AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a combination of fibrin glue, beta-tricalcium phosphate as a biodegradable (beta-TCP) and mesenchymal stem cells would provide three-dimensional templates for bone growth resulting in new bone formation at heterotopic sites in the rat with plasticity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Growing stem cells and developing matrices, explanted from the rat femur, were fragmented and mixed with fibrin glue in a syringe. The cells/beta-TCP fibrin glue admixtures were injected into the subcutaneous space on the dorsum of the rat. RESULTS: Eight weeks after implantation, gross morphology revealed a pearly opalescence and firm consistency. Histological inspections showed newly formed bone structures in all admixtures, but none in the control groups when only fibrin glue and beta-TCP were injected. Osteopontin, a protein important in bone development, was identified by using antibodies in all cells/beta-TCP fibrin glue admixtures. CONCLUSION: Mesenchymal stem cells/beta-TCP fibrin glue admixtures can result in successful bone formation. This technique holds the promise of a minimally invasive means of generating autogenous bone to correct or reconstruct bony defects.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a combination of fibrin glue, beta-tricalcium phosphate as a biodegradable (beta-TCP) and mesenchymal stem cells would provide three-dimensional templates for bone growth resulting in new bone formation at heterotopic sites in the rat with plasticity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Growing stem cells and developing matrices, explanted from the rat femur, were fragmented and mixed with fibrin glue in a syringe. The cells/beta-TCP fibrin glue admixtures were injected into the subcutaneous space on the dorsum of the rat. RESULTS: Eight weeks after implantation, gross morphology revealed a pearly opalescence and firm consistency. Histological inspections showed newly formed bone structures in all admixtures, but none in the control groups when only fibrin glue and beta-TCP were injected. Osteopontin, a protein important in bone development, was identified by using antibodies in all cells/beta-TCP fibrin glue admixtures. CONCLUSION: Mesenchymal stem cells/beta-TCP fibrin glue admixtures can result in successful bone formation. This technique holds the promise of a minimally invasive means of generating autogenous bone to correct or reconstruct bony defects.
Authors: Vaibhav Pandit; Jonathan M Zuidema; Kathryn N Venuto; James Macione; Guohao Dai; Ryan J Gilbert; Shiva P Kotha Journal: Tissue Eng Part A Date: 2013-07-11 Impact factor: 3.845
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Authors: C Wiltsey; T Christiani; J Williams; J Scaramazza; C Van Sciver; K Toomer; J Sheehan; A Branda; A Nitzl; E England; J Kadlowec; C Iftode; J Vernengo Journal: Acta Biomater Date: 2015-01-30 Impact factor: 8.947