Department of Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northern Branch of Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Am J Sports Med. 2019 Aug;47(10):2327-2337. doi: 10.1177/0363546519859324. Epub 2019 Jul 15.
BACKGROUND: Stem cell-conditioned medium (CM) has been increasingly used in regenerative medicine. However, its effect on graft-host integration after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) remains unclear. PURPOSE: To examine the effect of human bone marrow stem cell (hBMSC)-CM on graft-bone integration and graft midsubstance ligamentization in a rat model of ACLR. STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study. METHODS: CM was obtained from the supernatant of commercially available hBMSCs in serum-free Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM). In a rat model of an ACL injury, isometric ACLR was performed. Three groups were established: CM injection group (CM; n = 40), control injection group (CI; n = 40) with serum-free DMEM injections, and no injection group (NI; n = 40). An intra-articular injection was performed weekly. Micro-computed tomography was conducted at 2, 4, and 8 weeks postoperatively. Histological and biomechanical analyses were conducted at 4 and 8 weeks postoperatively. The NIH3T3 fibroblast was utilized as a model in vitro to examine the effect of CM using the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and immunofluorescence staining of Ki-67, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and collagen 1 (Col 1). RESULTS: At 4 and 8 weeks, the femoral and tibial bone tunnel areas as well as the interface between the graft and host bone were smaller, while the bone volume/total volume ratio was higher, in the CM group. Sharpey-like fibers formed at 8 weeks in the CM group. At 4 and 8 weeks, more Col 1 was noticed in the CM group than in the NI group (both < .001) or CI group (both < .001). Immunohistochemically, the α-SMA-positive area was up-regulated at the graft-bone interface at 4 weeks ( < .001) and declined at 8 weeks ( < .001) in the CM group compared with the other 2 groups. At the midsubstance, α-SMA expression decreased from 4 to 8 weeks in all groups and was significantly lower in the CM group than in the NI group ( < .01) or CI group ( < .05) at 8 weeks. The CCK-8 assay showed that CM increased NIH3T3 viability ( < .001) and the level of Ki-67 ( < .05), α-SMA ( < .001), and Col 1 ( < .001) in CM-educated NIH3T3 cells. CONCLUSION: hBMSC-CM accelerates graft-bone incorporation and midsubstance ligamentization and enhances the proliferation, differentiation, and collagen synthesis of fibroblasts. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Graft-host integration is essential after ACLR. The current study identified a novel agent, that is, hBMSC-CM, as a candidate for promoting integration.
背景:干细胞条件培养基(CM)在再生医学中越来越多地被应用。然而,其在 ACL 重建(ACLR)后对移植物 - 宿主整合的影响尚不清楚。
目的:研究人骨髓间充质干细胞(hBMSC)-CM 对 ACLR 大鼠模型中移植物 - 骨整合和移植物中间质韧带化的影响。
研究设计:对照实验室研究。
方法:从无血清 DMEM 中的商业可用 hBMSCs 的上清液中获得 CM。在 ACL 损伤的大鼠模型中,进行等距 ACLR。建立 3 组:CM 注射组(CM;n = 40)、无血清 DMEM 注射的对照注射组(CI;n = 40)和无注射组(NI;n = 40)。每周进行关节内注射。术后 2、4 和 8 周进行微计算机断层扫描。术后 4 和 8 周进行组织学和生物力学分析。将 NIH3T3 成纤维细胞用作体外模型,通过细胞计数试剂盒-8(CCK-8)测定和 Ki-67、α-平滑肌肌动蛋白(α-SMA)和胶原蛋白 1(Col 1)的免疫荧光染色来检测 CM 的作用。
结果:在 4 和 8 周时,CM 组股骨和胫骨骨隧道面积以及移植物与宿主骨之间的界面较小,而骨体积/总体积比更高。在 CM 组中,Sharpey 样纤维在 8 周形成。在 4 和 8 周时,CM 组的 Col 1 比 NI 组(均 <.001)或 CI 组(均 <.001)更多。免疫组织化学染色显示,与其他 2 组相比,CM 组在 4 周时移植物 - 骨界面的 α-SMA 阳性区域上调( <.001),8 周时下调( <.001)。在中间质中,α-SMA 表达从 4 周到 8 周逐渐下降,CM 组明显低于 NI 组( <.01)或 CI 组( <.05)在 8 周时。CCK-8 测定表明,CM 增加了 NIH3T3 的活力( <.001)和 Ki-67( <.05)、α-SMA( <.001)和 Col 1( <.001)的水平。在 CM 教育的 NIH3T3 细胞中。
结论:hBMSC-CM 加速了移植物 - 骨的结合和中间质韧带化,并增强了成纤维细胞的增殖、分化和胶原合成。
临床相关性:ACL 重建后移植物 - 宿主整合至关重要。本研究发现了一种新的药物,即 hBMSC-CM,可作为促进整合的候选药物。
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