Experimental study on the vascularization of tissue-engineered bone with vascular bundle graft
- VernacularTitle:血管束植入在组织工程骨血管化构建中的作用
- Author:
Yonggang WANG
;
Guoxian PEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
tissue engineering;
bone substitutes;
neovascularization, physiologic;
vascular bundle graft
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1982;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of transformation of vascularized tissue-engineered bone with vascular bundle graft in vivo. Methods The bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) obtained from rabbit os ilium were cultured, expanded and induced to form osteocytes, then they were combined with porous ?-tricalcium phosphate (?-TCP) to construct tissue-engineered bone. The tissue-engineered bone was implanted in a segmental defect with critical length of 15mm in rabbit femoral shaft. A bundle containing both artery and vein was inserted in the centre of the tissue-engineered bone with microvascular surgical technique. After an examination with DEXA bone scanner, the specimen was harvested for macroscopic and histological examination after 12 weeks of growth period. Results The site where the implanted vascular bundle inserted into the tissue engineered bone appeared like foramen nutriens, the blood vessels were patent. Abundant blood vessels, which emerged from the deep tissue of the engineered bone, were evident on the surface of specimen. Multicentric ossification area rich in blood vessels could be seen in the tissue-engineered bone histologically. The enchondral ossification in the center of tissue-engineered bone and membranous ossification in the periphery occurred simultaneously. Some materials in the centre of tissue-engineered bone had transformed into marrow cavity like construction. The results of the DEXA demonstrated that the vascularized tissue-engineered bone produced more boney tissue. Conclusions Implantation of blood vessel bundle into tissue-engineered bone may enhance neovascularization of the tissue-engineered bone and accelerate the process of reconstruction subsequently, and it is a promising method of vascularization of tissue-engineered bone.
