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ArticleScientific reports2023

Evaluation of in vitro biocompatibility of human pulp stem cells with allogeneic, alloplastic, and xenogeneic grafts under the influence of extracellular vesicles.

Marius Heitzer, Qun Zhao, Johannes Greven, Philipp Winnand, Xing Zhang, Felix Marius Bläsius, Eva Miriam Buhl, Michael Wolf, Sabine Neuss, Frank Hildebrand and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marius HeitzerDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Qun ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany. qzhao@ukaachen.de.
Johannes GrevenDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany.
Philipp WinnandDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Xing ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany.
Felix Marius BläsiusDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany.
Eva Miriam BuhlInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany.
Michael WolfDepartment of Orthodontics, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany.
Sabine NeussInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany.
Frank HildebrandDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, NRW, Germany.
Frank HölzleDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Ali ModabberDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
RWTH Aachen University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapies using dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) or stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) have shown promising applications for bone tissue engineering. This in vitro experiment evaluated the joint osteogenic capability of DPSCs and EVs on alloplastic (maxresorp), allogeneic (maxgraft), and xenogeneic (cerabone) bone grafts. We hypothesize that osteogenic differentiation and the proliferation of human DPSCs vary between bone grafts and are favorable under the influence of EVs. DPSCs were obtained from human wisdom teeth, and EVs derived from DPSCs were isolated from cell culture medium. DPSCs were seeded on alloplastic, allogeneic, and xenogeneic bone graft substitutes for control, and the same scaffolds were administered with EVs in further groups. The cellular uptake of EVs into DPSC cells was assessed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Cell vitality staining and calcein acetoxymethyl ester staining were used to evaluate cell attachment and proliferation. Cell morphology was determined using scanning electron microscopy, and osteogenic differentiation was explored by alkaline phosphatase and Alizarin red staining. Within the limitations of an in vitro study without pathologies, the results suggest that especially the use of xenogeneic bone graft substitutes with DPSCS and EVs may represent a promising treatment approach for alveolar bone defects.

Indexed as

Bone SubstitutesExtracellular VesiclesHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDental PulpHumansOsteogenesisBone Substitutes

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PMID37528137
PMCPMC10394079
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