期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS
卷 102, 期 4, 页码 815-825出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33064
关键词
mu-PET; stem cells; mu-CT; [18F]-NaF; bone regeneration; biomaterials
资金
- Fondazione Roma
Bone regeneration strategies in dentistry utilize biodegradable scaffolds seeded with stem cells able to induce bone formation. However, data on regeneration capacity of these tissue engineering constructs are still deficient. In this study micro-Computed tomography (micro-CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) analyses were used to investigate bone regeneration induced by two scaffolds [Granular deproteinized bovine bone (GDPB) and Beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP)] used alone or in combination with dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) in a tissue engineered construct implanted in a rat critical calvarial defect. Bone mineral density (BMD) and standard uptake value (SUV) of tracer incorporation were measured after 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks post-implant. The results showed that: (1) GDPB implants were mostly well positioned, as compared to ss-TCP; (2) GDPB induced higher BMD and SUV values within the cranial defect as compared to ss-TCP, either alone or in combination with stem cells; (3) addition of DPSC to the grafts did not significantly induce an increase in BMD and SUV values as compared to the scaffolds grafted alone, although a small tendency to increase was observed. Thus our study demonstrates that GDPB, when used to fill critical calvarial defects, induces a greater percentage of bone formation as compared to ss-TCP. Moreover, this study shows that addition of DPSC to pre-wetted scaffolds has the potential to ameliorate bone regeneration process, although the set of optimal conditions requires further investigation. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 102B: 815-825, 2014.
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