds to promote chondrogenesis of human-joint-tissue-derived stem cells. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:4400-9. [PMID: 24907658 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The objective of this study was to develop a scaffold derived from cartilaginous extracellular matrix (ECM) that could be used as a growth factor delivery system to promote chondrogenesis of stem cells. Dehydrothermal crosslinked scaffolds were fabricated using a slurry of homogenized porcine articular cartilage, which was then seeded with human infrapatellar-fat-pad-derived stem cells (FPSCs). It was found that these ECM-derived scaffolds promoted superior chondrogenesis of FPSCs when the constructs were additionally stimulated with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3. Cell-mediated contraction of the scaffold was observed, which could be limited by the additional use of 1-ethyl-3-3dimethyl aminopropyl carbodiimide (EDAC) crosslinking without suppressing cartilage-specific matrix accumulation within the construct. To further validate the utility of the ECM-derived scaffold, we next compared its chondro-permissive properties to a biomimetic collagen-hyaluronic acid (HA) scaffold optimized for cartilage tissue engineering (TE) applications. The cartilage-ECM-derived scaffold supported at least comparable chondrogenesis to the collagen-HA scaffold, underwent less contraction and retained a greater proportion of synthesized sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Having developed a promising scaffold for TE, with superior chondrogenesis observed in the presence of exogenously supplied TGF-β3, the final phase of the study explored whether this scaffold could be used as a TGF-β3 delivery system to promote chondrogenesis of FPSCs. It was found that the majority of TGF-β3 that was loaded onto the scaffold was released in a controlled manner over the first 10days of culture, with comparable long-term chondrogenesis observed in these TGF-β3-loaded constructs compared to scaffolds where the TGF-β3 was continuously added to the media. The results of this study support the use of cartilage-ECM-derived scaffolds as a growth factor delivery system for use in articular cartilage regeneration.
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