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ArticleAnnals of maxillofacial surgery

Reconstruction of Drug-induced Cleft Palate Using Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell in Rodents.

Julie Christy Amalraj, Manasa Gangothri, Hari Babu

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Article in Annals of maxillofacial surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering for Cleft Defects: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2024
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julie Christy AmalrajDepartment of Anatomy, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences, Manamai Nallur, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manasa GangothriVR Scientific Lab, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Hari BabuDepartment of Anesthesia, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences, Manamai Nallur, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
PRIST University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTriamcinolone acetonide (TAC) (Kenacort*) is a commonly used synthetic glucocorticoid in today's medical practice. The drug is also a potential agent in inducing cleft palates in rats. This drug has been used to induce cleft palate in the fetus of the pregnant rats to bring out a suitable animal model for human cleft lip and palate. The drug was given intraperitoneally to induce congenital cleft palate in pregnant mother rats.

aimThe aim of this study is to induce congenital cleft palate in pregnant Wister albino rats and reconstruct the defect with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) isolated from the same species along with PLGA (poly lactic co glycolic acid) scaffold.

methodsTwenty female animals were divided into two groups. Each group contains 10 animals. The animals were allowed to mate with male rat during the esterase period and the day, in hich vaginal plug was noticed was taken to be day 0. The pregnant rats were given triamcinolone acetonide (Kenacort* 10 mg/1 ml intramuscularly/intravenous [IM/IV] injections) injection intraperitoneally at two different dosages as the existing literature. The injection was given on the 10, 12, and 14

resultsThere was complete reconstruction of the cleft palate in the group of rat pups which received BMSCs along with PLGA scaffold. Bone growth in the cleft defect was faster; complete fusion of the defect was achieved.

conclusionThe dosage of drug used for inducing cleft palate was standardized in rodents for a definitive congenital cleft palate model. The cleft palate induced was reconstructed using BMSCs and PLGA scaffold. This was compared with a control group and the other group with plain PLGA used for reconstruction of the palate. This study will invite future research in the effect of the drug on human beings, especially on pregnant mothers.

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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cellscleft palatePLGA (poly lactic co glycolic acid)

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PMID28713741
PMCPMC5502521
OpenAlexW2889800641

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