In Vivo Model of Bone Regeneration with Aspirin Cross-linked O-carboxymethyl Chitosan Hydrogel Loaded with Adipose Derived-Stem Cells

Simzar Hosseinzadeh, Lida Shahghasempour, Hojjat Allah Abbaszadeh, Masoud Soleimani, Mohammad Amin Abdollahifar, Mehdi Rasouli, Mohammad Mehdi Khani, Roya Fattahi

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Abstract

Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), a hydrophilic substance, was selected as a cross-linker to create the three-dimensional structure of the chitosan hydrogel. The main objective of this research is to incorporate aspirin as a crosslinker in hydrogels to enhance bone regeneration. O-carboxymethyl chitosan (O-CMC) was synthesized. The 0.09 O-CMC hydrogel was prepared and mixed with an aspirin solution at a concentration of 0.05 g/ml. The resulting gel composite O-CMC/ASA with and without human adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC) was then used to fill 8-mm skull defects in the Wistar model for 4 and 8 weeks, enabling an evaluation of its potential to stimulate bone formation in vivo. Histological examination and CT revealed that the hydrogel O-CMC/ASA/ADSCs promoted the migration and proliferation of ADSCs, leading to a significant increase in new bone formation compared with hydrogel O-CMC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalJournal of Polymers and the Environment
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2025
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3D Hydrogel
  • Aspirin
  • Bone Regeneration
  • Cross-linker
  • Human Adipocyte Mesenchymal Stem Cell
  • In Vivo
  • O- Carboxymethyl Chitosan

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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