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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Continuous Passive Motion Promotes and Maintains Chondrogenesis in Autologous Endothelial Progenitor Cell-Loaded Porous PLGA Scaffolds during Osteochondral Defect Repair in a Rabbit Model.

Hsueh-Chun Wang, Tzu-Hsiang Lin, Nai-Jen Chang, Horng-Chaung Hsu, Ming-Long Yeh

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Material-Assisted Strategies for Osteochondral Defect Repair.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022
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Hsueh-Chun WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan. whc32002@hotmail.com.
Tzu-Hsiang LinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan. jeff.qbmc@yahoo.com.tw.
Nai-Jen ChangDepartment of Sports Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan. njchang@kmu.edu.tw.
Horng-Chaung HsuDepartment of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan. d4749@mail.cmuh.org.tw.
Ming-Long YehDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan. mlyeh@mail.ncku.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0001-6942-060X

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 101-2221-E-006-062-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Continuous passive motion (CPM) is widely used after total knee replacement. In this study, we investigated the effect of CPM combined with cell-based construct-transplantation in osteochondral tissue engineering. We created osteochondral defects (3 mm in diameter and 3 mm in depth) in the medial femoral condyle of 36 knees and randomized them into three groups: ED (empty defect), EPC/PLGA (endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) seeded in the poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) scaffold), or EPC/PLGA/CPM (EPC/PLGA scaffold complemented with CPM starting one day after transplantation). We investigated the effects of CPM and the EPC/PLGA constructs on tissue restoration in weight-bearing sites by histological observation and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) evaluation 4 and 12 weeks after implantation. After CPM, the EPC/PLGA construct exhibited early osteochondral regeneration and prevention of subchondral bone overgrowth and cartilage degeneration. CPM did not alter the microenvironment created by the construct; it up-regulated the expression of the extracellular matrix components (glycosaminoglycan and collagen), down-regulated bone formation, and induced the biosynthesis of lubricin, which appeared in the EPC/PLGA/CPM group after 12 weeks. CPM can provide promoting signals during osteochondral tissue engineering and achieve a synergistic effect when combined with EPC/PLGA transplantation, so it should be considered a non-invasive treatment to be adopted in clinical practices.

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Bone RegenerationChondrogenesisPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsAnimalsCartilage, ArticularEndothelial Progenitor CellsImmunohistochemistryMalePorosityRabbitsX-Ray MicrotomographyPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymercontinuous passive motionepithelial progenitor cellsosteochondral tissue engineeringPLGA scaffolds

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PMID30634691
PMCPMC6358980

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