• 1. Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510010, P.R.China;
  • 2. The First Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine;
  • 3. Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine;
ZHANGYing, Email: zhangying-doc@aliyun.com
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Objective To evaluate the ectopic osteogenesis of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) loaded chitosan (CS)/dextran sulfate (DS) by micro-CT. Methods rhBMP-2/CS/DS microspheres were prepared by the ionic crosslinking and its shape was observed under the scanning electron microscope. The release of rhBMP-2 was determined from resultant microspheres by ELISA assay. Forty-eight Sprague Dawley male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=12), quadriceps muscle bag model was made, gelatin sponge (group A), CS/DS microspheres (group B), rhBMP-2 (group C), and CS/DS/rhBMP-2 microspheres (group D) were implanted into the bags respectively. The tissue samples with heterotopic ossification were harvested for micro-CT scanning at 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks. The tissue mineral density (TMD), bone volume fraction (BVF), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), trabecular number (Tb.N), bone mineral density (BMD), and tissue mineral content (TMC) were measured. Results The prepared rhBMP-2/CS/DS microspheres with smooth surfaces were spherical and evenly disperses without obvious agglomeration. At 2 hours, microsphere started a sudden release period in vitro; the release reached a peak at 2 days; and the release cycle lasted about 20 days. The rats survived to the end of the experiment. At each time point after operation, no radiation developed and no osteogenesis was observed by three dimensional reconstruction in groups A and B. However, radioactive strength and reconstructed bone tissue gradually increased in groups C and D, and group D had more radioautography and more bone tissues than group C. At each time point, TMD, BVF, Tb.Th, Tb.N, BMD, and TMC of groups A and B were zero. Ectopic bone formed with time, the other parameters showed an increasing trend except Tb.N in groups C and D, showing significant difference when compared with groups A and B at each time point (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between groups C and D at 4 weeks (P>0.05); the parameters of group D were significantly higher than those of group C at 8-16 weeks (P < 0.05). Conclusion rhBMP-2/CS/DS microspheres have stronger ability of ectopic bone formation than single rhBMP-2.

Citation: XIAYuanjun, YUXiang, ZHANGYing, YINQingshui, XIAHong, ZHENGXiaohui, XIEHuibin, HUANGXianhua. ECTOPIC OSTEOGENESIS EVALUATION OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2 LOADED CHITOSAN/DEXTRAN SULFATE BY MICRO-CT. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2016, 30(3): 286-291. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20160057 Copy

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