ArticleActa biomaterialia2015
Phenotypic stability, matrix elaboration and functional maturation of nucleus pulposus cells encapsulated in photocrosslinkable hyaluronic acid hydrogels.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Precision Repair of Zone-Specific Meniscal Injuries Using a Tunable Extracellular Matrix-Based Hydrogel System.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Achilles' Heel-The Significance of Maintaining Microenvironmental Homeostasis in the Nucleus Pulposus for Intervertebral Discs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Two- and three-dimensional in vitro nucleus pulposus cultures: An in silico analysis of local nutrient microenvironments.JOR spine · 2022Article
- Direct Reprogramming and Induction of Human Dermal Fibroblasts to Differentiate into iPS-Derived Nucleus Pulposus-like Cells in 3D Culture.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Intradiscal injection for the management of low back pain.JOR spine · 2022Article
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- Fabrication, maturation, and implantation of composite tissue-engineered total discs formed from native and mesenchymal stem cell combinations.Acta biomaterialia · 2020Article
- Efficacy of matrilin-3-primed adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell spheroids in a rabbit model of disc degeneration.Stem cell research & therapy · 2020Article
- Roles of Silk Fibroin on Characteristics of Hyaluronic Acid/Silk Fibroin Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering of Nucleus Pulposus.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Restoration of physiologic loading modulates engineered intervertebral disc structure and function in an in vivo model.JOR spine · 2020Article
- Fibrin-Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel (RegenoGel) with Fibroblast Growth Factor-18 for In Vitro 3D Culture of Human and Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- Fabrication of a novel whole tissue-engineered intervertebral disc for intervertebral disc regeneration in the porcine lumbar spine.RSC advances · 2018Article
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- Expansion of mesenchymal stem cells on electrospun scaffolds maintains stemness, mechano-responsivity, and differentiation potential.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2018Article
- Functional Hydrogels With Tunable Structures and Properties for Tissue Engineering Applications.Frontiers in chemistry · 2018Review
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Abstract
Degradation of the nucleus pulposus (NP) is an early hallmark of intervertebral disc degeneration. The capacity for endogenous regeneration in the NP is limited due to the low cellularity and poor nutrient and vascular supply. Towards restoring the NP, a number of biomaterials have been explored for cell delivery. These materials must support the NP cell phenotype while promoting the elaboration of an NP-like extracellular matrix in the shortest possible time. Our previous work with chondrocytes and mesenchymal stem cells demonstrated that hydrogels based on hyaluronic acid (HA) are effective at promoting matrix production and the development of functional material properties. However, this material has not been evaluated in the context of NP cells. Therefore, to test this material for NP regeneration, bovine NP cells were encapsulated in 1%w/vol HA hydrogels at either a low seeding density (20×10(6)cellsml(-1)) or a high seeding density (60×10(6)cellsml(-1)), and constructs were cultured over an 8week period. These NP cell-laden HA hydrogels showed functional matrix accumulation, with increasing matrix content and mechanical properties with time in culture at both seeding densities. Furthermore, encapsulated cells showed NP-specific gene expression profiles that were significantly higher than expanded NP cells prior to encapsulation, suggesting a restoration of phenotype. Interestingly, these levels were higher at the lower seeding density compared to the higher seeding density. These findings support the use of HA-based hydrogels for NP tissue engineering and cellular therapies directed at restoration or replacement of the endogenous NP.
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