Wang Xuqiao, Ma Chaoqun, Zhang Xinchi, Yuan Pingping, Wang Yujiao, Fu Mingdi, Zhang Zheqian, Shi Ruiying, Wei Na, Wang Juncheng, Wu Wei
The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, PR China.
State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, PR China.
Regen Biomater. 2024 May 22;11:rbae059. doi: 10.1093/rb/rbae059. eCollection 2024.
Currently, the successful healing of critical-sized calvarial bone defects remains a considerable challenge. The immune response plays a key role in regulating bone regeneration after material grafting. Previous studies mainly focused on the relationship between macrophages and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), while dural cells were recently found to play a vital role in the calvarial bone healing. In this study, a series of 3D elastomers with different proportions of polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) were fabricated, which were further supplemented with polydopamine (PDA) coating. The physicochemical properties of the PCL/PGS and PCL/PGS/PDA grafts were measured, and then they were implanted as filling materials for 8 mm calvarial bone defects. The results showed that a matched and effective PDA interface formed on a well-proportioned elastomer, which effectively modulated the polarization of M2 macrophages and promoted the recruitment of dural cells to achieve full-thickness bone repair through both intramembranous and endochondral ossification. Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis revealed the predominance of dural cells during bone healing and their close relationship with macrophages. The findings illustrated that the crosstalk between dural cells and macrophages determined the vertical full-thickness bone repair for the first time, which may be the new target for designing bone grafts for calvarial bone healing.
目前,临界尺寸颅骨骨缺损的成功愈合仍然是一个巨大的挑战。免疫反应在材料移植后调节骨再生中起关键作用。以往的研究主要集中在巨噬细胞与骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSCs)之间的关系,而最近发现硬脑膜细胞在颅骨愈合中起着至关重要的作用。在本研究中,制备了一系列不同比例的聚己内酯(PCL)和聚癸二酸甘油酯(PGS)的3D弹性体,并进一步用聚多巴胺(PDA)涂层进行补充。测量了PCL/PGS和PCL/PGS/PDA移植物的物理化学性质,然后将它们作为8毫米颅骨骨缺损的填充材料植入。结果表明,在比例适当的弹性体上形成了匹配且有效的PDA界面,该界面有效地调节了M2巨噬细胞的极化,并促进了硬脑膜细胞的募集,从而通过膜内成骨和软骨内成骨实现全层骨修复。单细胞RNA测序分析揭示了硬脑膜细胞在骨愈合过程中的优势及其与巨噬细胞的密切关系。这些发现首次表明硬脑膜细胞与巨噬细胞之间的相互作用决定了垂直全层骨修复,这可能是设计用于颅骨愈合的骨移植材料的新靶点。