Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Alginate-poloxamer (ALG-POL) copolymer with optimal POL content was synthesized, and it was combined with silk fibroin (SF) for building ALG-POL/SF dual network hydrogels. Hyaluronic acid(HA)/chitosan-poly(dioxanone)(CH-PDO) complex nanoparticles (NPs) with optimized composition and high encapsulati...

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Main Authors: Qing Min, Jiaoyan Liu, Yuchen Zhang, Bin Yang, Ying Wan, Jiliang Wu
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author Qing Min
Jiaoyan Liu
Yuchen Zhang
Bin Yang
Ying Wan
Jiliang Wu
author_facet Qing Min
Jiaoyan Liu
Yuchen Zhang
Bin Yang
Ying Wan
Jiliang Wu
author_sort Qing Min
collection DOAJ
description Alginate-poloxamer (ALG-POL) copolymer with optimal POL content was synthesized, and it was combined with silk fibroin (SF) for building ALG-POL/SF dual network hydrogels. Hyaluronic acid(HA)/chitosan-poly(dioxanone)(CH-PDO) complex nanoparticles (NPs) with optimized composition and high encapsulation efficiency were employed as a vehicle for loading bone morphogenic protein-7 (BMP-7). BMP-7-loaded HA/CH-PDO NPs were incorporated into ALG-POL/SF hydrogel for constructing composite gels to achieve controlled release of BMP-7. These gels showed thermosensitive sol-gel transitions near physiological temperature and pH; and they were tested to be elastic, tough and strong. Some gels exhibited abilities to administer the BMP-7 release in nearly linear manners for a few weeks. Synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (SMSCs) were seeded into optimally fabricated gels for assessing their chondrogenic differentiation potency. Real-time PCR analyses showed that the blank ALG-POL/SF gels were not able to induce the chondrogenic differentiation of SMSCs, whereas SMSCs were detected to significantly express cartilage-related genes once they were seeded in the BMP-7-loaded ALG-POL/SF gel for two weeks. The synthesis of cartilaginous matrix components further confirmed that SMSCs seeded in the BMP-7-loaded ALG-POL/SF gel differentiated toward chondrogenesis. Results suggest that BMP-7-loaded ALG-POL/SF composite gels can function as a promising biomaterial for cartilage tissue engineering applications.
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spelling doaj.art-a5efd3d7fac244b1a020b07d7f330ab82023-11-20T05:28:03ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232020-06-0112761310.3390/pharmaceutics12070613Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem CellsQing Min0Jiaoyan Liu1Yuchen Zhang2Bin Yang3Ying Wan4Jiliang Wu5School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, ChinaAlginate-poloxamer (ALG-POL) copolymer with optimal POL content was synthesized, and it was combined with silk fibroin (SF) for building ALG-POL/SF dual network hydrogels. Hyaluronic acid(HA)/chitosan-poly(dioxanone)(CH-PDO) complex nanoparticles (NPs) with optimized composition and high encapsulation efficiency were employed as a vehicle for loading bone morphogenic protein-7 (BMP-7). BMP-7-loaded HA/CH-PDO NPs were incorporated into ALG-POL/SF hydrogel for constructing composite gels to achieve controlled release of BMP-7. These gels showed thermosensitive sol-gel transitions near physiological temperature and pH; and they were tested to be elastic, tough and strong. Some gels exhibited abilities to administer the BMP-7 release in nearly linear manners for a few weeks. Synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells (SMSCs) were seeded into optimally fabricated gels for assessing their chondrogenic differentiation potency. Real-time PCR analyses showed that the blank ALG-POL/SF gels were not able to induce the chondrogenic differentiation of SMSCs, whereas SMSCs were detected to significantly express cartilage-related genes once they were seeded in the BMP-7-loaded ALG-POL/SF gel for two weeks. The synthesis of cartilaginous matrix components further confirmed that SMSCs seeded in the BMP-7-loaded ALG-POL/SF gel differentiated toward chondrogenesis. Results suggest that BMP-7-loaded ALG-POL/SF composite gels can function as a promising biomaterial for cartilage tissue engineering applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/7/613dual network hydrogelcomplex nanoparticlesbone morphogenic protein-7chondrogenic differentiationsynovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells
spellingShingle Qing Min
Jiaoyan Liu
Yuchen Zhang
Bin Yang
Ying Wan
Jiliang Wu
Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Pharmaceutics
dual network hydrogel
complex nanoparticles
bone morphogenic protein-7
chondrogenic differentiation
synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells
title Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
title_full Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
title_fullStr Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
title_full_unstemmed Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
title_short Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
title_sort dual network hydrogels incorporated with bone morphogenic protein 7 loaded hyaluronic acid complex nanoparticles for inducing chondrogenic differentiation of synovium derived mesenchymal stem cells
topic dual network hydrogel
complex nanoparticles
bone morphogenic protein-7
chondrogenic differentiation
synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells
url https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/7/613
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