A new semi-orthotopic bone defect model for cell and biomaterial testing in regenerative medicine

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In recent decades, an increasing number of tissue engineered bone grafts have been developed. However, expensive and laborious screenings in vivo are necessary to assess the safety and efficacy of their formulations. Rodents are the first choice for initial in vivo screens but their size limits the dimensions and number of the bone grafts that can be tested in orthotopic locations. Here, we report the development of a refined murine subcutaneous model for semi-orthotopic bone formation that allows the testing of up to four grafts per mouse one order of magnitude greater in volume than currently possible in mice. Crucially, these defects are also "critical size" and unable to heal within the timeframe of the study without intervention. The model is based on four bovine bone implants, ring-shaped, where the bone healing potential of distinct grafts can be evaluated in vivo. In this study we demonstrate that promotion and prevention of ossification can be assessed in our model. For this, we used a semi-automatic algorithm for longitudinal micro-CT image registration followed by histological analyses. Taken together, our data supports that this model is suitable as a platform for the real-time screening of bone formation, and provides the possibility to study bone resorption, osseointegration and vascularisation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:279

Enthalten in:

Biomaterials - 279(2021) vom: 20. Dez., Seite 121187

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Andrés Sastre, E [VerfasserIn]
Nossin, Y [VerfasserIn]
Jansen, I [VerfasserIn]
Kops, N [VerfasserIn]
Intini, C [VerfasserIn]
Witte-Bouma, J [VerfasserIn]
van Rietbergen, B [VerfasserIn]
Hofmann, S [VerfasserIn]
Ridwan, Y [VerfasserIn]
Gleeson, J P [VerfasserIn]
O'Brien, F J [VerfasserIn]
Wolvius, E B [VerfasserIn]
van Osch, G J V M [VerfasserIn]
Farrell, E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Animal model
Biocompatible Materials
Bone
Bone substitutes
Endochondral ossification
Guided tissue regeneration
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tissue scaffolds

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Date Completed 14.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121187

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332187934