Type II collagen scaffolds repair critical-sized osteochondral defects under induced conditions of osteoarthritis in rat knee joints via inhibiting TGF-β-Smad1/5/8 signaling pathway
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Type II collagen scaffolds repair critical-sized osteochondral defects under induced conditions of osteoarthritis in rat knee joints via inhibiting TGF-β-Smad1/5/8 signaling pathway
Abstract
The bidirectional relationship between osteochondral defects (OCD) and osteoarthritis (OA), with each condition exacerbating the other, makes OCD regeneration in the presence of OA challenging. Type II collagen (Col2) is important in OCD regeneration and the management of OA, but its potential applications in cartilage tissue engineering are significantly limited. This study investigated the regeneration capacity of Col2 scaffolds in critical-sized OCDs under surgically induced OA conditions and explored the underlying mechanisms that promoted OCD regeneration. Furthermore, the repair potential of Col2 scaffolds was validated in over critical-sized OCD models. After 90 days or 150 days since scaffold implantation, complete healing was observed histologically in critical-sized OCD, evidenced by the excellent integration with surrounding native tissues. The newly formed tissue biochemically resembled adjacent natural tissue and exhibited comparable biomechanical properties. The regenerated OA tissue demonstrated lower expression of genes associated with cartilage degradation than native OA tissue but comparable expression of genes related to osteochondral anabolism compared with normal tissue. Additionally, transcriptome and proteome analysis revealed the hindrance of TGF-β-Smad1/5/8 in regenerated OA tissue. In conclusion, the engrafting of Col2 scaffolds led to the successful regeneration of critical-sized OCDs under surgically induced OA conditions by inhibiting the TGF-β-Smad1/5/8 signaling pathway.
Keywords: Osteoarthritis; Osteochondral defect; Tissue engineering; Type II collagen.
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Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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