Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (3): 378-383.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.03.09

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Repairing rabbit’s radial bone defects using injectable nano-hydroxyapatite composite scaffold co-cultured with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Xue Zhen1, Niu Li-yuan2, An Gang3, Guo Ya-shan3, Lv Song-cen1   

  1. 1The Fourth Ward, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China; 2Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province,China; 3Department of Emergency Trauma, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Online:2015-01-15 Published:2015-01-15
  • Contact: Niu Li-yuan, Associate chief physician, Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Xue Zhen, Master, Attending physician, the Fourth Ward, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Science and Technology Research Project of Heilongjiang Provincial Education Department, No. 12511202

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan/calcium sulphate hemihydrate (nHA/CS/CSH) composite scaffold constructed in preliminary experiments has good physical and chemical properties.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of injectable nHA/CS/CSH scaffold co-cultured with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (nHA/CS/CSH/BMSCs) for repairing rabbit’s radial bone defects.
METHODS: Bone defects with the length of 10 mm were created on the middle of the bilateral radial bones of 18 New Zealand white rabbits. The defects were filled with the nHA/CS/CSH/BMSCs composite as treatment group, while the others were filled with HA as controls. The ability of repairing bone defects was evaluated by gross, X-ray and histopathological observation at 4, 8, 12 weeks after implantation.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: At the end of 12 weeks after implantation, in the treatment group, bone defects were completely repaired, the radial bone showed normal morphology, the bone marrow cavity was recanalized a ittle from both ends toward the middle, images in the defect area had no difference from normal bone tissues, a large amount of new lamellar bone tissues were visible, the Harvard’s system formed, the original defects were filled with newborn lamellar bone tissues, bone tissues were interconnected, and the bone marrow cavities was interlinked; in the control group, bone defect was repaired partly, the bone mineral density was lower than that of the normal bone tissue, the bone marrow cavities were recanalized partially, and a few of new lamellar bone tissues, accompanied with connective tissues growing into the defects. The nHA/CS/CSH/BMSCs is effective for the repair of bone defects.

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Key words: Tissue Engineering, Hydroxyapatites, Chitosan

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