Nanofibrous spongy microspheres to deliver rabbit mesenchymal stem cells and anti-miR-199a to regenerate nucleus pulposus and prevent calcification
BIOMATERIALS(2020)
摘要
Lower back pain is mainly caused by intervertebral disc degeneration, in which calcification is frequently involved. Here novel nanofibrous spongy microspheres (NF-SMS) are used to carry rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to regenerate nucleus pulposus tissues. NF-SMS are shown to significantly enhance the MSC seeding, proliferation and differentiation over control microcarriers. Furthermore, a hyper branched polymer (HP) with negligible cytotoxicity and high microRNA (miRNAs) binding affinity is synthesized. The HP can complex with anti-miR-199a and self-assemble into "double shell" polyplexes which are able to achieve high transfection efficiency into MSCs. A double-emulsion technique is used to encapsulate these polyplexes in biodegradable nanospheres (NS) to enable sustained anti-miR-199 delivery. Our results demonstrate that MSC/HP-anti-miR-199a/NS/NF-SMS constructs can promote the nucleus pulposus (NP) phenotype and resist calcification in vitro and in a subcutaneous environment. Furthermore, injection of MSC/HP-anti-miR199a/NS/NF-SMS can stay in place, produce functional extracellular matrix, maintain disc height and prevent intervertebral disc (IVD) calcification in a rabbit lumbar degeneration model.
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Rabbit,Mesenchymal stem cells,Calcification,Anti-microRNA oligonucleotides,Nucleus pulposus,Regeneration
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