Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (1): 144-150.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0677

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Cytokines and cartilage tissue engineered scaffold for chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells: roles, difficulties and intrinsic mechanisms

Liu Xiaonan1, Qi Yiying1, Xu Tengjing1, Yang Quanming1, Yu Xinning1, Dai Xuesong2   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics, 2Department of Bone Joint, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
  • Revised:2018-08-30 Online:2019-01-08 Published:2018-11-28
  • Contact: Dai Xuesong, MD, Chief physician, Department of Bone Joint, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
  • About author:Liu Xiaonan, Master candidate, Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81772340 (to DXS)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Cartilage tissue engineering is currently a research hotspot, which can overcome the problems of autologous cartilage injury and insufficient material sources encountered in autologous cartilage transplantation. It is of great significance to seek sufficient sources of stem cells with strong in vitro proliferation ability and multi-directional differentiation potential as cartilage seed cells.
OBJECTIVE: To review the progress of chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells as well as the main existing problems.
METHODS: We extensively reviewed experimental research and clinical trial regarding the chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells in the PubMed, WanFang, and CNKI from 2000 to present. The keywords were “adipose-derived stem cells/ASCs, chondrocyte, cartilage, cytokine” in English and Chinese, respectively. All the retrieved literatures were synthesized and analyzed in detail or concisely according to the literature reference value. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Existing studies regarding the chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells mainly focus on exogenous cytokines, including bone morphogenetic protein, transforming growth factor β, insulin-like growth factor 1, growth differentiation factor 5, basic fibroblast growth factor, and dexamethasone, as well as their interactions. Cartilage tissue-engineered scaffolds cannot only promote the differentiation and proliferation of adipose-derived stem cells, but also compensate for the lack of extracellular matrix and accelerate the production of tissue blocks for transplantation. At present, to induce the chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells is mainly in exploratory stage, and further explorations on relevant mechanism are needed to introduce the chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells into the clinical use.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Adipose Tissue, Chondrocytes, Cytokines, Tissue Engineering

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