Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (34): 6089-6096.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.34.005

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Tissue-engineered bone repairs sheep alveolar bone defects

Zhang Qin, Yang Chuan-bo, He Hui-yu, Cui Jie, Yang Nan, Ma Wen-yuan   

  1. Department of Prosthodontics, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Online:2013-08-20 Published:2013-08-20
  • Contact: He Hui-yu, M.D., Professor, Master’s supervisor, Chief physician, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China hehuiyu02@sina.com
  • About author:Zhang Qin, Master, Attending physician, Department of Prosthodontics, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China zhangqin678ok@163.com
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81060088*;
    the Natural Science Foundation of the Science and Technology Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Rgion, No. 2011211A073*;
    the Youth Fund of Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No. 2012QN21*

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Following physicochemical treatment and high-temperature calcinations, heterogeneous biological bone becomes a ceramic-like heterologous bone forming a similar structure to the human bone that is a natural network pore structure, which is conducive to seed cell adhesion and proliferation.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the feasibility of constructing tissue-engineered bone through combination of sintered bone and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to repair alveolar defects.

METHODS: Sheep bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells as seed cells were combined with the high temperature sintered bone as scaffold materials to construct tissue-engineered bone. Under general anesthesia, sheep bilateral mandibular first premolars were removed in batches, the alveolar ridge space between the distal root and mesial root of the second premolar to form a bone defect area of 5 mm×5 mm×5 mm. Twelve experimental sheep were equally randomized into tissue-engineered bone group and sintered bone group, which were implanted with tissue-engineered bone and sintered bone, respectively, at the left surgical area of the mandible. The right surgical area was considered as blank control group.prepared by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and sintered bone can better repair sheep alveolar bone defects, which is an ideal seed cell and scaffold material for small range bone defects.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After high-temperature calcinations, the sintered bone was chalk in color, exhibiting a porous structure as the natural cancellous bone. The porosity was (66.10±1.32)%, and the pore size was between 137.44 μm and 538.72 μm. After 24 hours of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells inoculated to the sintered bone, a large number of cells are visible adherent to the scaffold; up to day 7, extracellular matrix was secreted and there was no clear boundary between the cells and the matrix. X-ray films showed that the tissue-engineered bone and pure sintered bone implants were embedded in the surgical area, and there was a low-density shadow at the edge of the sintered bone. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed bone trabecular formation at the experimental side, but no obvious bone formation at the controlled side. Tissue-engineered bone  

Key words: biomaterials, tissue-engineered oral materials, tissue-engineered bone, alveolar bone, bone marrow stromal stem cells, sintered bone, bone defect, National Natural Science Foundation of China

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