成骨细胞在旋转壁式生物反应器内的大规模扩增

目的 进行SD大鼠成骨细胞在旋转壁式生物反应器内大规模扩增培养的研究。方法利用微载体悬浮培养法在旋转壁式生物反应器内大规模扩增成骨细胞，检测其组织形态和生物功能后。作为接种到支架材料上并于反应器内三维环境中培养组织工程骨的种子细胞。结果成骨细胞在生物反应器中每代可以扩增十倍以上，同时经过倒置相差显微镜、SEM(扫描电镜)以及ALP(碱性磷酸酶)和MTT等生物学性能检测后，发现在旋转壁式生物反应器中三维培养的成骨细胞各种生物指标性能良好。结论新型旋转壁式生物反应器可以提供低剪切力的培养环境，而且细胞之间有三维联系的机会，成骨细胞表现出良好的体外扩增能力，适于建立一种理想的成骨细胞体外扩增的三维培养体系。     

组织工程皮肤生物反应器的研究与设计

目的设计一套生物反应器,能针对不同支架材料--细胞复合物进行构建组织工程皮肤.方法根据皮肤的自身生长特点和不同支架材料-细胞复合物的特性,模拟皮肤的生长环境和力学环境,通过生物反应器解决组织工程皮肤构建中支架的装夹和气液界面问题.结果生物反应器由控制系统和生物反应器主体两部分构成,能提供对多种皮肤细胞复合物的动态培养.结论皮肤生物反应器能够满足不同组织工程皮肤产品的需要.能够形成气液界面和模拟生物力学的刺激.     

大鼠BMSCs成骨诱导及复合支架材料构建组织工程骨组织的研究*

目的利用诱导成骨分化的骨髓间充质干细胞(bone marrowmesenchymal stem cells,BMSCs)复合生物支架材料构建组织工程骨组织。方法采用密度梯度离心法获取大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞,原代培养扩增后,条件培养基诱导成骨分化作为实验组,并设非条件培养基培养为对照组。诱导培养后,通过碱性磷酸酶、钙结节染色;I型胶原、骨钙素检测鉴定成骨性。将诱导的BMSCs利用滴加法种入自制组织工程生物支架复合培养,采取扫描电镜、HE切片染色观察培养8天时细胞在支架内部的生长情况。结果密度梯度离心法获取培养的原代骨髓间充质干细胞呈梭形或三角形贴壁生长,以梭形为主;经成骨诱导剂诱导后细胞呈多角形贴壁生长,碱性磷酸酶染色呈阳性、茜素红染色出现阳性的钙化结节;Western blotting检测Ⅰ型胶原蛋白表达较对照组明显增加(<0.05);ELISA法检测骨钙素结果较对照组明显升高(<0.01)。HE切片染色可见支架内部有细胞长入,细胞呈圆形或椭圆形。扫描电镜可见支架内部有大量细胞长入,细胞粘附、生长良好,呈现完全伸展状态,细胞-支架-细胞之间有基质连接。结论本实验获取的原代细胞为骨髓间充质干细胞,诱导剂诱导后成功分化为成骨细胞。采用经诱导成骨后的细胞作为组织工程骨构建的种子细胞,与三维支架材料复合后共培养,使构建的组织复合物更接近骨组织,为临床大段骨缺损的修复增加可能性。     

聚乳酸/羟基磷灰石纳米复合物对MC3T3-E1细胞增殖活性的影响

背景:研究表明聚乳酸/羟基磷灰石复合材料与自然骨结构和性能相似,具有骨传导性和良好的生物相容性。目的:观察聚乳酸/羟基磷灰石纳米复合物与成骨细胞株MC3T3-E1的生物相容性。方法:分别采用普通完全培养基(对照组)与聚乳酸/羟基磷灰石纳米复合物浸提液(实验组)培养第3代成骨细胞株MC3T3-E1,培养3,5,7 d,采用CCK-8法检测细胞的吸光度值;在培养第7,14天检测细胞碱性磷酸酶、骨钙素、Ⅰ型胶原、核心结合因子α1/成骨特异性转录因子表达。将聚乳酸/羟基磷灰石纳米复合物与第3代成骨细胞株MC3T3-E1共培养,培养7,14 d细胞骨架染色及扫描电镜观察细胞在支架材料上的形态。结果与结论:随着时间的延长,成骨细胞株MC3T3-E1的吸光度值明显增加,两组细胞吸光度值比较差异无显著性意义。实验组培养第7天细胞碱性磷酸酶活性高于对照组(P0.05),培养第14天细胞碱性磷酸酶、Ⅰ型胶原、核心结合因子α1/成骨特异性转录因子表达高于对照组(P0.05)。种植7 d后细胞在材料上贴附生长,细胞呈多角形;种植14 d后细胞较7 d前数目明显增多,且完全伸展,呈多角形和梭形。表明聚乳酸/羟基磷灰石纳米复合物对成骨细胞有良好的生物相容性,无细胞毒性。     

骨髓间充质干细胞与不同基质修饰的纳米晶胶原基骨体外生物相容性研究

研究大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(MSCs)诱导培养后与不同基质修饰的纳米晶胶原基骨(nanoHydroxyapatite/collagen,nHAC)的生物相容性,为骨组织工程提供一种新型复合支架材料。SD大鼠MSCs经成骨诱导培养、扩增,进行成骨细胞表征后,种植与支架材料体外复合培养。实验分为4组:实验组A,纤维蛋白(FB)和纤维连接蛋白(FN)修饰的纳米晶胶原基骨((FB FN)-nHAC);实验组B,纤维蛋白修饰的纳米晶胶原基骨(FB-nHAC);实验组C,纤维连接蛋白修饰的纳米晶胶原基骨(FN-nHAC);对照组D,单纯的纳米晶胶原基骨(nHAC)。通过检测支架材料的细胞黏附率、不同时间点(3、7、10、14d)支架材料中细胞数、碱性磷酸酶活性以及扫描电镜观察细胞在材料上的生长状况,比较分析不同支架材料与细胞生物相容性差异。大鼠MSCs经诱导培养14d后,碱性磷酸酶细胞化学染色、I型胶原免疫荧光染色及矿化沉积茜素红染色均为阳性;细胞与支架材料黏附率A组最高为74.4%;支架材料中细胞数量均随培养时间延长而增长,且A组细胞数增加较快,与相同时相点其他各组材料中细胞数差异有显著性(P<0.05);各时相点细胞碱性磷酸酶活性表达A组最高,差异亦有显著性(P<0.05)。电镜观察发现4组材料上均有细胞生长,但A组的细胞生长状况明显好于其他组。大鼠MSCs经成骨诱导培养,可表达成骨细胞表型,(FB FN)-nHAC在体外实验中表现出与细胞优良的生物相容性,可作为较理想的新型复合支架应用于骨组织工程。     

多孔纳米羟基磷灰石/壳聚糖支架材料复合成骨细胞的异位成骨

目的评价多孔纳米羟基磷灰石/壳聚糖﹙nHA/CS﹚支架与成骨细胞复合植入大鼠股部肌袋模型内的异位成骨能力。方法采用共沉淀和粒子沥滤法制备多孔nHA/CS。分离培养培养SD大鼠成骨细胞,并将其与多孔nHA/CS共同培养来构建组织工程骨。将所构建的组织工程骨和空白nHA/CS支架材料分别植入SD大鼠股部肌袋模型内。分别在植入2、4、6、8周后,将植入的支架材料取出行苏木精-伊红染色观察新骨形成情况,并应用JEDA-801D形态学图象分析系统来计算新骨生成率。用SPSS13.0软件包对测定结果进行单因素方差分析。结果在各观察时间段内成骨细胞复合多孔nHA/CS组新骨生成量均多于nHA/CS。结论多孔nHA/CS复合成骨细胞支架材料具有异位成骨能力。     

气管软骨细胞和羧乙基壳聚糖-羟基磷灰石泡沫支架复合及裸鼠皮下植入

目的 探讨以兔气管软骨细胞为种子细胞在自制羧乙基壳聚糖-羟基磷灰石泡沫(NCECS-HA)支架合成组织工程气管软骨的可行性.方法 通过真空冷冻干燥法制得NCECS-HA泡沫支架.从6个月大的大耳白兔取气管软骨片段,Ⅱ型胶原酶消化,将所获得第3代软骨细胞种植于NCECS-HA三维支架上.细胞-支架复合物在24孔板中培养5 d以后,将其植入裸鼠皮下8周.然后取出分别进行HE染色、Ⅱ型胶原免疫组化染色和甲苯胺蓝染色,观察软骨细胞基质分泌情况.结果 8周后,构建出组织工程气管软骨示光泽良好,甲苯胺蓝染色、Ⅱ型胶原免疫组化染色显示细胞-支架复合物中的软骨细胞可以像天然软骨一样分泌糖氨多糖和Ⅱ型胶原.结论 生物材料NCECS-HA对于兔软骨细胞有良好的生物相容性,可作为生物组织工程支架.     

重组骨脱细胞细外基复合Wistar大鼠成骨细胞体外培养的形态学观察

目的新型重组骨脱细胞细胞外基质(REAECM)的制备及其细胞相容性的初步检测，为骨组织工程寻找一种新型的细胞外支架提供实验依据。方法应用体外细胞培养技术，对鼠成骨细胞和REAECM体外进行联合培养1-4周，通过相差显微镜、光镜、电镜观察细胞在材料中的生长情况。结果成骨细胞可以在REAECM上发生良好的黏附、增殖，并且可以长入REAECM的孔隙内。结论REAECM可作为构建组织工程骨的一种较好的支架材料，具有网状孔隙结构；在体外和成骨细胞复合培养时表现出良好的细胞相容性，可以作为一种天然的骨组织替代材料。     

人骨髓间充质干细胞接种纳米晶胶原骨构建组织工程骨

目的观察体外培养的人骨髓间充质干细胞（mesenchymal stem cells,MSCs）与纳米晶羟基磷灰石/胶原骨（nano-hydroxyapatite/collagen,nHAC）的生物相容性及细胞在nHAC上的生长情况。方法全骨髓法体外培养骨髓间充质干细胞,应用成骨诱导剂诱导向成骨细胞表型转化,通过细胞活性、免疫组化鉴定诱导培养的成骨细胞的细胞学特性。通过倒置显微镜、扫描电镜观察细胞生长及其在nHAC上的生长情况。结果原代培养的骨髓细胞增殖迅速,10～12d左右即可稳定传代,传代细胞7～9d即可传代。经诱导培养的细胞的ALP染色阳性,Von Kossa染色阳性,可见钙化的基质沉积,呈现典型的成骨细胞形态和生物学特征。构建的MSCs与nHAC共培养的模型中,细胞可在nHAC表面良好贴壁。复合培养8天,分布于支架材料上的细胞大量增殖、分泌细胞外基质。第14天,大量细胞在材料表面和孔隙中生长。细胞之间广泛存在突起连接。结论nHAC适合种子细胞的贴附、生长和增殖,是组织工程良好的载体材料。     

骨髓间充质干细胞与复合I型胶原和骨形态发生蛋白2的聚乳酸乙醇酸构建组织工程骨

目的探讨骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSC)体外分离培养后种植到复合Ⅰ型胶原和重组人类骨形态发生蛋白2(rhBMP-2)的聚乳酸乙醇酸(PLGA)生物支架上,构建组织工程骨的可行性.方法密度梯度离心法提取分离BMSC,倒置显微镜观察细胞形态,流式细胞分析法对细胞表面抗原进行鉴定.相分离法制备多孔三维PLGA生物支架,支架材料上复合Ⅰ型胶原和rhBMP-2,扫描电镜观察其超微结构.将第3代的BMSC接种于复合支架上,扫描电镜观察材料的细胞黏附性,将培养6 h 后的细胞-支架复合体植入SD大鼠肌袋内,于2个月后取材进行HE染色,观察其构建组织工程骨的情况.结果 BMSC可在体外分离扩增,表达CD29、CD44,不表达CD34和CD45.制备的PLGA支架孔隙率为90%,平均孔径为100 μm,与BMSC有较好的黏附性.2个月后动物体内细胞-支架复合体的大体观察和HE染色显示,BMSC种植到复合Ⅰ型胶原和rhBMP-2的PLGA生物支架上可构建骨组织.结论 BMSC可在体外长期、稳定培养,是理想的组织工程种子细胞.PLGA与干细胞有较好的黏附性,可用来做组织工程生物材料.BMSC种植到复合Ⅰ型胶原和rhBMP-2的PLGA生物支架上后,在动物体内可构建组织工程骨.     

纳米羟基磷灰石/胶原/聚乳酸支架材料对人成骨细胞早期附着影响的实验研究

目的以人成骨细胞（MG-63细胞）复合纳米羟基磷灰石／胶原／聚乳酸[nano-hydroxyapatite/collagen/poly（L-lactic）acid，nHAC／PLA]支架材料进行体外培养，观察其早期附着生长情况。方法将MG-63细胞在nHAC／PLA支架材料上培养，通过倒置显微镜观察、HE染色、ALP染色、细胞增殖指数测定等方法对细胞在nHAC／PLA支架材料上的早期附着情况进行研究。结果细胞在nHAC／PLA上生长良好；ALP染色阳性度高，细胞增殖指数比空白对照组有显著提高。结论nHAC／PLA支架有利于MG-63细胞的早期黏附、生长，可以用作骨组织工程的支架材料。     

兔BMSCs体外培养及其向成骨细胞分化的实验研究

目的　探讨培养兔骨髓基质干细胞向成骨细胞的分化,为骨组织工程研究提供种子细胞。方法　取 2月龄新西兰大耳白兔,麻醉后取骨髓,直接进行原代培养,传代后观察其生长特性,绘制生长曲线并加诱导液使其 向成骨细胞方向分化,并分别用钙钴法检测碱性磷酸酶,茜素红染色检测钙结节,免疫组化染色检测Ⅰ型胶原,透 射电镜观察胞质中钙质成分。结果　原代培养中出现大量细胞克隆,传代后细胞呈旋涡状密集生长,加入诱导液 后细胞形态发生改变并向成骨细胞分化,胞质内见有呈黑色的碱性磷酸酶颗粒和Ⅰ型胶原反应产物,并见有多个 细胞形成的钙化结节,电镜下观察到胞质中含有许多基质小泡,几天内成骨细胞数可达1×106/L。结论　培养兔 骨髓基质干可向成骨细胞方向分化,作为骨组织工程的种子细胞。     

Three-dimensional fabrication of engineered bone with human bio-derived bone scaffolds in a rotating wall vessel bioreactor

Bone tissue engineering has emerged as a promising strategy in the effort to regenerate and repair diseased or damaged bone. The bioreactor, within which engineered bone tissue is cultured, plays a key role in the development of engineered bone graphs. In this work, the potentials of the rotating wall vessel bioreactor (RWVB) and the human bio-derived bone scaffolds (BDBS) for 3D bone culture are evaluated. The osteoblasts isolated from the cranium of neonatal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat of 3 days old were expanded firstly with microcarrier suspension culture in a RWVB. After the assessment of the biological functions of the expanded cells by histomorphometry, the cells were seeded at 2 x 10(6) and 1 x 10(6) cells/mL, respectively, onto the 3D human BDBS and cultured for 3 weeks in the RWVB. The cells metabolism and nutrient concentration were monitored in the whole culture processes. The structure of the harvested bone tissues was observed with optical microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The biological properties of the engineered bone were detected by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) expression and alizarin red staining to visualize the newly formed bone. Acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) double fluorescence staining was used to analyze the cell activity. For a comparative study, cell seeded constructs were also cultured in static conditions. The results indicate that the bone grafts cultured in RWVB with two different seeded cell densities grew well, and the cell number expanded in RWVB was five times as that in T-flask and spinner flask. There were significantly more collagen fibers mineralized nodules and new osteoid tissue formed than those in T-flask and spinner flask. It also demonstrated that with the stress stimulation inside the fluid in the RWVB, the ALP expression could be increased; the formation of mineralized nodules can be accelerated.     

Cartilage tissue engineering on the surface of a novel gelatin-calcium-phosphate biphasic scaffold in a double-chamber bioreactor

Tissue engineering is a new approach to articular cartilage repair; however, the integration of the engineered cartilage into the host subchondral bone is a major problem in osteochondral injury. The aim of the present work, therefore, was to make a tissue-engineered osteochondral construct from a novel biphasic scaffold in a newly designed double-chamber bioreactor. This bioreactor was designed to coculture chondrocytes and osteoblasts simultaneously. The aim of this study was to prove that engineered cartilage could be formed with the use of this biphasic scaffold. The scaffold was constructed from gelatin and a calcium-phosphate block made from calcined bovine bone. The cartilage part of the scaffold had a uniform pore size of about 180 microm and approximate porosity of 75%, with the trabecular pattern preserved in the bony part of the scaffold. The biphasic scaffolds were seeded with porcine chondrocytes and cultured in a double-chamber bioreactor for 2 or 4 weeks. The chondrocytes were homogeneously distributed in the gelatin part of the scaffold, and secretion of the extracellular matrix was demonstrated histologically. The chondrocytes retained their phenotype after 4 weeks of culture, as proven immunohistochemically. After 4 weeks of culture, hyaline-like cartilage with lacuna formation could be clearly seen in the gelatin scaffold on the surface of the calcium phosphate. The results show that this biphasic scaffold can support cartilage formation on a calcium-phosphate surface in a double-chamber bioreactor, and it seems reasonable to suggest that there is potential for further application in osteochondral tissue engineering.     

Osteoblast activity on collagen-GAG scaffolds is affected by collagen and GAG concentrations

Optimization of a tissue engineering scaffold for use in bone tissue engineering requires control of many factors such as pore size, porosity, permeability and, as this study shows, the composition of the matrix. The collagen-glycosaminoglycan (GAG) scaffold variants were fabricated by varying the collagen and GAG content of the scaffold. Scaffolds were seeded with MC3T3 osteoblasts and cultured for up to 7 days. During the culture period, osteoblastic activity was evaluated by measuring metabolic activity, cell number, and spatial distribution. Collagen and GAG concentrations both affected osteoblast viability, proliferation, and spatial distribution within the scaffold. Scaffolds containing 1% collagen (w/v) and 0.088% GAG (w/v) were found to have a porosity of approximately 99%, high cell metabolic activity and cell number, and good cell infiltration over the 7 days in culture. Taken together, these results indicate the need to tailor the parameters of a biological substrate for use in a specific tissue application, in this case bone tissue engineering.     

The influence on gene-expression profiling of osteoblasts behavior following treatment with the ionic products of sintered beta-dicalcium pyrophosphate dissolution

Sintered dicalcium pyrophosphate (SDCP) is biocompatible to bone tissue both in the in vivo and in vitro model. However, the molecular mechanisms that mediated these processes have yet to be identified. In this study, we investigated the influence of SDCP ions on in vitro osteoblasts behavior.The powder of sintered beta-dicalcium pyrophosphate (SDCP) was dissolved by HCl and then diluted into different concentration of solutions by culture medium used in the osteoblast cell culture. The effects of various concentration of SDCP on bone cell activities were evaluated by using MTT assay. For the differentiation of osteoblasts, alkaline phosphatase (AP) staining, von Kossa stain for mineralized nodules and bone markers messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) isolation and identification were performed at 3h, days 1, 3, 7 and 14. In the presence of 10(-8)M SDCP for 14 days, the osteoblasts population was still significantly higher than that of control. In the qualitative analysis for the formation of AP staining colonies and mineralization nodules formation were not affected by SDCP ions. When osteoblasts cultured in the presence of 10(-8)M SDCP ions, the osteocalcin mRNA expression was up-regulated; while the collagen, osteonectin and osteopontin mRNA expression were down-regulated. In this study, we demonstrated that the elevated concentration of calcium and pyrophosphate ions can activate genes of the bone cells. This study will contribute to a better understanding of cell/biomaterial interactions and mechanisms that SDCP affect the bone cells.     

The influence of osteoblast differentiation stage on bone formation in autogenously implanted cell-based poly(lactide-co-glycolide) and calcium phosphate constructs

We tested the hypothesis that the osteoblast differentiation status of bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) combined with a three-dimensional (3D) structure modulates bone formation when autogenously implanted. Rat BMSCs were aspirated, expanded, and seeded into a 3D composite of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) and calcium phosphate (PLGA/CaP) to produce a hybrid biomaterial. Calvarial defects were implanted with (1) scaffold without cells (SC/NC), (2) scaffold and BMSCs (SC+BMSC), (3) scaffold and osteoblasts differentiated for 7 days (SC+OB7), and (4) for 14 days (SC+OB14). After 4 weeks, there was more bone formation in groups combining scaffold and cells, SC+BMSC and SC+OB7. A nonsignificant higher amount of bone formation was observed on SC+OB14 compared with SC/NC. Additionally, more blood vessels were counted within all hybrid biomaterials, without differences among them, than into SC/NC. These findings provide evidences that the cell differentiation status affects in vivo bone formation in autogenously implanted cell-based constructs. Undifferentiated BMSCs or osteoblasts in early stage of differentiation combined with PLGA/CaP scaffold favored bone formation compared with plain scaffold and that one associated with more mature osteoblasts.     

Flow perfusion culture induces the osteoblastic differentiation of marrow stroma cell-scaffold constructs in the absence of dexamethasone

Flow perfusion culture of scaffold/cell constructs has been shown to enhance the osteoblastic differentiation of rat bone marrow stroma cells (MSCs) over static culture in the presence of osteogenic supplements including dexamethasone. Although dexamethasone is known to be a powerful induction agent of osteoblast differentiation in MSC, we hypothesied that the mechanical shear force caused by fluid flow in a flow perfusion bioreactor would be sufficient to induce osteoblast differentiation in the absence of dexamethasone. In this study, we examined the ability of MSCs seeded on titanium fiber mesh scaffolds to differentiate into osteoblasts in a flow perfusion bioreactor in both the presence and absence of dexamethasone. Scaffold/cell constructs were cultured for 8 or 16 days and osteoblastic differentiation was determined by analyzing the constructs for cellularity, alkaline phosphatase activity, and calcium content as well as media samples for osteopontin. For scaffold/cell constructs cultured under flow perfusion, there was greater scaffold cellularity, alkaline phosphatase activity, osteopontin secretion, and calcium deposition compared with static controls, even in the absence of dexamethasone. When dexamethasone was present in the cell culture medium under flow perfusion conditions, there was further enhancement of osteogenic differentiation as evidenced by lower scaffold cellularity, greater osteopontin secretion, and greater calcium deposition. These results suggest that flow perfusion culture alone induces osteogenic differentiation of rat MSCs and that there is a synergistic effect of enhanced osteogenic differentiation when both dexamethasone and flow perfusion culture are used.     

Oscillatory perfusion seeding and culturing of osteoblast-like cells on porous beta-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds

Perfusion culture systems have proven to be effective bioreactors for constructing tissue engineered bone in vitro, but existing circuit-based perfusion systems are complicated and costly for conditioned culture due to the large medium volume required. A compact perfusion system for artificial bone fabrication using oscillatory flow is described here. Mouse osteoblast-like MC 3T3-E1 cells were seeded at 1.5 x 10(6) cells/100 microL and cultured for 6 days in porous ceramic beta-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds (10 mm in diameter, 8 mm in height) by only 1.5 mL culture media per scaffold. The seeding efficiency, cell proliferation, distribution and viability, and promotion of early osteogenesis by both a static and an oscillatory perfusion method were evaluated. The oscillatory perfusion method generated higher seeding efficiency, alkaline phosphatase activity, and scaffold cellularity (by DNA content) after 6 days of culture. Stereomicroscopic observation of 3(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide staining and Calcein-AM/propidium iodide double staining also demonstrated homogeneous seeding, proliferation, and viability of cells throughout the scaffolds in the oscillatory perfusion system. By contrast, the static culture yielded polarized seeding and proliferation favoring the outer and upper scaffold surfaces, with only dead cells in the center of the scaffolds. Thus, these results suggest that the oscillatory flow condition not only allow a better seeding efficiency and homogeneity, but also facilitates uniform culture and early osteogenic differentiation. The oscillatory perfusion system could be a simple and effective bioreactor for bone tissue engineering.