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ArticleTissue engineering and regenerative medicine2020

A Combinational Therapy of Articular Cartilage Defects: Rapid and Effective Regeneration by Using Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound After Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cell Transplantation.

Byeong-Wook Song, Jun-Hee Park, Bomi Kim, Seahyoung Lee, Soyeon Lim, Sang Woo Kim, Jung-Won Choi, Jiyun Lee, Misun Kang, Ki-Chul Hwang and 2 more

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Article in Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Byeong-Wook SongDepartment of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, 24, Beomil-ro 579beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, 25601, Republic of Korea.
Jun-Hee ParkInternational St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea.
Bomi KimInternational St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea.
Seahyoung LeeInternational St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea.
Soyeon LimInternational St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea.
Sang Woo KimInternational St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea.
Jung-Won ChoiInstitute for Biomedical Convergence, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, 24, Beomil-ro 579beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, 25601, Republic of Korea.
Jiyun LeeInstitute for Biomedical Convergence, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, 24, Beomil-ro 579beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, 25601, Republic of Korea.
Misun KangInstitute for Biomedical Convergence, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, 24, Beomil-ro 579beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, 25601, Republic of Korea.
Ki-Chul HwangInternational St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Sik ChaeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, International St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea. drchae@ish.ac.kr.
Il-Kwon KimInternational St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, 25, Simgok-ro 100beon-gil, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22711, Republic of Korea. ilkwonkim@empas.com.
Catholic Kwandong University · KRCatholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital · KR

Funding

Ministry of Health & Welfare HI18C0661the National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2017R1C1B5017159
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough low-intensity pulsed ultrasound has been reported to be potential cartilage regeneration, there still unresolved treatment due to cartilage fibrosis and degeneration by a lack of rapid and high-efficiency treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a combination therapy of focused acoustic force and stem cells at site for fast and efficient healing on cartilage regeneration.

methodsUsing a rat articular cartilage defects model, one million adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) were injected into the defect site, and low-intensity focused ultrasound (LOFUS) in the range of 100-600 mV was used for 20 min/day for 2 weeks. All experimental groups were sacrificed after 4 weeks in total. The gross appearance score and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Alcian blue, and Safranin O staining were used for measuring the chondrogenic potential. The cartilage characteristics were observed, and type II collagen, Sox 9, aggrecan, and type X collagen were stained with immunofluorescence. The results of the comprehensive analysis were calculated using the Mankin scoring method.

resultsThe gross appearance scores of regenerated cartilage and chondrocyte-like cells in H&E images were higher in LOFUS-treated groups compared to those in negative control or ASC-treated groups. Safranin O and Alcian blue staining demonstrated that the 100 and 300 mV LOFUS groups showed greater synthesis of glycosaminoglycan and proteoglycan. The ASC + LOFUS 300 mV group showed positive regulation of type II collagen, Sox 9 and aggrecan and negative regulation of type X collagen, which indicated the occurrence of cartilage regeneration based on the Mankin score result.

conclusionThe combination therapy, which involved treatment with ASC and 300 mV LOFUS, quickly and effectively reduced articular cartilage defects.

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Adipose TissueAggrecansAnimalsCartilage, ArticularChondrogenesisCollagen Type IIRatsRegenerationStem CellsStem Cell TransplantationTissue EngineeringWound HealingAggrecansCollagen Type IIAdipose tissue-derived stem cellArticular cartilage defectLow-intensity focused ultrasoundRegeneration

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PMID32274698
PMCPMC7260301
OpenAlexW3015313979

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