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Platelet‐rich plasma promotes the regeneration of cartilage engineered by mesenchymal stem cells and collagen hydrogel via the TGF‐β/SMAD signaling pathway
Author(s) -
Fang Depeng,
Jin Pan,
Huang Quanxin,
Yang Yuan,
Zhao Jinmin,
Zheng Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/jcp.28211
Subject(s) - chondrogenesis , mesenchymal stem cell , cartilage , microbiology and biotechnology , regeneration (biology) , fibrocartilage , platelet rich plasma , smad , chemistry , tissue engineering , transforming growth factor , biomedical engineering , immunology , pathology , osteoarthritis , anatomy , biology , medicine , platelet , alternative medicine , articular cartilage
The tissue engineering technique using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and scaffolds is promising. Transforming growth factor‐β1 (TGF‐β1) is generally accepted as an chondrogenic agent, but immunorejection and unexpected side effects, such as tumorigenesis and heterogeneity, limit its clinical application. Autogenous platelet‐rich plasma (PRP), marked by low immunogenicity, easy accessibility, and low‐cost, may be favorable for cartilage regeneration. In our study, the effect of PRP on engineered cartilage constructed by MSCs and collagen hydrogel in vitro and in vivo was investigated and compared with TGF‐β1. The results showed that PRP promoted cell proliferation and gene and protein expressions of chondrogenic markers via the TGF‐β/SMAD signaling pathway. Meanwhile, it suppressed the expression of collagen type I, a marker of fibrocartilage. Furthermore, PRP accelerated cartilage regeneration on defects with engineered cartilage, advantageous over TGF‐β1, as evaluated by histological analysis and immunohistochemical staining. Our work demonstrates that autogenous PRP may substitute TGF‐β1 as a potent and reliable chondrogenic inducer for therapy of cartilage defect.