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Wei J, Chen X, Xu Y, Shi L, Zhang M, Nie M, Liu X. Significance and considerations of establishing standardized critical values for critical size defects in animal models of bone tissue regeneration. Heliyon 2024; 10:e33768. [PMID: 39071581 PMCID: PMC11283167 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Establishing animal models with critical size defects (CSDs) is critical for conducting experimental investigations engineering of bone tissue regeneration. Currently, a standardised protocol for establishing an animal CSDs model has not been developed. Furthermore, a consensus has not been reached regarding the critical values of CSDs. Successful establishment of animal models for CSDs is a complex process that requires researchers to meticulously consider a variety of factors such as age, species, bone defect size and anatomic location. The specific numerical values for CSDs in small animal models vary, and a clear definition of the critical value for large animal CSDs models in the literature is still lacking. This review consolidates the advancements in critical bone defects animal models by outlining the research landscape across variables, including animal species, age groups, bone defect sites, and sizes, to offer valuable guidance and a theoretical framework for the establishment of pertinent experimental animal models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jian Wei
- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Institute of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Oral Medical Technology, Sichuan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mianyang, 621000, China
- Department of Orthodontics, Mianyang Stomatological Hospital, Mianyang, 621000, China
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Institute of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Institute of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Institute of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Periodontics & Oral Mucosal Diseases, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Institute of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine of Stomatology, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Institute of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Luzhou, 646000, China
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García-Lamas L, Lozano D, Jiménez-Díaz V, Bravo-Giménez B, Sánchez-Salcedo S, Jiménez-Holguín J, Abella M, Desco M, Vallet-Regi M, Cecilia-López D, Salinas AJ. Enriched mesoporous bioactive glass scaffolds as bone substitutes in critical diaphyseal bone defects in rabbits. Acta Biomater 2024; 180:104-114. [PMID: 38583750 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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In the field of orthopedic surgery, there is an increasing need for the development of bone replacement materials for the treatment of bone defects. One of the main focuses of biomaterials engineering are advanced bioceramics like mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBG´s). The present study compared the new bone formation after 12 weeks of implantation of MBG scaffolds with composition 82,5SiO2-10CaO-5P2O5-x 2.5SrO alone (MBGA), enriched with osteostatin, an osteoinductive peptide, (MBGO) or enriched with bone marrow aspirate (MBGB) in a long bone critical defect in radius bone of adult New Zealand rabbits. New bone formation from the MBG scaffold groups was compared to the gold standard defect filled with iliac crest autograft and to the unfilled defect. Radiographic follow-up was performed at 2, 6, and 12 weeks, and microCT and histologic examination were performed at 12 weeks. X-Ray study showed the highest bone formation scores in the group with the defect filled with autograft, followed by the MBGB group, in addition, the microCT study showed that bone within defect scores (BV/TV) were higher in the MBGO group. This difference could be explained by the higher density of newly formed bone in the osteostatin enriched MBG scaffold group. Therefore, MBG scaffold alone and enriched with osteostatin or bone marrow aspirate increase bone formation compared to defect unfilled, being higher in the osteostatin group. The present results showed the potential to treat critical bone defects by combining MBGs with osteogenic peptides such as osteostatin, with good prospects for translation into clinical practice. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Treatment of bone defects without the capacity for self-repair is a global problem in the field of Orthopedic Surgery, as evidenced by the fact that in the U.S alone it affects approximately 100,000 patients per year. The gold standard of treatment in these cases is the autograft, but its use has limitations both in the amount of graft to be obtained and in the morbidity produced in the donor site. In the field of materials engineering, there is a growing interest in the development of a bone substitute equivalent. Mesoporous bioactive glass (MBG´s) scaffolds with three-dimensional architecture have shown great potential for use as a bone substitutes. The osteostatin-enriched Sr-MBG used in this long bone defect in rabbit radius bone in vivo study showed an increase in bone formation close to autograft, which makes us think that it may be an option to consider as bone substitute.
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- Lorena García-Lamas
- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España; Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España.
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- Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España; Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, España
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- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España; Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España; Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España
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- Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España; Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, España
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- Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España; Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, España
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- Departamento de Bioingeniería, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, España; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Bioingeniería, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, España; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España; Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, España
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- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España; Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España
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- Instituto de Investigación I+12, Madrid, España; Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, España.
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Shibahara K, Hayashi K, Nakashima Y, Ishikawa K. Effects of Channels and Micropores in Honeycomb Scaffolds on the Reconstruction of Segmental Bone Defects. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:825831. [PMID: 35372306 PMCID: PMC8971796 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.825831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The reconstruction of critical-sized segmental bone defects is a key challenge in orthopedics because of its intractability despite technological advancements. To overcome this challenge, scaffolds that promote rapid bone ingrowth and subsequent bone replacement are necessary. In this study, we fabricated three types of carbonate apatite honeycomb (HC) scaffolds with uniaxial channels bridging the stumps of a host bone. These HC scaffolds possessed different channel and micropore volumes. The HC scaffolds were implanted into the defects of rabbit ulnar shafts to evaluate the effects of channels and micropores on bone reconstruction. Four weeks postoperatively, the HC scaffolds with a larger channel volume promoted bone ingrowth compared to that with a larger micropore volume. In contrast, 12 weeks postoperatively, the HC scaffolds with a larger volume of the micropores rather than the channels promoted the scaffold resorption by osteoclasts and bone formation. Thus, the channels affected bone ingrowth in the early stage, and micropores affected scaffold resorption and bone formation in the middle stage. Furthermore, 12 weeks postoperatively, the HC scaffolds with large volumes of both channels and micropores formed a significantly larger amount of new bone than that attained using HC scaffolds with either large volume of channels or micropores, thereby bridging the host bone stumps. The findings of this study provide guidance for designing the pore structure of scaffolds.
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- Keigo Shibahara
- Department of Biomaterials Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Nguyen VT, Nardini M, Ruggiu A, Cancedda R, Descalzi F, Mastrogiacomo M. Platelet Lysate Induces in Human Osteoblasts Resumption of Cell Proliferation and Activation of Pathways Relevant for Revascularization and Regeneration of Damaged Bone. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21145123. [PMID: 32698534 PMCID: PMC7403959 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21145123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
To understand the regenerative effect of platelet-released molecules in bone repair one should investigate the cascade of events involving the resident osteoblast population during the reconstructive process. Here the in vitro response of human osteoblasts to a platelet lysate (PL) stimulus is reported. Quiescent or very slow dividing osteoblasts showed a burst of proliferation after PL stimulation and returned to a none or very slow dividing condition when the PL was removed. PL stimulated osteoblasts maintained a differentiation capability in vitro and in vivo when tested in absence of PL. Since angiogenesis plays a crucial role in the bone healing process, we investigated in PL stimulated osteoblasts the activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathways, involved in both angiogenesis and bone regeneration. We observed phosphorylation of STAT3 and a strong induction, nuclear translocation and DNA binding of HIF-1α. In agreement with the induction of HIF-1α an enhanced secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) occurred. The double effect of the PL on quiescent osteoblasts, i.e., resumption of proliferation and activation of pathways promoting both angiogenesis and bone formation, provides a rationale to the application of PL as therapeutic agent in post-traumatic bone repair.
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- Van Thi Nguyen
- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (V.T.N.); (A.R.); (F.D.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DIMI), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy;
- Biotherapy Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (V.T.N.); (A.R.); (F.D.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy; (V.T.N.); (A.R.); (F.D.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine (DIMI), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy;
- Biotherapy Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy
- Center for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-010-555-8203
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Vordos N, Drosos G, Kazanidis I, Ververidis A, Ypsilantis P, Kazakos K, Simopoulos C, Mitropoulos AC, Touloupidis S. Hydroxyapatite Crystal Thickness and Buckling Phenomenon in Bone Nanostructure During Mechanical Tests. Ann Biomed Eng 2018; 46:627-639. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-018-1983-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lui YF, Ip WY. Biological Evaluation of Flexible Polyurethane/Poly l-Lactic Acid Composite Scaffold as a Potential Filler for Bone Regeneration. MATERIALS 2017; 10:ma10091042. [PMID: 28902161 PMCID: PMC5615697 DOI: 10.3390/ma10091042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Degradable bone graft substitute for large-volume bone defects is a continuously developing field in orthopedics. With the advance in biomaterial in past decades, a wide range of new materials has been investigated for their potential in this application. When compared to common biopolymers within the field such as PLA or PCL, elastomers such as polyurethane offer some unique advantages in terms of flexibility. In cases of bone defect treatments, a flexible soft filler can help to establish an intimate contact with surrounding bones to provide a stable bone-material interface for cell proliferation and ingrowth of tissue. In this study, a porous filler based on segmented polyurethane incorporated with poly l-lactic acid was synthesized by a phase inverse salt leaching method. The filler was put through in vitro and in vivo tests to evaluate its potential in acting as a bone graft substitute for critical-sized bone defects. In vitro results indicated there was a major improvement in biological response, including cell attachment, proliferation and alkaline phosphatase expression for osteoblast-like cells when seeded on the composite material compared to unmodified polyurethane. In vivo evaluation on a critical-sized defect model of New Zealand White (NZW) rabbit indicated there was bone ingrowth along the defect area with the introduction of the new filler. A tight interface formed between bone and filler, with osteogenic cells proliferating on the surface. The result suggested polyurethane/poly l-lactic acid composite is a material with the potential to act as a bone graft substitute for orthopedics application.
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- Yuk Fai Lui
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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