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Cruz MA, Gonzalez Y, Vélez Toro JA, Karimzadeh M, Rubbo A, Morris L, Medam R, Splawn T, Archer M, Fernandes RJ, Dennis JE, Kean TJ. Micronutrient optimization for tissue engineered articular cartilage production of type II collagen. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1179332. [PMID: 37346792 PMCID: PMC10280293 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1179332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Tissue Engineering of cartilage has been hampered by the inability of engineered tissue to express native levels of type II collagen in vitro. Inadequate levels of type II collagen are, in part, due to a failure to recapitulate the physiological environment in culture. In this study, we engineered primary rabbit chondrocytes to express a secreted reporter, Gaussia Luciferase, driven by the type II collagen promoter, and applied a Design of Experiments approach to assess chondrogenic differentiation in micronutrient-supplemented medium. Using a Response Surface Model, 240 combinations of micronutrients absent in standard chondrogenic differentiation medium, were screened and assessed for type II collagen promoter-driven Gaussia luciferase expression. While the target of this study was to establish a combination of all micronutrients, alpha-linolenic acid, copper, cobalt, chromium, manganese, molybdenum, vitamins A, E, D and B7 were all found to have a significant effect on type II collagen promoter activity. Five conditions containing all micronutrients predicted to produce the greatest luciferase expression were selected for further study. Validation of these conditions in 3D aggregates identified an optimal condition for type II collagen promoter activity. Engineered cartilage grown in this condition, showed a 170% increase in type II collagen expression (Day 22 Luminescence) and in Young's tensile modulus compared to engineered cartilage in basal media alone.Collagen cross-linking analysis confirmed formation of type II-type II collagen and type II-type IX collagen cross-linked heteropolymeric fibrils, characteristic of mature native cartilage. Combining a Design of Experiments approach and secreted reporter cells in 3D aggregate culture enabled a high-throughput platform that can be used to identify more optimal physiological culture parameters for chondrogenesis.
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- Maria A. Cruz
- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, United States
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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Truong RD, Bernier MA, Dennis JE, Kean TJ. Synoviocyte-Derived Extracellular Matrix and bFGF Speed Human Chondrocyte Proliferation While Maintaining Differentiation Potential. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:825005. [PMID: 35685088 PMCID: PMC9171110 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.825005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Improving the ability of human chondrocytes to proliferate, while maintaining their differentiation potential, has presented a great challenge in cartilage tissue engineering. In this study, human chondrocytes were cultured under four unique growth conditions at physiologic oxygen tension: tissue culture plastic (TCP) only, synoviocyte matrix (SCM)-coated flasks only, SCM-coated flasks with bFGF media supplement, and TCP with bFGF media supplement. The results indicated that, compared to standard TCP, all test conditions showed significantly increased cell expansion rates and an increase in both glycosaminoglycan (GAG) and collagen content during redifferentiation culture. Specifically, the combined SCM + bFGF growth condition showed an additive effect, with an increase of approximately 36% more cells per passage (5-7 days) when compared to the SCM alone. In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrate that bFGF and SCM can be used as supplements to enhance the growth of human chondrocytes both as individual enhancers and as a combined additive.
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- Rachel D. Truong
- College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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- College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- Biionix Cluster, Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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Donnenfield JI, Karamchedu NP, Fleming BC, Molino J, Proffen BL, Murray MM. Articular cartilage and synovium may be important sources of post-surgical synovial fluid inflammatory mediators. Am J Transl Res 2022; 14:1640-1651. [PMID: 35422952 PMCID: PMC8991160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The primary source of synovial fluid inflammatory mediators is currently unknown and may include different tissues comprising the joint, including the synovium and articular cartilage. Prior work in a porcine model has demonstrated that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery leads to significant changes in early gene expression in the synovium and articular cartilage, which are the same whether concomitant ligament restoration is performed or not. In this study, 36 Yucatan minipigs underwent ACL surgery, and a custom multiplex assay was used to measure synovial fluid protein levels of MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-7, MMP-9, MMP-12, MMP-13, IL-1α, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-18, GM-CSF, and TNFα in 18 animals at 1 and 4 weeks after surgery. Linear regressions were used to evaluate the relationships between synovial fluid protein levels and the previously reported gene expression levels in the articular cartilage and synovium from the same animal cohort. Synovial fluid levels of MMP-13 and IL-6 were significantly correlated with synovial gene expression (P=.003 and P<.001 respectively), while IL-1α levels were significantly correlated with articular cartilage gene expression (P=.037). The synovium may be an important source of MMP-13 and IL-6, and the articular cartilage may be an important source of IL-1α in post-surgical inflammation. In developing treatments for post-surgical inflammation, the synovium may therefore be a promising target for modulating inflammatory mediators such as MMP-13 and IL-6 in the synovial fluid.
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- Jonah I Donnenfield
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI 02903, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI 02903, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA 02115, USA
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Guo W, Douma L, Hu MH, Eglin D, Alini M, Šećerović A, Grad S, Peng X, Zou X, D'Este M, Peroglio M. Hyaluronic acid-based interpenetrating network hydrogel as a cell carrier for nucleus pulposus repair. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 277:118828. [PMID: 34893245 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a key component of the intervertebral disc (IVD) that is widely investigated as an IVD biomaterial. One persisting challenge is introducing materials capable of supporting cell encapsulation and function, yet with sufficient mechanical stability. In this study, a hybrid interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) was produced as a non-covalent hydrogel, based on a covalently cross-linked HA (HA-BDDE) and HA-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (HA-pNIPAM). The hybrid IPN was investigated for its physicochemical properties, with histology and gene expression analysis to determine matrix deposition in vitro and in an ex vivo model. The IPN hydrogel displayed cohesiveness for at least one week and rheological properties resembling native nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue. When implanted in an ex vivo IVD organ culture model, the IPN supported cell viability, phenotype expression of encapsulated NP cells and IVD matrix production over four weeks under physiological loading. Overall, our results indicate the therapeutic potential of this HA-based IPN hydrogel for IVD regeneration.
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- Wei Guo
- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland; Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopaedic Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland.
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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Anti-hypertrophic effect of synovium-derived stromal cells on costal chondrocytes promotes cartilage repairs. J Orthop Translat 2021; 32:59-68. [PMID: 34934627 PMCID: PMC8645424 DOI: 10.1016/j.jot.2021.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Costal chondrocytes (CCs), as a promising donor cell source for cell-based therapy for cartilage repair, have strong tendency of hypertrophy and calcification, which limited CCs from further application in cartilage regenerative medicine. Synovium-derived stromal cells (SDSCs), have shown their beneficial effect for chondrocytes to maintain phenotype. This study aims to investigate whether SDSCs could help CCs to maintain chondrogenic phenotype and suppress hypertrophic differentiation in cartilage repairs. Methods CCs were directly cocultured with SDSCs in pellet or indirectly cocultured using a conditioned medium in vitro for 3 weeks. Cartilage matrix formation and hypertrophic differentiation of CCs were analyzed by RT-PCR, biochemical assays, and histological staining. Cocultured pellets were implanted into the osteochondral defects made on the femoral groove of the rats. Then, macroscopic and histological evaluations were performed. Results Pellets formed by CCs alone and CCs cocultured with SDSCs reveal equal cartilage matrix deposition. However, the gene expression of type X collagen was significantly downregulated in cocultured pellets. Immunohistochemistry analysis revealed suppressed expression of type X collagen in cocultured pellets, indicating SDSCs may suppress hypertrophic differentiation of chondrocytes. Further in indirect coculture experiment, SDSCs suppressed type X collagen expression as well and promoted the proliferation of CCs, indicating SDSCs may influence CCs by paracrine mechanism. The pellets implanted in the osteochondral defects showed good restoration effects, whereas the grafts constructed with CCs and SDSCs showed lower type X expression levels. Conclusion These results suggest that SDSCs may maintain the phenotype of CCs and prevent the hypertrophic differentiation of CCs in cartilage repair. The Translational Potential of this Article: CCs is a promising donor cell source for cell-based therapy for cartilage repair. Based on our study, cocultured with SDSCs weakened the tendency of hypertrophy and calcification of CCs, which provide a potential usage of SDSCs in CCs-based cartilage repair therapy to suppress newly formed cartilage calcification and improve clinical outcomes.
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Butterfield NC, Curry KF, Steinberg J, Dewhurst H, Komla-Ebri D, Mannan NS, Adoum AT, Leitch VD, Logan JG, Waung JA, Ghirardello E, Southam L, Youlten SE, Wilkinson JM, McAninch EA, Vancollie VE, Kussy F, White JK, Lelliott CJ, Adams DJ, Jacques R, Bianco AC, Boyde A, Zeggini E, Croucher PI, Williams GR, Bassett JHD. Accelerating functional gene discovery in osteoarthritis. Nat Commun 2021; 12:467. [PMID: 33473114 PMCID: PMC7817695 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20761-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Osteoarthritis causes debilitating pain and disability, resulting in a considerable socioeconomic burden, yet no drugs are available that prevent disease onset or progression. Here, we develop, validate and use rapid-throughput imaging techniques to identify abnormal joint phenotypes in randomly selected mutant mice generated by the International Knockout Mouse Consortium. We identify 14 genes with functional involvement in osteoarthritis pathogenesis, including the homeobox gene Pitx1, and functionally characterize 6 candidate human osteoarthritis genes in mouse models. We demonstrate sensitivity of the methods by identifying age-related degenerative joint damage in wild-type mice. Finally, we phenotype previously generated mutant mice with an osteoarthritis-associated polymorphism in the Dio2 gene by CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and demonstrate a protective role in disease onset with public health implications. We hope this expanding resource of mutant mice will accelerate functional gene discovery in osteoarthritis and offer drug discovery opportunities for this common, incapacitating chronic disease.
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- Natalie C Butterfield
- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Institute of Translational Genomics, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
- Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Institute of Translational Genomics, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
- Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing and Sheffield Healthy Lifespan Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609, USA
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK
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- Section of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Dental Physical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- Institute of Translational Genomics, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- The Garvan Institute of Medical Research and St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK.
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- Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK.
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Dennis JE, Whitney GA, Rai J, Fernandes RJ, Kean TJ. Physioxia Stimulates Extracellular Matrix Deposition and Increases Mechanical Properties of Human Chondrocyte-Derived Tissue-Engineered Cartilage. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:590743. [PMID: 33282851 PMCID: PMC7691651 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.590743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cartilage tissue has been recalcitrant to tissue engineering approaches. In this study, human chondrocytes were formed into self-assembled cartilage sheets, cultured in physiologic (5%) and atmospheric (20%) oxygen conditions and underwent biochemical, histological and biomechanical analysis at 1- and 2-months. The results indicated that sheets formed at physiological oxygen tension were thicker, contained greater amounts of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and type II collagen, and had greater compressive and tensile properties than those cultured in atmospheric oxygen. In all cases, cartilage sheets stained throughout for extracellular matrix components. Type II-IX-XI collagen heteropolymer formed in the neo-cartilage and fibrils were stabilized by trivalent pyridinoline cross-links. Collagen cross-links were not significantly affected by oxygen tension but increased with time in culture. Physiological oxygen tension and longer culture periods both served to increase extracellular matrix components. The foremost correlation was found between compressive stiffness and the GAG to collagen ratio.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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