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ArticleTissue engineering and regenerative medicine2018

Wicking Property of Graft Material Enhanced Bone Regeneration in the Ovariectomized Rat Model.

Seunghyun Kim, Taeho Ahn, Myung-Ho Han, Chunsik Bae, Daniel S Oh

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Seunghyun Kim1College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Gwangju, 61186 Republic of Korea.
Taeho Ahn1College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Gwangju, 61186 Republic of Korea.
Myung-Ho Han2Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyungil University, 50 Gamasil-gil, Gyeongsan, 38428 Republic of Korea.
Chunsik Bae1College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Gwangju, 61186 Republic of Korea.
Daniel S Oh3Carroll Laboratory for Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, 650 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 USA.

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backgroundRecruitment and homing cells into graft materials from host tissue is crucial for bone regeneration.

methodsHighly porous, multi-level structural, hydroxyapatite bone void filler (HA-BVF) have been investigated to restore critical size bone defects. The aim was to investigate a feasibility of bone regeneration of synthetic HA-BVF compared to commercial xenograft (Bio-Oss). HA-BVF of 0.7 mm in average diameter was prepared via template coating method. Groups of animals (n = 6) were divided into two with normal (Sham) or induced osteoporotic conditions (Ovx). Subsequently, subdivided into three treated with HA-BVF as an experiment or Bio-Oss as a positive control or no treatment as a negative control (defect). The new bone formation was analyzed by micro-CT and histology.

resultsAt 4 weeks post-surgery, new bone formation was initiated from all groups. At 8 weeks post-surgery, new bone formation in the HA-BVF groups was greater than Bio-Oss groups. Extraordinarily greater bone regeneration within the Ovx-HA group than Sham-Bio-Oss or Ovx-Bio-Oss group (

conclusionThis study suggests that the immediate wicking property of HA-BVF from host tissue activates a natural healing cascade without the addition of exogeneous factors or progenitor cells. HA-BVF may be an effective alternative for repairing bone defects under both normal and osteoporotic bone conditions.

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Bone regenerationBone void fillerHydroxyapatiteOsteoporosis

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PMID30603573
PMCPMC6171648

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