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Hermann CD, Wilson DS, Lawrence KA, Ning X, Olivares-Navarrete R, Williams JK, Guldberg RE, Murthy N, Schwartz Z, Boyan BD. Rapidly polymerizing injectable click hydrogel therapy to delay bone growth in a murine re-synostosis model. Biomaterials 2014; 35:9698-708. [PMID: 25176067 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of cranial sutures, which can result in progressive cranial deformations, increased intracranial pressure, and restricted brain growth. Most cases of craniosynostosis require surgical reconstruction of the cranial vault with the goal of increasing the intracranial volume and correcting the craniofacial deformities. However, patients often experience rapid post-operative bone regrowth, known as re-synostosis, which necessitates additional surgical intervention. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) inhibitors have tremendous potential to treat re-synostosis, but the realization of a clinically viable inhibitor-based therapeutic requires the development of a delivery vehicle that can localize the release to the site of administration. Here, we present an in situ rapidly crosslinking injectable hydrogel that has the properties necessary to encapsulate co-administered proteins and demonstrate that the delivery of rmGremlin1 via our hydrogel system delays bone regrowth in a weanling mouse model of re-synostosis. Our hydrogel is composed of two mutually reactive poly(ethylene glycol) macromolecules, which when mixed crosslink via a bio-orthogonal Cu free click reaction. Hydrogels containing Gremlin caused a dose dependent inhibition of bone regrowth. In addition to craniofacial applications, our injectable click hydrogel has the potential to provide customizable protein, small molecule, and cell delivery to any site accessible via needle or catheter.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher D Hermann
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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Hermann C, Lawrence K, Olivares-Navarrete R, Williams JK, Guldberg RE, Boyan BD, Schwartz Z. Rapid re-synostosis following suturectomy in pediatric mice is age and location dependent. Bone 2013; 53:284-93. [PMID: 23201269 PMCID: PMC3781584 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2012.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Revised: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of the cranial sutures early in development. If left untreated, craniosynostosis can lead to complications resulting from cranial deformities or increased intracranial pressure. The standard treatment involves calvarial reconstruction, which in many cases undergoes rapid re-synostosis. This requires additional surgical intervention that is associated with a high incidence of life threatening complications. To better understand this rapid healing, a pediatric mouse model of re-synostosis was developed and characterized. Defects (1.5mm by 2.5mm) over the posterior frontal suture were created surgically in weanling (21 days post-natal) and adolescent (50 days post-natal) C57Bl/6J mice. In addition, defects were created in the frontal bone lateral to the posterior frontal suture. The regeneration of bone in the defect was assessed using advanced image processing algorithms on micro-computed tomography scans. The genes associated with defect healing were assessed by real-time PCR of mRNA isolated from the tissue present in the defect. The results showed that the weanling mouse healed in a biphasic process with bone bridging the defect by post-operative (post-op) day 3 followed by an increase in the bone volume on day 14. In adolescent mice, there was a delay in bone bridging across the defect, and no subsequent increase in bone volume. No bridging of the defect by 14 days post-op was seen in identically sized defects placed lateral to the suture in both weanling and adolescent animals. This study demonstrates that bone regeneration in the cranium is both age and location dependent. Rapid and robust bone regeneration only occurred when the defect was created over the posterior frontal suture in immature weanling mice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher Hermann
- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
- Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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Hermann CD, Lee CSD, Gadepalli S, Lawrence KA, Richards MA, Olivares-Navarrete R, Williams JK, Schwartz Z, Boyan BD. Interrelationship of cranial suture fusion, basicranial development, and resynostosis following suturectomy in twist1(+/-) mice, a murine model of Saethre-Chotzen syndrome. Calcif Tissue Int 2012; 91:255-66. [PMID: 22903506 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-012-9632-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
The interrelationships among suture fusion, basicranial development, and subsequent resynostosis in syndromic craniosynostosis have yet to be examined. The objectives of this study were to determine the potential relationship between suture fusion and cranial base development in a model of syndromic craniosynostosis and to assess the effects of the syndrome on resynostosis following suturectomy. To do this, posterior frontal and coronal suture fusion, postnatal development of sphenooccipital synchondrosis, and resynostosis in Twist1(+/+) (WT) and Twist1(+/-) litter-matched mice (a model for Saethre-Chotzen syndrome) were quantified by evaluating μCT images with advanced image-processing algorithms. The coronal suture in Twist(+/-) mice developed, fused, and mineralized at a faster rate than that in normal littermates at postnatal days 6-30. Moreover, premature fusion of the coronal suture in Twist1(+/-) mice preceded alterations in cranial base development. Analysis of synchondrosis showed faster mineralization in Twist(+/-) mice at postnatal days 25-30. In a rapid resynostosis model, there was an inability to fuse both the midline posterior frontal suture and craniotomy defects in 21-day-old Twist(+/-) mice, despite having accelerated mineralization in the posterior frontal suture and defects. This study showed that dissimilarities between Twist1(+/+) and Twist1(+/-) mice are not limited to a fused coronal suture but include differences in fusion of other sutures, the regenerative capacity of the cranial vault, and the development of the cranial base.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher D Hermann
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0363, USA
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