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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2022

Nonwoven-based gelatin/polycaprolactone membrane loaded with ERK inhibitor U0126 for treatment of tendon defects.

Yonghui Hou, Bingyu Zhou, Ming Ni, Min Wang, Lingli Ding, Ying Li, Yamei Liu, Wencai Zhang, Gang Li, Jiali Wang and 1 more

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Article in Stem cell research & therapy, 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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Yonghui Hou *Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Bingyu Zhou *Lingnan Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ming Ni *Department of Orthopedics, the First Medical Center, the Fourth Medical Center, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Min WangLingnan Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Lingli DingLingnan Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ying LiLingnan Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yamei LiuDepartments of Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Wencai ZhangNeo Modulus (Suzhou) Medical Sci-Tech Co., Ltd., Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Gang Li *Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. gangli@cuhk.edu.hk.
Jiali Wang *Biomedical Engineering School, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. wangjli8@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Liangliang Xu *Lingnan Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. xull-2016@gzucm.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5249-7480
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNChinese PLA General Hospital · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · HKGuangzhou University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTendon is a major component of musculoskeletal system connecting the muscles to the bone. Tendon injuries are very common orthopedics problems leading to impeded motion. Up to now, there still lacks effective treatments for tendon diseases.

methodsTendon stem/progenitor cells (TSPCs) were isolated from the patellar tendons of SD rats. The expression levels of genes were evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR. Immunohistochemistry staining was performed to confirm the presence of tendon markers in tendon tissues. Bioinformatics analysis of data acquired by RNA-seq was used to find out the differentially expressed genes. Rat patellar tendon injury model was used to evaluate the effect of U0126 on tendon injury healing. Biomechanical testing was applied to evaluate the mechanical properties of newly formed tendon tissues.

resultsIn this study, we have shown that ERK inhibitor U0126 rather PD98059 could effectively increase the expression of tendon-related genes and promote the tenogenesis of TSPCs in vitro. To explore the underlying mechanisms, RNA sequencing was performed to identify the molecular difference between U0126-treated and control TSPCs. The result showed that GDF6 was significantly increased by U0126, which is an important factor of the TGFβ superfamily regulating tendon development and tenogenesis. In addition, NBM (nonwoven-based gelatin/polycaprolactone membrane) which mimics the native microenvironment of the tendon tissue was used as an acellular scaffold to carry U0126. The results demonstrated that when NBM was used in combination with U0126, tendon healing was significantly promoted with better histological staining outcomes and mechanical properties.

conclusionTaken together, we have found U0126 promoted tenogenesis in TSPCs through activating GDF6, and NBM loaded with U0126 significantly promoted tendon defect healing, which provides a new treatment for tendon injury.

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