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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Synthetic Calcium Phosphate Ceramics as a Potential Treatment for Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw.

Siri Paulo, Mafalda Laranjo, Ana M Abrantes, João Casalta-Lopes, Kathleen Santos, Ana C Gonçalves, Anabela Baptista Paula, Carlos Miguel Marto, Ana Bela Sarmento-Ribeiro, Eunice Carrilho and 3 more

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Siri PauloInstitute of Endodontics, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. sirivpaulo@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3914-2423
Mafalda LaranjoBiophysics Institute, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI Consortium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. mafaldalaranjo@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0689-6007
Ana M AbrantesBiophysics Institute, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI Consortium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. mabrantes@fmed.uc.pt.
João Casalta-LopesBiophysics Institute, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI Consortium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. joao.casalta@gmail.com.
Kathleen SantosBiophysics Institute, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI Consortium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. kathleen.santos@hotmail.com.
Ana C GonçalvesApplied Molecular Biology Unit, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI Consortium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. acc.goncalves@gmail.com.
Anabela Baptista PaulaInstitute of Integrated Clinical Practice, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. anabelabppaula@sapo.pt.ORCID 0000-0001-6154-4173
Carlos Miguel MartoInstitute Experimental Pathology, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. mig-marto@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9269-5417
Ana Bela Sarmento-RibeiroApplied Molecular Biology Unit, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI Consortium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. absarmento@fmed.uc.pt.
Eunice CarrilhoInstitute of Integrated Clinical Practice, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. eunicecarrilho@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5759-5557
Arménio SerraDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology University of Coimbra, Polo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal. armenio.serra@gmail.com.
Maria F BotelhoBiophysics Institute, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI Consortium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. mfbotelho@fmed.uc.pt.
Manuel M FerreiraInstitute of Endodontics, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal. m.mferreira@netcabo.pt.ORCID 0000-0002-5968-6161
University of Coimbra · PT

Funding

FCT, COMPETE-FEDER PEst-C/SAU/UI3282/2013 and UID/NEU/04539/2013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is one of the most often seen side effects in patients treated with nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates (BPs), a post-surgical non-healing wound condition. Since calcium phosphate (CP) compounds are able to adsorb zoledronate (ZOL) when used as a drug delivery vehicle, we aimed to verify if these ceramics might have a potential protective effect for soft tissues surrounding surgical osseous wounds. (2) Methods: The chemical reaction between ZOL and CP compounds was evaluated through ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and elemental analysis. A primary culture of human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) was established as a model to evaluate the cytotoxicity of the association of ZOL (5-500 μM) and of ZOL/biphasic calcium phosphates (BCP). Metabolic activity, cell viability, types of cell death, the cell cycle through, and the migration ability of human gingival fibroblasts were evaluated. (3) Results: ZOL was adsorbed by biphasic calcium phosphate compounds in an aqueous solution. The HGF were sensitive to ZOL toxicity; nevertheless, ZOL/BCP showed a significant protective effect regarding metabolic activity, cell viability, and cell migration. (4) Conclusions: BCP interaction with ZOL reduces or abolishes its toxicity in HGF. This finding represents a potential solution for BRONJ in the case of patients undergoing therapy with ZOL.

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biomaterialsbiomineralizationbisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jawcellular biologygingival fibroblastsosteonecrosiszoledronate

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PMID31174333
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