Allogeneic adipose-derived stem cells combined with demineralized bone matrix for repair of ulna defects:CT scan and histological detection / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:Adipose-derived stem cel s have a wide variety of sources and strong proliferation ability, which are easy to access and simple to culture. Therefore, adipose-derived stem cel s that are secondary to bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s are expected to become the most promising seed cel s for bone tissue engineering. OBJECTIVE:To explore the feasibility of rabbit adipose-derived stem cel s with demineralized bone matrix to repair ulna defects. METHODS:Ulna defect model was made in rabbits. Demineralized bone matrix was implanted into the right defect region as control group. After osteogenic induction, rabbit adipose-derived stem cel s/demineralized bone matrix composite was implanted into the left defect region as experimental group. At 12 weeks after implantation, defect tissues were taken for CT scanning and histological detection. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:CT results showed that there was unclear boundary between the broken ends of fractured bone and the composite material in the experimental group, and paral el cal uses out of the broken end could be seen. In the control group, the broken end was clearly seen and no cal us occurred continuously. Fibers were connected at the defect site, and no new bone occurred. Histological findings showed that typical regenerated bone tissues were seen in the experimental group with osteocytes, bone lacunae and bone trabeculae;there were more osteocytes and bone lacunae, but bone trabecula was only seen in a part of bone defects;a few of col agens interlarded the regenerated bone tissues. In the control group, the residual of demineralized bone matrix was seen as wel as some col agenous fibers, and periosteal bone formed a little, but no large amount of regenerated osteoid tissues were found. These findings indicate that under osteogenic induction, rabbit adipose-derived stem cel s combined with demineralized bone matrix are feasible to repair ulna defects.