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Rifai A, Weerasinghe DK, Tilaye GA, Nisbet D, Hodge JM, Pasco JA, Williams LJ, Samarasinghe RM, Williams RJ. Biofabrication of functional bone tissue: defining tissue-engineered scaffolds from nature. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1185841. [PMID: 37614632 PMCID: PMC10444209 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1185841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Damage to bone leads to pain and loss of movement in the musculoskeletal system. Although bone can regenerate, sometimes it is damaged beyond its innate capacity. Research interest is increasingly turning to tissue engineering (TE) processes to provide a clinical solution for bone defects. Despite the increasing biomimicry of tissue-engineered scaffolds, significant gaps remain in creating the complex bone substitutes, which include the biochemical and physical conditions required to recapitulate bone cells' natural growth, differentiation and maturation. Combining advanced biomaterials with new additive manufacturing technologies allows the development of 3D tissue, capable of forming cell aggregates and organoids based on natural and stimulated cues. Here, we provide an overview of the structure and mechanical properties of natural bone, the role of bone cells, the remodelling process, cytokines and signalling pathways, causes of bone defects and typical treatments and new TE strategies. We highlight processes of selecting biomaterials, cells and growth factors. Finally, we discuss innovative tissue-engineered models that have physiological and anatomical relevance for cancer treatments, injectable stimuli gels, and other therapeutic drug delivery systems. We also review current challenges and prospects of bone TE. Overall, this review serves as guide to understand and develop better tissue-engineered bone designs.
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- Aaqil Rifai
- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- The Graeme Clark Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
- Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Medicine-Western Health, The University of Melbourne, St Albans, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- The Graeme Clark Institute, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Camargo WA, Hoekstra JW, Jansen JA, van den Beucken JJJP. Influence of bisphosphonate treatment on bone substitute performance in osteoporotic conditions. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 2023. [PMID: 37121910 DOI: 10.1111/cid.13203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Considering the elevated number of osteoporotic patients in need of bone graft procedures, we here evaluated the effect of alendronate (ALN) treatment on the regeneration of bone defects in osteoporotic rats. Bone formation was histologically and histomorphometrically assessed in rat femoral condyle bone defects filled with bone graft (Bio-Oss®) or left empty. METHODS Male Wistar rats were induced osteoporotic through orchidectomy (ORX) and SHAM-operated. The animals were divided into three groups: osteoporotic (ORX), osteoporotic treated with ALN (ORX + ALN) and healthy (SHAM). Six weeks after ORX or SHAM surgeries, bone defects were created bilaterally in femoral condyles; one defect was filled with Bio-Oss® and the other one left empty. Bone regeneration within the defects was analyzed by histology and histomorphometry after 4 and 12 weeks. RESULTS Histological samples showed new bone surrounding Bio-Oss® particles from week 4 onward in all three groups. At week 12, the data further showed that ALN treatment of osteoporotic animals enhanced bone formation to a 10-fold increase compared to non-treated osteoporotic control. Bio-Oss® filling of the defects promoted bone formation at both implantation periods compared to empty controls. CONCLUSION Our histological and histomorphometric results demonstrate that the enteral administration of alendronate under osteoporotic bone conditions leverages bone defect regeneration to a level comparable to that in healthy bone. Additionally, Bio-Oss® is an effective bone substitute, increasing bone formation, and acting as an osteoconductive scaffold guiding bone growth in both healthy and osteoporotic bone conditions. SIGNIFICANCE Based on the results of this study, enteral use of ALN mitigates adverse effects of an osteoporotic condition on bone defect regeneration.
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- Winston Adam Camargo
- Dentistry - Regenerative Biomaterials (309), Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Dentistry - Regenerative Biomaterials (309), Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Dentistry - Regenerative Biomaterials (309), Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Shaheen MY, Basudan AM, Niazy AA, van den Beucken JJJP, Jansen JA, Alghamdi HS. Histological and Histomorphometric Analyses of Bone Regeneration in Osteoporotic Rats Using a Xenograft Material. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14010222. [PMID: 33466368 PMCID: PMC7795077 DOI: 10.3390/ma14010222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We evaluated the effect of osteoporotic induction after eight weeks of initial healing of bone defects grafted with a xenograft material in a rat model. Bone defects were created in the femoral condyles of 16 female Wistar rats (one defect per rat). The defects were filled with bovine bone (Inter-Oss) granules. After eight weeks of bone healing, rats were randomly ovariectomized (OVX) or sham-operated (SHAM). At 14 weeks of bone healing, all animals were euthanized. Bone specimens were harvested and processed for histological and histomorphometric analyses to assess new bone formation (N-BF%), remaining bone graft (RBG%) and trabecular bone space (Tb.Sp%) within the defect area. After 14 weeks of bone healing, histological evaluation revealed a significant alteration in trabecular bone in OVX rats compared to SHAM rats. There was lower N-BF% in OVX rats (22.5% ± 3.0%) compared to SHAM rats (37.7% ± 7.9%; p < 0.05). Additionally, the RBG% was significantly lower in OVX (23.7% ± 5.8%) compared to SHAM (34.8% ± 9.6%; p < 0.05) rats. Finally, the Tb.Sp% was higher in OVX (53.8% ± 7.7%) compared to SHAM (27.5% ± 14.3%; p < 0.05) rats. In conclusion, within the limitations of this study, inducing an osteoporotic condition in a rat model negatively influenced bone regeneration in the created bone defect and grafted with a xenograft material.
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- Marwa Y. Shaheen
- Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.Y.S.); (A.M.B.)
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- Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.Y.S.); (A.M.B.)
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Dentistry-Biomaterials, Radboudumc, P.O. Box 9101, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands; (J.J.J.P.v.d.B.); (J.A.J.)
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- Department of Dentistry-Biomaterials, Radboudumc, P.O. Box 9101, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands; (J.J.J.P.v.d.B.); (J.A.J.)
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- Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.Y.S.); (A.M.B.)
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van Oirschot BAJA, Jansen JA, van de Ven CJJM, Geven EJW, Gossen JA. Evaluation of Collagen Membranes Coated with Testosterone and Alendronate to Improve Guided Bone Regeneration in Mandibular Bone Defects in Minipigs. J Oral Maxillofac Res 2020; 11:e4. [PMID: 33262883 PMCID: PMC7644271 DOI: 10.5037/jomr.2020.11304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present in vivo study was to evaluate whether pericard collagen membranes coated with ancillary amounts of testosterone and alendronate in a poly-lactic glycolic acid (PLGA) carrier as compared to uncoated membranes will improve early bone regeneration. MATERIAL AND METHODS In each of 16 minipigs, four standardized mandibular intraosseous defects were made bilaterally. The defects were filled with Bio-Oss® granules and covered with a non-coated or coated membrane. Membranes were spray-coated with 4 layers of PLGA containing testosterone and alendronate resulting in 20, 50 or 125 μg/cm2 of testosterone and 20 µg/cm2 alendronate (F20, F50, F125). Non-coated membranes served as controls (F0). Animals were sacrificed at 6 and 12 weeks after treatment. Qualitative and quantitative histological evaluations of bone regeneration were performed. Differences between groups were assessed by paired Student's t-test. RESULTS Light microscopical analysis showed new bone formation that was in close contact with the Bio-Oss® surface without an intervening non-mineralized tissue layer. Histomorphometric analysis of newly formed bone showed a significant 20% increase in area in the F125 coated membrane treated defects (40 [SD 10]%) compared to the F0 treated defects after 6 weeks (33 [SD 10]%, P = 0.013). At week 12, the total percentage of new bone was increased compared to week 6, but no increase in newly formed bone compared to F0 was observed. CONCLUSIONS The data from this in vivo study indicate that F125 collagen membranes coated with testosterone and alendronate resulted in superior bone formation (+24%) when normalized to control sites using uncoated membranes.
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- Bart A J A van Oirschot
- Department of Dentistry - Biomaterials, Radboudumc, Radboud University Nijmegen, NijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Dentistry - Biomaterials, Radboudumc, Radboud University Nijmegen, NijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Dentistry - Biomaterials, Radboudumc, Radboud University Nijmegen, NijmegenThe Netherlands
- Osteo-Pharma BV, OssThe Netherlands
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- Department of Dentistry - Biomaterials, Radboudumc, Radboud University Nijmegen, NijmegenThe Netherlands
- Osteo-Pharma BV, OssThe Netherlands
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- Department of Dentistry - Biomaterials, Radboudumc, Radboud University Nijmegen, NijmegenThe Netherlands
- Osteo-Pharma BV, OssThe Netherlands
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