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Rat Calvarial Bone Regeneration by 3D-Printed β‑Tricalcium Phosphate Incorporating MicroRNA-200c
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Rat Calvarial Bone Regeneration by 3D-Printed β‑Tricalcium Phosphate Incorporating MicroRNA-200c

Matthew T Remy, Adil Akkouch, Li He, Steven Eliason, Mason E Sweat, Tadkamol Krongbaramee, Fan Fei, Fang Qian, Brad A Amendt, Xuan Song, …
ACS biomaterials science & engineering, Vol.7(9), pp.4521-4534
09/13/2021
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01756
PMID: 34437807
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01756View
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Abstract

Advanced fabrication methods for bone grafts designed to match defect sites that combine biodegradable, osteoconductive materials with potent, osteoinductive biologics would significantly impact the clinical treatment of large bone defects. In this study, we engineered synthetic bone grafts using a hybrid approach that combined three-dimensional (3D-)­printed biodegradable, osteoconductive β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) with osteoinductive microRNA­(miR)-200c. 3D-printed β-TCP scaffolds were fabricated utilizing a suspension-enclosing projection-stereolithography (SEPS) process to produce constructs with reproducible microarchitectures that enhanced the osteoconductive properties of β-TCP. Collagen coating on 3D-printed β-TCP scaffolds slowed the release of plasmid DNA encoding miR-200c compared to noncoated constructs. 3D-printed β-TCP scaffolds coated with miR-200c-incorporated collagen increased the transfection efficiency of miR-200c of both rat and human BMSCs and additionally increased osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs in vitro. Furthermore, miR-200c-incorporated scaffolds significantly enhanced bone regeneration in critical-sized rat calvarial defects. These results strongly indicate that bone grafts combining SEPS 3D-printed osteoconductive biomaterial-based scaffolds with osteoinductive miR-200c can be used as superior bone substitutes for the clinical treatment of large bone defects.
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