PMID- 35474221 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2057-3995 (Electronic) IS - 2057-3995 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Apr 26 TI - Biomechanically and biochemically functional scaffold for recruitment of endogenous stem cells to promote tendon regeneration. PG - 26 LID - 10.1038/s41536-022-00220-z [doi] LID - 26 AB - Tendon regeneration highly relies on biomechanical and biochemical cues in the repair microenvironment. Herein, we combined the decellularized bovine tendon sheet (DBTS) with extracellular matrix (ECM) from tendon-derived stem cells (TDSCs) to fabricate a biomechanically and biochemically functional scaffold (tECM-DBTS), to provide a functional and stem cell ECM-based microenvironment for tendon regeneration. Our prior study showed that DBTS was biomechanically suitable to tendon repair. In this study, the biological function of tECM-DBTS was examined in vitro, and the efficiency of the scaffold for Achilles tendon repair was evaluated using immunofluorescence staining, histological staining, stem cell tracking, biomechanical and functional analyses. It was found that tECM-DBTS increased the content of bioactive factors and had a better performance for the proliferation, migration and tenogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) than DBTS. Furthermore, our results demonstrated that tECM-DBTS promoted tendon regeneration and improved the biomechanical properties of regenerated Achilles tendons in rats by recruiting endogenous stem cells and participating in the functionalization of these stem cells. As a whole, the results of this study demonstrated that the tECM-DBTS can provide a bionic microenvironment for recruiting endogenous stem cells and facilitating in situ regeneration of tendons. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Cui, Jing AU - Cui J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3899-4613 AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. FAU - Ning, Liang-Ju AU - Ning LJ AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. FAU - Wu, Fei-Peng AU - Wu FP AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. AD - Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua, China. FAU - Hu, Ruo-Nan AU - Hu RN AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. FAU - Li, Xuan AU - Li X AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. FAU - He, Shu-Kun AU - He SK AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Zhang, Yan-Jing AU - Zhang YJ AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. FAU - Luo, Jia-Jiao AU - Luo JJ AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. FAU - Luo, Jing-Cong AU - Luo JC AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. FAU - Qin, Ting-Wu AU - Qin TW AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1063-857X AD - Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Orthopedic Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Chengdu, China. tingwuqin@hotmail.com. LA - eng GR - 32071348/National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220426 PL - United States TA - NPJ Regen Med JT - NPJ Regenerative medicine JID - 101699846 PMC - PMC9043181 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/04/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/28 06:01 PMCR- 2022/04/26 CRDT- 2022/04/27 05:45 PHST- 2021/07/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/27 05:45 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41536-022-00220-z [pii] AID - 220 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41536-022-00220-z [doi] PST - epublish SO - NPJ Regen Med. 2022 Apr 26;7(1):26. doi: 10.1038/s41536-022-00220-z.