1.Calcium phosphate combined with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in repair and reconstruction of tibial infectious bone defects
Xufeng JIA ; Miao LONG ; Guangping HUANG ; Qing ZHONG ; Zhaoyao ZHANG ; Yuxin QI ; Peng TIAN ; Ping LI ; Yuchi CHEN
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(17):2625-2630
BACKGROUND:Although the clinical application of Masquelet technology has achieved extensive success,the research on optimizing all aspects of Masquelet technology is still being carried out.The focus of doctors is to speed up bone healing and shorten bone healing time after bone grafting. OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of calcium phosphate combined with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in repairing tibial infectious bone defects. METHODS:Thirty-one patients with tibial infectious bone defects were selected from The People's Hospital of Jianyang City from June 2017 to June 2022.They were treated with the Masquelet membrane induction technique.During the second stage of operation,they were divided into a control group(n=15)and a study group(n=16)according to different bone graft materials.Patients in the control group were implanted with autologous bone/allogeneic bone particles,and those in the study group were implanted with calcium phosphate combined with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2/autologous bone particles.Six months after the second stage operation,peripheral blood inflammatory indexes such as white blood cell count,C-reactive protein,and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were detected.Imaging bone healing time,bone healing X-ray score,bone defect healing classification,and adjacent joint function were recorded.The presence of nail track infection,implant absorption,pain,and infection in the bone extraction area were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)White blood cell count,erythrocyte sedimentation rate,and C-reactive protein levels of the two groups 6 months after the second stage operation were significantly lower than those before the first stage operation(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in each index between the two groups(P>0.05).(2)Bone healing time in the study group was shorter than that in the control group(P<0.05).(3)The Samantha X-ray score of the study group 6 months after the second stage operation was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).The excellent and good rate of bone defect healing and adjacent joint function of the study group was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the recurrence rate and complication rate between the two groups(P>0.05).(4)These findings indicate that the effect of calcium phosphate combined with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 during the second stage operation of the Masquelet membrane induction technique in the treatment of tibial infectious bone defect is good and safe.
2.Effect of Cistanches Herba Phenylethanoid Glycosides on Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Gut Microbiota in ALD Mice
Zhaoyao QI ; Yuanhui XU ; Jincun LIU ; Hongguang SUN ; Xinxin QI ; Meili CONG ; Tao LIU
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(9):65-73
ObjectiveTo discuss the effects of Cistanches Herba phenylethanoid glycosides (CHPhGs) on the intestinal mucosal barrier and gut microbiota in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) mice were discussed. MethodThe 36 C57BL/6N female mice were randomly divided normal group, normal group of CHPhGs, model group, and low, medium, and high-dose groups (175, 350, 700 mg·kg-1) of CHPhGs, with six mice in each group. The ALD mouse model was built using Lieber-Decarli alcohol liquid feed. The normal group and low, medium, and high-dose groups of CHPhGs were given CHPhGs by gavage daily. Serum aspartate aminotransferase aminotransferase (ALT), alanine aminotransferase (AST), triglycerides (TG), and total cholesterol (TC) levels were detected by an automatic biochemical analyzer. Serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), D-lactic acid (D-LA), diamine oxidase (DAO), and LBP of liver were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The levels of TG and TC in the liver were detected by colorimetry. Liver tissue was treated by oil red O and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. The microstructure of jejunum epithelial cells was observed by electron microscope. Jejunum and colon were treated by HE staining and alcian blue-periodate-scheff (AB-PAS) staining staining, and mucin 2 (Muc2) was treated by immunohistochemistry. The intestinal contents of the normal group, normal group of CHPhGs, model group, and high-dose group of CHPhGs were collected and sequenced. ResultThe ALD model was established successfully. Compared with the normal group, the levels of serum ALT, AST, and TG, as well as the levels of liver TG and TC in the model group were significantly increased (P<0.05). Histopathology showed that compared with the normal group, the liver cells in the model group showed obvious steatosis. Compared with the model group, the levels of serum TG and liver TG and TC in the low, medium, and high-dose groups of CHPhGs decreased significantly (P<0.05). The serum ALT, AST, TNF-α, IL-1β, LPS, and LBP in the high-dose group of CHPhGs were also significantly decreased (P<0.05). The number of liver cells with steatosis in the high-dose group of CHPhGs was significantly reduced, and the microvilli structure of jejunum epithelial cells was basically intact. The expression of Muc2 was reduced in the colon, and the gut microbiota of the high-dose group of CHPhGs changed significantly (P<0.05). Compared with the normal group, the Allobaculum was significantly up-regulated in the model group (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the abundance of Akkermansia in the high-dose group of CHPhGs was significantly increased (P<0.01). The abundance of Akkermansia was negatively correlated with that of Allobaculum (r=-0.701, P<0.01). ConclusionCHPhGs can reduce the intestinal barrier injury caused by ALD, which may play a protective role by regulating the abundance and structure of Akkermansia and Allobaculum and affecting the homeostasis of intestinal mucus.