Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14164546
Keywords
bioactive glass; biocompatibility; in vitro; in vivo; bone regeneration
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The study characterizes a novel silicate bioactive glass with good cytocompatibility and strong pro-osteogenic properties in vitro and in vivo. Implantation of the glass induced clear osteogenic effects at the defect site, with complete resorption of the material and formation of new tissue observed after 3 months.
In vitro and in vivo studies are fundamental steps in the characterization of new implantable materials to preliminarily assess their biological response. The present study reports the in vitro and in vivo characterizations of a novel experimental silicate bioactive glass (BG) (47.5B, 47.5SiO(2)-10Na(2)O-10K(2)O-10MgO-20CaO-2.5P(2)O(5) mol.%). Cytocompatibility tests were performed using human mature osteoblasts (U2OS), human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and human endothelial cells (EA.hy926). The release of the early osteogenic alkaline phosphatase (ALP) marker suggested strong pro-osteogenic properties, as the amount was comparable between hMSCs cultivated onto BG surface and cells cultivated onto polystyrene control. Similarly, real-time PCR revealed that the osteogenic collagen I gene was overexpressed in cells cultivated onto BG surface without biochemical induction. Acute toxicity tests for the determination of the median lethal dose (LD50) allowed classifying the analyzed material as a slightly toxic substance with LD50 = 4522 +/- 248 mg/kg. A statistically significant difference in bone formation was observed in vivo through comparing the control (untreated) group and the experimental one, proving a clear osteogenic effect induced by the implantation at the defect site. Complete resorption of 47.5B powder was observed after only 3 months in favor of newly formed tissue, thus confirming the high osteostimulatory potential of 47.5B glass.
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