Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 594-601.doi: 10.12307/2023.849

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Role and application of early transient presence of M1 macrophages in bone tissue engineering

Yang Yuqing, Chen Zhiyu   

  1. Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2022-11-25 Accepted:2022-12-29 Online:2024-02-08 Published:2023-07-14
  • Contact: Chen Zhiyu, MD, Associate chief physician, Associate professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Yang Yuqing, Master candidate, Department of Prosthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Hebei Provincial Talents Project, No. A202102010 (to CZY); Hebei Provincial Government Funded Clinical Medical Talents Training Project, No. 361029 (to CZY)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Early transient presence of M1 macrophages can play a beneficial role after the implantation of bone tissue engineering materials. Recently, strategies for manipulating M1 macrophages to produce an early moderate inflammatory response have been extensively studied and many research advances have been made in the design of bone tissue engineering materials.
OBJECTIVE: To review the role of early transient presence of M1 macrophages in bone tissue engineering and recent research advances in the strategy for activating early transient presence of M1 macrophages in the field of bone tissue engineering.
METHODS: Relevant literature included in PubMed, WanFang database, and CNKI Database from January 2012 to October 2022 was searched. Search terms were “M1, macrophage, bone immunoregulation, bone defect, osteogenesis, osteoimmunology, angiogenesis” in English and Chinese. After excluding articles irrelevant to the research purpose and repetitive articles, 63 papers were finally included for review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The early transient presence of M1 macrophages play a key role in bone tissue engineering by promoting angiogenesis, facilitating osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and promoting an M2 macrophage phenotype. Strategies for inducing and activating early transient presence of M1 macrophages can modulate the local immune microenvironment for bone defect repair in a manner consistent with early natural bone healing, including modulation of the physicochemical properties of bone tissue engineering materials to promote appropriate M1 macrophage-mediated inflammatory responses, sequential delivery of cytokines, microRNAs or bioactive ions to facilitate the M1-to-M2 transition of macrophages, and controlled release of anti-inflammatory substances to achieve the maintenance of early inflammatory responses.

Key words: macrophage, M1, inflammatory response, bone defect, bone regeneration, tissue engineering, sequential activation, angiogenesis

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