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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2025

Enhanced Osteogenesis by Combining Exogenous BMPs with Hydroxyapatite/Aragonite Bone Grafts: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies.

Hong Lu, Ines Sousa Dos Santos, Emma Steijvers, Miriam Lazim, Victoria Higginbotham, Baichuan Wang, Zengwu Shao, Venkateswarlu Kanamarlapudi, Zhidao Xia

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2025. 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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9 authors.

Hong LuSwansea University Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Ines Sousa Dos SantosSwansea University Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Emma SteijversDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.
Miriam LazimSwansea University Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Victoria HigginbothamSwansea University Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Baichuan WangUnion Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Zengwu ShaoUnion Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Venkateswarlu KanamarlapudiSwansea University Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8739-1483
Zhidao XiaSwansea University Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.

Funding

HEFCW Research Wales Infrastructure Fund Collaboration Booster grant W20/09HE
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic biomaterials are widely used as bone graft substitutes, but their osteogenic capacity is limited as they lack osteogenic growth factors. This study aimed to enhance the osteogenesis of a novel hydroxyapatite/aragonite (HAA) biomaterial by incorporating decellularized bone matrix and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 and BMP-7 (BMP-2/7). Human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were able to proliferate and differentiate on HAA. HEK-293T cells exogenously expressing BMP-2/7 successfully secreted BMP-2/7, which was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. By establishing a co-culture of MSCs with HEK-293T cells expressing BMP-2/7, we successfully created an artificial allograft that integrates both synthetic biomaterials and functional organic components, offering the potential to enhance osteogenesis. The decellularized (by freeze/thawing) functional HAA was implanted between the tibia and anterior tibialis muscle in murine models and assessed the induced bone formation via micro-computer tomography, histology, and osteogenic markers mRNA expression by a reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. A significant increase in new bone formation was seen in the functional HAA implanted group. In conclusion, this study revealed that bone formation following the HAA implantation can be enhanced by a functional decellularized matrix, comprising BMP-2/7, via in vitro tissue engineering using MSCs and HEK-293T cells expressing BMP-2/7.

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biomaterialsBMP2BMP7bone morphogenic proteinsHAAHEK293T cellshydroxyapatite/aragonitemesenchymal stem cellsosteogenesis

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PMID41149707
PMCPMC12565441

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