Wunderer Michelle Sophie, Sparenberg Veronika, Biehl Christoph, Liefeith Klaus, Lips Katrin Susanne
Experimental Trauma Surgery, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Aulweg 128, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen-Marburg GmbH, Campus Giessen, Rudolf Buchheim Strasse 7, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Jun 18;26(12):5837. doi: 10.3390/ijms26125837.
Due to the limited regeneration of cartilage, new implant materials are needed. Biodegradable polymers poly-(D,L)-lactide-ε-caprolactone-methacrylate (LCM) and polyamid-ε-caprolactone-methacrylate (ACM) were recently established and coated with heparin, making them able to prevent blood coagulation and cartilage mineralization. The aim of this study was to analyze the suitability of LCM and ACM alone or coated with heparin (the latter are abbreviated as LCMH and ACMH, respectively) as implant material for cartilage repair. Therefore, mesenchymal stem cells were chondrogenically differentiated in 2D cultures with polymer discs. Differentiation was induced by the supplementation of cell medium with dimethyloxalylglycine, TGF-β, and BMP2. After 5 days, no increase in proinflammatory factors was observed. Cell viability declined on ACM and ACMH discs. During early chondrogenesis, SOX9 expression increased on LCM and LCMH discs, while TRPV4 expression decreased on ACMH discs. At day 20, the level of collagen type II increased on LCM, LCMH, and ACM discs, demonstrating the ability of chondrogenic development on these implants. In summary, coating with heparin showed no advantages compared to pure LCM and ACM. For cartilage repair, LCM is more suitable than ACM in this 2D in vitro model, which needs to be verified by long-term 3D models and in vivo studies.
由于软骨的再生能力有限,需要新的植入材料。可生物降解聚合物聚(D,L)-丙交酯-ε-己内酯-甲基丙烯酸酯(LCM)和聚酰胺-ε-己内酯-甲基丙烯酸酯(ACM)最近被研发出来,并涂覆了肝素,使其能够防止血液凝固和软骨矿化。本研究的目的是分析单独的LCM和ACM或涂覆肝素的LCM和ACM(后者分别缩写为LCMH和ACMH)作为软骨修复植入材料的适用性。因此,间充质干细胞在含有聚合物圆盘的二维培养物中进行软骨分化。通过向细胞培养基中添加二甲基草酰甘氨酸、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)和骨形态发生蛋白2(BMP2)来诱导分化。5天后,未观察到促炎因子增加。ACMH和ACM圆盘上的细胞活力下降。在软骨形成早期,LCM和LCMH圆盘上的SOX9表达增加,而ACMH圆盘上的瞬时受体电位香草酸亚型4(TRPV4)表达下降。在第20天,LCM、LCMH和ACM圆盘上的II型胶原蛋白水平增加,表明这些植入物具有软骨形成发育的能力。总之,与纯LCM和ACM相比,涂覆肝素没有显示出优势。在这个二维体外模型中,对于软骨修复,LCM比ACM更合适,这需要通过长期的三维模型和体内研究来验证。