Large bone defects still represent a major burden in orthopedics, requiring bone-graft implantation to promote the bone repair. Along with autografts that currently represent the gold standard for complicated fracture repair, the bone tissue engineering offers a promising alternative strategy combining bone-graft substitutes with osteoprogenitor cells able to support the bone tissue ingrowth within the implant. Hence, the optimization of cell loading and distribution within osteoconductive scaffolds is mandatory to support a successful bone formation within the scaffold pores. With this purpose, we engineered constructs by seeding and culturing autologous, osteodifferentiated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells within hydroxyapatite (HA)-based grafts by means of a perfusion bioreactor to enhance the in vivo implant-bone osseointegration in an ovine model. Specifically, we compared the engineered constructs in two different anatomical bone sites, tibia, and femur, compared with cell-free or static cell-loaded scaffolds. After 2 and 4 months, the bone formation and the scaffold osseointegration were assessed by micro-CT and histological analyses. The results demonstrated the capability of the acellular HA-based grafts to determine an implant-bone osseointegration similar to that of statically or dynamically cultured grafts. Our study demonstrated that the tibia is characterized by a lower bone repair capability compared to femur, in which the contribution of transplanted cells is not crucial to enhance the bone-implant osseointegration. Indeed, only in tibia, the dynamic cell-loaded implants performed slightly better than the cell-free or static cell-loaded grafts, indicating that this is a valid approach to sustain the bone deposition and osseointegration in disadvantaged anatomical sites.
In Vivo Bone Formation Within Engineered Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds in a Sheep Model / A.B. Lovati, S. Lopa, C. Recordati, G. Talò, C. Turrisi, M. Bottagisio, M. Losa, E. Scanziani, M. Moretti. - In: CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 0171-967X. - 99:2(2016), pp. 209-223.
Titolo: | In Vivo Bone Formation Within Engineered Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds in a Sheep Model |
Autori: | SCANZIANI, EUGENIO (Penultimo) |
Parole Chiave: | Bone graft; Dynamic culture; Femur; Mesenchymal stem cells; Ovine model; Tibia; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Endocrinology |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore VET/03 - Patologia Generale e Anatomia Patologica Veterinaria |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
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URL: | link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00223/index.htm |
Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-016-0140-8 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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