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ArticleMaterials today. Bio2025

Therapeutic effect of low-dose BMSCs-Loaded 3D microscaffold on early osteonecrosis of the femoral head.

Minzheng Guo, Baochuang Qi, Zijie Pei, Haonan Ni, Junxiao Ren, Huan Luo, Hongxin Shi, Chen Meng, Yang Yu, Zhifang Tang and 3 more

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Minzheng GuoChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, PR China.
Baochuang QiDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Zijie PeiChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, PR China.
Haonan NiDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Junxiao RenDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Huan LuoDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Hongxin ShiDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Chen MengDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Yang YuChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, PR China.
Zhifang TangDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Yongqing XuDepartment of Orthopedics, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, PR China.
Qingyun XueDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, PR China.
Chuan LiKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The early treatment of Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head (ONFH) remains a clinical challenge. Conventional Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell (BMSC) injection methods often result in unsatisfactory outcomes due to mechanical cell damage, low cell survival and retention rates, inadequate cell matrix accumulation, and poor intercellular interaction. In this study, we employed a novel cell carrier material termed "3D Microscaffold" to deliver BMSCs, addressing these issues and enhancing the therapeutic effects of cell therapy for ONFH. We injected 3D microscaffold loaded with low-dose BMSCs or free high-dose BMSCs into the femoral heads of ONFH rats and assessed therapeutic effects using imaging, serology, histology, and immunohistochemistry. To understand the mechanism of efficacy, we established a co-culture model of human osteoblasts and BMSCs, followed by cell proliferation and activity detection, flow cytometry analysis, Quantitative RT-PCR, and Western blotting. Additionally, RNA sequencing was performed on femoral head tissues. Results showed that the 3D microscaffold with low-dose BMSCs had a therapeutic effect comparable to high-dose free BMSCs. Osteoblasts in the 3D microscaffold group exhibited superior phenotypes compared to the non-3D microscaffold group. Furthermore, we have, for the first time, preliminarily validated that the low-dose BMSCs-loaded 3D microscaffolds may promote the repair of femoral head necrosis through the synergistic action of the MAPK and Hippo signaling pathways.

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MicroscaffoldOsteonecrosis of the femoral headStem cell

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PMCPMC11755031

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