Fabrication of 3D-printed scaffolds loaded with gallium acetylacetonate for potential application in osteoclastic bone resorption

We recently reported the potential of a new gallium compound, gallium acetylacetonate (GaAcAc) in combating osteoclastic bone resorption through inhibition of osteoclast differentiation and function. Herein, we focused on 3D-printed polylactic acid scaffolds that were loaded with GaAcAc and investigated the impact of scaffold pretreatment with polydopamine (PDA) or sodium hydroxide (NaOH). We observed a remarkable increase in scaffold hydrophilicity with PDA or NaOH pretreatment while biocompatibility and in vitro degradation were not affected. NaOH-pretreated scaffolds showed the highest amount of GaAcAc loading when compared to other scaffolds (p < 0.05). NaOH-pretreated scaffolds with GaAcAc loading showed effective reduction of osteoclast counts and size. The trend was supported by suppression of key osteoclast differentiation markers such as NFAT2, c-Fos, TRAF6, & TRAP. All GaAcAc-loaded scaffolds, regardless of surface pretreatment, were effective in inhibiting osteoclast function as evidenced by reduction in the number of resorptive pits in bovine cortical bone slices (p < 0.01). The suppression of osteoclast function according to the type of scaffold followed the ranking: GaAcAc loading without surface pretreatment > GaAcAc loading with NaOH pretreatment > GaAcAc loading with PDA pretreatment. Additional studies will be needed to fully elucidate the impact of surface pretreatment on the efficacy and safety of GaAcAc-loaded 3D-printed scaffolds.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Pharmaceutical development and technology - (2024) vom: 22. März, Seite 1-14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hessel, Evin [VerfasserIn]
Ghanta, Pratyusha [VerfasserIn]
Winschel, Timothy [VerfasserIn]
Melnyk, Larissa [VerfasserIn]
Oyewumi, Moses O [VerfasserIn]

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Fused deposition
Gallium
Journal Article
Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Polylactic acid
Three-dimensional printing

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Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1080/10837450.2024.2332459

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369922131