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TISSUE ENGINEERING
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 131-144Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/107632702753503126
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- NCI NIH HHS [R25 CA69277, CA 71602] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAMS NIH HHS [AR 44501, AR 45181] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDCR NIH HHS [DE 11327, DE 12864] Funding Source: Medline
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Cartilage constructs were fabricated by press-coating D,D-L,L-polylactic acid polymer blocks of 1 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm onto high-density cell pellets of 1.5 x 10(6) human mesenchymal stem cells (mhMSCs) isolated from the femoral head of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty. Following attachment of the cell pellets to the polymer surfaces, chondrogenesis was induced by culturing the constructs for 3 weeks in a serum-free, chemically defined, chondrogenic differentiation medium supplemented with transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-beta1). Histochemical analysis showed that the press-coated pellets formed cell layers composed of morphologically distinct, chondrocyte-like cells, surrounded by a fibrous, sulfated proteoglycan-rich extracellular matrix. Immunohistochemical analysis detected collagen type II and cartilage proteoglycan link protein within the extracellular matrix. Expression of the cartilage-specific marker genes collagen types II, IX, X, and XI, and aggrecan was detected by RT-PCR. Scanning electron microscopy revealed organized and spatially distinct zones of cells within the cell-polymer constructs, with the superficial layer resembling compact hyaline cartilage. The fabrication method of press-coating biodegradable polymers with mhMSCs allows the in vitro production of cartilage constructs without harvesting chondrocytes from intact articular cartilage surfaces. These constructs may be applicable as prototypes for the reconstruction of articular cartilage defects in humans.
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