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A simple method for deriving functional MSCs and applied for osteogenesis in 3D scaffolds

  • Lijin Zou
  • , Yonglun Luo
  • , Muwan Chen
  • , Gang Wang
  • , Ming Ding
  • , Charlotte Christie Petersen
  • , Ran Kang
  • , Frederik Dagnaes-Hansen
  • , Yuanlin Zeng
  • , Nonghua Lv
  • , Qing Ma
  • , Dang Quang Svend Le
  • , Flemming Besenbacher
  • , Lars Bolund
  • , Thomas G Jensen
  • , Jørgen Kjems
  • , William T Pu
  • , Cody Bünger
  • Aarhus University Hospital
  • Aarhus University
  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Harvard University
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
  • Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center

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Abstract

We describe a simple method for bone engineering using biodegradable scaffolds with mesenchymal stem cells derived from human induced-pluripotent stem cells (hiPS-MSCs). The hiPS-MSCs expressed mesenchymal markers (CD90, CD73, and CD105), possessed multipotency characterized by tri-lineages differentiation: osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic, and lost pluripotency - as seen with the loss of markers OCT3/4 and TRA-1-81 - and tumorigenicity. However, these iPS-MSCs are still positive for marker NANOG. We further explored the osteogenic potential of the hiPS-MSCs in synthetic polymer polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds or PCL scaffolds functionalized with natural polymer hyaluronan and ceramic TCP (PHT) both in vitro and in vivo. Our results showed that these iPS-MSCs are functionally compatible with the two 3D scaffolds tested and formed typically calcified structure in the scaffolds. Overall, our results suggest the iPS-MSCs derived by this simple method retain fully osteogenic function and provide a new solution towards personalized orthopedic therapy in the future.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2243
JournalScientific Reports
Volume3
ISSN2045-2322
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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