Synthetic Poly(Vinylalcohol)-Based Membranes for Cartilage Surgery and Repair.
Biotechnol J
; 12(12)2017 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-28892260
ABSTRACT
Cell-based therapies for cartilage repair are continually being developed to treat osteoarthritis. The cells are either introduced directly by intra-articular injection or via a cell-seeded matrix scaffold. Here, poly(vinylalcohol)-based membranes are developed to be used for mesenchymal stem cell implantation in cartilage repair procedures, having controllable physicochemical properties such as porosity, mechanical strength, and permeability, and a unique self-sealing property. The membranes possess a bilayer structure with a less porous layer providing mechanical strength and selective permeability, exhibit an elastic modulus of between 0.3 and 0.9 MPa, and are permeable to molecules <40 kDa, which is in the range of cartilage permeability. Three different peptide ligands with the sequences Ac-GCGYGRGDSPG, Ac-GCG(OPG)4REGOFG(OPG)4, and Ac-GCG(OPG)7, respectively, are conjugated to the membranes and subject to in vitro cell adhesion and differentiation assays. Col I/Col II gene expression ratios indicated that the collagen-mimetic peptide, Ac-GCG(OPG)7, best supported mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into the chondrogenic lineage. Although low retention of the membrane is observed in vivo in a rabbit knee model, results suggest that the membrane was able to facilitate mesenchymal stem cell implantation and differentiation to chondrocytes. These PVA-based membranes provide a feasible, synthetic, off-the-shelf material for the delivery of stem cells, and can be modified for other surgical applications.
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Álcool de Polivinil
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Cartilagem
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Transplante de Células-Tronco Mesenquimais
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Membro Posterior
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Membranas Artificiais
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Animals
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2017
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