[Construct tissue-engineered bone by co-seeding marrow stromal cells and endothelial cells].
To identify the role of co-seeding marrow stromal cells (MSCs) and endothelial cells (ECs) onto biocomposite in constructing tissue-engineered bone for promoting osteogenesis and angiogenesis, we seeded rat marrow stromal cells (rMSCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (hUVECs) onto poly (L-lactic acid)/beta-tricalcium phosphate (PLLA/beta-TCP) macroporous composite (the test group), and seeded rMSCs onto the same kind of composite (the control group). We implanted these biocomposites into the thighs of nude mice intramuscularly and sacrificed these mice at 1, 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks after implantation, respectively. Biocomposites were taken out and histomorphometry was performed. Image manipulation technology was used to calculate the percentages of new bone area and material area in the test group and control group. We found that the percentage of new bone area of test group increased faster than that of control group, the percentage of material of test group decreased faster than that of control group, and the growth of capillary network of test group was much better than that of control group. These results suggest that co-seeding MSCs and ECs onto scaffold for constructing tissue-engineered bone is beneficial to osteogenesis, to angiogenesis in the prosthesis, and to the degradation of scaffold, and it is of significance in the research of bone tissue engineering.
Zhou
Jiang
J
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China Medical Center of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Chen
Huaiqing
H
Wu
Jiang
J
Tang
Rong
R
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D020007:Implants, Experimental; D019344:Lactic Acid; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery*; D010012:Osteogenesis; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation*; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; C485817:beta-tricalcium phosphate; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide)