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JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Volume 68, Issue 11, Pages 2837-2845Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.07.017
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- Forderungsprogramm fur Forschung und Lehre (FoFoLe) of Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany [623]
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Purpose: Osteonecrosis of the jaw has been reported in patients receiving high closes of intravenous nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) because of malignant disease. The exact pathomechanisms have been elusive and questions of paramount importance remain unanswered. Recent studies have indicated toxic effects of bisphosphonates on different cell types, apart from osteoclast inhibition. Multipotent stem cells play an important role in the processes of wound healing and bone regeneration, which seem to be especially impaired in the jaws of patients receiving high closes of N-BPs. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of different bisphosphonate derivatives and close levels combined with varying pH levels on the mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Materials and Methods: The effect of 2 N-BPs (zoledronate and ibandronate) and 1 non-N-BP (clodronate) on immortalized mesenchymal stem cells was tested at different concentrations, reflecting, 3, and 6 months and 1, 3, 5, and 10 years of exposure to standard oncology closes of the 2 N-BPs and equimolar concentrations of clodronate at different pH values (7.4, 7.0, 6.7, and 6.3). Cell viability and activity were analyzed using a WST assay. Cell motility was investigated using scratch wound assays and visualized using time-lapse microscopy. Results: Both types of bisphosphonates revealed remarkable differences. Zoledronate and ibandronate showed a dose- and pH-dependent cellular toxicity. Increasing concentrations of both N-BPs and an acidic milieu led to a significant decrease in cell viability and activity (P < .01), with more pronounced effects for zoledronate. Equimolar concentrations of clodronate did not affect the cell survival or activity significantly, apart front the effect of pH reduction itself, which was also detectable in the patients in the control group who did not receive bisphosphonates. Conclusions: Our results have shown that high concentrations of N-BPs and a local acidic milieu, which is commonly present in infections of the jaw, might play a key role in the pathogenesis of osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients receiving high doses of N-BPs for malignant diseases. Also the potency of N-BPs might be different, suggesting a greater risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw with zoledronate. (C) 2010 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons J Oral Maxillofac Surg 68:2837-2845, 2010
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