This program seeks to advance the field of Cartilage Tissue Engineering by defining strategies and principles for selecting and optimizing available sources of chondrogenic connective tissue progenitors (CTP- Cs). It will also provide the tissue engineering community with a rigorous and standardized quantitative methodology for objective evaluation and comparison of cell sourcing and processing options. Successful repair or regeneration of cartilage tissue requires a source of CTP-Cs, i.e. native cells that are capable of chondrogenic differentiation. Cartilage repair strategies must rely on one of several cell sourcing strategies. CTPs with chondrogenic potential reside in cartilage, as well as bone marrow, periosteum, muscle, fat and other tissues. Several of these tissue sources have already been or are being exploited to provide cells for cartilage repair and regeneration procedures. Although articular cartilage tissue shows little intrinsic capacity to repair, some cells in both normal and diseased cartilage tissue can be induced to proliferate and differentiate to express a chondrocytic phenotype in vitro. Such cartilage-derived CTP-Cs have become central to several treatment strategies based on transplantation of freshly isolated cartilage tissue or culture-expanded cells into a cartilage defect. To date, cell sourcing decisions and cell processing or fabrication strategies have generally not been based on quantitative assays of the concentration, prevalence or biological potential of the available cell sources. This program addresses three opportunities to improve clinical practices: 1) Define the concentration, prevalence and biological potential of chondrogenic connective tissue progenitors (CTP-Cs) in and around the adult human knee (articular cartilage, fat pad, synovium, periosteum, subchondral bone and marrow). 2) Define the relationship between cartilage tissue health and the concentration, prevalence and biological potential of CTP- Cs in human cartilage. 3) Test the hypothesis that differences in in vitro performance between CTP-C sources predict differences in in vivo performance.

Public Health Relevance

Successful repair or regeneration of cartilage tissue requires a source of cells that are capable of becoming chondrocytes. To date, cell sourcing decisions and cell processing or fabrication strategies have generally not been based on quantitative assays of the concentration or biological potential of the available cell sources. The proposed research will advance the field of Cartilage Tissue Engineering by defining and optimizing the available sources of cells within a patient's own body for use in repairing cartilage defects.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AR063733-02
Application #
8735064
Study Section
Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Study Section (MTE)
Program Officer
Wang, Fei
Project Start
2013-09-16
Project End
2017-08-31
Budget Start
2014-09-01
Budget End
2015-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
$632,073
Indirect Cost
$228,289
Name
Cleveland Clinic Lerner
Department
Other Basic Sciences
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
135781701
City
Cleveland
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
44195
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