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ArticleScientific reports2016

Beta-tricalcium phosphate granules improve osteogenesis in vitro and establish innovative osteo-regenerators for bone tissue engineering in vivo.

Peng Gao, Haoqiang Zhang, Yun Liu, Bo Fan, Xiaokang Li, Xin Xiao, Pingheng Lan, Minghui Li, Lei Geng, Dong Liu and 5 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peng GaoDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Haoqiang ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Yun LiuDepartment of Oncology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Bo FanDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Xiaokang LiDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Xin XiaoDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Pingheng LanDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Minghui LiDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Lei GengDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Dong LiuDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Yulin YuanDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Qin LianState Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, China.
Jianxi LuShanghai Bio-Lu Biomaterials Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201114, P.R. China.
Zheng GuoDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Zhen WangDepartment of Orthopaedic, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, P.R. China.
Xijing Hospital · CNAir Force Medical University · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The drawbacks of traditional bone-defect treatments have prompted the exploration of bone tissue engineering. This study aimed to explore suitable β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) granules for bone regeneration and identify an efficient method to establish β-TCP-based osteo-regenerators. β-TCP granules with diameters of 1 mm and 1-2.5 mm were evaluated in vitro. The β-TCP granules with superior osteogenic properties were used to establish in vivo bioreactors, referred to as osteo-regenerators, which were fabricated using two different methods. Improved proliferation of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), glucose consumption and ALP activity were observed for 1-2.5 mm β-TCP compared with 1-mm granules (P < 0.05). In addition, BMSCs incubated with 1-2.5 mm β-TCP expressed significantly higher levels of the genes for runt-related transcription factor-2, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, osteopontin, and collagen type-1 and the osteogenesis-related proteins alkaline phosphatase, collagen type-1 and runt-related transcription factor-2 compared with BMSCs incubated with 1 mm β-TCP (P < 0.05). Fluorochrome labelling, micro-computed tomography and histological staining analyses indicated that the osteo-regenerator with two holes perforating the femur promoted significantly greater bone regeneration compared with the osteo-regenerator with a periosteum incision (P < 0.05). This study provides an alternative to biofunctionalized bioreactors that exhibits improved osteogenesis.

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Bone DevelopmentTissue EngineeringAnimalsCalcium PhosphatesIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningOsteogenesisbeta-tricalcium phosphateCalcium Phosphates

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PMID27000963
PMCPMC4802206
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