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Xie C, Sun Q, Dong Y, Lu H, Li W, Lin Z, Li K, Cheng J, Liu Z, Qi J, Tang B, Lin L. Calcitriol-Loaded Multifunctional Nanospheres with Superlubricity for Advanced Osteoarthritis Treatment. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37326369 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by the lubrication dysfunction of a cartilage sliding interface caused by chronic joint inflammation, and effective nonsurgical therapy for advanced OA remains lacking. Addressing chronic joint inflammation, lubrication dysfunction, and cartilage-tissue degradation simultaneously may hopefully tackle this challenge. Herein, we developed superlubricative zein@alginate/strontium@calcitriol (ZASC) nanospheres to treat advanced OA. ZASC was confirmed to significantly improve joint lubrication through traditional tribological tests and our proposed tribological experiment to mimic the intra-articular condition based on the human medial tibiofemoral joint tissues. This finding was attributed to the hydration lubrication formed around the alginate-strontium spheres that enabled ball-bearing lubrication and the filling of cartilage defects. Moreover, ZASCs that released calcitriol in a sustained manner showed proliferative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptosis effects in vitro. Further experiments demonstrated that ZASC exerted chondroprotective effects by inhibiting the breakdown of the extracellular matrix in patient-derived OA cartilage explants. In vivo results demonstrated that ZASC can effectively maintain a normal gait to improve joint function, inhibit abnormal bone remodeling and cartilage degradation in early OA and can effectively reverse the advanced OA progression. Therefore, ZASC is a potentially nonsurgical therapeutic strategy for advanced OA treatments.
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- Chao Xie
- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China
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- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, PR China
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- Department of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510280, PR China
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Duan WL, Zhang LN, Bohara R, Martin-Saldaña S, Yang F, Zhao YY, Xie Y, Bu YZ, Pandit A. Adhesive hydrogels in osteoarthritis: from design to application. Mil Med Res 2023; 10:4. [PMID: 36710340 PMCID: PMC9885614 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-022-00439-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of degenerative joint disease which affects 7% of the global population and more than 500 million people worldwide. One research frontier is the development of hydrogels for OA treatment, which operate either as functional scaffolds of tissue engineering or as delivery vehicles of functional additives. Both approaches address the big challenge: establishing stable integration of such delivery systems or implants. Adhesive hydrogels provide possible solutions to this challenge. However, few studies have described the current advances in using adhesive hydrogel for OA treatment. This review summarizes the commonly used hydrogels with their adhesion mechanisms and components. Additionally, recognizing that OA is a complex disease involving different biological mechanisms, the bioactive therapeutic strategies are also presented. By presenting the adhesive hydrogels in an interdisciplinary way, including both the fields of chemistry and biology, this review will attempt to provide a comprehensive insight for designing novel bioadhesive systems for OA therapy.
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- Wang-Lin Duan
- Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No.28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, University of Galway, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, University of Galway, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No.28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the Fourth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, University of Galway, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland.
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Joutoku Z, Onodera T, Matsuoka M, Homan K, Momma D, Baba R, Hontani K, Hamasaki M, Matsubara S, Hishimura R, Iwasaki N. CCL21/CCR7 axis regulating juvenile cartilage repair can enhance cartilage healing in adults. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5165. [PMID: 30914733 PMCID: PMC6435673 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41621-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Juvenile tissue healing is capable of extensive scarless healing that is distinct from the scar-forming process of the adult healing response. Although many growth factors can be found in the juvenile healing process, the molecular mechanisms of juvenile tissue healing are poorly understood. Here we show that juvenile mice deficient in the chemokine receptor CCR7 exhibit diminished large-scale healing potential, whereas CCR7-depleted adult mice undergo normal scar-forming healing similar to wild type mice. In addition, the CCR7 ligand CCL21 was transiently expressed around damaged cartilage in juvenile mice, whereas it is rarely expressed in adults. Notably, exogenous CCL21 administration to adults decreased scar-forming healing and enhanced hyaline-cartilage repair in rabbit osteochondral defects. Our data indicate that the CCL21/CCR7 axis may play a role in the molecular control mechanism of juvenile cartilage repair, raising the possibility that agents modulating the production of CCL21 in vivo can improve the quality of cartilage repair in adults. Such a strategy may prevent post-traumatic arthritis by mimicking the self-repair in juvenile individuals.
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- Zenta Joutoku
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. .,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GSS, GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GSS, GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Kim W, Onodera T, Kondo E, Kawaguchi Y, Terkawi MA, Baba R, Hontani K, Joutoku Z, Matsubara S, Homan K, Hishimura R, Iwasaki N. Effects of Ultra-Purified Alginate Gel Implantation on Meniscal Defects in Rabbits. Am J Sports Med 2019; 47:640-650. [PMID: 30597120 DOI: 10.1177/0363546518816690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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 Many tissue-engineered methods for meniscal repair have been studied, but their utility remains unclear. HYPOTHESIS Implantation of low-endotoxin, ultra-purified alginate (UPAL) gel without cells could induce fibrocartilage regeneration on meniscal defects in rabbits. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Forty-two mature Japanese White rabbits were divided into 2 groups of 21 animals each. In each animal, a cylindrical defect measuring 2 mm in diameter was created with a biopsy punch on the anterior horn of the medial meniscus. In the control group, no treatment was applied on the left medial meniscal defect. In the UPAL gel group, the right medial meniscal defect was injected with the UPAL gel and gelated by a CaCl2 solution. Samples were evaluated at 3, 6, and 12 weeks postoperatively. For biomechanical evaluation, 6 additional samples from intact animals were used for comparison. RESULTS The macroscopic score was significantly greater in the UPAL gel group than in the control group at 3 weeks (mean ± SE: 5.6 ± 0.82 vs 3.4 ± 0.83, P = .010), 6 weeks (5.9 ± 0.72 vs 2.5 ± 0.75, P = .026), and 12 weeks (5.2 ± 1.21 vs 1.0 ± 0.63, P = .020). The histological score was significantly greater in the UPAL group than in the control group at 3 weeks (2.1 ± 0.31 vs 1.2 ± 0.25, P = .029) and 12 weeks (2.2 ± 0.55 vs 0.3 ± 0.21, P = .016). The mean stiffness of the reparative tissue in the UPAL gel group was significantly greater than that in the control group at 6 weeks (24.325 ± 3.920 N/mm vs 8.723 ± 1.190 N/mm, P = .006) and at 12 weeks (27.804 ± 6.169 N/mm vs not applicable [because of rupture]). CONCLUSION The UPAL gel enhanced the spontaneous repair of fibrocartilage tissues in a cylindrical meniscal defect in rabbits. CLINICAL RELEVANCE These results imply that the acellular UPAL gel may improve the repair of traumatic meniscal injuries.
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- WooYoung Kim
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Therapeutic Research for Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Hontani K, Onodera T, Terashima M, Momma D, Matsuoka M, Baba R, Joutoku Z, Matsubara S, Homan K, Hishimura R, Xu L, Iwasaki N. Chondrogenic differentiation of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells using the three-dimensional culture with ultra-purified alginate gel. J Biomed Mater Res A 2019; 107:1086-1093. [PMID: 30665260 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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As articular cartilages have rarely healed by themselves because of their characteristics of avascularity and low cell density, surgical intervention is ideal for patients with cartilaginous injuries. Because of structural characteristics of the cartilage tissue, a three-dimensional culture of stem cells in biomaterials is a favorable system on cartilage tissue engineering. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are a new cell source in cartilage tissue engineering for its characteristics of self-renewal capability and pluripotency. However, the optimal cultivation condition for chondrogenesis of iPSCs is still unknown. Here we show that a novel chondrogenic differentiation method of iPSCs using the combination of three-dimensional cultivation in ultra-purified alginate gel (UPAL gel) and multi-step differentiation via mesenchymal stem cell-like cells (iPS-MSCs) could efficiently and specifically differentiate iPSCs into chondrocytes. The iPS-MSCs in UPAL gel culture sequentially enhanced the expression of chondrogenic marker without the upregulation of that of osteogenic and adipogenic marker and histologically showed homogeneous chondrogenic extracellular matrix formation. Our results suggest that the pluripotency of iPSCs can be controlled when iPSCs are differentiated into iPS-MSCs before embedding in UPAL gel. These results lead to the establishment of an efficient three-dimensional system to engineer artificial cartilage tissue from iPSCs for cartilage regeneration. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 107A: 1086-1093, 2019.
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- Kazutoshi Hontani
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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Hishimura R, Onodera T, Hontani K, Baba R, Homan K, Matsubara S, Joutoku Z, Kim W, Nonoyama T, Kurokawa T, Gong JP, Iwasaki N. Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation Technique Augmented by an Ultrapurified Alginate Gel Enhances Osteochondral Repair in a Rabbit Model. Am J Sports Med 2019; 47:468-478. [PMID: 30624979 DOI: 10.1177/0363546518817527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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 One of the most important limitations of osteochondral autograft transplantation (OAT) is the adverse effect on donor sites in the knee. To decrease the number and/or size of osteochondral defects, we devised a method with biomaterial implantation after OAT. HYPOTHESIS OAT augmented by ultrapurified alginate (UPAL) gel enhances cartilage repair capacity. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Seventy-five osteochondral defects in rabbits were divided into 3 groups: osteochondral defects with OAT alone, defects with OAT augmented by UPAL gel (combined group), and defects without intervention as controls. Macroscopic and histological evaluations of the reparative tissues were performed at 4 and 12 weeks postoperatively. Histological evaluation of graft cartilage degradation was also performed. To evaluate the effects of UPAL gel on graft healing, repaired bone volumes and osseointegration of the graft were evaluated. Collagen orientation and the mechanical properties of the reparative tissue and graft cartilage were also evaluated qualitatively. RESULTS The macroscopic and histological evaluations of the combined group were significantly superior to the other groups at 12 weeks postoperatively. Regarding degenerative change of the graft, the histological scores of the combined group were significantly higher than those of the OAT-alone group. The values of repaired subchondral bone volumes and osseointegration of the graft were almost identical in both groups. Collagen orientation and the mechanical properties of the reparative tissue and graft cartilage were significantly better in the combined group than in the other groups. CONCLUSION Administration of UPAL gel in OAT enhanced cartilage repair and protected graft cartilage without inhibiting subchondral bone repair and graft survival. CLINICAL RELEVANCE OAT augmented by UPAL gel decreases the number and/or size of osteochondral grafts, minimizing the risk of donor site morbidity. This combination technique has the potential to improve clinical outcomes and expand the surgical indications for OAT.
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- Ryosuke Hishimura
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Chen Q, Shao X, Ling P, Liu F, Han G, Wang F. Recent advances in polysaccharides for osteoarthritis therapy. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 139:926-935. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tsukuda Y, Onodera T, Ito M, Izumisawa Y, Kasahara Y, Igarashi T, Ohzawa N, Todoh M, Tadano S, Iwasaki N. Therapeutic effects of intra-articular ultra-purified low endotoxin alginate administration on an experimental canine osteoarthritis model. J Biomed Mater Res A 2015; 103:3441-8. [PMID: 25904112 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 04/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to elucidate the therapeutic effects of intra-articular administration of ultra-purified low endotoxin alginate (UPLE-alginate) on osteoarthritis (OA) using a canine anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model. DESIGN We used 20 beagle dogs. ACLT was performed on the left knee of each dog and a sham operation was performed on the right knee as a control. All animals were randomly divided into the control (saline) and therapeutic (UPLE-alginate) groups. Animals in the control and therapeutic groups received weekly injections with 0.7 mL normal saline or 0.7 mL 0.5% UPLE-alginate, respectively, from 0 to 3 weeks after ACLT or sham operation. At 9 weeks after ACLT, the knee joints of all animals were observed using arthroscopy. All animals were euthanized at 14 weeks after ACLT and evaluated using morphologic assessment, histologic assessment, and biomechanical testing. RESULTS Arthroscopic findings showed intact cartilage surface in both groups. Morphologic findings in the therapeutic group showed milder degeneration compared with those of the control group, but there were no significant differences between groups. Histologic scores of the medial femoral condyle (MFC) and lateral femoral condyle (LFC) were better in the therapeutic group than the control group (MFC: p = 0.009, LFC: p = 0.009). Joint lubrication did not differ significantly between groups. CONCLUSION Intra-articular administration of UPLE-alginate in the early stage of OA slowed disease progression in canines. UPLE-alginate may have potential as a therapeutic agent for OA patients and reduce the number of patients who need to undergo total joint arthroplasty.
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- Yukinori Tsukuda
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Business Development Division, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Yang JA, Yeom J, Hwang BW, Hoffman AS, Hahn SK. In situ-forming injectable hydrogels for regenerative medicine. Prog Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sosnik A. Alginate Particles as Platform for Drug Delivery by the Oral Route: State-of-the-Art. ISRN PHARMACEUTICS 2014; 2014:926157. [PMID: 25101184 PMCID: PMC4004034 DOI: 10.1155/2014/926157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Pharmaceutical research and development aims to design products with ensured safety, quality, and efficacy to treat disease. To make the process more rational, coherent, efficient, and cost-effective, the field of Pharmaceutical Materials Science has emerged as the systematic study of the physicochemical properties and behavior of materials of pharmaceutical interest in relation to product performance. The oral route is the most patient preferred for drug administration. The presence of a mucus layer that covers the entire gastrointestinal tract has been exploited to expand the use of the oral route by developing a mucoadhesive drug delivery system that showed a prolonged residence time. Alginic acid and sodium and potassium alginates have emerged as one of the most extensively explored mucoadhesive biomaterials owing to very good cytocompatibility and biocompatibility, biodegradation, sol-gel transition properties, and chemical versatility that make possible further modifications to tailor their properties. The present review overviews the most relevant applications of alginate microparticles and nanoparticles for drug administration by the oral route and discusses the perspectives of this biomaterial in the future.
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- Alejandro Sosnik
- Group of Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials Science, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology De-Jur Building, Office 607, Technion City, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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Elmorsy S, Funakoshi T, Sasazawa F, Todoh M, Tadano S, Iwasaki N. Chondroprotective effects of high-molecular-weight cross-linked hyaluronic acid in a rabbit knee osteoarthritis model. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:121-7. [PMID: 24185110 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that high-molecular-weight (MW) cross-linked (CL) hyaluronic acid (HA) improves joint lubrication and has an enhanced chondroprotective effect. We examined the histopathological changes and friction coefficients in osteoarthritic knee joints after injecting high-MW CL HA. DESIGN A bilateral anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model in 20 Japanese white rabbits was used. From week 5 after transection, low-MW HA (0.8 × 10(6) Da; HA80) or high-MW CL HA (6 × 10(6) Da; HA600) was injected weekly into 10 right knee for 3 weeks; normal saline (NS) was injected into the 10 left knee. A sham operation was undertaken to exclude spontaneous osteoarthritis (OA) in five knees. Results were evaluated with macroscopy, histopathology (Kikuchi's score), biomechanical testing, and rheological assessment of the joint fluid viscoelasticity. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance with a 95% confidence interval (CI) (P < 0.05). RESULTS The macroscopic findings showed severely damaged cartilage in 30% of the NS group and 20% of the HA80 and HA600 groups and intact cartilage in 100% of the sham group. The histological scores and friction coefficients of the HA600 group were significantly lower than those of the NS group (P = 0.007 and P = 0.002, respectively). Viscoelasticity measurements of the joint fluid showed no significant differences between the three treatment groups. CONCLUSION High-MW CL HA exerts potential chondroprotective effects and produces superior friction coefficients. Our results suggest that HA600 delays the progression of OA effectively and improves joint lubrication significantly.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Elmorsy
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
| | - N Iwasaki
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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