ABSTRACT
Objective To assess the effect of bone defect repair using the recombinant of adenovirus-mediated hBMP2 and hVEGF165 genes transfer of BMSCs with porous nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 (n-HA/PA66).Methods Sixty male adult New Zealand rabbits were assigned to groups A,B and C according the completely random design,with 20 rabbits per group.Bone defect of 15 mm in length was made in the middle segment of bilateral radii in rabbits.In Group A,the defects were filled with nothing on the left side in blank controls (Group A1) and with n-HA/PA66 material alone on the right side (Group A2).In Group B,the defects were filled with hVEGF165/BMSCs/n-HA/PA66 on the left side (Group B1) and hBMP2/BMSCs/n-HA/PA66 on the right side (Group B2).In Group C,the defects were filled with BMSCs/n-HA/PA66 on the left side (Group C1) and hBMP2/hVEGF165/BMSCs/n-HA/PA66 on the right side (Group C2).Radiological analysis,HE staining,and Masson coloration were performed 2,4,8 and 12 weeks after operation.Results Radiographs,HE staining and Masson staining taken 8 weeks after cell transplantation showed large amount of new cartilage grown into the defect area and massive bony tissue formation around the margin in Group C2.At postoperative 12 weeks,Group C2 showed transplants were surrounded by outer bone tissues with superior bone repair effect to other groups (P ＜ 0.05).Number of vessels in Group C2 increased compared with that in other groups (P ＜ 0.05).Number of vessels was greater in Group B1 than in Group B2 (P ＜ 0.05),and both were greater than those in Groups A2 and C1 (P ＜ 0.05).Moreover there was no significant difference between Groups A2 and C1 (P ＞0.05).Conclusion hBMP2/hVEGF165 genes transferred BMSCs seeded on porous n-HA/PA66 can contribute to osteogenesis during the repair of rabbit radius defect.
