@article{972b1e40887840a0b31f669e84bcac27,
title = "Remodeling of cortical bone allografts mediated by adherent rAAV-RANKL and VEGF gene therapy",
abstract = "Structural allograft healing is limited because of a lack of vascularization and remodeling. To study this we developed a mouse model that recapitulates the clinical aspects of live autograft and processed allograft healing. Gene expression analyses showed that there is a substantial decrease in the genes encoding RANKL and VEGF during allograft healing. Loss-of-function studies showed that both factors are required for autograft healing. To determine whether addition of these signals could stimulate allograft vascularization and remodeling, we developed a new approach in which rAAV can be freeze-dried onto the cortical surface without losing infectivity. We show that combination rAAV-RANKL- and rAAV-VEGF-coated allografts show marked remodeling and vascularization, which leads to a new bone collar around the graft. In conclusion, we find that RANKL and VEGF are necessary and sufficient for efficient autograft remodeling and can be transferred using rAAV to revitalize structural allografts.",
author = "Hiromu Ito and Mette Koefoed and Prarop Tiyapatanaputi and Kirill Gromov and Goater, {J. Jeffrey} and Jonathan Carmouche and Xinping Zhang and Rubery, {Paul T.} and Joseph Rabinowitz and Samulski, {R. Jude} and Takashi Nakamura and Kjeld Soballe and O'Keefe, {Regis J.} and Boyce, {Brendan F.} and Schwarz, {Edward M.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank: H. Burchardt (Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation) for advice with this research. J. Huard (University of Pittsburgh) for providing us with the sFlt-1 cDNA, W. Min (Yale University) for providing us with the Veg fa cDNA, Amgen Inc. for providing us with the OPG and Tnfsf11 cDNA and the RANK:Fc. We also thank C. Hock and D. Reynolds for assistance with the serum ELISA studies, B, Fan, L. Gehan and B. Stroyer for assistance with the histology, H. Awad for assistance with manuscript preparation, and R. Guldberg and A. Lin for µCT analyses. This work was supported by research grants from the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, US National Institutes of Health grants AR51469, AR48149, AR48681, AR43510, ES011854 and HL066973, and unrestricted research grants from DePuy, J&J Inc.",
year = "2005",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1038/nm1190",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "291--297",
journal = "Nature medicine",
issn = "1078-8956",
number = "3",
}