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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Injectable Cell-Laden Nanofibrous Matrix for Treating Annulus Fibrosus Defects in Porcine Model: An Organ Culture Study.

Evan Roebke, Diego Jacho, Oliver Eby, Sulaiman Aldoohan, Haitham Elsamaloty, Eda Yildirim-Ayan

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evan RoebkeDepartment of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Diego JachoDepartment of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0201-3676
Oliver EbyDepartment of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6646-3978
Sulaiman AldoohanDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Haitham ElsamalotyDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
Eda Yildirim-AyanDepartment of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
University of Toledo · US

Funding

National Science Foundation 2213958
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lower back pain commonly arises from intervertebral disc (IVD) failure, often caused by deteriorating annulus fibrosus (AF) and/or nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue. High socioeconomic cost, quality of life issues, and unsatisfactory surgical options motivate the rapid development of non-invasive, regenerative repair strategies for lower back pain. This study aims to evaluate the AF regenerative capacity of injectable matrix repair strategy in ex vivo porcine organ culturing using collagen type-I and polycaprolactone nanofibers (PNCOL) with encapsulated fibroblast cells. Upon 14 days organ culturing, the porcine IVDs were assessed using gross optical imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histological analysis, and Reverse Transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) to determine the regenerative capabilities of the PNCOL matrix at the AF injury. PNCOL-treated AF defects demonstrated a full recovery with increased gene expressions of AF extracellular matrix markers, including Collagen-I, Aggrecan, Scleraxis, and Tenascin, along with anti-inflammatory markers such as CD206 and IL10. The PNCOL treatment effectively regenerates the AF tissue at the injury site contributing to decreased herniation risk and improved surgical outcomes, thus providing effective non-invasive strategies for treating IVD injuries.

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aggrecanannulus fibrosusanti-inflammatory genesbiopsy punchcollagen type Idefectex vivoinjectableintervertebral discorgan culturingpolycaprolactoneporcine modelscleraxistenascintissue regeneration

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PMID36431001
PMCPMC9694927
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