硬脑膜在自体颅骨修补术后骨愈合的影响研究进展

期刊: 养生科学 2026年第4期 DOI: PDF下载

雷雨逍,杨刚(通讯作者)

重庆医科大学附属第一医院,重庆市400016

摘要

去骨瓣减压术(DC)是治疗恶性颅内高压的重要抢救手术,病情平稳后常需颅骨修补术重建颅腔、保护脑组织和改善神经功能。自体颅骨因生物相容性好、排异风险低,是颅骨缺损修补的重要材料[1],但术后无菌性骨瓣吸收(ABFR)这一主要远期并发症制约其应用。近年来,硬脑膜在介导骨瓣存活及骨愈合修复中的作用受重视,它在诱导自体颅骨骨改建、血运重建及免疫调节中起重要生物学作用。本文围绕硬脑膜解剖生理特性,综述其在骨愈合的作用机制。


关键词

去骨瓣减压术,硬脑膜,自体骨瓣,骨愈合

正文


前言

去骨瓣减压术去除部分颅骨为肿胀脑组织提供代偿空间,是缓解难治性颅内高压的有效手段。患者度过急性危险期后,颅骨缺损会导致脑脊液动力学改变及脑血流障碍,诱发多种并发症[2]。因此,实施颅骨缺损修补术不仅为恢复外观与提供机械保护,更要重建颅腔正常的脑脊液与血流动力学环境。自体颅骨相较于人工合成颅骨替代材料,具有生物相容性好、有骨传导和骨诱导潜力、经济成本低等优势,主要适用于年轻患者。不过,ABFR制约了自体颅骨的应用,大样本研究显示成年人自体颅骨修补术后ABFR发生率约11.3%[3]。骨吸收隐匿渐进,严重时会导致无菌性坏死,患者可能丧失颅骨保护功能并需二次手术。过去认为骨缺损修复依赖骨膜、骨瓣成骨能力和局部骨组织血供网络,但游离骨瓣长时间离体或自体保存会丧失成骨活性[4]。如今动物实验发现,硬脑膜是影响颅骨发育与再生的关键结构[5],提示其可能是重启骨诱导、促进死骨瓣重建、预防ABFR的关键。

1.硬脑膜的结构

1.1硬脑膜的结构

硬脑膜是脑膜最外层、大脑与颅骨沟通中枢,主要由硬脑膜成纤维细胞及纵向排列的致密胶原纤维组成。组织胚胎学上,外侧骨膜层和内侧硬脑膜层发育起源相同,广义上同属硬脑膜[6]。骨膜层是颅骨内板骨膜,富含成纤维细胞、间充质干细胞及胶原纤维网[7],其独特结构使硬脑膜外伤或手术后外层细胞能迅速修复邻近骨组织。同时,硬脑膜血管网络丰富,由脑膜中动脉及其分支供应,筛前动脉、脑膜后动脉等参与吻合。生理状态下,硬脑膜外层微血管网络营养自身并发出板障血管滋养颅骨深层组织。硬脑膜层血管网密度高于骨膜层,颅骨损伤修复期,硬脑膜侧血管生成活性远超骨膜侧[8]

2.硬脑膜对自体骨瓣重建的影响

2.1硬脑膜完整性

骨瓣植入后与周围结构(骨膜、硬脑膜、邻近骨质等)直接接触,这些组织构成成骨过程的血管来源、干细胞迁移通道及生物因子释放的微环境。动物模型研究表明,骨形成先发生在硬脑膜层,且骨形成速度与硬脑膜缺损面积相关[8]Ozerdem等对比骨膜、硬脑膜和邻近骨质在颅骨愈合中的作用,发现完整保留硬脑膜对愈合贡献显著,隔离硬脑膜与骨组织会使新生血管和新骨形成受限[9]。所以,临床颅骨修复中,保护硬脑膜完整性对提高骨瓣愈合成功率意义重大。

2.2硬脑膜与贴合程度

骨瓣与宿主血运(尤其是硬脑膜面)早期生理性贴合是防退变关键。若原发创伤或手术致硬脑膜大面积缺损,或因硬膜外积液使骨瓣与硬脑膜间产生无效空腔,骨瓣严重吸收概率显著增加[10]。临床上用的硅胶、聚四氟乙烯等不可吸收人工硬脑膜材料致密,可防脑脊液漏,但会将骨瓣与硬脑膜隔离,使骨瓣仅靠骨窗边缘供血[11]。失去硬脑膜支持,游离骨瓣内骨重建可能失控,最终出现骨吸收甚至结构塌陷。

3.生物学机制

3.1硬脑膜分泌的骨诱导信号分子

近年来,研究者发现硬脑膜细胞通过分泌硬脑膜源性细胞外囊泡dura-EVs向成骨细胞传递旁分泌信号。Dura-EVs可促进成骨细胞增殖、迁移、分化,抑制凋亡[12]该发现为理解硬脑膜参与颅骨成骨提供了全新旁分泌机制视角

3.1.1骨形态诱导蛋白(BMPs)

作为核心成骨调控因子之一,BMPs能显著促进颅骨缺损愈合[13-14]BMP-6BMP-7对骨骼发育晚期[15]重要,BMP-2BMP-6MSCs分化为成骨细胞的强诱导因子[16]。不同BMP在成骨过程作用不同,BMP-2主要促进骨生成,BMP-7促进软骨生成[17]。它们通过与骨源性细胞表面受体结合,激活信号转导通路,上调下游蛋白表达,在多方面有显著作用

值得注意的是,BMPs对不同胚胎起源的颅骨影响有差异[18]:多数颅骨发育于神经嵴,成骨细胞BMPR IA型表达量高,再生修复能力强;颞骨和枕骨发育自轴旁中胚层,成骨细胞高表达BMP抗物,增殖成骨能力相对较弱[19]

3.1.2血管内皮生长因子(VEGVEGF是介导“成血管-成骨偶联”的关键,多数促成骨因子通过产生VEGF影响血管形成[20]。急性炎症期,在HIF-1调控下,血管新生与巨噬细胞招募相互作用[21],硬脑膜表面毛细血管向骨瓣深部延伸。此外,VEGF直接调节成骨细胞谱系,膜内成骨时,成骨祖细胞产生的VEGF通过受体VEFGFR2发挥作用,VEGFa/VEGFR2信号轴刺激Ihh表达与活性,诱导成骨前体细胞分化成熟[22]。另外,VEGF是骨形成与骨髓脂肪平衡的关键调控因子,成骨前体细胞中VEGF缺失会使Lamin A/C水平升高,降低成骨关键转录因子RUNX2活性,上调成脂关键转录因子PPAR-γ2表达,导致成骨分化减少、脂肪分化增加[23]

3.2硬脑膜在骨瓣血管化中的核心作用自体骨瓣愈合是血运重建与骨重塑同步的过程。颅骨重建术后,骨瓣外侧面血供重建慢于硬脑膜侧。Zhai研究显示,颅骨损伤修复期,硬脑膜侧血管生成活性[8]远超骨膜侧,血管密度显著高于骨膜侧,且富含H型毛细血管。这类血管不仅提供代谢环境,还实现“血管-成骨偶联”:骨祖细胞和间充质细胞围绕H型血管分布,H型血管内皮细胞高表达多种促生长因子,支持MSCs成骨分化。[24]此外,硬脑膜与颅骨骨髓间存在直接通路,构成“颅骨-硬膜-大脑”轴。[25]这使硬脑膜既能调控骨瓣回植后的早期炎症反应与组织整合,又能让远处颅骨骨髓的造骨干细胞通过通道参与再生。

3.3免疫调节作用

最近研究发现存在+通路直接连接了颅骨骨髓和硬脑膜,使得免疫细胞快速转移[26]。颅骨重建本质上是破骨细胞在前方识别并吸收坏死骨组织、成骨细胞紧随其后在吸收留下的空隙中沉积新骨的过程。在植入自体骨瓣后,硬脑膜局部的巨噬细胞最先参与炎症反应,起初表达为促炎的M1型,分泌TNF-αIL-6等促炎因子,促进造血干细胞向破骨细胞分化;随后,在硬脑膜调控的微环境下(尤其与BMP-7相关[27]),迅速向抗炎和促组织修复的M2型极化,分泌IL-10TGF-β等因子,促进成骨分化和血管化。这种炎症-再生平衡是骨瓣顺利进入愈合期的前提;在ABFR病例中常观察到M1型细胞极化时间延长,导致慢性炎症及纤维包裹,最终引起修补失败[28]

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