Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (13): 2127-2132.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1684

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Treating femoral head necrosis by directed differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells: application and evaluation

Zhao Jun1, Zhang Xiaofeng2, Xu Xilin2, Wang Zhengchun1, Fang Xiangchun1, He Xuefeng1, Xie Xinsheng1, Zhang Cheng1   

  1. 1School of Graduates, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China; 2the Second Hospital Affiliated to Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Revised:2019-01-14 Online:2019-05-08 Published:2019-05-08
  • Contact: Zhang Xiaofeng, Doctoral supervisor, Professor, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Zhao Jun, Doctorate candidate, School of Graduates, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81774343 (to ZXF)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Femoral head necrosis gradually tends to occur at young ages, and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells provide a new choice for hip-preserving treatment of early femoral head necrosis.
OBJECTIVE: To review the research progress on the directed differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of femoral head necrosis.
METHODS: Foreign databases such as PubMed were searched with the keywords of “BMSCs, ONFH, directional differentiation”, and CNKI, WanFang and other Chinese databases were retrieved using the keywords of “bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, femoral head necrosis, directional differentiation”. The search time was from January 2008 to January 2018. Articles unrelated to the purpose of the research and repetitive articles were excluded, and finally 63 articles met the criteria for review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells can be differentiated into osteoblasts, chondroblasts, adipocytes, nerve cells, endothelial cells. (2) Promoting osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and inhibiting adipogenic differentiation are the focus of research on hip-preserving treatment. (3) Although the initial outcomes in the treatment of early femoral head necrosis have been achieved, the mechanism underlying directed differentiation for femoral head necrosis still needs further studies.

Key words: Femur Head Necrosis, Bone Marrow, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Cell Differentiation, Tissue Engineering

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