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Charlotte H Hulme^1,2, Jade Perry^1,2, Helen S McCarthy^1,2

¹Centre for Regenerative Medicine Research, School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Stoke-on-Trent ST5 5BG, Staffordshire, UK.

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|October 16, 2025

Summary

Juvenile chondrocytes from polydactyly digits and iliac apophysis show promise for allogeneic cartilage repair. Good Manufacturing Practice bioreactor expansion maintained chondrogenic capacity but slowed growth, suggesting optimization is needed.

Keywords:

allogeneic cell therapy cartilage cell repair chondrocytes hollow-fibre bioreactor iliac apophysis chondrocytes large-scale expansion polydactyly chondrocytes

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Area of Science:

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Tissue Engineering
Orthopedics

Background:

Allogeneic chondrocyte therapies offer advantages over autologous options for cartilage repair.
Juvenile chondrocytes are explored as a potential cell source for scalable therapies.
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) bioreactor expansion is crucial for clinical translation.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate juvenile chondrocytes from polydactyly digits and iliac apophysis for allogeneic cartilage repair.
To assess the impact of GMP bioreactor expansion on chondrocyte characteristics and cartilage-forming capacity.
To compare bioreactor expansion with standard tissue culture plastic (TCP) expansion.

Main Methods:

Chondrocytes isolated from infantile polydactyly digits and iliac apophysis.
Cell expansion using standard tissue culture plastic (TCP) and Quantum® bioreactor.
Assessment of cell growth, yield, chondrogenic potential (GAG/DNA, histology), immunophenotype, and gene expression.

Main Results:

Equivalent chondrocyte numbers isolated from both tissue sources.
Bioreactor expansion yielded comparable cell numbers to TCP but with slower growth.
Chondrocytes maintained chondrogenic marker expression and pellet-forming capacity after bioreactor expansion.
Gene expression and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) formation capacity remained unaltered by bioreactor expansion.

Conclusions:

Juvenile chondrocytes from polydactyly and iliac apophysis are a viable source for allogeneic cartilage repair therapies.
GMP bioreactor expansion preserves chondrogenic potential but requires optimization to enhance cell proliferation.
Further research into optimizing bioreactor culture conditions is warranted to improve growth rates while maintaining cartilage-forming capacity.