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Sr-HA-graft-Poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) Nanocomposite Microcarriers: Controllable Sr 2+ Release for Accelerating Osteogenenisis and Bony Nonunion Repair.

Gao L., Huang Z., Yan S., Zhang K., Xu S., Li G.

Animal Study, published in Biomacromolecules (2017) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Biomacromolecules (2017)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
28960963
DOI
10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01101
Citations
18

Abstract (original English)

The microcarrier system offers an attractive method for cellular amplification and phenotype enhancement in the field of bone tissue engineering. However, it remains a challenge to fabricate porous microcarriers with osteoinductive activity for speedy and high-quality osseointegration in regeneration of serious complication of bone fracture, like nonunion. Here, we present a facile method for the first time manufacture microcarriers with osteogenic effects and properties based on well controlled and long-term Sr 2+ release. At first, strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite was prepared (Sr-HA) and a novel Sr-HA-graft-poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) (Sr-HA-PBLG) nanocomposite was synthesized. Then, the microcarriers with highly interconnected macropores were fabricated by a double emulsion method, which allowed cells to adhere and proliferate and secrete extracellular matrix. Besides, the microcarriers with a relatively uniform diameter of 271.5 ± 45.0 μm are feasible for injection. The Sr-HA-PBLG microcarriers efficiently promoted osteogenic gene expression in vitro. With injection of the Sr-HA-PBLG microcarriers loading adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) into the nonunion sites, bone regeneration was observed at 8 weeks after injection in a mice model.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
AnimalsBone RegenerationCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDurapatiteExtracellular MatrixGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMiceNanocomposites

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