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Combining sclerostin neutralization with tissue engineering: An improved strategy for craniofacial bone repair. Acta Biomater 2022; 140:178-189. [PMID: 34875361 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Scaffolds associated with different types of mesenchymal stromal stem cells (MSC) are extensively studied for the development of novel therapies for large bone defects. Moreover, monoclonal antibodies have been recently introduced for the treatment of cancer-associated bone loss and other skeletal pathologies. In particular, antibodies against sclerostin, a key player in bone remodeling regulation, have demonstrated a real benefit for treating osteoporosis but their contribution to bone tissue-engineering remains uncharted. Here, we show that combining implantation of dense collagen hydrogels hosting wild-type (WT) murine dental pulp stem cells (mDPSC) with weekly systemic injections of a sclerostin antibody (Scl-Ab) leads to increased bone regeneration within critical size calvarial defects performed in WT mice. Furthermore, we show that bone formation is equivalent in calvarial defects in WT mice implanted with Sost knock-out (KO) mDPSC and in Sost KO mice, suggesting that the implantation of sclerostin-deficient MSC similarly promotes new bone formation than complete sclerostin deficiency. Altogether, our data demonstrate that an antibody-based therapy can potentialize tissue-engineering strategies for large craniofacial bone defects and urges the need to conduct research for antibody-enabled local inhibition of sclerostin. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The use of monoclonal antibodies is nowadays broadly spread for the treatment of several conditions including skeletal bone diseases. However, their use to potentialize tissue engineering constructs for bone repair remains unmet. Here, we demonstrate that the neutralization of sclerostin, through either a systemic inhibition by a monoclonal antibody or the implantation of sclerostin-deficient mesenchymal stromal stem cells (MSC) directly within the defect, improves the outcome of a tissue engineering approach, combining dense collagen hydrogels and MSC derived from the dental pulp, for the treatment of large craniofacial bone defects.
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Karam MB, El Khoury J, Chakar C, Changotade S, Lutomski D, Naaman N, Godeau G, Elm’selmi A, Younes R, Senni K. Heparan-mimetics: Potential agents of tissue regeneration for bone and periodontal therapies. MEDICINE IN NOVEL TECHNOLOGY AND DEVICES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medntd.2021.100066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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La CC, Takeuchi LE, Abbina S, Vappala S, Abbasi U, Kizhakkedathu JN. Targeting Biological Polyanions in Blood: Strategies toward the Design of Therapeutics. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:2595-2621. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Le BQ, Rai B, Hui Lim ZX, Tan TC, Lin T, Lin Lee JJ, Murali S, Teoh SH, Nurcombe V, Cool SM. A polycaprolactone-β-tricalcium phosphate-heparan sulphate device for cranioplasty. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018; 47:341-348. [PMID: 30579746 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cranioplasty is a surgical procedure used to treat a bone defect or deformity in the skull. To date, there is little consensus on the standard-of-care for graft materials used in such a procedure. Graft materials must have sufficient mechanical strength to protect the underlying brain as well as the ability to integrate and support new bone growth. Also, the ideal graft material should be individually customized to the contours of the defect to ensure a suitable aesthetic outcome for the patient. PURPOSE Customized 3D-printed scaffolds comprising of polycaprolactone-β-tricalcium phosphate (PCL-TCP) have been developed with mechanical properties suitable for cranioplasty. Osteostimulation of PCL-TCP was enhanced through the addition of a bone matrix-mimicking heparan sulphate glycosaminoglycan (HS3) with increased affinity for bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2). Efficacy of this PCL-TCP/HS3 combination device was assessed in a rat critical-sized calvarial defect model. METHOD Critical-sized defects (5 mm) were created in both parietal bones of 19 Sprague Dawley rats (Male, 450-550 g). Each cranial defect was randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups: (1) A control group consisting of PCL-TCP/Fibrin alone (n = 5); (2) PCL-TCP/Fibrin-HSft (30 μg) (n = 6) (HSft is the flow-through during HS3 isolation that has reduced affinity for BMP-2); (3) PCL-TCP/Fibrin-HS3 (5 μg) (n = 6); (4) PCL-TCP/Fibrin-HS3 (30 μg) (n = 6). Scaffold integration and bone formation was evaluated 12-weeks post implantation by μCT and histology. RESULTS Treatment with PCL-TCP/Fibrin alone (control) resulted in 23.7% ± 1.55% (BV/TV) of the calvarial defect being filled with new bone, a result similar to treatment with PCL-TCP/Fibrin scaffolds containing either HSft or HS3 (5 μg). At increased amounts of HS3 (30 μg), enhanced bone formation was evident (BV/TV = 38.6% ± 9.38%), a result 1.6-fold higher than control. Further assessment by 2D μCT and histology confirmed the presence of enhanced bone formation and scaffold integration with surrounding host bone only when scaffolds contained sufficient bone matrix-mimicking HS3. CONCLUSION Enhancing the biomimicry of devices using a heparan sulphate with increased affinity to BMP-2 can serve to improve the performance of PCL-TCP scaffolds and provides a suitable treatment for cranioplasty.
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- Bach Quang Le
- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Centre for Bone Tissue Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 62 Nanyang Drive, 637459, Singapore
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-06 Immunos, Singapore 138648; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119288.
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Coyac BR, Detzen L, Doucet P, Baroukh B, Llorens A, Bonnaure-Mallet M, Gosset M, Barritault D, Colombier ML, Saffar JL. Periodontal reconstruction by heparan sulfate mimetic-based matrix therapy in Porphyromonas gingivalis-infected mice. Heliyon 2018; 4:e00719. [PMID: 30101201 PMCID: PMC6083019 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Periodontitis is a set of chronic inflammatory diseases affecting the supporting structures of the teeth, during which a persistent release of lytic enzymes and inflammatory mediators causes a self-perpetuating vicious cycle of tissue destruction and repair. A matrix-based therapy using a heparan sulfate (HS) analogue called ReGeneraTing Agent (RGTA) replaces destroyed HS by binding to available heparin-binding sites of structural molecules, leading to restoration of tissue homeostasis in several inflammatory tissue injuries, including a hamster periodontitis model. METHODS The ability of RGTA to restore the periodontium was tested in a model of Porphyromonas gingivalis-infected Balb/cByJ mice. After 12 weeks of disease induction, mice were treated weekly with saline or RGTA (1.5 mg/kg) for 8 weeks. Data were analyzed by histomorphometry. RESULTS RGTA treatment restored macroscopic bone loss. This was related to (1) a significant reduction in gingival inflammation assessed by a decrease in infiltrated connective tissue, particularly in cells expressing interleukin 1ß, an inflammatory mediator selected as a marker of inflammation; (2) a normalization of bone resorption parameters, i.e. number, activation and activity of osteoclasts, and number of preosteoclasts; (3) a powerful bone formation reaction. The Sharpey's fibers of the periodontal ligament recovered their alkaline phosphatase coating. This was obtained while P. gingivalis infection was maintained throughout the treatment period. CONCLUSIONS RGTA treatment was able to control the chronic inflammation characteristic of periodontitis and blocked destruction of periodontal structures. It ensured tissue regeneration with recovery of the periodontium's anatomy.
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- Benjamin R. Coyac
- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
- Private Practice in Periodontics, Paris, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
- OTR3, Paris, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies oro-faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Montrouge, France
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Mansour A, Mezour MA, Badran Z, Tamimi F. * Extracellular Matrices for Bone Regeneration: A Literature Review. Tissue Eng Part A 2017; 23:1436-1451. [PMID: 28562183 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2017.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The gold standard material for bone regeneration is still autologous bone, a mesenchymal tissue that consists mainly of extracellular matrix (ECM) (90% v/v) and little cellular content (10% v/v). However, the fact that decellularized allogenic bone grafts often present a clinical performance comparable to autologous bone grafts demonstrates the crucial role of ECM in bone regeneration. For long, the mechanism by which bone allografts function was not clear, but recent research has unveiled many unique characteristics of ECM that seem to play a key role in tissue regeneration. This is further confirmed by the fact that synthetic biomaterials with composition and properties resembling bone ECM present excellent bone regeneration properties. In this context, ECM molecules such as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and self-assembly peptides (SAPs) can improve the performance of bone regeneration biomaterials. Moreover, decellularized ECM derived either from native tissues such as bone, cartilage, skin, and tooth germs or from cells such as osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and stem cells has shown promising results in bone regeneration applications. Understanding the role of ECM in bone regeneration is crucial for the development of the next generation of biomaterials for bone tissue engineering. In this sense, this review addresses the state-of-the-art on this subject matter.
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- Alaa Mansour
- 1 Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University , Montreal, Canada
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- 1 Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University , Montreal, Canada .,2 Department of Periodontology (CHU/UIC 11, INSERM UMR 1229-RMeS), Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Nantes , Nantes, France
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- 1 Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University , Montreal, Canada
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Barritault D, Gilbert-Sirieix M, Rice KL, Siñeriz F, Papy-Garcia D, Baudouin C, Desgranges P, Zakine G, Saffar JL, van Neck J. RGTA ® or ReGeneraTing Agents mimic heparan sulfate in regenerative medicine: from concept to curing patients. Glycoconj J 2016; 34:325-338. [PMID: 27924424 PMCID: PMC5487810 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-016-9744-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The importance of extracellular matrix (ECM) integrity in maintaining normal tissue function is highlighted by numerous pathologies and situations of acute and chronic injury associated with dysregulation or destruction of ECM components. Heparan sulfate (HS) is a key component of the ECM, where it fulfils important functions associated with tissue homeostasis. Its degradation following tissue injury disrupts this delicate equilibrium and may impair the wound healing process. ReGeneraTing Agents (RGTA®s) are polysaccharides specifically designed to replace degraded HS in injured tissues. The unique properties of RGTA® (resistance to degradation, binding and protection of ECM structural and signaling proteins, like HS) permit the reconstruction of the ECM, restoring both structural and biochemical functions to this essential substrate, and facilitating the processes of tissue repair and regeneration. Here, we review 25 years of research surrounding this HS mimic, supporting the mode of action, pre-clinical studies and therapeutic efficacy of RGTA® in the clinic, and discuss the potential of RGTA® in new branches of regenerative medicine.
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- Denis Barritault
- OTR3, 4 rue Française, 75001 Paris, France
- Laboratory Cell Growth and Tissue Repair (CRRET), UPEC 4397/ERL CNRS 9215, Université Paris Est Cretéil, Université Paris Est, F-94000 Créteil, France
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- Laboratory Cell Growth and Tissue Repair (CRRET), UPEC 4397/ERL CNRS 9215, Université Paris Est Cretéil, Université Paris Est, F-94000 Créteil, France
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- Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, 75012 Paris, France
- Universite Paris-Saclay, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), 55 Avenue de Paris, 78000 Versailles, France
- Centre Hospitalier National d’Opthalmologie des Quinze Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Hopital Henri Mondor, Université Paris-Est Créteil, 51 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Plastique et Reconstructrice, 33 rue de la Tour, Paris, 75016 France
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- EA2496 Laboratoire Pathologies, Imagerie et Biothérapies Oro-Faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 1 rue Maurice Arnoux, 92120 Montrouge, France
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Paluck S, Nguyen TH, Maynard HD. Heparin-Mimicking Polymers: Synthesis and Biological Applications. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:3417-3440. [PMID: 27739666 PMCID: PMC5111123 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Heparin is a naturally occurring, highly sulfated polysaccharide that plays a critical role in a range of different biological processes. Therapeutically, it is mostly commonly used as an injectable solution as an anticoagulant for a variety of indications, although it has also been employed in other forms such as coatings on various biomedical devices. Due to the diverse functions of this polysaccharide in the body, including anticoagulation, tissue regeneration, anti-inflammation, and protein stabilization, and drawbacks of its use, analogous heparin-mimicking materials are also widely studied for therapeutic applications. This review focuses on one type of these materials, namely, synthetic heparin-mimicking polymers. Utilization of these polymers provides significant benefits compared to heparin, including enhancing therapeutic efficacy and reducing side effects as a result of fine-tuning heparin-binding motifs and other molecular characteristics. The major types of the various polymers are summarized, as well as their applications. Because development of a broader range of heparin-mimicking materials would further expand the impact of these polymers in the treatment of various diseases, future directions are also discussed.
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- Samantha
J. Paluck
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry and the California NanoSystems Institute, University of California−Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Dr East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry and the California NanoSystems Institute, University of California−Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Dr East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry and the California NanoSystems Institute, University of California−Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Dr East, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Frescaline G, Bouderlique T, Mansoor L, Carpentier G, Baroukh B, Sineriz F, Trouillas M, Saffar JL, Courty J, Lataillade JJ, Papy-Garcia D, Albanese P. Glycosaminoglycan mimetic associated to human mesenchymal stem cell-based scaffolds inhibit ectopic bone formation, but induce angiogenesis in vivo. Tissue Eng Part A 2014; 19:1641-53. [PMID: 23521005 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2012.0377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Tissue engineering approaches to stimulate bone formation currently combine bioactive scaffolds with osteocompetent human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC). Moreover, osteogenic and angiogenic factors are required to promote differentiation and survival of hMSC through improved vascularization through the damaged extracellular matrix (ECM). Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are ECM compounds acting as modulators of heparin-binding protein activities during bone development and regenerative processes. GAG mimetics have been proposed as ECM stabilizers and were previously described for their positive effects on bone formation and angiogenesis after local treatment. Here, we developed a strategy associating the GAG mimetic [OTR4120] with bone substitutes to optimize stem cell-based therapeutic products. We showed that [OTR4120] was able to potentiate proliferation, migration, and osteogenic differentiation of hMSC in vitro. Its link to tricalcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite scaffolds improved their colonization by hMSC. Surprisingly, when these combinations were tested in an ectopic model of bone formation in immunodeficient mice, the GAG mimetics inhibit bone formation induced by hMSC and promoted an osteoclastic activity. Moreover, the inflammatory response was modulated, and the peri-implant vascularization stimulated. All together, these findings further support the ability of GAG mimetics to organize the local ECM to coordinate the host response toward the implanted biomaterial, and to inhibit the abnormal bone formation process on a subcutaneous ectopic site.
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- Guilhem Frescaline
- Faculté des Sciences et Technologie, Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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Frescaline G, Bouderlique T, Huynh MB, Papy-Garcia D, Courty J, Albanese P. Glycosaminoglycans mimetics potentiate the clonogenicity, proliferation, migration and differentiation properties of rat mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Res 2012; 8:180-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Spiegelberg L, Djasim UM, van Neck JW, Wolvius EB, van der Wal KG. The effects of heparan sulphate mimetic RGTA-OTR4120 on irradiated murine salivary glands. J Oral Pathol Med 2012; 41:477-83. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2011.01124.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Thompson SM, Connell MG, van Kuppevelt TH, Xu R, Turnbull JE, Losty PD, Fernig DG, Jesudason EC. Structure and epitope distribution of heparan sulfate is disrupted in experimental lung hypoplasia: a glycobiological epigenetic cause for malformation? BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2011; 11:38. [PMID: 21672206 PMCID: PMC3127989 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-11-38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heparan sulfate (HS) is present on the surface of virtually all mammalian cells and is a major component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), where it plays a pivotal role in cell-cell and cell-matrix cross-talk through its large interactome. Disruption of HS biosynthesis in mice results in neonatal death as a consequence of malformed lungs, indicating that HS is crucial for airway morphogenesis. Neonatal mortality (~50%) in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is principally associated with lung hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Given the importance of HS for lung morphogenesis, we investigated developmental changes in HS structure in normal and hypoplastic lungs using the nitrofen rat model of CDH and semi-synthetic bacteriophage ('phage) display antibodies, which identify distinct HS structures. RESULTS The pulmonary pattern of elaborated HS structures is developmentally regulated. For example, the HS4E4V epitope is highly expressed in sub-epithelial mesenchyme of E15.5 - E17.5 lungs and at a lower level in more distal mesenchyme. However, by E19.5, this epitope is expressed similarly throughout the lung mesenchyme.We also reveal abnormalities in HS fine structure and spatiotemporal distribution of HS epitopes in hypoplastic CDH lungs. These changes involve structures recognised by key growth factors, FGF2 and FGF9. For example, the EV3C3V epitope, which was abnormally distributed in the mesenchyme of hypoplastic lungs, is recognised by FGF2. CONCLUSIONS The observed spatiotemporal changes in HS structure during normal lung development will likely reflect altered activities of many HS-binding proteins regulating lung morphogenesis. Abnormalities in HS structure and distribution in hypoplastic lungs can be expected to perturb HS:protein interactions, ECM microenvironments and crucial epithelial-mesenchyme communication, which may contribute to lung dysmorphogenesis. Indeed, a number of epitopes correlate with structures recognised by FGFs, suggesting a functional consequence of the observed changes in HS in these lungs. These results identify a novel, significant molecular defect in hypoplastic lungs and reveals HS as a potential contributor to hypoplastic lung development in CDH. Finally, these results afford the prospect that HS-mimetic therapeutics could repair defective signalling in hypoplastic lungs, improve lung growth, and reduce CDH mortality.
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- Sophie M Thompson
- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Zuijdendorp HM, Smit X, Blok JH, Caruelle JP, Barritault D, Hovius SER, van Neck JW. Significant reduction in neural adhesions after administration of the regenerating agent OTR4120, a synthetic glycosaminoglycan mimetic, after peripheral nerve injury in rats. J Neurosurg 2008; 109:967-73. [PMID: 18976093 DOI: 10.3171/jns/2008/109/11/0967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECT Extradural and intraneural scar formation after peripheral nerve injury frequently causes tethering and compression of the nerve as well as inhibition of axonal regeneration. Regenerating agents (RGTAs) mimic stabilizing and protective properties of sulphated glycosaminoglycan toward heparin-binding growth factors. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an RGTA known as OTR4120 on extraneural fibrosis and axonal regeneration after crush injury in a rat sciatic nerve model. METHODS Thirty-two female Wistar rats underwent a standardized crush injury of the sciatic nerve. The animals were randomly allocated to RGTA treatment or sham treatment in a blinded design. To score neural adhesions, the force required to break the adhesions between the nerve and its surrounding tissue was measured 6 weeks after nerve crush injury. To assess axonal regeneration, magnetoneurographic measurements were performed after 5 weeks. Static footprint analysis was performed preoperatively and at Days 1, 7, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 35, and 42 postoperatively. RESULTS The magnetoneurographic data show no significant difference in conduction capacity between the RGTA and the control group. In addition, results of the static footprint analysis demonstrate no improved or accelerated recovery pattern. However, the mean pullout force of the RGTA group (67 +/- 9 g [mean +/- standard error of the mean]) was significantly (p < 0.001) lower than that of the control group (207 +/- 14 g [mean +/- standard error of the mean]). CONCLUSIONS The RGTAs strongly reduce nerve adherence to surrounding tissue after nerve crush injury.
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- H Mischa Zuijdendorp
- Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Tong M, Zbinden MM, Hekking IJM, Vermeij M, Barritault D, van Neck JW. RGTA OTR 4120, a heparan sulfate proteoglycan mimetic, increases wound breaking strength and vasodilatory capability in healing rat full-thickness excisional wounds. Wound Repair Regen 2008; 16:294-9. [PMID: 18318813 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2008.00368.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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ReGeneraTing Agents (RGTAs), a family of polymers engineered to protect and stabilize heparin-binding growth factors, have been shown to promote tissue repair and regeneration. In this study, the effects of one of these polymers, RGTA OTR4120, on healing of full-thickness excisional wounds in rats were investigated. Two 1.5 cm diameter circular full-thickness excisional wounds were created on the dorsum of a rat. After creation of the wounds, RGTA OTR4120 was applied. The progress of healing was assessed quantitatively by evaluating the wound closure rate, vasodilatory capability, and wound breaking strength. The results showed a triple increase of the local vascular response to heat provocation in the RGTA OTR4120-treated wounds as compared with vehicle-treated wounds. On days 14 and 79 after surgery, the wounds treated with RGTA OTR4120 gained skin strength 12% and 48% of the unwounded skin, respectively, and displayed a significantly increased gain in skin strength when compared with control animals. These results raise the possibility of efficacy of RGTA OTR4120 in accelerating surgically cutaneous wound healing by enhancing the wound breaking strength and improving the microcirculation.
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- Miao Tong
- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Étude pilote d’un nouvel agent de thérapie matricielle (RGTA OTR4120®) dans les ulcères de cornée et les dystrophies cornéennes rebelles. J Fr Ophtalmol 2008; 31:465-71. [DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(08)72462-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kus E, Bienkiewicz A. Subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin administration promotes wound healing in rats. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2006; 13:81-4. [PMID: 16546357 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2006.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2004] [Revised: 01/26/2006] [Accepted: 01/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The influence of subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) compared with physiologic saline on the healing of abdominal wounds with and without prolene mesh was studied in rats. The collagen concentration was determined in the wound tissue and in prolene mesh 14, 21, 28 and 42 days after the skin incision in controls and in two groups of rats treated either with LMWH for 7 (I group) or 14 (II group) days after skin incision and prolene insertion. LMWH administration resulted in a significant increase of collagen content both in wound and in prolene mesh in total dose-dependent manner.
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- Ewa Kus
- Department of High Risk Pregnancy, Medical University of Lodz, Wilenska 37 Str. 94-029, Lodz, Poland
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Barritault D, Caruelle JP. Les agents de régénération (ou RGTAs) : une nouvelle approche thérapeutique. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2006; 64:135-44. [PMID: 16568015 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4509(06)75306-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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RGTAs, or ReGeneraTing Agents constitute a new class of medicinal substance that enhance both speed and quality of tissue healing and leading in some case to a real tissue regenerating process. RGTAs consist of chemically engineered polymers adapted to interact with and protect against proteolytic degradation of cellular signaling proteins known as growth factors, cytokines, interleukins, colony stimulating factors, chemokines, neurotrophic factors etc. Indeed almost all these proteins of cellular communication are naturally stored in the extra cellular matrix interacting specifically with the heparan sulfates or HS. After tissue injury of any cause, cells die liberating glycanases and proteases inducing first HS degradation then liberation of the cytokines which in turn are susceptible to degradation as they are no longer protected. By replacing the natural HS, RGTAs will protect cytokines from proteolyses as they are liberated from the matrix compartment matter in the wound. This spatio-temporal selective protection of cytokines results in a preservation of the natural endogenous signaling of a tissue and is reflected by spectacular tissue regeneration or by a very greatly improved tissue repair. These observations indicate that mammals have an unexpected ability to regenerate and that RGTA helps to reveal this capacity. The aim of OTR3 is to develop RGTA into a drug to treat specific tissue lesions.
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Lallam-Laroye C, Escartin Q, Zlowodzki AS, Barritault D, Caruelle JP, Baroukh B, Saffar JL, Colombier ML. Periodontitis destructions are restored by synthetic glycosaminoglycan mimetic. J Biomed Mater Res A 2006; 79:675-83. [PMID: 16832824 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Periodontitis are bacterium-driven inflammatory diseases that destroy tooth-supporting tissues whose complete restoration is not currently possible. RGTA, a new class of agents, have this capacity in an animal model. Periodontitis was induced in hamsters and, starting 8 weeks later, injected RG1503, a glycosaminoglycan synthesized from a 40 kDa dextran behaving like a heparan sulfate mimetic (1.5 mg kg(-1) w(-1)) or saline for 8 weeks. The three periodontium compartments were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and morphometry. The gingival extracellular matrix disorganized by inflammation was restoring under treatment. The collagen network was repaired and resumed its previous organization. Fibrillin-1 expression was restored so that the elastic network rebuilt at a distance from the pocket and began to reconstruct near the pocket. Apoptotic cell numbers were decreased in the pocket epithelium, and more so in the infiltrated connective tissue. The continuity and the thickness of the basement membrane were restored and testified normalization of epithelium connective tissue interaction. The amount of alveolar bone increased around the first molar, and the interradicular bone was rebuilt. The root cementum was thickened and the number of proliferating cells in the periodontal ligament was increased close to the cementum. RG1503 treatment induces potent anabolic reactions in the extracellular matrices of the different tissues of the periodontium and recruitment of progenitors. In particular, the cell proliferation close to the root surface suggests the reformation of a functional attachment apparatus. These results demonstrate that RG1503 reverses the degenerative changes induced by inflammation and favors the conditions of a regenerative process. Thus, RGTA, a known matrix component mimetic and protector, may be considered as a new therapeutic tool to regenerate the tissues destroyed by periodontitis.
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- C Lallam-Laroye
- Laboratoire Réparations et Remodelages Oro-Faciaux, EA 2496, Faculté de Chirurgie, Université Paris-Descartes, Dentaire, 1 rue Maurice Arnoux, 92120 Montrouge, France
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Lafont J, Blanquaert F, Colombier ML, Barritault D, Carueelle JP, Saffar JL. Kinetic study of early regenerative effects of RGTA11, a heparan sulfate mimetic, in rat craniotomy defects. Calcif Tissue Int 2004; 75:517-25. [PMID: 15654496 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-004-0012-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2004] [Accepted: 05/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We previously reported that RGTA, a synthetic heparan sulfate mimetic, induces almost complete closure of craniotomy defects one month after surgery in adult rats. RGTA-treated wounds showed features suggesting unusual cell and matrix interactions reminiscent of developmental events. As healing success or failure is determined shortly after wounding, we examined early events in RGTA-treated wounds. Collagen plasters soaked in a solution of RGTA11 (1.5 Microg per piece) or saline (control) were implanted in rat craniotomy defects. Seven control and seven treated rats were killed daily from days 1 to 7 after surgery. The lesions and adjacent tissues were sampled and processed for morphometry. A layer of type III collagen along the dura mater (DM) thickened up to day 5 in RGTA-treated wounds (p < 0.05 vs day 1), but became thinner in control wounds. Alkaline phosphatase-positive osteoprogenitor cells were detected on day 1 in this layer. Their number increased, and they migrated toward the mid-sagittal sinus and to connective tissue adjacent to the sinus, where they aggregated and differentiated into osteoblasts, forming bone nodules on day 6. These features were not seen in control wounds. Angiogenesis was significantly enhanced in RGTA-treated wounds, especially near the sinus. In vitro, bovine bone endothelial (BBE) cell proliferation was inhibited by RGTA11 in a concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, RGTA11 strongly enhanced the effect of fibroblast growth factor-2 on BBE cell proliferation. These results show that RGTA11, possibly by interacting with heparin-binding growth factors, elicits vascular reactions accompanying the recruitment of a large pool of committed osteoprogenitors from the DM. The DM and the sinus appear to be important centers of organization for craniotomy defect healing. RGTA probably creates an environment that starts a program of directing healing towards bone formation and defect closure.
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- J Lafont
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Physiopathologie Crânio-Faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris-5, 1 rue M. Arnoux, 92120, Montrouge, France
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Alexakis C, Strup C, Mestries P, Mathé D, Caruelle JP, Barritault D, Kern P. Regulation of the collagen phenotype expression of gamma-irradiated vascular smooth muscle cells by heparan mimetics (RGTA). J Biomed Mater Res A 2004; 70:594-602. [PMID: 15307164 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Restenosis is characterized by vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and accumulation of collagen III in a hypertrophic and disorganized extracellular matrix. Restenosis is prevented by antimitotic agents or irradiation but no significant progress has been made to control collagen expression deregulation. Previously, we have shown that a new family of biopolymers named RGTA (heparan mimetics elaborated by grafting on dextran of carboxylate, sulfate, and benzylamide units) stimulate in vivo tissue repair and reduce fibrosis in various models. Using VSMC in vitro (pig aortic VSMC irradiated with a 60Co source and labeled with [3H]Proline), we now show that gamma-irradiation reduced cell survival by 50% and collagen synthesis 6-fold with a major increase in the ratio of collagen III to collagen I biosynthesis taken as a fibrotic index. RGTA added to the cells enhanced their survival up to 80% and reduced collagen III/I ratio back to values found in normal vascular tissues. These results suggest that RGTA combined with gamma-radiation could be an efficient strategy against restenosis.
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- C Alexakis
- CRRET/CNRS FRE 2412, Faculté des Sciences de Créteil, Université Paris-12, Avenue du Général de Gaulle, F-94010 Créteil Cedex, France
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Alexakis C, Mestries P, Garcia S, Petit E, Barbier V, Papy-Garcia D, Sagot MA, Barritault D, Caruelle JP, Kern P. Structurally different RGTAs modulate collagen-type expression by cultured aortic smooth muscle cells via different pathways involving fibroblast growth factor-2 or transforming growth factor-beta1. FASEB J 2004; 18:1147-9. [PMID: 15132978 DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-1126fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We have engineered polymers called ReGeneraTing Agents (RGTAs), which mimic the protecting and potentiating properties of heparan sulfates toward heparin-binding growth factors (HBGF). RGTAs have been shown to optimize cell growth and regulate collagen production in vitro. Here, we studied relationships between RGTA structure and collagen-type expression in aortic smooth muscle cells by using two RGTAs, the carboxylmethylsulfate dextran RG-1503 and the carboxylmethylsulfate dextran with added benzylamide RG-1192. RG-1192 specifically induced a fivefold decrease in collagen III synthesis. This effect was abolished by FGF-2 neutralizing antibody. RG-1192 and FGF-2 acted synergistically to decrease collagen III. RG-1192 was more effective than heparin in this process. RG-1192 increased the pericellular localization of FGF-2 and protected FGF-2 from proteolysis. Surface plasmon resonance analysis indicated a Kd of 15.7 nM for the RG-1192/FGF-2 interaction (10.6 nM for the heparin/FGF-2 interaction). The structurally different RG-1503 (without benzylamide) did not interact with FGF-2 and worked synergistically with TGF-beta1 to specifically induce a twofold increase in collagen V. RGTAs with different structures exert different modulating effects on the collagen phenotype. Selection of appropriate RGTAs, which had been shown to enhance in vivo tissue repair, may provide a mean of correcting collagen abnormalities in vascular disorders and more generally in fibrotic diseases.
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- Catherine Alexakis
- CRRET/CNRS FRE 2412, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Paris 12, Créteil Cedex, France
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Morvan FO, Baroukh B, Ledoux D, Caruelle JP, Barritault D, Godeau G, Saffar JL. An engineered biopolymer prevents mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil in hamsters. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2004; 164:739-46. [PMID: 14742277 PMCID: PMC1602269 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63161-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Oral mucositis is a common, treatment-limiting, and costly side effect of cancer treatments whose biological underpinnings remain poorly understood. In this study, mucositis induced in hamsters by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was observed after cheek-pouch scarifications, with and without administration of RGTA (RG1503), a polymer engineered to mimic the protective effects of heparan sulfate. RG1503 had no effects on 5-FU-induced decreases in body weight, blood cell counts, or cheek-pouch and jejunum epithelium proliferation rates, suggesting absence of interference with the cytotoxic effects of 5-FU. Extensive mucositis occurred in all of the untreated animals, and consisted of severe damage to cheek pouch tissues (epithelium, underlying connective tissue, and muscle bundles). Only half of the RG1503-treated animals had mucositis, over a mean area 70% smaller than in the untreated animals. Basement membranes were almost completely destroyed in the untreated group but was preserved in the RG1503 group. RG1503 blunted or abolished the following 5-FU-induced effects: increases in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, and plasmin, and decreases in tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2. These data indicate that mucositis lesions are related to massive release of proteolytic enzymes and are improved by RG1503 treatment, this effect being ascribable in part to restoration of the MMP-TIMP balance. RG1503 given with cancer treatment might protect patients from mucositis.
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- Frédéric O Morvan
- Laboratoire de Biologie et Physiopathologie Crânio-Faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris-5, Montrouge, France
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Escartin Q, Lallam-Laroye C, Baroukh B, Morvan FO, Caruelle JP, Godeau G, Barritault D, Saffar JL. A new approach to treat tissue destruction in periodontitis with chemically modified dextran polymers. FASEB J 2003; 17:644-51. [PMID: 12665477 DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0708com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Periodontitis are diseases of the supportive tissues of the teeth provoked by bacteria and characterized by gingival inflammation and bone destruction. We have developed a new strategy to repair tissues by administrating agents (RGTA) that mimic heparan sulfates by protecting selectively some of the growth factors naturally present within the injured tissue and interfering with inflammation. After periodontitis induction in hamsters, the animals were left untreated or received weekly i.m. injections of RGTA1507 at a dose of 100 microg/kg, 400 microg/kg, 1.5 mg/kg, or 15 mg/kg for 4 wk. RGTA treatment significantly reduced gingival tissue inflammation, thickened the pocket epithelium by increasing cell proliferation, and enhanced collagen accumulation in the gingiva. A marked reduction in bone loss was observed, resulting from depression of osteoclasia and robust stimulation of bone formation at the dose of 1.5 mg/kg. RGTA treatment for 8 wk at this dose reversed macroscopic bone loss, sharply contrasting with the extensive bone destruction in the untreated animals. RGTA treatment decreased gelatinase A (MMP-2) and B (MMP-9) pro-forms in gingival tissues. Our data indicate that a 4 wk treatment dose-dependently attenuated gingival and bone manifestations of the disease, whereas a longer treatment restored alveolar bone close to controls. By modulating and coordinating host responses, RGTA has unique therapeutic properties and is a promising candidate for the treatment of human periodontitis.
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- Q Escartin
- Laboratoire de Biologie et PhysioPathologie Crânio-Faciales, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université René Descartes (Paris-5), 92120 Montrouge, France
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Meddahi A, Brée F, Papy-Garcia D, Gautron J, Barritault D, Caruelle JP. Pharmacological studies of RGTA(11), a heparan sulfate mimetic polymer, efficient on muscle regeneration. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2002; 62:525-31. [PMID: 12221700 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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RGTA is a family of chemically modified polymers that have been engineered to mimic the properties of heparan sulfates towards heparin binding growth factors. In vivo, RGTA stimulated tissue repair and protection when injected at the site of an injury. These properties have been reported in various models, suggesting a potential interest for therapeutic uses as a general tissue repair agent. We have focused our interest on RGTA(11), a dextran derivative that was shown to enhance, after a unique and local administration, muscle regeneration after total crushing. We first show that a single RGTA(11) systemic administration can be as efficient as a local injection for stimulating muscle regeneration. Using an H(3)-labeled RGTA(11) we have measured some pharmacokinetic parameters. Distribution volume was 51.81 mL, clearance was about 2 mL/min, and half-life was 94 min, giving a total elimination time of 11 h. We also demonstrate that RGTA(11) remains detectable in the body only after tissue injury. It was detected by autoradiography in the crushed muscle just after injury and remained at least for a week. These results provide a rational explanation for the long lasting effect of a single local or systemic injection of RGTA.
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- Anne Meddahi
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Croissance et la Régénération Tissulaires (CRRET), UPRESA CNRS 7053, Université Paris XII-Val de Marne, 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil, France
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Meddahi A, Alexakis C, Papy D, Caruelle JP, Barritault D. Heparin-like polymer improved healing of gastric and colic ulceration. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2002; 60:497-501. [PMID: 11920675 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A family of chemically substituted biopolymers has been developed to protect and stabilize heparin binding growth factors and was shown to enhance tissue repair in various in vivo models. One of these compounds, a dextran derivative named RGTA11, was tested for its ability to treat acute gastritis and colic ulceration models induced by ethanol and acid. RGTA was not efficient in reducing nor in protecting against gastric acidic secretion compared to EGF. Ethanol gastritis measured by the alteration score of the injured mucosa was reduced by 56% with the oral administration of RGTA at doses of 100 microg/kg (p < 0.01). A similar effect was obtained by PGE2 at a similar dose. Alterations of the colic mucosa were reduced after 72 h by 75% after oral administration of RGTA11. RGTA presents both anti-inflammatory and tissue repair activities mediated by growth factor protection. These two properties would be beneficial for digestive ulcer treatment. The results presented here provide evidence for these effects.
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- Anne Meddahi
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Croissance et la Regénération Tissulaires (CRRET), UPRESA CNRS 7053, Université Paris XII-Val de Marne, 61 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil, France
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Alexakis C, Guettoufi A, Mestries P, Strup C, Mathé D, Barbaud C, Barritault D, Caruelle JP, Kern P. Heparan mimetic regulates collagen expression and TGF-beta1 distribution in gamma-irradiated human intestinal smooth muscle cells. FASEB J 2001; 15:1546-54. [PMID: 11427486 DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0756com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Radiation-induced intestinal fibrosis is characterized by collagen accumulation, a process in which TGF-beta1 plays a key role. We analyzed the effects of gamma radiation on collagen expression and TGF-beta1 distribution in human intestinal smooth muscle cells (HISM). We investigated the activity of a carboxymethylated and sulfated dextran (RG-1503), exhibiting antifibrotic properties and promoting in vivo intestinal tissue repair, on irradiated HISM. After (60)Co irradiation (10 Gy), HISM were labeled with [(3)H] proline (+/-RG-1503). Radiolabeled collagen I, III, and V were quantified by SDS-PAGE. TGF-beta1 was quantified by ELISA in culture medium, pericellular and intracellular compartments. Irradiation induced a specific 2.85-fold increase in collagen III production by HISM. Collagen V decreased by 80% 72 h after irradiation. Pericellular TGF-beta1 was increased (up to twofold) in irradiated HISM. RG-1503 added before or after irradiation reversed both mRNA and protein levels of collagen III and V to control values. RG-1503 decreased the amount of TGF-beta1 in the cell layer below the control values. Irradiation of HISM induced the development of a fibrotic phenotype in terms of collagen production and TGF-beta1 distribution. The antifibrotic RG-1503 restored HISM physiological characteristics and may represent a promising therapeutic approach for radiation-induced intestinal fibrosis.
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- C Alexakis
- CRRET/CNRS UPRESA 7053, Faculté des Sciences de Créteil, Université PARIS-12, France
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Mestries P, Alexakis C, Papy-Garcia D, Duchesnay A, Barritault D, Caruelle JP, Kern P. Specific RGTA increases collagen V expression by cultured aortic smooth muscle cells via activation and protection of transforming growth factor-beta1. Matrix Biol 2001; 20:171-81. [PMID: 11420149 DOI: 10.1016/s0945-053x(01)00131-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Regenerating agents (RGTA) are defined as heparan sulfate mimics, which in vivo stimulate tissue repair. RGTA are obtained by controlled grafting of carboxymethyl and sulfate groups on dextran polymers. RGTA are selected in vitro, on their ability to protect heparin binding growth factors such as TGF-beta1 for example, as well as to alter extracellular matrix biosynthesis. We had reported that RGTA were able to modulate smooth muscle cell (SMC) collagen biosynthesis. Here, we demonstrated that a specific RGTA (RG-1503), altered differentially collagen type expression by post-confluent SMC and that this action involves TGF-beta1. RG-1503 decreased, by 50%, collagen I and III biosynthesis and stimulated specifically, by twofold, collagen V biosynthesis. TGF-beta1 stimulated collagen I and V by 1.5- and threefold, respectively. A synergic action for RGTA in association with TGF-beta1 was observed specifically for collagen V expression (eightfold increase). The stimulation of collagen V biosynthesis by RGTA was abolished by TGF-beta1 neutralizing antibodies. These modulations occurred at protein and mRNA levels. RG-1503 did not alter TGF-beta1 mRNA steady state level or total TGF-beta1 protein content (latent+active forms). However, RG-1503 significantly induced an elevated proportion of active TGF-beta1 form, which could result from the selective protection from proteolytic degradation of TGF-beta1 by RG-1503. These data open a rationale for understanding the stimulation of tissue repair induced by RGTA, and also, a new insight for developing drugs adapted to inhibit excess collagen deposition in smooth muscle cells associated vascular disorder, and in fibrotic diseases.
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- P Mestries
- Laboratory CRRET UPRES-A CNRS 7053 Université de Paris 12 Val de Marne, Avenue du Général de Gaulle 94010, Créteil cedex, France
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Jeanbat-Mimaud V, Barbaud C, Caruelle JP, Barritault D, Cammas-Marion S, Langlois V, Guerin P. Bioactive functionalized polymer of malic acid for bone repair and muscle regeneration. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2001; 11:979-91. [PMID: 11211090 DOI: 10.1163/156856200744147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A bioactive poly(beta-hydroxyalkanoate) derived from malic acid was prepared and tested on bone repair and muscle regeneration. This functionalized and hydrolyzable polymer was obtained after several steps, the first one being the anionic copolymerization of three malolactonic acid esters. Chemical modifications were carried out on the terpolymer to turn benzyl-protecting groups into carboxyl groups and allyl groups into sulfonate groups. The resulting polymer bore carboxylate, sulfonate, and sec-butyl pendent groups in 65/25/10 molar proportions and were aimed at interacting with heparan binding growth factors. This polymer did not present any toxic effect in cell viability of HepG2 cells, over a large range of concentrations (0.01-0.25 mgl(-1)). Its ability to improve wound healing was tested in vivo and positive results are reported. Furthermore, the bioactivity of this polymer was evaluated using the regeneration model of Extensor digitorum longus (EDL) rat muscle. The study displayed a significant increase in the muscle regeneration and maturation.
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- V Jeanbat-Mimaud
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Craissance Cellulaire, la Réparation et la Régénération Tissulaire,UPRESA 7053 CNRS-Université Paris XII-Val de Marne, Creteil, France
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