Transplantation of Autologous Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Platelet-Rich Plasma Accelerate Distraction Osteogenesis in A Canine Model
Mohammad Mehdi Dehghan,
Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad,
Nader Motallebizadeh,
Javad Ashrafi Halan,
Leila Tagiyar,
Sarang Soroori,
Agbibi Nikmahzar,
Mirsepehr Pedram,
Abdolhossein Shahverdi,
Hossein Kazemi Mehrjerdi,
Sadra Izadi
Affiliations
Mohammad Mehdi Dehghan
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad
Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at Cell Sciences Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Nader Motallebizadeh
Limb Lengthening of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Javad Ashrafi Halan
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Leila Tagiyar
Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at Cell Sciences Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Sarang Soroori
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Agbibi Nikmahzar
Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at Cell Sciences Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Mirsepehr Pedram
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Abdolhossein Shahverdi
Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology at Cell Sciences Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
Hossein Kazemi Mehrjerdi
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Sadra Izadi
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
Objective: Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a surgical procedure used to generate large volumes of new bone for limb lengthening. Materials and Methods: In this animal experimental study, a 30% lengthening of the left tibia (mean distraction distance: 60.8 mm) was performed in ten adult male dogs by callus distraction after osteotomy and application of an Ilizarov fixator. Distraction was started on postoperative day seven with a distraction rate of 0.5 mm twice per day and carried out at a rate of 1.5 mm per day until the end of the study. Autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as the treatment group (n=5) or PRP alone (control group, n=5) were injected into the distracted callus at the middle and end of the distraction period. At the end of the consolidation period, the dogs were sacrificed after which computerized tomography (CT) and histomorphometric evaluations were performed. Results: Radiographic evaluationsrevealed that the amount and quality of callus formations were significantly higher in the treatment group (P<0.05). As measured by CT scan, the healing parametersin dogs of the treatment group were significantly greater (P<0.05). New bone formation in the treatment group was significantly higher (P<0.05). Conclusion: The present study showed that the transplantation of BM-MSCs positively affects early bony consolidation in DO. The use of MSCs might allow a shortened period of consolidation and therefore permit earlier device removal.