Abstract
Proper bony tissue regeneration requires mechanical stabilization, an osteogenic biological activity and appropriate scaffolds. The latter two elements can be combined in a hydrogel format for effective delivery, so it can readily adapt to the architecture of the defect. We evaluated a Good Manufacturing Practice-compliant formulation composed of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in combination with bone particles (Ø = 0.25 to 1 µm) and fibrin, which can be readily translated into the clinical setting for the treatment of bone defects, as an alternative to bone tissue autografts. Remarkably, cells survived with unaltered phenotype (CD73+, CD90+, CD105+, CD31−, CD45−) and retained their osteogenic capacity up to 48 h after being combined with hydrogel and bone particles, thus demonstrating the stability of their identity and potency. Moreover, in a subchronic toxicity in vivo study, no toxicity was observed upon subcutaneous administration in athymic mice and signs of osteogenesis and vascularization were detected 2 months after administration. The preclinical data gathered in the present work, in compliance with current quality and regulatory requirements, demonstrated the feasibility of formulating an osteogenic cell-based tissue engineering product with a defined profile including identity, purity and potency (in vitro and in vivo), and the stability of these attributes, which complements the preclinical package required prior to move towards its use of prior to its clinical use.
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Abbreviations
- ALP:
-
Alkaline phosphatase
- BM:
-
Bone Marrow
- DMEM:
-
Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
- EPC:
-
Endothelial progenitor cells
- GMP:
-
Good Manufacturing Practice
- HLA:
-
Human Leukocyte Antigen
- HPC:
-
Hematopoietic stem progenitor cells
- HSA:
-
Human serum albumin
- MNC:
-
Mononuclear cell
- MSC:
-
Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
- P:
-
Passage number
- PBMC:
-
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
- TEP:
-
Tissue Engineering Product
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The authors would like to acknowledge former members of Xcelia and current members of Servei de Teràpia Cel·lular (Banc de Sang i Teixits, Barcelona) for technical support and advice.
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This work has been developed in the context of ADVANCE(CAT) with the support of ACCIÓ (Catalonia Trade & Investment; Generalitat de Catalunya) and the European Community under the Catalonian ERDF operational program (European Regional Development Fund) 2014-2020, Generalitat de Catalunya (Departament de Salut) PERIS Acció Instrumental de Programes de Recerca Orientats (SLT002/16/00234) and by the Spanish Cell Therapy Network (TerCel, expedient number: RD16/0011/0028). Project PI19/01788 is funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III and co-funded by European Union (ERDF/ESF)—A way to build Europe. JV’s laboratory is awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya as Consolidated Research Group (ref. 2017SGR719).
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Vivas, D., Grau-Vorster, M., Oliver-Vila, I. et al. Evaluation of a cell-based osteogenic formulation compliant with good manufacturing practice for use in tissue engineering. Mol Biol Rep 47, 5145–5154 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-020-05588-z
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