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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Release of VEGF from Dental Implant Improves Osteogenetic Process: Preliminary In Vitro Tests.

Barbara Zavan, Letizia Ferroni, Chiara Gardin, Stefano Sivolella, Adriano Piattelli, Eitan Mijiritsky

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Barbara ZavanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, via G. Colombo 3, 35100 Padova, Italy. barbara.zavan@unipd.it.ORCID 0000-0002-4779-4456
Letizia FerroniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, via G. Colombo 3, 35100 Padova, Italy. letizia.ferroni@unipd.it.
Chiara GardinDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, via G. Colombo 3, 35100 Padova, Italy. chiara.gardin@unipd.it.
Stefano SivolellaDepartment of Neurosciences, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 5, 35100 Padova, Italy. stefano.sivolella@unipd.it.
Adriano PiattelliDepartment of Medical, Oral, and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy. adriano.piattelli@unich.it.
Eitan MijiritskyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weitzman Street, 64239 Tel Aviv, Israel. mijiritsky@bezeqint.net.
University of Padua · ITTel Aviv University · ILUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDuring osseointegration process, the presence of an inflammatory event could negatively influence the proper osteogenetic ability of the implant surface. In order to reduce this possibility, an implementation of angiogenetic event through the release of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) can be a tool as co-factor for osteoblastic differentiation. In this paper, novel dental implant surfaces enriched with VEGF have been tested. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe ability of VEGF-enriched titanium implants to improve the osteogenetic properties of Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), also in the presence of an inflammatory environment, have been in vitro tested. Molecular biology, morphological analyses, and biochemical tests have been performed in order to confirm biological properties of these surfaces.

resultsOur results confirm that the presence of VEGF onto the implant surface is able not only to protect the cells from in vitro aging and from Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) damage, but it also improves their osteogenic and endothelial differentiation, even in the presence of inflammatory cytokines.

conclusionThis study establishes a biologically powerful novel tool that could enhance bone repair in dental implant integration.

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biomimetic materialcell adhesionosseointegrationosteogenesisvascular endothelial growth factor

Identifiers

PMID28885574
PMCPMC5615707
OpenAlexW2752485424

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