Emerging modulators for osteogenic differentiation: a combination of chemical and topographical cues for bone microenvironment engineering

abstract

Bone presents an intrinsic ability for self-regeneration and repair, however critical defects and large fractures require invasive and time-consuming clinical interventions. As an alternative to current therapy, bone tissue engineering (BTE) has primarily aimed to recreate the bone microenvironment by delivering key biomolecules and/or by modification of scaffolds to guide cell fate towards the osteogenic lineage or other phenotypes that may benefit the bone regeneration mechanism. Considering that bone cells communicate, in their native microenvironment, through biochemical and physical signals, most strategies fail when considering only chemical, geometrical or mechanical cues. This is not representative of the physiological conditions, where the cells are simultaneously in contact and stimulated by several cues. Therefore, this review explores the synergistic effect of biochemical/physical cues in regulating cellular events, namely cell adhesion, proliferation, osteogenic differentiation, and mineralization, highlighting the importance of the combined modifications for the development of innovative bone regenerative therapies.

keywords

MARROW STROMAL CELLS; SURFACE-TOPOGRAPHY; ADHESION; MORPHOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; MECHANOBIOLOGY; PROLIFERATION; BIOMATERIALS; OSTEOBLASTS; NANOFIBERS

subject category

Chemistry; Materials Science; Physics; Polymer Science

authors

Jesus, D; Pinho, AR; Gomes, MC; Oliveira, CS; Mano, JF

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acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the projects CIRCUS (PTDC/BTM-MAT/31064/2017), CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials (UIDB/50011/2020, UIDP/50011/2020 & LA/P/0006/2020), financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC (PIDDAC). The authors also acknowledge funding from the European Research Council (ERC) through the project Reborn (ERC-2019-ADG-883370).

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