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- Title
HWJMSC-EVs promote cartilage regeneration and repair via the ITGB1/TGF-β/Smad2/3 axis mediated by microfractures.
- Authors
Chen, Zhian; Zhou, Tianhua; Luo, Huan; Wang, Zhen; Wang, Qiang; Shi, Rongmao; Li, Zian; Pang, Rongqing; Tan, Hongbo
- Abstract
The current first-line treatment for repairing cartilage defects in clinical practice is the creation of microfractures (MF) to stimulate the release of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs); however, this method has many limitations. Recent studies have found that MSC-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) play an important role in tissue regeneration. This study aimed to verify whether MSC-EVs promote cartilage damage repair mediated by MFs and to explore the repair mechanisms. In vitro experiments showed that human umbilical cord Wharton's jelly MSC-EVs (hWJMSC-EVs) promoted the vitality of chondrocytes and the proliferation and differentiation ability of bone marrow-derived MSCs. This was mainly because hWJMSC-EVs carry integrin beta-1 (ITGB1), and cartilage and bone marrow-derived MSCs overexpress ITGB1 after absorbing EVs, thereby activating the transforming growth factor-β/Smad2/3 axis. In a rabbit knee joint model of osteochondral defect repair, the injection of different concentrations of hWJMSC-EVs into the joint cavity showed that a concentration of 50 µg/ml significantly improved the formation of transparent cartilage after MF surgery. Extraction of regenerated cartilage revealed that the changes in ITGB1, transforming growth factor-β, and Smad2/3 were directly proportional to the repair of regenerated cartilage. In summary, this study showed that hWJMSC-EVs promoted cartilage repair after MF surgery.
- Subjects
CARTILAGE regeneration; UMBILICAL cord; KNEE joint; MESENCHYMAL stem cells; EXTRACELLULAR vesicles; CARTILAGE; ENDOCHONDRAL ossification; REGENERATION (Biology)
- Publication
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2024, Vol 22, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1477-3155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12951-024-02451-2