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Gene Therapy Strategies in Bone Tissue Engineering and Current Clinical Applications

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Cell Biology and Translational Medicine, Volume 4

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((CBTMED,volume 1119))

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Gene therapy provides a promising approach for regeneration and repair of injured bone. Application of gene therapy has displayed increased efficiency in various animal models and preclinical trials in comparison with traditional bone grafting methods. The objective of this review is to highlight fundamental principles of gene therapy strategies in bone tissue engineering and solutions of their current limitations for the healing of bone injury. Vector types are debated for the repair of defected site due to demonstration of constraints and applications of the protocols. In recent years, the combination of gene therapy strategies and bone tissue engineering has highly gained attention. We discussed viral and non-viral mediated delivery of therapeutic protein by using scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Although pre-clinical studies have showed that gene therapy has very promising results to heal injured bone, there are several limitations regarding with the usage of gene delivery methods into clinical applications. Choice of suitable vector, selection of transgene and gene delivery protocols are the most outstanding questions. This article also addresses current state of gene delivery strategies in bone tissue engineering for their potential applications in clinical considerations.

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Abbreviations

AAV:

Adeno-associated virus

ASC:

Adipose stem cell

BMPs:

Bone morphogenetic proteins;

cDNA:

Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

COL1A1:

Type I collagen

dsDNA:

Double-stranded DNA

FDA:

the US Food and Drug Administration

GAMs:

Gene-activated matrices

GMP:

Good manufacturing practice

HAP:

hydroxyapatite

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus

IGF:

Insulin-like growth factor

IL-1α:

Interleukin-1α

IL-1β:

Interleukin-1β

IL-6:

Interleukin-6

LIMP-1:

LIM mineralization protein-1

MoMLV:

Moloney murine leukemia virus

MSCs:

Mesenchymal stem cells

OPG:

Osteoprotegerin

PDGF:

Platelet-derived growth factor

PEG:

Poly (ethylene glycol)

PLGA:

Poly (lactide-co-glycolic acid)

PTH:

Parathyroid hormone

RANKL:

Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand

Runx2:

Runt related transcription factor 2

SCID:

X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disease

ssDNA:

Single stranded-DNA

TGF- β:

Transforming growth factor-β

TNFα:

Tumor necrosis factor-α

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

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Atasoy-Zeybek, A., Kose, G.T. (2018). Gene Therapy Strategies in Bone Tissue Engineering and Current Clinical Applications. In: Turksen, K. (eds) Cell Biology and Translational Medicine, Volume 4. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1119. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2018_253

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