Modulating immune-stem cell crosstalk enables robust bone regeneration via tuning compositions of macroporous scaffolds.

ABSTRACT: Following bone injury, macrophages (Mφ) initiate the immune response by secreting signals that recruit mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and other niche cells to shape healing. Despite its importance, the potential of enhancing bone regeneration by modulating immune-stem cell crosstalk is largely unexplored. Here, we report a macroporous microribbon (µRB) scaffold with tunable ratios of gelatin (Gel) and chondroitin sulfate (CS), achieving rapid endogenous bone regeneration in a critical-sized defect model without exogenous growth factors or cells. The 3D MSC/Mφ co-culture model, but not the mono-culture model, effectively identified Gel50_CS50 as the leading ratio for accelerating bone regeneration in vivo. Single-cell sequencing (scRNAseq) and CellChat analysis revealed that Gel50_CS50 signif

SUBMITTER: Su N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12219738 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature