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. 2023 Aug;19(6):1812-1827.
doi: 10.1007/s12015-023-10554-w. Epub 2023 May 11.

A Cartilaginous Construct with Bone Collar Exerts Bone-Regenerative Property Via Rapid Endochondral Ossification

Shin Morimoto  1 , Mikihito Kajiya  2   3 , Hiroki Yoshii  1 , Mai Yoshino  1 , Susumu Horikoshi  1 , Souta Motoike  4 , Tomoyuki Iwata  1 , Kazuhisa Ouhara  1 , Toshinori Ando  5 , Tetsuya Yoshimoto  5 , Tomoaki Shintani  5 , Noriyoshi Mizuno  1
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A Cartilaginous Construct with Bone Collar Exerts Bone-Regenerative Property Via Rapid Endochondral Ossification

Shin Morimoto et al. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Three-dimensional clumps of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)/extracellular matrix (ECM) complexes (C-MSCs) can be implanted into tissue defects with no artificial scaffolds. In addition, the cellular properties and characteristics of the ECM in C-MSCs can be regulated in vitro. Most bone formation in the developmental and healing process is due to endochondral ossification, which occurs after bone collar formation surrounding cartilage derived from MSCs. Thus, to develop a rapid and reliable bone-regenerative cell therapy, the present study aimed to generate cartilaginous tissue covered with a mineralized bone collar-like structure from human C-MSCs by combining chondrogenic and osteogenic induction. Human bone marrow-derived MSCs were cultured in xeno-free/serum-free (XF) growth medium. Confluent cells that formed cellular sheets were detached from the culture plate using a micropipette tip. The floating cellular sheet contracted to round clumps of cells (C-MSCs). C-MSCs were maintained in XF-chondro-inductive medium (CIM) and XF-osteo-inductive medium (OIM). The biological and bone-regenerative properties of the generated cellular constructs were assessed in vitro and in vivo. C-MSCs cultured in CIM/OIM formed cartilaginous tissue covered with a mineralized matrix layer, whereas CIM treatment alone induced cartilage with no mineralization. Transplantation of the cartilaginous tissue covered with a mineralized matrix induced more rapid bone reconstruction via endochondral ossification in the severe combined immunodeficiency mouse calvarial defect model than that of cartilage generated using only CIM. These results highlight the potential of C-MSC culture in combination with CIM/OIM to generate cartilage covered with a bone collar-like structure, which can be applied for novel bone-regenerative cell therapy.

Keywords: Bone regeneration; C-MSCs; Chondrogenic induction; Endochondral ossification; Osteogenic induction.

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