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Carballo-Pedrares N, Ponti F, Lopez-Seijas J, Miranda-Balbuena D, Bono N, Candiani G, Rey-Rico A. Non-viral gene delivery to human mesenchymal stem cells: a practical guide towards cell engineering. J Biol Eng 2023; 17:49. [PMID: 37491322 PMCID: PMC10369726 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-023-00363-7] [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: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
Abstract
In recent decades, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) have gained momentum in the field of cell therapy for treating cartilage and bone injuries. Despite the tri-lineage multipotency, proliferative properties, and potent immunomodulatory effects of hMSCs, their clinical potential is hindered by donor variations, limiting their use in medical settings. To address this challenge, gene delivery technologies have emerged as a promising approach to modulate the phenotype and commitment of hMSCs towards specific cell lineages, thereby enhancing osteochondral repair strategies. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current non-viral gene delivery approaches used to engineer MSCs, highlighting key factors such as the choice of nucleic acid or delivery vector, transfection strategies, and experimental parameters. Additionally, it outlines various protocols and methods for qualitative and quantitative evaluation of their therapeutic potential as a delivery system in osteochondral regenerative applications. In summary, this technical review offers a practical guide for optimizing non-viral systems in osteochondral regenerative approaches. hMSCs constitute a key target population for gene therapy techniques. Nevertheless, there is a long way to go for their translation into clinical treatments. In this review, we remind the most relevant transfection conditions to be optimized, such as the type of nucleic acid or delivery vector, the transfection strategy, and the experimental parameters to accurately evaluate a delivery system. This survey provides a practical guide to optimizing non-viral systems for osteochondral regenerative approaches.
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- Natalia Carballo-Pedrares
- Gene & Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL). Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología - CICA, Universidade da Coruña, As Carballeiras, S/N. Campus de Elviña, 15071 A, Coruña, Spain
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- genT_LΛB, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico Di Milano, 20131, Milan, Italy
- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Canada Research Chair I in Biomaterials and Bioengineering for the Innovation in Surgery, Department of Min-Met-Materials Engineering & Research Center of CHU de Quebec, Division of Regenerative Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Gene & Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL). Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología - CICA, Universidade da Coruña, As Carballeiras, S/N. Campus de Elviña, 15071 A, Coruña, Spain
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- Gene & Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL). Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología - CICA, Universidade da Coruña, As Carballeiras, S/N. Campus de Elviña, 15071 A, Coruña, Spain
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- genT_LΛB, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico Di Milano, 20131, Milan, Italy
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- genT_LΛB, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta", Politecnico Di Milano, 20131, Milan, Italy.
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- Gene & Cell Therapy Research Group (G-CEL). Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología - CICA, Universidade da Coruña, As Carballeiras, S/N. Campus de Elviña, 15071 A, Coruña, Spain.
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Khvorostina M, Mironov A, Nedorubova I, Bukharova T, Vasilyev A, Goldshtein D, Komlev V, Popov V. Osteogenesis Enhancement with 3D Printed Gene-Activated Sodium Alginate Scaffolds. Gels 2023; 9:gels9040315. [PMID: 37102926 PMCID: PMC10137500 DOI: 10.3390/gels9040315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Natural and synthetic hydrogel scaffolds containing bioactive components are increasingly used in solving various tissue engineering problems. The encapsulation of DNA-encoding osteogenic growth factors with transfecting agents (e.g., polyplexes) into such scaffold structures is one of the promising approaches to delivering the corresponding genes to the area of the bone defect to be replaced, providing the prolonged expression of the required proteins. Herein, a comparative assessment of both in vitro and in vivo osteogenic properties of 3D printed sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel scaffolds impregnated with model EGFP and therapeutic BMP-2 plasmids was demonstrated for the first time. The expression levels of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) osteogenic differentiation markers Runx2, Alpl, and Bglap were evaluated by real-time PCR. Osteogenesis in vivo was studied on a model of a critical-sized cranial defect in Wistar rats using micro-CT and histomorphology. The incorporation of polyplexes comprising pEGFP and pBMP-2 plasmids into the SA solution followed by 3D cryoprinting does not affect their transfecting ability compared to the initial compounds. Histomorphometry and micro-CT analysis 8 weeks after scaffold implantation manifested a significant (up to 46%) increase in new bone volume formation for the SA/pBMP-2 scaffolds compared to the SA/pEGFP ones.
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- Maria Khvorostina
- Institute of Photon Technologies of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics", Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 108840, Russia
- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow 115478, Russia
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- Institute of Photon Technologies of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics", Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 108840, Russia
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow 115478, Russia
- Central Research Institute of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow 119021, Russia
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- A.A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Institute of Photon Technologies of Federal Scientific Research Centre "Crystallography and Photonics", Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 108840, Russia
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Otsuka H. Nanofabrication Technologies to Control Cell and Tissue Function in Three-Dimension. Gels 2023; 9:gels9030203. [PMID: 36975652 PMCID: PMC10048556 DOI: 10.3390/gels9030203] [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: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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In the 2000s, advances in cellular micropatterning using microfabrication contributed to the development of cell-based biosensors for the functional evaluation of newly synthesized drugs, resulting in a revolutionary evolution in drug screening. To this end, it is essential to utilize cell patterning to control the morphology of adherent cells and to understand contact and paracrine-mediated interactions between heterogeneous cells. This suggests that the regulation of the cellular environment by means of microfabricated synthetic surfaces is not only a valuable endeavor for basic research in biology and histology, but is also highly useful to engineer artificial cell scaffolds for tissue regeneration. This review particularly focuses on surface engineering techniques for the cellular micropatterning of three-dimensional (3D) spheroids. To establish cell microarrays, composed of a cell adhesive region surrounded by a cell non-adherent surface, it is quite important to control a protein-repellent surface in the micro-scale. Thus, this review is focused on the surface chemistries of the biologically inspired micropatterning of two-dimensional non-fouling characters. As cells are formed into spheroids, their survival, functions, and engraftment in the transplanted site are significantly improved compared to single-cell transplantation. To improve the therapeutic effect of cell spheroids even further, various biomaterials (e.g., fibers and hydrogels) have been developed for spheroid engineering. These biomaterials not only can control the overall spheroid formation (e.g., size, shape, aggregation speed, and degree of compaction), but also can regulate cell-to-cell and cell-to-matrix interactions in spheroids. These important approaches to cell engineering result in their applications to tissue regeneration, where the cell-biomaterial composite is injected into diseased area. This approach allows the operating surgeon to implant the cell and polymer combinations with minimum invasiveness. The polymers utilized in hydrogels are structurally similar to components of the extracellular matrix in vivo, and are considered biocompatible. This review will provide an overview of the critical design to make hydrogels when used as cell scaffolds for tissue engineering. In addition, the new strategy of injectable hydrogel will be discussed as future directions.
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- Hidenori Otsuka
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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Jiang Z, Xu Y, Fu M, Zhu D, Li N, Yang G. Genetically modified cell spheroids for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. J Control Release 2023; 354:588-605. [PMID: 36657601 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cell spheroids offer cell-to-cell interactions and show advantages in survival rate and paracrine effect to solve clinical and biomedical inquiries ranging from tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to disease pathophysiology. Therefore, cell spheroids are ideal vehicles for gene delivery. Genetically modified spheroids can enhance specific gene expression to promote tissue regeneration. Gene deliveries to cell spheroids are via viral vectors or non-viral vectors. Some new technologies like CRISPR/Cas9 also have been used in genetically modified methods to deliver exogenous gene to the host chromosome. It has been shown that genetically modified cell spheroids had the potential to differentiate into bone, cartilage, vascular, nerve, cardiomyocytes, skin, and skeletal muscle as well as organs like the liver to replace the diseased organ in the animal and pre-clinical trials. This article reviews the recent articles about genetically modified spheroid cells and explains the fabrication, applications, development timeline, limitations, and future directions of genetically modified cell spheroid.
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- Zhiwei Jiang
- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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Chan NT, Lee MS, Wang Y, Galipeau J, Li WJ, Xu W. CTR9 drives osteochondral lineage differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells via epigenetic regulation of BMP-2 signaling. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadc9222. [PMID: 36383652 PMCID: PMC9668309 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adc9222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cell fate determination of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) is precisely regulated by lineage-specific transcription factors and epigenetic enzymes. We found that CTR9, a key scaffold subunit of polymerase-associated factor complex (PAFc), selectively regulates hMSC differentiation to osteoblasts and chondrocytes, but not to adipocytes. An in vivo ectopic osteogenesis assay confirmed the essentiality of CTR9 in hMSC-derived bone formation. CTR9 counteracts the activity of Enhancer Of Zeste 2 (EZH2), the epigenetic enzyme that deposits H3K27me3, in hMSCs. Accordingly, CTR9 knockdown (KD) hMSCs gain H3K27me3 mark, and the osteogenic differentiation defects of CTR9 KD hMSCs can be partially rescued by treatment with EZH2 inhibitors. Transcriptome analyses identified bone morphology protein-2 (BMP-2) as a downstream effector of CTR9. BMP-2 secretion, membrane anchorage, and the BMP-SMAD pathway were impaired in CTR9 KD MSCs, and the effects were rescued by BMP-2 supplementation. This study uncovers an epigenetic mechanism engaging the CTR9-H3K27me3-BMP-2 axis to regulate the osteochondral lineage differentiation of hMSCs.
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- Ngai Ting Chan
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research, University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Tevlin R, desJardins-Park H, Huber J, DiIorio S, Longaker M, Wan D. Musculoskeletal tissue engineering: Adipose derived stromal cell implementation for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Biomaterials 2022; 286:121544. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Qin S, Lu Z, Gan K, Qiao C, Li B, Chen T, Gao Y, Jiang L, Liu H. Construction of a
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‐2 gene delivery system for polyetheretherketone bone implant material and its effect on bone formation in vitro. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2022; 110:2075-2088. [PMID: 35398972 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Shuang Qin
- Department of Oral Comprehensive Therapy, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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- Department of Oral Comprehensive Therapy, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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- Department of Stomatology The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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- Department of Dental Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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- Department of Oral Comprehensive Therapy, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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- Department of Oral Comprehensive Therapy, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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- Department of Oral Comprehensive Therapy, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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- Department of Oral Comprehensive Therapy, Hospital of Stomatology Jilin University Changchun China
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Steijvers E, Ghei A, Xia Z. Manufacturing artificial bone allografts: a perspective. BIOMATERIALS TRANSLATIONAL 2022; 3:65-80. [PMID: 35837344 PMCID: PMC9255790 DOI: 10.12336/biomatertransl.2022.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Bone grafts have traditionally come from four sources: the patients' own tissue (autograft), tissue from a living or cadaveric human donor (allograft), animal donors (xenograft) and synthetic artificial biomaterials (ceramics, cement, polymers, and metal). However, all of these have advantages and drawbacks. The most commercially successful bone grafts so far are allografts, which hold 57% of the current bone graft market; however, disease transmission and scarcity are still significant drawbacks limiting their use. Tissue-engineered grafts have great potential, in which human stem cells and synthetical biomaterials are combined to produce bone-like tissue in vitro, but this is yet to be approved for widespread clinical practice. It is hypothesised that artificial bone allografts can be mass-manufactured to replace conventional bone allografts through refined bone tissue engineering prior to decellularisation. This review article aims to review current literature on (1) conventional bone allograft preparation; (2) bone tissue engineering including the use of synthetic biomaterials as bone graft substitute scaffolds, combined with osteogenic stem cells in vitro; (3) potential artificial allograft manufacturing processes, including mass production of engineered bone tissue, osteogenic enhancement, decellularisation, sterilisation and safety assurance for regulatory approval. From these assessments, a practical route map for mass production of artificial allografts for clinical use is proposed.
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Macías I, Alcorta-Sevillano N, Infante A, Rodríguez CI. Cutting Edge Endogenous Promoting and Exogenous Driven Strategies for Bone Regeneration. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147724. [PMID: 34299344 PMCID: PMC8306037 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bone damage leading to bone loss can arise from a wide range of causes, including those intrinsic to individuals such as infections or diseases with metabolic (diabetes), genetic (osteogenesis imperfecta), and/or age-related (osteoporosis) etiology, or extrinsic ones coming from external insults such as trauma or surgery. Although bone tissue has an intrinsic capacity of self-repair, large bone defects often require anabolic treatments targeting bone formation process and/or bone grafts, aiming to restore bone loss. The current bone surrogates used for clinical purposes are autologous, allogeneic, or xenogeneic bone grafts, which although effective imply a number of limitations: the need to remove bone from another location in the case of autologous transplants and the possibility of an immune rejection when using allogeneic or xenogeneic grafts. To overcome these limitations, cutting edge therapies for skeletal regeneration of bone defects are currently under extensive research with promising results; such as those boosting endogenous bone regeneration, by the stimulation of host cells, or the ones driven exogenously with scaffolds, biomolecules, and mesenchymal stem cells as key players of bone healing process.
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- Iratxe Macías
- Stem Cells and Cell Therapy Laboratory, BioCruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Plaza de Cruces S/N, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.); (N.A.-S.)
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- Stem Cells and Cell Therapy Laboratory, BioCruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Plaza de Cruces S/N, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.); (N.A.-S.)
- University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Stem Cells and Cell Therapy Laboratory, BioCruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Plaza de Cruces S/N, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.); (N.A.-S.)
- Correspondence: (A.I.); (C.I.R.)
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- Stem Cells and Cell Therapy Laboratory, BioCruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, Plaza de Cruces S/N, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.); (N.A.-S.)
- Correspondence: (A.I.); (C.I.R.)
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Attia N, Mashal M, Puras G, Pedraz JL. Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Gene Delivery Tool: Promise, Problems, and Prospects. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:843. [PMID: 34200425 PMCID: PMC8229096 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The cell-based approach in gene therapy arises as a promising strategy to provide safe, targeted, and efficient gene delivery. Owing to their unique features, as homing and tumor-tropism, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have recently been introduced as an encouraging vehicle in gene therapy. Nevertheless, non-viral transfer of nucleic acids into MSCs remains limited due to various factors related to the main stakeholders of the process (e.g., nucleic acids, carriers, or cells). In this review, we have summarized the main types of nucleic acids used to transfect MSCs, the pros and cons, and applications of each. Then, we have emphasized on the most efficient lipid-based carriers for nucleic acids to MSCs, their main features, and some of their applications. While a myriad of studies have demonstrated the therapeutic potential for engineered MSCs therapy in various illnesses, optimization for clinical use is an ongoing challenge. On the way of improvement, genetically modified MSCs have been combined with various novel techniques and tools (e.g., exosomes, spheroids, 3D-Bioprinting, etc.,) aiming for more efficient and safe applications in biomedicine.
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- Noha Attia
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, NanoBioCel Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.); (M.M.)
- Department of Basic Sciences, The American University of Antigua-College of Medicine, Coolidge 1451, Antigua and Barbuda
- The Center of Research and Evaluation, The American University of Antigua-College of Medicine, Coolidge 1451, Antigua and Barbuda
- Histology and Cell Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria 21561, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, NanoBioCel Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.); (M.M.)
- The Center of Research and Evaluation, The American University of Antigua-College of Medicine, Coolidge 1451, Antigua and Barbuda
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, NanoBioCel Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.); (M.M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Institute of Health Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba, NanoBioCel Research Group, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Laboratory of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, NanoBioCel Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; (N.A.); (M.M.)
- Networking Research Centre of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Institute of Health Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Bioaraba, NanoBioCel Research Group, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Laboratory of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo de la Universidad 7, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Migliorini E, Guevara-Garcia A, Albiges-Rizo C, Picart C. Learning from BMPs and their biophysical extracellular matrix microenvironment for biomaterial design. Bone 2020; 141:115540. [PMID: 32730925 PMCID: PMC7614069 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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It is nowadays well-accepted that the extracellular matrix (ECM) is not a simple reservoir for growth factors but is an organization center of their biological activity. In this review, we focus on the ability of the ECM to regulate the biological activity of BMPs. In particular, we survey the role of the ECM components, notably the glycosaminoglycans and fibrillary ECM proteins, which can be promoters or repressors of the biological activities mediated by the BMPs. We examine how a process called mechano-transduction induced by the ECM can affect BMP signaling, including BMP internalization by the cells. We also focus on the spatio-temporal regulation of the BMPs, including their release from the ECM, which enables to modulate their spatial localization as well as their local concentration. We highlight how biomaterials can recapitulate some aspects of the BMPs/ECM interactions and help to answer fundamental questions to reveal previously unknown molecular mechanisms. Finally, the design of new biomaterials inspired by the ECM to better present BMPs is discussed, and their use for a more efficient bone regeneration in vivo is also highlighted.
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- Elisa Migliorini
- CNRS, Grenoble Institute of Technology, LMGP, UMR 5628, 3 Parvis Louis Néel, 38016 Grenoble, France; CEA, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of Grenoble (IRIG), Biomimetism and Regenerative Medicine Lab, ERL 5000, Université Grenoble-Alpes (UGA)/CEA/CNRS, Grenoble France.
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- CNRS, Grenoble Institute of Technology, LMGP, UMR 5628, 3 Parvis Louis Néel, 38016 Grenoble, France; CEA, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of Grenoble (IRIG), Biomimetism and Regenerative Medicine Lab, ERL 5000, Université Grenoble-Alpes (UGA)/CEA/CNRS, Grenoble France; Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut for Advances Biosciences, Institute Albert Bonniot, INSERM U1209, CNRS 5309, La Tronche, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut for Advances Biosciences, Institute Albert Bonniot, INSERM U1209, CNRS 5309, La Tronche, France
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- CNRS, Grenoble Institute of Technology, LMGP, UMR 5628, 3 Parvis Louis Néel, 38016 Grenoble, France; CEA, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of Grenoble (IRIG), Biomimetism and Regenerative Medicine Lab, ERL 5000, Université Grenoble-Alpes (UGA)/CEA/CNRS, Grenoble France.
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Vollmar S, Haas V, Schmid M, Preuß S, Joshi R, Rodehutscord M, Bennewitz J. Mapping genes for phosphorus utilization and correlated traits using a 4k SNP linkage map in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). Anim Genet 2020; 52:90-98. [PMID: 33140443 DOI: 10.1111/age.13018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
A large F2 cross with 920 Japanese quail was used to map QTL for phosphorus utilization, calcium utilization, feed per gain and body weight gain. In addition, four bone ash traits were included, because it is known that they are genetically correlated with the focal trait of phosphorus utilization. Trait recording was done at the juvenile stage of the birds. The individuals were genotyped genome-wide for about 4k SNPs and a linkage map constructed, which agreed well with the reference genome. QTL linkage mapping was performed using multimarker regression analysis in a line cross model. Single marker association mapping was done within the mapped QTL regions. The results revealed several genome-wide significant QTL. For the focal trait phosphorus utilization, a QTL on chromosome CJA3 could be detected by linkage mapping, which was substantiated by the results of the SNP association mapping. Four candidate genes were identified for this QTL, which should be investigated in future functional studies. Some overlap of QTL regions for different traits was detected, which is in agreement with the corresponding genetic correlations. It seems that all traits investigated are polygenic in nature with some significant QTL and probably many other small-effect QTL that were not detectable in this study.
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- S Vollmar
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, N-1432, Norway
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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Xia YJ, Wang W, Xia H, Huang XH, Deng FP, Ying QS, Yu X, Li LH, Wang JH, Zhang Y. Preparation of Coralline Hydroxyapatite Implant with Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2-Loaded Chitosan Nanospheres and Its Osteogenic Efficacy. Orthop Surg 2020; 12:1947-1953. [PMID: 33080108 PMCID: PMC7767670 DOI: 10.1111/os.12752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Spinal fusion is one of the most common surgical interventions for spine reconstruction. Despite the efforts to promote osteogenesis after spinal fusion, osteogenesis after spinal fusion remains a clinical challenge and new methods are still needed. The bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is a widely reported factor that can facilitate the osteogenesis in spinal fusion. In previous research, we found that the delivery of chitosan nanospheres could promote the effects of BMP-2 on osteogenic activity. The coralline hydroxyapatite (CHA) is one of the most frequently used implants in bone fusion. However, up to now no study has focused on the osteogenic efficacy of the CHA composite with recombinant human BMP-2 (rhBMP-2)-loaded chitosan nanospheres. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the CHA implant with rhBMP-2-loaded chitosan nanospheres on osteogenesis in spinal fusion. METHODS The rhBMP-2-loaded microspheres and CHA composite (rhBMP-2 microspheres/CHA) were prepared and were used for implantation of the rats. All SD rats were divided into four groups: the rhBMP-2 microspheres/CHA composite group (containing 0.5 mg rhBMP-2), the rhBMP-2-loaded CHA (rhBMP-2/CHA) composite group (containing 0.5 mg rhBMP-2), the blank CHA group, and the negative control group. The microsphere morphology was scanned and analyzed using a scanning electron microscope. Micro-computed tomography examination and three-dimensional reconstruction were performed 4 weeks after the surgery. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was conducted for histological analysis. Both alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and calcium content were measured. RESULTS The rhBMP-2-loaded CHA (rhBMP-2/CHA) composite was successfully prepared. Spherical regularity and a smooth and unwrinkled surface of the spheres were observed in all chitosan (CS)/rhBMP-2 microspheres. No side effects, infections, or abnormal behaviors were found in the animals. After 4 weeks of surgery, obvious new bone formation and bone fusion could be observed around the implant in both the rhBMP-2 microspheres/CHA composite group and the rhBMP-2/CHA composite group. No ectopic osteogenesis was found in the vertebral canal or other muscle tissues. After 4 weeks of implantation, in both the rhBMP-2 microspheres/CHA composite group and the rhBMP-2/CHA composite group, osteoid tissues could be found, and bone cells, bone marrow, and trabecular bone turned into mature sclerotin, obvious bone tissue formation could be also seen. Both ALP activity and calcium content in the rhBMP-2 microspheres/CHA composite group (6.52 ± 0.50 kat/g and 17.54 ± 2.49 μg/mg) were significantly higher than in all other groups. CONCLUSION The composite with rhBMP-2-loaded CS nanospheres could enhance osteogenic efficacy and increase the ALP activity and calcium content. These results might provide a novel method for osteogenesis in spinal fusion and offer new insight into the role of BMP-2 in osteogenesis.
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- Yuan-Jun Xia
- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College, Shangrao, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, China
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Tanaka M, Aoki K, Haniu H, Kamanaka T, Takizawa T, Sobajima A, Yoshida K, Okamoto M, Kato H, Saito N. Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Bone Regenerative Medicine. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E659. [PMID: 32252244 PMCID: PMC7221610 DOI: 10.3390/nano10040659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Scaffolds are essential for bone regeneration due to their ability to maintain a sustained release of growth factors and to provide a place where cells that form new bone can enter and proliferate. In recent years, scaffolds made of various materials have been developed and evaluated. Functionally effective scaffolds require excellent cell affinity, chemical properties, mechanical properties, and safety. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are fibrous nanoparticles with a nano-size diameter and have excellent strength and chemical stability. In the industrial field, they are used as fillers to improve the performance of materials. Because of their excellent physicochemical properties, CNTs are studied for their promising clinical applications as biomaterials. In this review article, we focused on the results of our research on CNT scaffolds for bone regeneration, introduced the promising properties of scaffolds for bone regeneration, and described the potential of CNT scaffolds.
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- Manabu Tanaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okaya City Hospital, 4-11-33 Honcho, Okaya, Nagano 394-8512, Japan
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- Physical Therapy Division, School of Health Sciences, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan;
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; (H.H.); (N.S.)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; (T.K.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (M.O.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; (T.K.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (M.O.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Marunouchi Hospital, 1-7-45 Nagisa, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8601, Japan;
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; (T.K.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (M.O.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; (T.K.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (M.O.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; (T.K.); (T.T.); (K.Y.); (M.O.); (H.K.)
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; (H.H.); (N.S.)
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