未经证实:基于软骨细胞的细胞疗法修复软骨已经使用了>25年,尽管目前存在局限性。这项工作为软骨损伤提供了一种新的治疗选择。
UNASSIGNED:称为Cartibeades的高质量透明软骨微组织一旦植入缺损,就能够治疗局灶性软骨病变,通过Cartibeads之间的完全融合以及它们与周围的天然软骨和软骨下骨的整合。
未经评估:对照实验室研究。
UNASSIGNED:Cartibeads首先从人类供体产生,并使用组织学(糖胺聚糖[GAG]的番红素O染色和胶原蛋白I和II的免疫组织化学)和GAG剂量进行表征。对来自6只Götingen小型猪的软骨珠进行工程改造,并以自体条件植入膝盖(每个膝盖4或5个病变)。一组随访3个月,另一组随访6个月。使用组织学分析以及宏观和微观评分来测量可行性和疗效。
UNASSIGNED:Cartibeades显示透明特征,GAG和II型胶原染色强烈。获得高GAG含量:24.6-µg/mg组织(湿重),15.52-µg/mg组织(干重),和35±3-µgGAG/珠(平均值±SD)。哥廷根小型猪的组织学分析显示,在植入后3和6个月,Cartibeads移植物的整合良好。比较移植病灶与空病灶的组织学分析的伯尔尼评分在3个月时是显着的(移植,n=10;非嫁接,n=4;得分,分别为3.3和5.3)和6个月(嫁接,n=11;非嫁接,n=3;得分,1.6和5.1)。
UNASSIGNED:我们开发了一种创新的3步方法,第一次,使用具有大量细胞传代的完全去分化的成年软骨细胞(由于培养物中的广泛扩增)。从软骨细胞工程化的软骨珠具有作为具有既定功效的治疗软骨损伤的先进治疗药物产品的潜力。
未经证实:这项成功的临床前研究,根据良好生产规范指南,结合Cartibeades的标准化生产,导致伦理委员会和当地医疗机构批准了首次人体临床试验。产生的数据突出显示了一种有希望的疗法,可以从少量的起始活检标本中治疗软骨病变。凭借我们创新的细胞扩增技术,可以治疗非常大的病变,老年活跃患者可以从中受益。
Chondrocyte-based cell therapy to repair cartilage has been used for >25 years despite current limitations. This work presents a new treatment option for cartilage lesions.
High-quality hyaline cartilage microtissues called Cartibeads are capable of treating focal chondral lesions once implanted in the defect, by complete fusion of Cartibeads among themselves and their integration with the surrounding native cartilage and subchondral bone.
Controlled laboratory
study.
Cartibeads were first produced from human donors and characterized using histology (safranin O staining of glycosaminoglycan [GAG] and immunohistochemistry of collagen I and II) and GAG dosage. Cartibeads from 6 Göttingen minipigs were engineered and implanted in an autologous condition in the knee (4 or 5 lesions per knee). One group was followed up for 3 months and the other for 6 months. Feasibility and efficacy were measured using histological analysis and macroscopic and microscopic scores.
Cartibeads revealed hyaline features with strong staining of GAG and collagen II. High GAG content was obtained: 24.6-µg/mg tissue (wet weight), 15.52-µg/mg tissue (dry weight), and 35 ± 3-µg GAG/bead (mean ± SD). Histological analysis of Göttingen minipigs showed good integration of Cartibeads grafts at 3 and 6 months after implantation. The Bern Score of the histological assay comparing grafted versus empty lesions was significant at 3 months (grafted, n = 10; nongrafted, n = 4; score, 3.3 and 5.3, respectively) and 6 months (grafted, n = 11; nongrafted, n = 3; score, 1.6 and 5.1).
We developed an innovative 3-step method allowing, for the first time, the use of fully dedifferentiated adult chondrocytes with a high number of cell passage (owing to the extensive amplification in culture). Cartibeads engineered from chondrocytes hold potential as an advanced therapy medicinal product for treating cartilage lesions with established efficacy.
This successful preclinical
study, combined with standardized manufacturing of Cartibeads according to good manufacturing practice guidelines, led to the approval of first-in-human clinical
trial by the ethics committee and local medical authority. The generated data highlighted a promising therapy to treat cartilage lesions from a small amount of starting biopsy specimen. With our innovative cell amplification technology, very large lesions can be treated, and older active patients can benefit from it.