PMID- 35615472 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231101 IS - 2296-4185 (Print) IS - 2296-4185 (Electronic) IS - 2296-4185 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2022 TI - Engineering Multifunctional Hydrogel With Osteogenic Capacity for Critical-Size Segmental Bone Defect Repair. PG - 899457 LID - 10.3389/fbioe.2022.899457 [doi] LID - 899457 AB - Treating critical-size segmental bone defects is an arduous challenge in clinical work. Preparation of bone graft substitutes with notable osteoinductive properties is a feasible strategy for critical-size bone defects. Herein, a biocompatible hydrogel was designed by dynamic supramolecular assembly of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), sodium tetraborate (Na(2)B(4)O(7)), and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS). The characteristics of the supramolecular hydrogel were evaluated by rheological analysis, swelling ratio, degradation experiments, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In in vitro experiments, this TEOS-hydrogel had self-healing property, low swelling rate, degradability, good biocompatibility, and induced osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) by upregulating the expression of Runx-2, Col-1, OCN, and osteopontin (OPN). In segmental bone defect rabbit models, the TEOS-containing hydrogel accelerated bone regeneration, thus restoring the continuity of bone and recanalization of the medullary cavity. The abovementioned results demonstrated that this TEOS-hydrogel has the potential to realize bone healing in critical-size segmental bone defects. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Zheng, Zhong, Cheng, Li, Zeng, Chen, Zou, Liu and Sun. FAU - Zheng, Shaowei AU - Zheng S AD - Department of Orthopaedic, Huizhou First Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Huizhou, China. AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zhong, Haobo AU - Zhong H AD - Department of Orthopaedic, Huizhou First Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Huizhou, China. FAU - Cheng, Hao AU - Cheng H AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Xu AU - Li X AD - Department of Orthopaedic, Huizhou First Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Huizhou, China. FAU - Zeng, Guowei AU - Zeng G AD - Graduate School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China. FAU - Chen, Tianyu AU - Chen T AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zou, Yucong AU - Zou Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Liu, Weile AU - Liu W AD - Department of Orthopaedic, Huizhou First Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Huizhou, China. FAU - Sun, Chunhan AU - Sun C AD - Department of Orthopaedic, Huizhou First Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Huizhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220509 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Bioeng Biotechnol JT - Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology JID - 101632513 PMC - PMC9124794 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BMSCs OT - bone regeneration OT - critical bone defect OT - hydrogel OT - osteogenic differentiation COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/05/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/27 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/05/26 02:25 PHST- 2022/03/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/26 02:25 [entrez] PHST- 2022/05/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 899457 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fbioe.2022.899457 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2022 May 9;10:899457. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.899457. eCollection 2022.