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CLINICAL IMPLANT DENTISTRY AND RELATED RESEARCH
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 353-359Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cid.12104
Keywords
bone regeneration; bone tissue engineering; cell therapy; endothelial progenitor cells; mesenchymal stem cells; neovascularization
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- Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor, Israel [46293]
- Ofakim grant, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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BackgroundBone formation relies on sufficient blood supply and osteoprogenitor cells. PurposeThe study aims to evaluate the influence of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in combination with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on early vascularization and intramembranous bone regeneration. Materials and MethodsVertical bone regeneration was tested in rat calvarium guided bone regeneration model. Gold domes were filled with a mixture of 5x10(5) osteogenic transformed MSC and 5x10(5) EPC (EPC/MSC) that were mixed with -tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffold. Domes filled with TCP alone served as control. Rats were sacrificed after 4 or 12 weeks. Histomorphometry was used to determine blood vessel (Bv) density, vertical bone height, and bone area in the regenerated tissue. ResultsAt both time points, new augmented hard tissue filled the space under the dome, and Bv density was higher in the EPC/MSC transplanted group vs control. However, bone height and bone area were similar among the groups 4 weeks posttransplantation, but were doubled in the EPC/MSC transplanted group 12 weeks posttransplantation. ConclusionsEPC/MSC transplantation increases Bv formation in the early stages of healing that precedes enhancement of extracortical bone regeneration in later stages.
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