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ArticleStem cells international2016

Restoration of a Critical Mandibular Bone Defect Using Human Alveolar Bone-Derived Stem Cells and Porous Nano-HA/Collagen/PLA Scaffold.

Xing Wang, Helin Xing, Guilan Zhang, Xia Wu, Xuan Zou, Lin Feng, Dongsheng Wang, Meng Li, Jing Zhao, Jianwei Du and 3 more

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Article in Stem cells international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xing WangInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China; Hospital of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
Helin XingInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Guilan ZhangInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Xia WuInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Xuan ZouInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Lin FengInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Dongsheng WangInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Meng LiInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Jing ZhaoHospital of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
Jianwei DuDepartment of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yan LvInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Lingling EInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Hongchen LiuInstitute of Stomatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNShanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontal bone defects occur in a wide variety of clinical situations. Adult stem cell- and biomaterial-based bone tissue regeneration are a promising alternative to natural bone grafts. Recent evidence has demonstrated that two populations of adult bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) can be distinguished based on their embryonic origins. These BMSCs are not interchangeable, as bones preferentially heal using cells that share the same embryonic origin. However, the feasibility of tissue engineering using human craniofacial BMSCs was unclear. The goal of this study was to explore human craniofacial BMSC-based therapy for the treatment of localized mandibular defects using a standardized, minimally invasive procedure. The BMSCs' identity was confirmed. Scanning electron microscopy, a cell proliferation assay, and supernatant detection indicated that the nHAC/PLA provided a suitable environment for aBMSCs. Real-time PCR and electrochemiluminescence immunoassays demonstrated that osteogenic markers were upregulated by osteogenic preinduction. Moreover, in a rabbit critical-size mandibular bone defect model, total bone formation in the nHAC/PLA + aBMSCs group was significantly higher than in the nHAC/PLA group but significantly lower than in the nHAC/PLA + preinduced aBMSCs. These findings demonstrate that this engineered bone is a valid alternative for the correction of mandibular bone defects.

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PMCPMC4826948
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