Tissue engineering of the synovial joint: The role of cell density

Author:

Troken A1,Marion N1,Hollister S2,Mao J1

Affiliation:

1. College of Dental Medicine, Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Abstract

The ultimate goal in the tissue engineering of the synovial joint is to fabricate biologically derived analogues that can replace severely degenerated or traumatized synovial joint components. A number of challenges must be addressed before reaching this ultimate goal. In this report, the relevance of cell seeding density in the synthesis of chondrogenic and osteogenic matrices from human mesenchymal stem cells is explored. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) were differentiated into chondrogenic cells and osteogenic cells ex vivo and encapsulated in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel at densities of 5 × 106 cells/ml, 40 × 106 cells/ml, and 80 × 106 cells/ml, in addition to a cell-free poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) control group (0 × 106 cells/ml). Cell-seeded or cell-free PEG constructs were separately incubated in vitro for 4 weeks or implanted in vivo in the dorsum of immunodeficient rats for 4 weeks. In-vitro data demonstrated that hMSC-derived chondrocytes or hMSC-derived osteoblasts maintained their lineages per Safranin O and von Kossa staining after incubation for 4 weeks. The general pattern of initial cell seeding densities of 5 × 106 cells/ml, 40 × 106 cells/ml, and 80 × 106 cells/ml were preserved following in-vitro cultivation. Similarly, in-vivo data revealed that hMSC-derived chondrocytes and hMSC-derived osteoblasts maintained their respective lineages and the pattern of cell-seeding densities. An attempt was made to fabricate a composite construct with PEGDA hydrogel and polycaprolactone (PCL) with designed internal porosity for an osteochondral graft. Various cell-seeding densities as delineated in this report can be realized in the composite PEG-PCL graft. The findings demonstrate that cell-seeding density is likely a key parameter to consider in tissue-engineering design. The source of cells can either be transplanted cells or internally recruited cells.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Mechanical Engineering,General Medicine

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