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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2022

Biomimetic Scaffolds Modulate the Posttraumatic Inflammatory Response in Articular Cartilage Contributing to Enhanced Neoformation of Cartilaginous Tissue In Vivo.

Guillermo Bauza-Mayol, Marcos Quintela, Ava Brozovich, Michael Hopson, Shazad Shaikh, Fernando Cabrera, Aaron Shi, Federica Banche Niclot, Francesca Paradiso, Emman Combellack and 6 more

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2022. 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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7citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Guillermo Bauza-MayolCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Marcos QuintelaReproductive Biology and Gynaecological Oncology Group, Swansea University Medical School, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Ava BrozovichCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Michael HopsonOrthopedics & Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Shazad ShaikhOrthopedics & Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Fernando CabreraCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Aaron ShiCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Federica Banche NiclotCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Francesca ParadisoCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Emman CombellackReconstructive Surgery and Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Swansea University Medical School, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Tom JovicReconstructive Surgery and Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Swansea University Medical School, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Paul ReesOrthopedics & Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Ennio TasciottiIRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Via della Pisana 235, Rome, 00163, Italy.
Lewis W FrancisCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Patrick MccullochOrthopedics & Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Francesca TaraballiCenter for Musculoskeletal Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4959-1169
Houston Methodist · USMethodist Hospital · USSwansea University · GBUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Focal chondral lesions of the knee are the most frequent type of trauma in younger patients and are associated with a high risk of developing early posttraumatic osteoarthritis. The only current clinical solutions include microfracture, osteochondral grafting, and autologous chondrocyte implantation. Cartilage tissue engineering based on biomimetic scaffolds has become an appealing strategy to repair cartilage defects. Here, a chondrogenic collagen-chondroitin sulfate scaffold is tested in an orthotopic Lapine in vivo model to understand the beneficial effects of the immunomodulatory biomaterial on the full chondral defect. Using a combination of noninvasive imaging techniques, histological and whole transcriptome analysis, the scaffolds are shown to enhance the formation of cartilaginous tissue and suppression of host cartilage degeneration, while also supporting tissue integration and increased tissue regeneration over a 12 weeks recovery period. The results presented suggest that biomimetic materials could be a clinical solution for cartilage tissue repair, due to their ability to modulate the immune environment in favor of regenerative processes and suppression of cartilage degeneration.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularBiomimeticsChondrocytesChondrogenesisHumansTissue EngineeringTissue Scaffoldscartilage repairosteoarthritisscaffoldstissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID34662505
PMCPMC11469755
OpenAlexW3206024025

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