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Cytotoxicity of the magnetic bone cement in vitro

Tang Zheng-hai1, Wang Xiao-wen2, Zhang You-ren1, Pan Lin3, Tang Jin-tian2, Yue Bing-fei1, 4   

  1. 1 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing  100102, China
    2 Institute of Neurological Disorders, Yuquan Hospital, Tsinghua University, Beijing  100049, China
    3 Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing  100029, China
    4 National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing  100050, China
  • Received:2012-08-13 Revised:2012-08-25 Online:2013-05-21 Published:2013-05-21
  • Contact: Yue Bing-fei, Investigator, Doctoral supervisor, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China; National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China yue-bingfei@nicpbp.org.cn
  • About author:Tang Zheng-hai★, Studying for master’s degree, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China tangzhenghai@126.com
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81071885

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Magnetic bone cement has been used as a new kind of material for bone metastasis, and it can repair bone defects and cure bone tumors with temperature rising under an alternating magnetic field.
OBJECTIVE: To test the magnetic bone cement effects on cytotoxicity and cell proliferation of mouse L929 cells.
METHODS: The cytotoxicity of magnetic calcium phosphate cement and polymethylmethacrylate bone cement leaching liquors, respectively, containing 0, 10%, 20% Fe3O4, to L929 cells at logarithmic growth phase was detected using Cell Count Kit-8 assay. Two kinds of leaching liquors were prepared to two concentration gradients, 50% and 100%. Mouse L929 cells cultured in normal culture medium were considered as control group.         
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Under 100% concentration gradient: Cells grew well in polymethyl methacrylate bone cement groups containing 0, 10% Fe3O4 except for 20% Fe3O4. Magnetic calcium phosphate cement containing 10% Fe3O4 showed mild cell toxicity, graded as 2, after culture for 24 hours. During 24-     72 hours, polymethylmethacrylate bone cement containing 20% Fe3O4 exhibited mild or moderate cell toxicity and the toxicity was graded as 2 or 3. (2) Under 50 concentration gradient: Cells grew well in all groups. The cell toxicity was graded as 0 or 1. Magnetic polymethylmethacrylate bone cement has mild or moderate cell toxicity and magnetic calcium phosphate cement exhibits a good biocompatibility with no cell toxicity.

Key words: biomaterials, tissue-engineered bone materials, magnetic bone cement, polymethylmethacrylate, calcium phosphate, biocompatibility, fibroblasts, cytotoxicity, proliferation, National Natural Science Foundation of China

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