Macroporous PHBV matrices for cartilage tissue engineering
- VernacularTitle:以PHBV为支架构建组织工程化软骨
- Author:
Jun WU
;
Junying SUN
;
Haiyan LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tissue engineering;
Chondrocyte;
Scaffold;
PHBV
- From:
Orthopedic Journal of China
2006;0(13):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To investigate the possibility of using poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV)as scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering and to compare the engineered cartilage generated in vitro with those in nude mice modles.[Method]PHBV porous scaffolds were fabricated using a compression moulding,thermal processing and salt particulate leaching methods.Chondrocytes isolated from articular cartilage were seeded into porous PHBV scaffolds.After incubation for 2 weeks in vitro,chondrocytes-PHBV constructs were implanted subcutaneously in the dorsum of athymic nude mice.Control groups were established by subcutaneous implantation of PHBV alone.The implants harvested after in vivo incubation of 4 and 8 weeks and cell-scaffolds cultured in vitro for 6 and 10 weeks were respectively examined histologically.Chondrocytes cultured for 3,7 and 14 days on the scaffolds were examined by SEM.[Result]SEM showed that chondrocytes could aggregate and synthesize extracellular matrix on PHBV scaffolds.Both specimens harvested from nude mice and those cultured in vitro demonstrated new cartilage formation,while characteristics of the engineered cartilage generated in vivo were more typical.Those from control groups showed no cartilage formation.[Conclusion]PHBV can be used as scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering and nude mice modle seems to facilitate chondrogenesis compared with that in vitro system.
