Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 402-408.

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Experimental study of canine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells combined with calcium phosphate cement for repair of mandibular bone defects in Beagle dogs

HU Yi-cheng1, LIU Xin1, SHEN Ji-jia2, HE Jia-cai1, CHEN Qiao-er1   

  1. 1.Stomatologic Hospital and College, Anhui Medical University, Key Lab of Oral Diseases Research of Anhui Province.Hefei 230032;
    2.Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Anhui Medical University.Hefei 230032,Anhui Province,China
  • Received:2014-01-06 Online:2014-08-20 Published:2014-10-20
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81371114) and Key Project of Education Department of Anhui Province (KJ2013A154).

Abstract: PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) combined with calcium phosphate cement (CPC) scaffold for repair of mandibular defect in Beagle dogs. METHODS: BMSCs were isolated from Beagle dogs and cultured in DMEM plus 10% FBS. The induction effect was determined using alizarin red staining or alkaline phosphate staining at 14-day of culture. BMSCs were added to the CPC scaffold for animal experiments. In vivo, three critical size bone defects were surgically created in each side of the mandible. The bone defects were repaired with BMSCs-CPC (scaffolds with composite seeding cells), CPC (scaffold alone) or no materials (blank group). Two dogs were sacrificed at 4-week and 8-week after operation. Gross observation, X-ray imaging, histologic and histometric analyses were performed to evaluate the level of bone formation. RESULTS: Newly formed bones were detected within all defect sites after operation. The BMSCs-CPC group and CPC group showed increased bone formation compared with the blank group. The BMSCs-CPC group exhibited more bone formation and degradation of the material than the CPC group. The percentage of new bone in the BMSCs-CPC and CPC treated group were significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), while the percentage of new bone in the BMSCs-CPC sites was higher than that in the CPC sites (P<0.01); the percentage of residual material in the BMSCs-CPC sites was lower than that in the CPC sites (P<0.01) 4 weeks and 8 weeks after operation. CONCLUSIONS: Using the theory of tissue engineering, BMSCs composite CPC compound is an effective method in promoting new bone regeneration, which has a positive influence on the bone space preservation.

Key words: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, Calcium phosphate cement, Mandibular defect, Beagle dogs

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