Wo Jan Tseng1, Shu-Wei Huang2, Chih-Hsiang Fang2, Lih-Tao Hsu3, Chih-Yu Chen4, Hsin-Hsin Shen3, Jenny Zwei-Chieng Chang5, Jui-Sheng Sun6, Feng-Huei Lin7. 1. National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan. 2. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. 3. Center for Combination Product, Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chu-Tung, Hsin-Chu County, Taiwan. 4. Department of Orthopedics, Shuang Ho Hospital of Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. 5. School of Dentistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. 6. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. drjssun@gmail.com. 7. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. double@ntu.edu.tw.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: With the goal to explore a new approach to treat the early degenerative lesions of hyaline cartilage, we implanted in a porcine OA model a collagen-based scaffold containing chondroprogenitor cells derived from human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Porcine knee joints were subjected to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) transection to surgically induce OA. After 4 months, the time necessary for the development of cartilage surface damage, animals were treated either with trephination bone plug wrapped with the chondroprogenic hBM-MSCs-embedded collagen scaffold or microfractures alone. Histological and histomorphometric evaluations were performed at 5 months after surgery. RESULTS: All animals subjected to ACL transection showed osteoarthritic changes including mild lateral femoral condyle or moderate medial femoral condyle ulcerations. After 14 days' chondrogenic induction, hBM-MSCs seeded onto the scaffold showed expression of chondroprogenitor markers such as SOX9 and COMP. At 5 months after the implantation, significant differences in the quality of the regenerated tissue were found between the hBM-MSCs-embedded scaffold group and the control group. Newly generated tissue was only observed at the site of implantation with the hBM-MSCs-embedded scaffolds. Furthermore, histological examination of the generated tissue revealed evidence of cartilage-like tissue with lacuna formation. In contrast, fibrous layers or fissures were formed on the surface of the control knee joint. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that xenogenic hBM-MSC derived chondroprogenitor scaffolds can generate new cartilage tissue in porcine articular cartilage and have the potential as a useful treatment option for osteoarthritis.
OBJECTIVE: With the goal to explore a new approach to treat the early degenerative lesions of hyaline cartilage, we implanted in a porcine OA model a collagen-based scaffold containing chondroprogenitor cells derived from human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBM-MSCs). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Porcine knee joints were subjected to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) transection to surgically induce OA. After 4 months, the time necessary for the development of cartilage surface damage, animals were treated either with trephination bone plug wrapped with the chondroprogenic hBM-MSCs-embedded collagen scaffold or microfractures alone. Histological and histomorphometric evaluations were performed at 5 months after surgery. RESULTS: All animals subjected to ACL transection showed osteoarthritic changes including mild lateral femoral condyle or moderate medial femoral condyle ulcerations. After 14 days' chondrogenic induction, hBM-MSCs seeded onto the scaffold showed expression of chondroprogenitor markers such as SOX9 and COMP. At 5 months after the implantation, significant differences in the quality of the regenerated tissue were found between the hBM-MSCs-embedded scaffold group and the control group. Newly generated tissue was only observed at the site of implantation with the hBM-MSCs-embedded scaffolds. Furthermore, histological examination of the generated tissue revealed evidence of cartilage-like tissue with lacuna formation. In contrast, fibrous layers or fissures were formed on the surface of the control knee joint. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that xenogenic hBM-MSC derived chondroprogenitor scaffolds can generate new cartilage tissue in porcine articular cartilage and have the potential as a useful treatment option for osteoarthritis.
Authors: Timothy P Liu; Pin Ha; Crystal Y Xiao; Sang Yub Kim; Andrew R Jensen; Jeremiah Easley; Qingqiang Yao; Xinli Zhang Journal: Front Cell Dev Biol Date: 2022-09-06