ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2018
Antimicrobial Peptide Combined with BMP2-Modified Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promotes Calvarial Repair in an Osteolytic Model.
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- LL-37 regulates odontogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells in an inflammatory microenvironment.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- Tissue nano-transfection of antimicrobial genes drives bacterial biofilm killing in wounds and is potentially mediated by extracellular vesicles.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2024Article
- Self-assembly of PEG-PPS polymers and LL-37 peptide nanomicelles improves the oxidative microenvironment and promotes angiogenesis to facilitate chronic wound healing.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2024Article
- Peptide-Based Biomaterials for Bone and Cartilage Regeneration.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Strategies of cell and cell-free therapies for periodontal regeneration: the state of the art.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Review
- Regulation of LL-37 in Bone and Periodontium Regeneration.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Cathelicidin LL-37 in Health and Diseases of the Oral Cavity.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Overview of signal transduction between LL37 and bone marrow-derived MSCs.Journal of molecular histology · 2022Review
- Antimicrobial peptides for bone tissue engineering: Diversity, effects and applications.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Review
- Renovation as innovation: Repurposing human antibacterial peptide LL-37 for cancer therapy.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Prospects and Applications of Natural Blood-Derived Products in Regenerative Medicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Biomaterials and nanomedicine for bone regeneration: Progress and future prospects.Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2021Article
- Cathelicidin LL37 Promotes Osteogenic DifferentiationFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL-37 promotes lymphangiogenesis in lymphatic endothelial cells through the ERK and Akt signaling pathways.Molecular biology reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Repair and regeneration of inflammation-induced bone loss remains a clinical challenge. LL37, an antimicrobial peptide, plays critical roles in cell migration, cytokine production, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. Migration of stem cells to the affected site and promotion of vascularization are essential for tissue engineering therapy, including bone regeneration. However, it is largely unknown whether LL37 affects mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) behavior and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2)-mediated bone repair during the bone pathologic remodeling process. By performing in vitro and in vivo studies with MSCs and a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced mouse calvarial osteolytic bone defect model, we found that LL37 significantly promotes cell differentiation, migration, and proliferation in both unmodified MSCs and BMP2 gene-modified MSCs. Additionally, LL37 inhibited LPS-induced osteoclast formation and bacterial activity in vitro. Furthermore, the combination of LL37 and BMP2 markedly promoted MSC-mediated angiogenesis and bone repair and regeneration in LPS-induced osteolytic defects in mouse calvaria. These findings demonstrate for the first time that LL37 can be a potential candidate drug for promoting osteogenesis and for inhibiting bacterial growth and osteoclastogenesis, and that the combination of BMP2 and LL37 is ideal for MSC-mediated bone regeneration, especially for inflammation-induced bone loss.
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