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- Title
Prospects and challenges for the application of tissue engineering technologies in the treatment of bone infections.
- Authors
Qin, Leilei; Yang, Shuhao; Zhao, Chen; Yang, Jianye; Li, Feilong; Xu, Zhenghao; Yang, Yaji; Zhou, Haotian; Li, Kainan; Xiong, Chengdong; Huang, Wei; Hu, Ning; Hu, Xulin
- Abstract
Osteomyelitis is a devastating disease caused by microbial infection in deep bone tissue. Its high recurrence rate and impaired restoration of bone deficiencies are major challenges in treatment. Microbes have evolved numerous mechanisms to effectively evade host intrinsic and adaptive immune attacks to persistently localize in the host, such as drug-resistant bacteria, biofilms, persister cells, intracellular bacteria, and small colony variants (SCVs). Moreover, microbial-mediated dysregulation of the bone immune microenvironment impedes the bone regeneration process, leading to impaired bone defect repair. Despite advances in surgical strategies and drug applications for the treatment of bone infections within the last decade, challenges remain in clinical management. The development and application of tissue engineering materials have provided new strategies for the treatment of bone infections, but a comprehensive review of their research progress is lacking. This review discusses the critical pathogenic mechanisms of microbes in the skeletal system and their immunomodulatory effects on bone regeneration, and highlights the prospects and challenges for the application of tissue engineering technologies in the treatment of bone infections. It will inform the development and translation of antimicrobial and bone repair tissue engineering materials for the management of bone infections.
- Subjects
TISSUE engineering; BONE products; BONE regeneration; MATERIALS management; ENGINEERING management; INDUSTRIAL engineering
- Publication
Bone Research, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2095-4700
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41413-024-00332-w