Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (19): 2756-2762.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.19.003

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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells co-cultured with allogenic bone in the articular cavity

Gao Feng-guang1, Zhou Bai-sui1, Mu Hai-bo2   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics and Joints, 2Department of Traumatology, Affiliated Yantai Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2016-03-02 Online:2016-05-06 Published:2016-05-06
  • Contact: Mu Hai-bo, Department of Traumatology, Affiliated Yantai Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Gao Feng-guang, Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopedics and Joints, Affiliated Yantai Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and allogenic bones are commonly used as seed cells and scaffolds, respectively, for constructing tissue-engineered cartilage through in vitro co-culture. The loose body of the knee joint can survive in the articular cavity for a long time, and maintain certain characteristics of cartilage tissues. Therefore, the articular cavity can provide a good environment for the growth and development of chondrocytes.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells co-cultured with allogenic bone in the articular cavity.
METHODS: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from five newborn New Zealand white rabbits. One adult New Zealand rabbit was enrolled to prepare allogenic bone for co-culture with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Afterwards, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and allogenic bone composites were cultured in the articular cavity (intracavitary culture group) or in vitro as in vitro culture group, respectively; the normal cartilage tissues grew in the articular cavity as control group. Cells were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and type II collagen immunohistochemistry staining at 4, 8 and12 weeks of culture.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: At 12 weeks culture, hematoxylin-eosin staining showed: in the control group, chondrocytes arranged tightly and directionally with red stained cytoplasm and cartilage matrix as well as blue nuclei; in the intracavitary culture group, the scaffold was mostly absorbed and chondrocytes grew into the scaffold in a certain direction with smaller shape, while cytoplasm and cartilage matrix were red stained, blue nuclei appeared; in the in vitro culture group, abundant chondrocytes proliferated in a disordered arrangement. Immunohistochemistry staining showed: the absorbance (A) values in the intracavitary culture group showed a continuous increase, but no obvious change was in the other two groups. Moreover, at 4, 8 and 12 weeks of culture, A values in the control group and intracavitary culture group were significantly higher than that in the in vitro culture group (P < 0.05); at 4 and 8 weeks, A value in the intracavitary culture group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05), but at 12 weeks, there was no significant difference in A value between the two groups (P > 0.05). These results suggest that the tissue-engineered cartilage can be constructed by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells co-cultured with allogenic bone under in vitro and in vivo environment, especially in the articular cavity.

 

 

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