ArticleJournal of tissue engineering
Regulation of the immune microenvironment by pioglitazone-loaded polylactic glycolic acid nanosphere composite scaffolds to promote vascularization and bone regeneration.
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- Pioglitazone plus (-)-epigallocatechin gallate: a novel approach to enhance osteogenic performance in aged bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells.FEBS open bio · 2026Article
- Lymphatic incorporated biomimetic scaffold enhances Osteoangio-lymphogenic coupling via HIF-1α mediated mitochondrial reprogramming for osteoporotic bone repair.Bioactive materials · 2026Article
- Mechanosignaling and 3D morphological adaptation of MSCs in response to hydrogel rigidity underpin angiogenic and immunomodulatory efficacy for ischemic injury regeneration.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
- Advances in 3D-Printed Drug Delivery and Screening Platforms for Bone Disease Therapy.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Advanced therapeutic scaffolds of biomimetic periosteum for functional bone regeneration.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Review
- Advances in biomaterials for osteonecrosis treatment.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Crosstalk Between H-Type Vascular Endothelial Cells and Macrophages: A Potential Regulator of Bone Homeostasis.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Review
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Abstract
Osteogenesis is caused by multiple factors, and the inflammatory response, osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), regeneration of blood vessels, and other factors must be considered in bone tissue engineering. To effectively repair bone defect, it is important to decrease excessive inflammation, enhance the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts, and stimulate angiogenesis. Herein, nano-attapulgite (ATP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and gelatin (GEL) scaffolds were produced using 3D printing technology and pioglitazone (PIO)-containing polylactic acid-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanospheres were added. In both in vitro and in vivo studies, material scaffolds with PIO-loaded polylactic acid-glycolic acid nanospheres could reduce the inflammatory response by encouraging macrophage polarization from M1 to M2 and promoting the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs by activating the BMP2/Smad/RUNX2 signal pathway to repair bone defects. The vascularization of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) through the PI3K/AKT/HIF1-/VEGF pathway was also encouraged. In vivo research using PIO-containing PLGA nanospheres revealed massive collagen deposition in skin models. These findings indicate a potentially effective scaffold for bone healing, when PLGA nanospheres-which contain the drug PIO-are combined with ATP/PVA/GEL scaffolds.
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