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4D printed shape-shifting biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications

Kalogeropoulou, Maria (author), Diaz Payno, P.J. (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Fratila-Apachitei, E.L. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author)

The existing 3D printing methods exhibit certain fabrication-dependent limitations for printing curved constructs that are relevant for many tissues. Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an emerging technology that is expected to revolutionize the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM). 4D printing is based on 3D printing,...

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Incorporating strontium enriched amorphous calcium phosphate granules in collagen/collagen-magnesium-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffolds improves subchondral bone repair

Xu, J. (author), Vecstaudza, Jana (author), Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Labberté, Margot (author), Salerno, Manuela (author), Kok, Joeri (author), van Rietbergen, Bert (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Locs, Janis (author), Brama, Pieter A.J. (author)

Osteochondral defect repair with a collagen/collagen-magnesium-hydroxyapatite (Col/Col-Mg-HAp) scaffold has demonstrated good clinical results. However, subchondral bone repair remained suboptimal, potentially leading to damage to the regenerated overlying neocartilage. This study aimed to improve the bone repair potential of this scaffold by...

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Glycosaminoglycan-Mediated Interactions in Articular, Auricular, Meniscal, and Nasal Cartilage

Rathnayake, Manula S.B. (author), Boos, Manuela A. (author), Farrugia, Brooke L. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Stok, Kathryn S. (author)

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are ubiquitous components in the cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM). Ultrastructural arrangement of ECM and GAG-mediated interactions with collagen are known to govern the mechanics in articular cartilage, but these interactions are less clear in other cartilage types. Therefore, this article reviews the current...

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Effectiveness of BMP-2 and PDGF-BB Adsorption onto a Collagen/Collagen-Magnesium-Hydroxyapatite Scaffold in Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing Osteochondral Defect Bone Repair: In Vitro, Ex Vivo and In Vivo Evaluation

Xu, J. (author), Fahmy-Garcia, Shorouk (author), Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Forte, Lucia (author), De Luca, Claudio (author), Filardo, Giuseppe (author), Labberté, Margot (author), Kok, Joeri (author), Nickel, Joachim (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)

Despite promising clinical results in osteochondral defect repair, a recently developed bi-layered collagen/collagen-magnesium-hydroxyapatite scaffold has demonstrated less optimal subchondral bone repair. This study aimed to improve the bone repair potential of this scaffold by adsorbing bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and/or platelet...

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Engineered biochemical cues of regenerative biomaterials to enhance endogenous stem/progenitor cells (ESPCs)-mediated articular cartilage repair

Zhou, Liangbin (author), Xu, J. (author), Schwab, Andrea (author), Tong, Wenxue (author), Zheng, Lizhen (author), Li, Zhuo (author), Xu, Shunxiang (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Wen, Chunyi (author), Qin, Ling (author)

As a highly specialized shock-absorbing connective tissue, articular cartilage (AC) has very limited self-repair capacity after traumatic injuries, posing a heavy socioeconomic burden. Common clinical therapies for small- to medium-size focal AC defects are well-developed endogenous repair and cell-based strategies, including microfracture,...

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Women’s contribution to stem cell research for osteoarthritis: an opinion paper

Velot, Émilie (author), Balmayor, Elizabeth R. (author), Bertoni, Lélia (author), Chubinskaya, Susan (author), Cicuttini, Flavia (author), de Girolamo, Laura (author), Demoor, Magali (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Cucchiarini, Magali (author)

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A culture model to analyze the acute biomaterial-dependent reaction of human primary neutrophils in vitro

Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Schwab, Andrea (author), Bektas, Ezgi Irem (author), Narcisi, Roberto (author), Eglin, David (author), Stoddart, Martin J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), D'Este, Matteo (author)

Neutrophils play a pivotal role in orchestrating the immune system response to biomaterials, the onset and resolution of chronic inflammation, and macrophage polarization. However, the neutrophil response to biomaterials and the consequent impact on tissue engineering approaches is still scarcely understood. Here, we report an in vitro...

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Addition of heparin binding sites strongly increases the bone forming capabilities of BMP9 in vivo

Siverino, Claudia (author), Fahmy-Garcia, Shorouk (author), Niklaus, Viktoria (author), Kops, Nicole (author), Dolcini, Laura (author), Misciagna, Massimiliano Maraglino (author), Ridwan, Yanto (author), Farrell, Eric (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Nickel, Joachim (author)

Bone Morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) like BMP2 and BMP7 have shown great potential in the treatment of severe bone defects. In recent in vitro studies, BMP9 revealed the highest osteogenic potential compared to other BMPs, possibly due to its unique signaling pathways that differs from other osteogenic BMPs. However, in vivo the bone forming...

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Senescence during early differentiation reduced the chondrogenic differentiation capacity of mesenchymal progenitor cells

Voskamp, Chantal (author), Koevoet, Wendy J.L.M. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Narcisi, Roberto (author)

Introduction: Mesenchymal stromal/progenitor cells (MSCs) are promising for cartilage cell-based therapies due to their chondrogenic differentiation capacity. However, MSCs can become senescent during in vitro expansion, a state characterized by stable cell cycle arrest, metabolic alterations, and substantial changes in the gene expression and...

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Modulating design parameters to drive cell invasion into hydrogels for osteochondral tissue formation

Schwab, Andrea (author), Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Xu, J. (author), Abinzano, Florencia (author), Loebel, Claudia (author), Levato, Riccardo (author), Eglin, David (author), Narcisi, Roberto (author), Malda, Jos (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)

Background: The use of acellular hydrogels to repair osteochondral defects requires cells to first invade the biomaterial and then to deposit extracellular matrix for tissue regeneration. Due to the diverse physicochemical properties of engineered hydrogels, the specific properties that allow or even improve the behaviour of cells are not yet...

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Human Osteoblasts’ Response to Biomaterials for Subchondral Bone Regeneration in Standard and Aggressive Environments

Pagani, Stefania (author), Salerno, Manuela (author), Filardo, Giuseppe (author), Locs, Janis (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Vecstaudza, Jana (author), Dolcini, Laura (author), Borsari, Veronica (author), Fini, Milena (author), Giavaresi, Gianluca (author), Columbaro, Marta (author)

Osteochondral lesions, when not properly treated, may evolve into osteoarthritis (OA), especially in the elderly population, where altered joint function and quality are usual. To date, a collagen/collagen–magnesium–hydroxyapatite (Col/Col-Mg-HAp) scaffold (OC) has demonstrated good clinical results, although suboptimal subchondral bone...

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Rational positioning of 3D-printed voxels to realize high-fidelity multifunctional soft-hard interfaces

Cruz Saldivar, M. (author), Veeger, Robin Petrus Elias (author), Tay, E.T.W.S. (author), Fenu, M. (author), Klimopoulou, M. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Fratila-Apachitei, E.L. (author), Doubrovski, E.L. (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author)

Living organisms use functional gradients (FGs) to interface hard and soft materials (e.g., bone and tendon), a strategy with engineering potential. Past attempts involving hard (or soft) phase ratio variation have led to mechanical property inaccuracies because of microscale-material macroscale-property nonlinearity. This study examines 3D...

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Biomimetic Approaches for the Design and Fabrication of Bone-to-Soft Tissue Interfaces

Pitta Kruize, Carlos (author), Panahkhahi, S. (author), Putra, N.E. (author), Diaz Payno, P.J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author)

Bone-to-soft tissue interfaces are responsible for transferring loads between tissues with significantly dissimilar material properties. The examples of connective soft tissues are ligaments, tendons, and cartilages. Such natural tissue interfaces have unique microstructural properties and characteristics which avoid the abrupt transitions...

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In Vitro Mineralisation of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Reduces Endothelial Cell Migration, Proliferation and Tube Formation

Ji, Encheng (author), Leijsten, Lieke (author), Witte-Bouma, Janneke (author), Rouchon, Adelin (author), Di Maggio, Nunzia (author), Banfi, Andrea (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Farrell, Eric (author), Lolli, Andrea (author)

Tissue engineering bone via endochondral ossification requires the generation of a cartilage template which undergoes vascularisation and remodelling. While this is a promising route for bone repair, achieving effective cartilage vascularisation remains a challenge. Here, we investigated how mineralisation of tissue-engineered cartilage...

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Functionalized Hydrogels for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Zhou, Liangbin (author), Guo, Peng (author), D'Este, Matteo (author), Tong, Wenxue (author), Xu, Jiankun (author), Yao, Hao (author), Stoddart, Martin J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Ho, Kevin Ki Wai (author), Li, Zhen (author), Qin, Ling (author)

Articular cartilage (AC) is an avascular and flexible connective tissue located on the bone surface in the diarthrodial joints. AC defects are common in the knees of young and physically active individuals. Because of the lack of suitable tissue-engineered artificial matrices, current therapies for AC defects, especially full-thickness AC...

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Swelling-Dependent Shape-Based Transformation of a Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells-Laden 4D Bioprinted Construct for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Diaz Payno, P.J. (author), Kalogeropoulou, Maria (author), Muntz, I.A.A. (author), Kingma, Esther (author), Kops, Nicole (author), D'Este, Matteo (author), Koenderink, G.H. (author), Fratila-Apachitei, E.L. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author)

3D bioprinting is usually implemented on flat surfaces, posing serious limitations in the fabrication of multilayered curved constructs. 4D bioprinting, combining 3D bioprinting with time-dependent stimuli-induced transformation, enables the fabrication of shape-changing constructs. Here, a 4D biofabrication method is reported for cartilage...

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Modulation of Inflamed Synovium Improves Migration of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Vitro Through Anti-Inflammatory Macrophages

Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Yvonne M. (author), Capar, Serdar (author), Verhaar, Jan A.N. (author), Narcisi, R. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)

OBJECTIVE: Inflammation is known to negatively affect cartilage repair. However, it is unclear how inflammation influences the migration of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) from the underlying bone marrow into the defect. We therefore aimed to investigate how synovial inflammation influences MSC migration, and whether modulation of...

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The role of cell-matrix interactions in connective tissue mechanics

Muntz, I.A.A. (author), Fenu, M. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Koenderink, G.H. (author)

Living tissue is able to withstand large stresses in everyday life, yet it also actively adapts to dynamic loads. This remarkable mechanical behaviour emerges from the interplay between living cells and their non-living extracellular environment. Here we review recent insights into the biophysical mechanisms involved in the reciprocal...

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Intra-articular injection of triamcinolone acetonide sustains macrophage levels and aggravates osteophytosis during degenerative joint disease in mice

Ferrao Blanco, Mauricio N. (author), Bastiaansen Jenniskens, Yvonne M. (author), Kops, Nicole (author), Chavli, Athina (author), Narcisi, Roberto (author), Botter, Sander M. (author), Leenen, P.J.M. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Fahy, Niamh (author)

Background and purpose: Corticosteroids such as triamcinolone acetonide (TAA) are potent drugs administered intra-articularly as an anti-inflammatory therapy to relieve pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA). However, the ability of early TAA intervention to mitigate OA progression and modulate immune cell subsets remains unclear. Here, we...

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Intra-articular Administration of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Murine Cartilage Defect Model Reduces Inflammation but Inhibits Endogenous Cartilage Repair

Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Capar, Serdar (author), Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Yvonne M. (author), Kops, Nicole (author), Creemers, Laura B. (author), Verhaar, Jan A.N. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Wei, Wu (author)

Background: Cartilage defects result in joint inflammation. The presence of proinflammatory factors has been described to negatively affect cartilage formation. Purpose: To evaluate the effect and timing of administration of triamcinolone acetonide (TAA), an anti-inflammatory drug, on cartilage repair using a mouse model. Study Design:...

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