Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (34): 5534-5539.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0974

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Early vascularization of scaffold materials in the repair of large bone defects

Zhao Shengli1, Shi Ben-chao1, Yin Jie2, Gao Junhuai1, Yu Qinghe1, Min Shaoxiong1   

  1. 1Department of Spine Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510220, Guangdong Province, China; 2Department of Hand Surgery, Ningbo City Sixth Hospital, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, China
  • Received:2018-05-06 Online:2018-12-08 Published:2018-12-08
  • Contact: Min Shaoxiong, MD, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Spine Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510220, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Shengli, Master candidate, Department of Spine Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510220, Guangdong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, No. 2017A030313564, 2014A030313348; the Science and Technology Foundation of Guangzhou City, No. 201607010266

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Because of the lack of perfect vascular network, traditional bone filling materials yield poor outcomes in repairing large bone defects. In recent years, there is an increasing concern on tissue engineering scaffold materials in order to achieve the early vascularization of scaffold materials in the repair of large bone defects.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the methods and progress of tissue engineering scaffold materials in promoting early vascularization in the repair of large bone defects in recent years, and to point out the existing problems and the key points of further research.
METHODS: Using “scaffold material, tissue engineering, bone defect repair, vascularization” as the key words in Chinese and English, respectively, we searched CNKI, WanFang, PubMed and Medline databases for articles addressing the pro-vascularization of tissue-engineered bone. The application of scaffold materials in the vascularization of tissue-engineered bone was summarized and the existing problems and prospects were analyzed.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 43 articles were reviewed. A variety of scaffolds with advantages and disadvantages have been used in the vascularization of tissue-engineered bone. The internal vascularization of tissue engineering materials can be promoted by optimizing the geometric parameters of scaffolds, improving the composition of scaffolds, utilizing macrophage-mediated immune mechanism and constructing active component controlled release system. Although material science is developing rapidly at present, ideal scaffold materials for promoting vascularization of tissue-engineered bone have not emerged. The molecular mechanism of cell-scaffold interaction and macrophage angiogenesis in the modulation of grafts has not been clarified. The effectiveness and safety of controlled-release technology are still controversial in the clinical practice, which is worth further explorations.

Key words: Tissue Scaffolds, Tissue Engineering, Bone and Bones

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