Influence of Permeability on the Compressive Property of Articular Cartilage: A Scaffold-Free, Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Cartilage Repair

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoya Susa ◽  
Ryosuke Nansai ◽  
Norimasa Nakamura ◽  
Hiromichi Fujie
Keyword(s):  
Articular Cartilage ◽  
Superficial Layer ◽  
Cell Delivery ◽  
Compressive Property ◽  
Chondral Defect ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Normal Cartilage ◽  
Cell Based Therapy ◽  
Immunological Effects

Since the healing capacity of articular cartilage is limited, it is important to develop cell-based therapies for the repair of cartilage. Although synthetic or animal-derived scaffolds are frequently used for effective cell delivery long-term safety and efficiency of such scaffolds still remain unclear. We have been studying on a scaffold-free tissue engineered construct (TEC) bio-synthesized from synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) [1]. As the TEC specimen is composed of cells with their native extracellular matrix, we believe that it is free from concern regarding long term immunological effects. our previous studies indicated that a porcine partial thickness chondral defect was successfully repaired with TEC but that the compressive property of the TEC-treated cartilage-like repaired tissue was different from normal cartilage in both immature and mature animals. Imura et al. found that the permeability of the immature porcine cartilage-like tissues repaired with TEC recovered to normal level for 6 months except the superficial layer [2]. Therefore, the present study was performed to determine the depth-dependent permeability of mature porcine cartilage-like tissue repaired with TEC. Moreover, we investigated the effect of difference of permeability on the compressive property of articular cartilage using a finite element analysis (FEM).

Surface and Bulk Stiffness of the Mature Porcine Cartilage-Like Tissue Repaired With a Scaffold-Free, Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineered Construct (TEC)

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Nansai ◽  
Mamoru Ogata ◽  
Junichi Takeda ◽  
Wataru Ando ◽  
Norimasa Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indentation Test ◽  
Compressive Properties ◽  
Normal Cartilage ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Engineering Technique ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Immunological Effects ◽  
Tissue Engineering Technique ◽  
Micro Indentation

Since the healing capacity of articular cartilage is limited, it is important to develop cell-based therapies for the repair of cartilage. Although synthetic or animal-derived scaffolds are frequently used for effective cell delivery long-term safety and efficiency of such scaffolds still remain unclear. We have been developing a new tissue engineering technique for cartilage repair using a scaffold-free tissue engineered construct (TEC) bio-synthesized from synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) [1]. As the TEC specimen is composed of cells with their native extracellular matrix, we believe that it is free from concern regarding long term immunological effects. Fujie et al. found in a micro indentation test using an atomic force microscope (AFM) that the immature porcine cartilage-like tissue repaired with TEC exhibited lower stiffness as compared with normal cartilage in immature porcine femur [2], although the macro-scale stiffness of the repaired tissue was almost same as that of the normal cartilage [3]. In the present study, we investigated the macro and micro-compressive properties of mature porcine cartilage-like tissue repaired with TEC.

scholarly journals Click chemistry-based pre-targeting cell delivery for cartilage regeneration

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia M Co ◽  
Samira Izuagbe ◽  
Jun Zhou ◽  
Ning Zhou ◽  
Xiankai Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Articular Cartilage ◽  
Click Chemistry ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Cartilage Regeneration ◽  
Cartilage Injury ◽  
Cell Delivery ◽  
Polymer Carrier ◽  
Human Cartilage ◽  
Joint Injury ◽  
Cell Based Therapy

Abstract A fraction of the OA patient population is affected by post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) following acute joint injuries. Stopping or reversing the progression of PTOA following joint injury could improve long-term functional outcomes, reduced disability, and medical costs. To more effectively treat articular cartilage injury, we have developed a novel cell-based therapy that involves the pre-targeting of apoptotic chondrocytes and the delivery of healthy, metabolically active chondrocytes using click chemistry. Specifically, a pre-targeting agent was prepared via conjugating apoptotic binding peptide (ApoPep-1) and trans-cyclooctene (TCO) onto polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymer carrier. The pre-targeting agent would be introduced to injured areas of articular cartilage, leading to the accumulation of TCO groups on the injured areas from actively binding to apoptotic chondrocytes. Subsequently, methyltetrazine (Tz)-bearing chondrocytes would be immobilized on the surface of TCO-coated injured cartilage via Tz-TCO click chemistry reaction. Using an ex vivo human cartilage explant PTOA model, the effectiveness of this new approach was evaluated. Our studies show that this novel approach (Tz-TCO click chemistry) significantly enhanced the immobilization of healthy and metabolically active chondrocytes to the areas of apoptotic chondrocytes. Histological analyses demonstrated that this treatment regimen would significantly reduce the area of cartilage degeneration and enhance ECM regeneration. The results support that Tz-TCO click chemistry-mediated cell delivery approach has great potential in clinical applications for targeting and treatment of cartilage injury.

scholarly journals Cardiac Cell Therapy: Insights into the Mechanisms of Tissue Repair

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1201
Author(s):  
Hsuan Peng ◽  
Kazuhiro Shindo ◽  
Renée R. Donahue ◽  
Ahmed Abdel-Latif
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Tissue Repair ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Cell Delivery ◽  
Cardiac Cell Therapy ◽  
Stem Cell Treatment

Stem cell-based cardiac therapies have been extensively studied in recent years. However, the efficacy of cell delivery, engraftment, and differentiation post-transplant remain continuous challenges and represent opportunities to further refine our current strategies. Despite limited long-term cardiac retention, stem cell treatment leads to sustained cardiac benefit following myocardial infarction (MI). This review summarizes the current knowledge on stem cell based cardiac immunomodulation by highlighting the cellular and molecular mechanisms of different immune responses to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their secretory factors. This review also addresses the clinical evidence in the field.

scholarly journals Factors affecting long-term efficacy of T regulatory cell-based therapy in type 1 diabetes

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska ◽  
Małgorzata Myśliwiec ◽  
Dorota Iwaszkiewicz-Grześ ◽  
Mateusz Gliwiński ◽  
Ilona Derkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
T Regulatory Cell ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Regulatory Cell ◽  
Term Efficacy ◽  
Cell Based Therapy

scholarly journals Preparation and properties of silicone rubber materials with foam/solid alternating multilayered structures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhuan Zhang ◽  
Zhaoping Deng ◽  
Hongwei Yuan ◽  
Shikai Luo ◽  
Huayin Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Silicone Rubber ◽  
Cellular Structure ◽  
Cellular Structures ◽  
Compressive Property ◽  
Solid Layer ◽  
Multilayered Structures ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Morphology And Mechanical Properties

AbstractIn this paper, silicone rubber materials with foam/solid alternating multilayered structures were successfully constructed by combining the two methods of multilayered hot-pressing and supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) foaming. The cellular morphology and mechanical properties of the foam/solid alternating multilayered silicone rubber materials were systematically studied. The results show that the growth of the cell was restrained by the solid layer, resulting in a decrease in the cell size. In addition, the introduction of the solid layer effectively improved the mechanical properties of the microcellular silicone rubber foam. The tensile strength and compressive strength of the foam/solid alternating multilayered silicone rubber materials reached 5.39 and 1.08 MPa, which are 46.1% and 237.5% of the pure silicone rubber foam, respectively. Finite element analysis (FEA) was applied and the results indicate that the strength and proportion of the solid layer played important roles in the tensile strength of the foam/solid alternating multilayered silicone rubber materials. Moreover, the small cellular structures in silicone rubber foam can provided a high supporting counterforce during compression, meaning that the microcellular structure of silicone rubber foam improved the compressive property compared to that for the large cellular structure of silicone rubber foam.

scholarly journals Human Adult Stem Cells Maintain a Constant Phenotype Profile Irrespective of Their Origin, Basal Media, and Long Term Cultures

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indumathi Somasundaram ◽  
Rashmi Mishra ◽  
Harikrishnan Radhakrishnan ◽  
Rajkumar Sankaran ◽  
Venkata Naga Srikanth Garikipati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Adult Stem Cells ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Adult Stem Cell ◽  
Phenotypic Marker ◽  
Human Adult ◽  
Cell Based Therapy ◽  
Basal Media

The study aims to identify the phenotypic marker expressions of different human adult stem cells derived from, namely, bone marrow, subcutaneous fat, and omentum fat, cultured in different media, namely, DMEM-Low Glucose, Alpha-MEM, DMEM-F12 and DMEM-KO and under long term culture conditions (>P20). We characterized immunophenotype by using various hematopoietic, mesenchymal, endothelial markers, and cell adhesion molecules in the long term cultures (Passages-P1, P3, P5, P9, P12, P15, and P20.) Interestingly, data revealed similar marker expression profiles irrespective of source, basal media, and extensive culturing. This demonstrates that all adult stem cell sources mentioned in this study share similar phenotypic marker and all media seem appropriate for culturing these sources. However, a disparity was observed in the markers such as CD49d, CD54, CD117, CD29, and CD106, thereby warranting further research on these markers. Besides the aforesaid objective, it is understood from the study that immunophenotyping acts as a valuable tool to identify inherent property of each cell, thereby leading to a valuable cell based therapy.

scholarly journals Treatment of a Patellar Chondral Defect Using Juvenile Articular Cartilage Allograft Implantation

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e351-e354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin W. Griffin ◽  
C. Jan Gilmore ◽  
Mark D. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Articular Cartilage ◽  
Chondral Defect
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