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ArticleHeliyon2018

In vivo regeneration functionalities of experimental organo-biomaterials containing water-soluble nacre extract.

João César Zielak, David Gulin Neto, Makeli Aparecida Cazella Zielak, Leonardo Brunet Savaris, Fernando Luis Esteban Florez, Tatiana Miranda Deliberador

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Article in Heliyon, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

João César ZielakGraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Positivo, Rua Professor Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil.
David Gulin NetoGraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Positivo, Rua Professor Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil.
Makeli Aparecida Cazella ZielakGraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Positivo, Rua Professor Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil.
Leonardo Brunet SavarisGraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Positivo, Rua Professor Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil.
Fernando Luis Esteban FlorezDepartment of Restorative Sciences, Division of Dental Biomaterials, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1201 N. Stonewall Ave., Oklahoma City, OK, 73117, USA.
Tatiana Miranda DeliberadorGraduate Program in Dentistry, Universidade Positivo, Rua Professor Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-330, Brazil.
Universidade Positivo · BRUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNovel multifunctional biomaterials were recently designed to allow for an optimized tissue regeneration process. PURPOSE: To comprehensively assess (photographic, radiographic and histological) the in vivo functionality of demineralized bovine bone matrix (DBM) associated with an experimental marine organic extract (MOE) from nacre in a sheep ectopic grafting model. MATERIALS AND

methodsSynthesis of MOE was based on mixing powdered nacre (0.05 g, particles average size <0.1 mm) with acetic acid (5 mL, pH 7) under constant stirring for 72 hours (25 °C). Polyethylene tubes (3/animal, n = 4, diameter: 5.0 mm × length: 10.0 mm) from the control (empty) or experimental groups (DBM or DBM + MOE) were then intramuscularly implanted into the lumbar regions of sheep (n = 8, 2-years old, ≈45 kg). Animals were euthanized at 3 and 6 months to allow for the collection of tissue samples. Tissue samples were fixed in formalin 10% (buffered, 7 days) in preparation for photographic, radiographic and histological assessments. Acquired images were then analyzed using digital image analysis software to quantify the amount of neoformed tissues, whereas radiographic and histological analyses were performed to determine radiopacity and classification of tissues deposited inside of the tubes.

resultsPhotographic and radiographic analyses have shown that both pure (unaltered) and MOE-modified DBM were capable of depositing neoformed tissues (at 3 and 6 months), where higher levels of deposition and radiopacity were observed on groups treated with experimental materials. Histological results, however, demonstrated that tissues formed from both unaltered and MOE-modified DBM were only fibrous connective in origin.

conclusionsAs an ectopic grafting in sheep, the experimental organo-biomaterial association applied did not reveal any osteoinductive property but led to a fibrous tissue repair only.

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Biomedical engineeringDentistryMaterials science

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PMID30229137
PMCPMC6141258
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