Biocompatibility of bone marrow stromal stem cells with vascular endothelial growth factor/bone morphogenetic protein 2-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) copolymer/gelatin nanofibrous scaffold / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Using bone tissue engineering methods for reconstruction of bone repair is an ideal treatment for bone defects, and it is crucial to combine biological scaffolds carrying growth factors with seed cells. OBJECTIVE: To observe the biocompatibility of rat bone marrow stromal stem cells (BMSCs) seeded onto vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2)-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) copolymer/ gelatin nanofibrous scaffolds.METHODS: Rat BMSCs were divided into five groups blank scaffold group, BMP-2 group, VEGF group, VEGF/BMP-2 groups (1.21, 0.81, 0.41). In each group, the nanofibrous scaffold was placed at the bottom of the cell culture plate, and then rat BMSCs were seeded into the culture plate. Cell adhesion was observed under scanning electron microscope; cell proliferation was detected by cell counting kit-8; and ALP, RUNX-2 and OCN expression was determined by RT-PCR. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Under the scanning electron microscope, the BMSCs adhered to the scaffold and further grew into the scaffold. The adherent cells grew best in the 0.41 group, in which the cells were tightly integrated with the scaffold to form a cell-scaffold complex. Compared with the blank scaffold group, the cell proliferation and expression of ALP, RUNX-2 and OCN were both higher in the other groups, which was highest in the 0.41 group. To conclude, the VEGF/BMP-2-loaded PLGA copolymer/gelatin nanofibrous scaffold can promote cell adhesion, proliferation, osteogenic differentiation of rat BMSCs because of a good cytocompatibility. Moreover, the concentration ratio of VEGF/BMP-2 is optimized at 0.41.