Journal article
Synergistic effect of gelatin microspheres incorporating TGF-β1 and a physical barrier for fibrous tissue infiltration on skull bone formation
Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer ed, Vol.11(12), pp.1357-1369
01/2000
DOI: 10.1163/156856200744381
Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine whether or not bone formation at a skull bone defect induced by gelatin microspheres incorporating transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 is promoted by prevention of fibrous tissues into the defect. The 6-mm diameter bone defect of rabbit skulls was applied with gelatin microspheres incorporating TGF-β1 or free TGF-β1 and physically covered by a barrier membrane. When the bone formation at the defect was assessed 6 weeks postoperatively, combinational application of gelatin microspheres incorporating 0.1 μg of TGF-β1 with the barrier membrane induced bone formation at the skull defect, in marked contrast to that of 0.1 μg of free TGF-β1 and empty gelatin microspheres. Complete defect closure was histologically observed by the newly formed bone tissue. Without the barrier membrane, gelatin microspheres incorporating TGF-β1 were less effective in inducing bone formation, whereas free TGF-β1 and empty gelatin microspheres were ineffective. The skull defect was occupied by fibrous tissue infiltrated in place of bone tissue. The bone mineral density at the skull defect applied with gelatin microspheres incorporating TGF-β1 plus the membrane was significantly higher than that of gelatin microspheres incorporating TGF-β1 alone. The present data indicated that physical protection from the soft tissue infiltration enabled gelatin microspheres incorporating TGF-β1 to synergistically enhance the osteoinductive ability at the skull defect.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Synergistic effect of gelatin microspheres incorporating TGF-β1 and a physical barrier for fibrous tissue infiltration on skull bone formation
- Creators
- Liu Hong - Kyoto UniversitySusumu Miyamoto - Kyoto UniversityNobuo Hashimoto - Kyoto UniversityYasuhiko Tabata - Frontier Medical College
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer ed, Vol.11(12), pp.1357-1369
- DOI
- 10.1163/156856200744381
- ISSN
- 0920-5063
- eISSN
- 1568-5624
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2000
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Prosthodontics; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Dental Research
- Record Identifier
- 9984367647102771
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