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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Osteochondral Regeneration Ability of Uncultured Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells and Platelet-Rich Fibrin Scaffold.

Tung Nguyen-Thanh, Bao-Song Nguyen-Tran, Sara Cruciani, Thuy-Duong Nguyen-Thi, Thuan Dang-Cong, Margherita Maioli

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tung Nguyen-ThanhFaculty of Basic Science, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Ngo Quyen Street, Hue 49000, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0002-5215-383X
Bao-Song Nguyen-TranDepartment of Histology, Embryology, Pathology and Forensic, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Ngo Quyen Street, Hue 49000, Vietnam.
Sara CrucianiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8632-2577
Thuy-Duong Nguyen-ThiFaculty of Odonto-Stomatology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Ngo Quyen Street, Hue 49000, Vietnam.
Thuan Dang-CongDepartment of Histology, Embryology, Pathology and Forensic, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Ngo Quyen Street, Hue 49000, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0002-2657-6791
Margherita MaioliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0187-4968
Hue University · VNUniversity of Sassari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPlatelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and bone marrow mononuclear cells are potential scaffolds and cell sources for osteochondral regeneration. The main aim of this paper is to examine the effects of PRF scaffolds and autologous uncultured bone marrow mononuclear cells on osteochondral regeneration in rabbit knees. MATERIALS AND

methodsThree different types of PRF scaffolds were generated from peripheral blood (Ch-PRF and L-PRF) and bone marrow combined with uncultured bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMM-PRF). The histological characteristics of these scaffolds were assessed via hematoxylin-eosin staining, PicroSirius red staining, and immunohistochemical staining. Osteochondral defects with a diameter of 3 mm and depth of 3 mm were created on the trochlear groove of the rabbit's femur. Different PRF scaffolds were then applied to treat the defects. A group of rabbits with induced osteochondral defects that were not treated with any scaffold was used as a control. Osteochondral tissue regeneration was assessed after 2, 4, and 6 weeks by macroscopy (using the Internal Cartilage Repair Society score, X-ray) and microscopy (hematoxylin-eosin stain, safranin O stain, toluidine stain, and Wakitani histological scale, immunohistochemistry), in addition to gene expression analysis of osteochondral markers.

resultsCh-PRF had a heterogeneous fibrin network structure and cellular population; L-PRF and BMM-PRF had a homogeneous structure with a uniform distribution of the fibrin network. Ch-PRF and L-PRF contained a population of CD45-positive leukocytes embedded in the fibrin network, while mononuclear cells in the BMM-PRF scaffold were positive for the pluripotent stem cell-specific antibody Oct-4. In comparison to the untreated group, the rabbits that were given the autologous graft displayed significantly improved healing of the articular cartilage tissue and of the subchondral bone. Regeneration was gradually observed after 2, 4, and 6 weeks of PRF scaffold treatment, which was particularly evident in the BMM-PRF group.

conclusionsThe combination of biomaterials with autologous platelet-rich fibrin and uncultured bone marrow mononuclear cells promoted osteochondral regeneration in a rabbit model more than platelet-rich fibrin material alone. Our results indicate that autologous platelet-rich fibrin scaffolds combined with uncultured bone marrow mononuclear cells applied in healing osteochondral lesions may represent a suitable treatment in addition to stem cell and biomaterial therapy.

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bone marrow mononuclear cellsosteochondral regenerationosteogenesisplatelet-rich fibrintissue regeneration

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