Repair of critical size bone defects using synthetic hydroxyapatite or xenograft with or without the bone marrow mononuclear fraction: A histomorphometric and immunohistochemical study in rat calvaria

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Bone defects are a challenging clinical situation, and the development of hydroxyapatite-based biomaterials is a prolific research field that, in addition, can be joined by stem cells and growth factors in order to deal with the problem. This study compares the use of synthetic hydrox-yapatite and xenograft, used pure or enriched with bone marrow mononuclear fraction for the regeneration of critical size bone defects in rat calvaria through histomorphometric (Masson’s stain-ing) and immunohistochemical (anti-VEGF, anti-osteopontin) analysis. Forty young adult male rats were divided into five groups (n = 8). Animals were submitted to critical size bone defects (Ø = 8 mm) in the temporoparietal region. In the control group, there was no biomaterial placement in the critical bone defects; in group 1, it was filled with synthetic hydroxyapatite; in group 2, it was filled with xenograft; in group 3, it was filled with synthetic hydroxyapatite, enriched with bone marrow mononuclear fraction (BMMF), and in group 4 it was filled with xenograft, enriched with BMMF. After eight weeks, all groups were euthanized, and histological section images were captured and analyzed. Data analysis showed that in groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 (received biomaterials and biomaterials plus BMMF), a significant enhancement in new bone matrix formation was observed in relation to the control group. However, BMMF-enriched groups did not differ from hydroxyapatite-based bi-omaterials-only groups. Therefore, in this experimental model, BMMF did not enhance hydroxyap-atite-based biomaterials’ potential to induce bone matrix and related mediators.

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da Silva Pires, J. L., de Carvalho, J. J., Dos Santos Pereira, M. J., da Silva Brum, I., Rosa Nascimento, A. L., Dos Santos, P. G. P., … Fischer, R. G. (2021). Repair of critical size bone defects using synthetic hydroxyapatite or xenograft with or without the bone marrow mononuclear fraction: A histomorphometric and immunohistochemical study in rat calvaria. Materials, 14(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112854

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