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In Vivo Osteogenic Capability of Human Mesenchymal Cells Cultured on Hydroxyapatite and on β‐Tricalcium Phosphate
Author(s) -
Matsushima Asako,
Kotobuki Noriko,
Tadokoro Mika,
Kawate Kenji,
Yajima Hiroshi,
Takakura Yoshinori,
Ohgushi Hajime
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00749.x
Subject(s) - mesenchymal stem cell , in vivo , alkaline phosphatase , stromal cell , calcium , ceramic , regeneration (biology) , in vitro , chemistry , human bone , biomedical engineering , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , pathology , biology , medicine , enzyme , organic chemistry
The aim of the current study was to examine in vitro osteogenic capability and in vivo bone formation of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) on two kinds of calcium phosphate ceramics. MSCs derived from human bone marrow were seeded on either hydroxyapatite (HA) ceramic or β‐tricalcium phosphate (β‐TCP) ceramic and then cultured in a medium supplemented with a donor's serum, vitamin C, β‐glycerophosphate, and dexamethasone. The culture revealed the expression of alkaline phosphatase activity, indicating the osteogenic differentiation of the MSCs on the ceramics (fabrication of tissue‐engineered construct). The constructs were then implanted subcutaneously into nude rats for 8 weeks. New bone formation was observed in both types of ceramics, and human‐specific Alu sequence was detected by in situ hybridization analysis. Quantitative microcomputed tomography showed that the volume of the new bone in the HA ceramic was greater than that in the β‐TCP ceramic in six of seven cases. These results suggest that human MSCs cultured on ceramics could retain their osteogenic capability even after ectopic implantation and provide a rationale for the use of tissue‐engineered constructs derived from a patient's MSCs and calcium phosphate ceramics in bone tissue regeneration.