Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (8): 1289-1294.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.08.026

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Acellular matrix scaffold for tissue-engineered intervertebral disc which is closest to the normal three-dimensional structure of the nucleus pulposus 

Tan Wei, Lv Hai, Zhou Chu-song   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China
  • Revised:2014-11-29 Online:2015-02-19 Published:2015-02-19
  • Contact: Zhou Chu-song, Chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Tan Wei, Studying for master’s degree, Physician, Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: At present there is no specific therapy for the treatment of degenerateive disc diseases. The development of tissue engineering technology provides a new therapy idea for it.

OBJECTIVE: To review the research progress of acellular matrix scaffold to construct tissue-engineered intervertebral disc.
METHODS: A computer-based online search of PubMed, CNKI, Wanfang and Chinese Biomedical Database was performed for relevant articles published between 2005 to 2014 using the keywords of “intervertebral disc degeneration, extracellular matrix, tissue engineering, scaffold, nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus” in English and Chinese, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Construction of tissue-engineered intervertebral disc includes three essential elements: cell scaffolds, seed cells and cytokines. Scaffolds are the key. Acellular matrix scaffold is an important scaffold which has been a hot area of research in scaffolds for tissue-engineered intervertebral disc for several years, which can be divided into three types: acellular annulus fibrosus scaffold, acellular nucleus pulposus scaffold and integrated intervertebral disc scaffold. Different scaffolds have a variety of preparation methods. Acellular matrix scaffold has its own significant advantages, such as low antigenicity, good histocompatibility, and a most similarity with the three-dimensional structure of normal nucleus pulposus that can provide a proper microenvironment for cell growth. However, there are still some disadvantages of acellular matrix scaffold in tissue-engineered intervertebral disc. So, it needs to be further improved.

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Key words: Intervertebral Disk Degeneration, Tissue Engineering, Stents

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