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NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120968119
关键词
osteoarthritis; stem cell therapy; injectable amnion hydrogel; adipose-derived stem cells; self-targeting property
资金
- NIH [DP1AR068147, T32 AR079114]
Current treatment strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) mainly focus on symptom management and have limited disease-modifying effects. However, there is growing interest in using adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and biomimetic injectable hydrogels as cell delivery systems for OA treatment. In this study, an amnion membrane (AM) hydrogel was developed as a biomimetic injectable hydrogel that can self-assemble and retain stem cells at the target site. The study demonstrated that both the AM hydrogel and ADSCs possess anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective properties, and their combined use can promote cartilage tissue regeneration in a rat OA model.
Current treatment strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) predominantly address symptoms with limited disease-modifying potential. There is a growing interest in the use of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) for OA treatment and developing biomimetic injectable hydrogels as cell delivery systems. Biomimetic injectable hydrogels can simulate the native tissue microenvironment by providing appropriate biological and chemical cues for tissue regeneration. A biomimetic injectable hydrogel using amnion membrane (AM) was developed which can self-assemble in situ and retain the stem cells at the target site. In the present study, we evaluated the efficacy of intraarticular injections of AM hydrogels with and without ADSCs in reducing inflammation and cartilage degeneration in a collagenase-induced OA rat model. A week after the induction of OA, rats were treated with control (phosphate-buffered saline), ADSCs, AM gel, and AM-ADSCs. Inflammation and cartilage regeneration was evaluated by joint swelling, analysis of serum by cytokine profiling and Raman spectroscopy, gross appearance, and histology. Both AM and ADSC possess antiinflammatory and chondroprotective properties to target the sites of inflammation in an osteoarthritic joint, thereby reducing the inflammation-mediated damage to the articular cartilage. The present study demonstrated the potential of AM hydrogel to foster cartilage tissue regeneration, a comparable regenerative effect of AM hydrogel and ADSCs, and the synergistic antiinflammatory and chondroprotective effects of AM and ADSC to regenerate cartilage tissue in a rat OA model.
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