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Fabrication of Decellularized Cartilage-derived Matrix Scaffolds
Published on: January 7, 2019
Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein improves in vivo cartilage regeneration and compression modulus by enhancing
Chongyang Wang1, Guangwang Liu2, Wen Zhang1
1Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), an abundant cartilage extracellular matrix protein, plays an important role in mesenchymal chondrogenesis. To test our hypothesis that COMP could promote tissue engineering cartilage regeneration as well as improve cartilaginous mechanical properties, COMP gene transfected rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were used for chondrogenic differentiation in vitro and were implanted with biphasic scaffolds into osteochondral defects of New Zealand white rabbit trochlear grooves for cartilage regeneration in vivo. In vitro, over expressed COMP could enhance the chondrogenic differentiation and ECM secretion of BMSCs. After euthanasia at 12 weeks post implantation, macroscopic observation, histological staining, mechanical tests and micro-CT were performed for the assessment of repaired cartilage. Overexpression of COMP leads to more newly formed hyaline cartilage and significantly improved mechanical property. These results demonstrated the significant role of COMP in the cartilage regeneration in vivo and offered inspiring advantage of COMP in the application of tissue engineering.
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