期刊
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
卷 9, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9090426
关键词
muscle; regeneration; decellularized tissue scaffold; adipose-derived stromal cells
资金
- MTF Biologics Established Investigator Grant
- United States Department of Defense [W81XWH-18-1-0352]
This study investigates the increased levels of AGEs and RAGE post-trauma and the effects of different treatment methods on muscle regeneration. The results show that the combination of ASCs and DMM treatment improves muscle regeneration and regulates the RAGE and p38 MAPK signaling pathways.
Volumetric muscle loss (VML) is the acute loss of muscle mass due to trauma. Such injuries occur primarily in the extremities and are debilitating, as there is no clinical treatment to restore muscle function. Pro-inflammatory advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and the soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) are known to increase in acute trauma patient's serum and are correlated with increased injury severity. However, it is unclear whether AGEs and RAGE increase in muscle post-trauma. To test this, we used decellularized muscle matrix (DMM), a pro-myogenic, non-immunogenic extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from skeletal muscle. We delivered adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) and primary myoblasts to support myogenesis and immunomodulation (N = 8 rats/group). DMM non-seeded and seeded grafts were compared to empty defect and sham controls. Then, 56 days after surgery muscle force was assessed, histology characterized, and protein levels for AGEs, RAGE, p38 MAPK, and myosin heavy chains were measured. Overall, our data showed improved muscle regeneration in ASC-treated injury sites and a regulation of RAGE and p38 MAPK signaling, while myoblast-treated injuries resulted in minor improvements. Taken together, these results suggested that ASCs combined with DMM provides a pro-myogenic microenvironment with immunomodulatory capabilities and indicates further exploration of RAGE signaling in VML.
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