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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2021

Performance of Nano-Hydroxyapatite/Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate and Xenogenic Hydroxyapatite on Bone Regeneration in Rat Calvarial Defects: Histomorphometric, Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Analysis.

Igor da Silva Brum, Lucio Frigo, Paulo Goncalo Pinto Dos Santos, Carlos Nelson Elias, Guilherme Aparecido Monteiro Duque da Fonseca, Jorge Jose de Carvalho

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Igor da Silva BrumImplantology Department, School of Dentistry, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7522-205X
Lucio FrigoPeriodontology Department, School of Dentistry, Universidade Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9131-1071
Paulo Goncalo Pinto Dos SantosImplantology Department, School of Dentistry, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Carlos Nelson EliasInstituto Militar de Engenharia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7560-6926
Guilherme Aparecido Monteiro Duque da FonsecaPeriodontology Department, School of Dentistry, Universidade Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jorge Jose de CarvalhoBiology Department, School of Medicine, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BRGuarulhos University · BRMilitary Institute of Engineering · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSynthetic biomaterials have played an increasingly prominent role in the substitution of naturally derived biomaterials in current surgery practice. In vitro and in vivo characterization studies of new synthetic biomaterials are essential to analyze their physicochemical properties and the underlying mechanisms associated with the modulation of the inflammatory process and bone healing. PURPOSE: This study compares the in vivo tissue behavior of a synthetic biomaterial nano-hydroxyapatite/beta-tricalcium phosphate (nano-HA/ß-TCP mixture) and deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) in a rat calvarial defect model. The innovation of this work is in the comparative analysis of the effect of new synthetic and commercially xenogenic biomaterials on the inflammatory response, bone matrix gain, and stimulation of osteoclastogenesis and osteoblastogenesis.

methodsBoth biomaterials were inserted in rat defects. The animals were divided into three groups, in which calvarial defects were filled with xenogenic biomaterials (group 1) and synthetic biomaterials (group 2), or left unfilled (group 3, controls). Sixty days after calvarial bone defects filled with biomaterials, periodic acid Schiff (PAS) and Masson's trichrome staining, immunohistochemistry tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and electron microscopy analyses were conducted.

resultsHistomorphometric analysis revealed powerful effects such as a higher amount of proteinaceous matrix and higher levels of TNF-α and MMP-9 in bone defects treated with alloplastic nano-HA/ß-TCP mixture than xenogenicxenogic biomaterial, as well as collagen-proteinaceous material in association with hydroxyapatite crystalloids.

conclusionThese data indicate that the synthetic nano-HA/ß-TCP mixture enhanced bone formation/remodeling in rat calvarial bone defects. The nano-HA/ß-TCP did not present risks of cross-infection/disease transmission. The synthetic nano-hydroxyapatite/beta-tricalcium phosphate mixture presented adequate properties for guided bone regeneration and guided tissue regeneration for dental surgical procedures.

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AnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsBone RegenerationCollagenHydroxyapatitesMaleNanostructuresOsteogenesisRatsSkullBiocompatible MaterialsCollagenhydroxyapatite-beta tricalcium phosphateHydroxyapatitesbeta-tricalcium phosphatebiomaterialbone healinghistomorphometryhydroxyapatite

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