
Repairing critical-sized bone defects secondary to traumatic or tumorous damage is a complex conundrum in clinical practice; in this case, artificial scaffolds exhibited preferable outcomes. Bredigite (BRT, Ca7MgSi4O16) bioceramic possesses excellent physicochemical properties and biological activity as a promising candidate for bone tissue engineering.Structurally ordered BRT (BRT-O) scaffolds were fabricated by a three-dimensional (3D) printing technique, and the random BRT (BRT-R) scaffolds and clinically available β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) scaffolds were compared as control groups. Their physicochemical properties were characterized, and RAW 264.7 cells, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), and rat cranial critical-sized bone defect models were utilized for evaluating macrophage polarization and bone regeneration.The BRT-O scaffolds exhibited regular morphology and homogeneous porosity. In addition, the BRT-O scaffolds released higher concentrations of ionic products based on coordinated biodegradability than the β-TCP scaffolds. In vitro, the BRT-O scaffolds facilitated RWA264.7 cells polarization to pro-healing M2 macrophage phenotype, whereas the BRT-R and β-TCP scaffolds stimulated more pro-inflammatory M1-type macrophages. A conditioned medium derived from macrophages seeding on the BRT-O scaffolds notably promoted the osteogenic lineage differentiation of BMSCs in vitro. The cell migration ability of BMSCs was significantly enhanced under the BRT-O-induced immune microenvironment. Moreover, in rat cranial critical-sized bone defect models, the BRT-O scaffolds group promoted new bone formation with a higher proportion of M2-type macrophage infiltration and expression of osteogenesis-related markers. Therefore, in vivo, BRT-O scaffolds play immunomodulatory roles in promoting critical-sized bone defects by enhancing the polarization of M2 macrophages.3D-printed BRT-O scaffolds can be a promising option for bone tissue engineering, at least partly through macrophage polarization and osteoimmunomodulation.
Calcium Phosphates, Medicine (General), Bone Regeneration, Tissue Engineering, Tissue Scaffolds, Asbestos, Amphibole, macrophage polarization, Macrophages, osteoimmunomodulation, Rats, R5-920, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Osteogenesis, tissue engineering, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Animals, bredigite, three-dimensional printing, Original Research
Calcium Phosphates, Medicine (General), Bone Regeneration, Tissue Engineering, Tissue Scaffolds, Asbestos, Amphibole, macrophage polarization, Macrophages, osteoimmunomodulation, Rats, R5-920, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Osteogenesis, tissue engineering, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Animals, bredigite, three-dimensional printing, Original Research
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