Do cell based tissue engineering products for meniscus regeneration influence vascularization?

Koch, Matthias and Ehrenreich, Tobias and Koehl, Gudrun and Pattappa, Girish and Pfeifer, Christian and Loibl, Markus and Mueller, Michael and Nerlich, Michael and Angele, Peter and Zellner, Johannes (2017) Do cell based tissue engineering products for meniscus regeneration influence vascularization? CLINICAL HEMORHEOLOGY AND MICROCIRCULATION, 67 (2). pp. 125-140. ISSN 1386-0291, 1875-8622

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Meniscus regeneration is observed within the peripheral, vascularized zone but decreases in the inner two thirds alongside the vascularization. Within this avascular area, cell-based tissue-engineering-approaches appear to be a promising strategy for the treatment of meniscal defects. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the angiogenic potential of cell-based tissue-engineering-products for meniscus healing. METHODS: Evaluation of angiogenesis induced by rabbit meniscus-pellets, meniscus-cells (MC) or mesenchymal stem-cells (MSC) in cell-based tissue-engineering-products within a rabbit meniscus-ring was performed using a transparent dorsal skin fold chamber in nude mice. Observations were undertaken during a 14 days period. Cell preconditioning differed between experimental groups. Immunohistochemical analysis of the regenerated tissue in the meniscus-ring induced by cell loaded composite scaffolds for differentiation and anti-angiogenic factors were performed. RESULTS: Meniscus-pellets and MSC-/MC-based tissue-engineering-products induced angiogenesis. An accelerated vascularization was detected in the group of meniscus-pellets derived from the vascularized zone compared to avascular meniscus-pellets. In terms of cell-based tissue-engineering-products, chondrogenic preconditioning resulted in significantly increased vessel growth. MSC-constructs showed an accelerated angiogenesis. Immunohistochemical evaluation showed a progressive differentiation and lower content for anti-angiogenic endostatin in the precultured group. CONCLUSIONS: Preconditioning of MC-/MSC-based tissue-engineering-products is a promising tool to influence the angiogenic potential of tissue-engineering-products and to adapt these properties according to the aimed tissue qualities.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: MESENCHYMAL STEM-CELLS; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR; INTRAARTICULAR INJECTION; ISCHEMIC-MYOCARDIUM; ANGIOGENESIS; REPAIR; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TEARS; DIFFERENTIATION; MODEL; Angiogenesis; meniscus; meniscus vascularization; meniscus regeneration
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie
Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 14 Dec 2018 13:01
Last Modified: 26 Feb 2019 06:53
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/623

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