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ArticleTissue engineering. Part A2016

Oxygen Tension-Controlled Matrices with Osteogenic and Vasculogenic Cells for Vascularized Bone Regeneration In Vivo.

Ami R Amini, Thomas O Xu, Ramaswamy M Chidambaram, Syam P Nukavarapu

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Article in Tissue engineering. Part A, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ami R Amini1 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts.
Thomas O Xu2 Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center , Farmington, Connecticut.
Ramaswamy M Chidambaram4 Center for Comparative Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center , Farmington, Connecticut.
Syam P Nukavarapu2 Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center , Farmington, Connecticut.
UConn Health · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

Phase II of BUILDing SCHOLARSUL1GM118970 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI ALEY, STEPHEN B, BOLAND, THOMAS · 2015 to 2023
$17.9M
Phase II of BUILDing SCHOLARS - Research Enrichment CoreRL5GM118969 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI ALEY, STEPHEN B, BOLAND, THOMAS · 2015 to 2023
$7.4M
BUILDing SCHOLARS (Research Enrichment Core)RL5MD009592 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI AGUILERA, RENATO J, ALEY, STEPHEN B · 2014 to 2014
$268k
Optimal Biodegradable Scaffolds and Progenitor Cells for Effective Bone RegeneratF30DE022477 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI AMINI, AMI R · 2011 to 2013
$121k
NIDCR NIH HHS F30DE022477NIGMS NIH HHS 8RL5GM118969NIGMS NIH HHS UL1 GM118970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite recent progress, segmental bone defect repair is still a significant challenge in orthopedic surgery. While bone tissue engineering approaches using biodegradable matrices along with bone/blood vessel forming cells offered improved possibilities, current regenerative strategies lack the ability to achieve vascularized bone regeneration in critical-sized/segmental bone defects. In this study, we introduced and evaluated a two-pronged approach for vascularized bone regeneration in vivo. The goal was to demonstrate vascularized bone formation using oxygen tension-controlled (OTC) matrices seeded with bone and blood vessel forming cells. OTC matrices were coimplanted with rabbit mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and peripheral blood-derived endothelial progenitor cells (PB-EPCs) to demonstrate the osteogenic and vasculogenic differentiation of these cells, postseeding on a matrix, especially deep inside the matrix pore structure. Matrices coimplanted with varied rabbit MSC and PB-EPC ratios (1:4, 1:1, and 4:1) were assessed in a nude mouse subcutaneous implantation model to determine a coimplantation ratio with superior osteogenic as well as vasculogenic properties. The implants were analyzed, at week 8, for endothelial (CD31 and Von Willebrand factor [vWF]) and osteogenic marker (RunX2 and Col I) staining qualitatively and collagen deposition and number of vessel formation quantitatively. Results from these experiments established MSC-to-PB-EPC ratio 1:1 as the best coimplantation ratio. OTC matrix with 1:1 coimplantation ratio was assessed for segmental bone defect repair in a rabbit critical-sized bone defect model. The group under investigation was OTC matrix, and the matrix was seeded with MSCs, EPCs, or MSCs:EPCs in a 1:1 ratio. Explants at week 12 were evaluated for bone defect repair via micro-CT and histology. Results from rabbit in vivo experiments show enhanced mineralization and vascularization for the 1:1 coimplantation group. Overall, the study establishes a two-pronged approach involving OTC matrix and effective progenitors for large-area and vascularized bone regeneration.

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AnimalsBiomarkersBone RegenerationDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImplants, ExperimentalMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, SCIDNeovascularization, PhysiologicOsteogenesisOxygenRabbitsTissue ScaffoldsUlnaX-Ray MicrotomographyBiomarkersOxygen

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PMID26914219
PMCPMC4841084
OpenAlexW2303933008

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