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Perforated Hydrogels Consisting of Cholesterol-Bearing Pullulan (CHP) Nanogels: A Newly Designed Scaffold for Bone Regeneration Induced by RANKL-Binding Peptides and BMP-2.

ABSTRACT: The receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL)-binding peptide, OP3-4, is known to stimulate bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2-induced bone formation, but peptides tend to aggregate and lose their bioactivity. Cholesterol-bearing pullulan (CHP) nanogel scaffold has been shown to prevent aggregation of peptides and to allow their sustained release and activity; however, the appropriate design of CHP nanogels to conduct local bone formation needs to be developed. In the present study, we investigated the osteoconductive capacity of a newly synthesized CHP nanogel, CHPA using OP3-4 and BMP-2. We also clarified the difference between perforated and nonperforated CHPA impregnated with the two signaling molecules. Thirty-six, five-week-old male BALB/c mice were used for the calvarial defect model. The mice were euthanized at 6 weeks postoperatively. A higher cortical bone mineral content and bone formation rate were observed in the perforated scaffold in comparison to the nonperforated scaffold, especially in the OP3-4/BMP-2 combination group. The degradation rate of scaffold material in the perforated OP3-4/BMP-2 combination group was lower than that in the nonperforated group. These data suggest that perforated CHPA nanogel could lead to local bone formation induced by OP3-4 and BMP-2 and clarified the appropriate degradation rate for inducing local bone formation when CHPA nanogels are designed to be perforated.

SUBMITTER: Xie C

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