A Combined Treatment of BMP2 and Soluble VEGFR1 for the Enhancement of Tendon-Bone Healing by Regulating Injury-Activated Skeletal Stem Cell Lineage

BACKGROUND: Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) is an appealing osteogenic and chondrogenic growth factor for promoting tendon-bone healing. Recently, it has been reported that soluble vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 1 (sVEGFR1) (a VEGF receptor antagonist) could enhance BMP2-induced bone repair and cartilage regeneration; thus, their combined application may represent a promising treatment to improve tendon-bone healing. Moreover, BMP2 could stimulate skeletal stem cell (SSC) expansion and formation, which is responsible for wounded tendon-bone interface repair. However, whether the codelivery of BMP2 and sVEGFR1 increases tendon enthesis injury-activated SSCs better than does BMP2 alone needs further research.

PURPOSE: To study the effect of BMP2 combined with sVEGFR1 on tendon-bone healing and injury-activated SSC lineage.

STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study.

METHODS: A total of 128 C57BL/6 mice that underwent unilateral supraspinatus tendon detachment and repair were randomly assigned to 4 groups: (1) untreated control group; (2) hydrogel group, which received a local injection of the blank hydrogel at the injured site; (3) BMP2 group, which received an injection of hydrogel with BMP2; and (4) BMP2 with sVEGFR1 group, which received an injection of hydrogel with BMP2 and sVEGFR1. Histology, micro-computed tomography, and biomechanical tests were conducted to evaluate tendon-bone healing at 4 and 8 weeks after surgery. In addition, flow cytometry was performed to detect the proportion of SSCs and their downstream differentiated subtypes, including bone, cartilage, and stromal progenitors; osteoprogenitors; and pro-chondrogenic progenitors within supraspinatus tendon enthesis at 1 week postoperatively.

RESULTS: The repaired interface in BMP2 with sVEGFR1 group showed a significantly improved collagen fiber continuity, increased fibrocartilage, greater newly formed bone, and elevated mechanical properties compared with the other 3 groups. There were more SSCs; bone, cartilage, and stromal progenitors; osteoprogenitors; and pro-chondrogenic progenitors in the BMP2 with sVEGFR1 group than that in the other groups.

CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the combined delivery of BMP2 and sVEGFR1 could promote tendon-bone healing and stimulate the expansion of SSCs and their downstream progeny within the injured tendon-bone interface.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Combining BMP2 with sVEGFR1 may be a good clinical treatment for wounded tendon enthesis healing.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

The American journal of sports medicine - 52(2024), 3 vom: 27. März, Seite 779-790

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Linfeng [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Liyang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Changbiao [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Jianzhong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Daqi [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Hongbin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
Bone morphogenetic protein 2
Hydrogels
Journal Article
Skeletal stem cell
Skeletal stem cell lineage
Tendon-bone healing
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/03635465231225244

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368479730