Introduction of Ectopic Bone Formation by BMP-2 Incorporated Biomimetically into Calcium Phosphate Coatings of Titanium-Alloy Implants
Introduction of Ectopic Bone Formation by BMP-2 Incorporated Biomimetically into Calcium Phosphate Coatings of Titanium-Alloy Implants
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钛合金植入物磷酸钙涂层中仿生 BMP-2 引入异位骨形成
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10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.240-242.667
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2002
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P. Layrolle
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Y. Liu;E. Hunziker;K. de Groot;P. Layrolle
We have recently shown that proteins can be biomimetically co-precipitate d with calcium phosphate crystals upon the surfaces of titanium-alloy impl ants. When recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) was thus incorporate d into the inorganic matrix, it retained its bioactivity as an osteoinducti ve agent in vitro. Furthermore, the osteogenicity (alkaline phosphatase activity) of rat bone-marrow stromal cells grown on BMP-2-containing calcium phosphate coatings was highe r than that of cells cultured on a plastic substratum and exposed to the freely-suspended dr ug. In the present study, titanium-alloy discs bearing BMP-2-containing calcium phospha te coatings were implanted ectopically (subcutaneously) in rats and the bone-formation pr ocess monitored during the ensuing 1-5 weeks. Osseous tissue appeared 2 weeks after implantation and thereafter increased steadily in mass. Hence, BMP-2 incorporate d in o the calcium phosphate coatings of titanium-alloy implants retains its bioact ivity as an osteoinductive agent in vivo. The principle of this system may be put to good use i n orthopaedic and dental implant surgery. Introduction Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are capable of inducing bone forma ti n not only within tissues that form part of the osseous system, such as at s ites of bone disunion in humans [1], but also ectopically, as for instance within the dorsal mus cles of experimental animals. BMPs have also been demonstrated to stimulate the alkaline phosphatase activity of osteoprogenitor cells in vitro. In vivo, however, the induction of bone forma tion cannot be elicited simply by the local injection of BMPs in their fre e form. A suitable carrier, such as calcium phosphate, is required. It has recently become possible to incorporate proteins into the calcium phosphate layers deposited on titanium-alloy implants using a biomimetic approach [2]. Such coatings may afford a vehicle for delivering BMP s slowly but at a sustained and sufficiently high rate to support and sustain their osteog enic activities locally in vivo. In the present study, titanium-alloy implants coated with BMP-2containing calcium phosphate layers were implanted subcutaneously in a rat model and the bone-formation process monitored histologically during the course of 5 weeks. Key Engineering Materials Online: 2003-05-15 ISSN: 1662-9795, Vols. 240-242, pp 667-670 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.240-242.667 © 2003 Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland All rights reserved. No part of contents of this paper may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of Trans Tech Publications Ltd, www.scientific.net. (Semanticscholar.org-13/03/20,21:20:54) 2 Methods Preparation of calcium phosphate coatings containing rhBMP-2 Titanium-alloy (Ti6A14V) discs (1cm in diameter) were immer sed first in concentrated stimulated body fluid under high-nucleation conditions for 24 hours at 37°C, and then in a supersaturated solution of calcium phosphate (pH 7.4) containing rhBMP-2 (10μg/ml) for 48 hours at 37°C under sterile conditions. The coatings were characteri zed by scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. RhBMP-2 content of calcium phosphate coatings The amount of rhBMP-2 incorporated into each coating was determined by ELISA. Each coating was peeled away from its underlying titanium-alloy disc, weighed, and then dissolved in 1ml of 20% EDTA. Samples of the extract were diluted 10and 100-fold, and 100-μl aliquots of each solution transferred to 96-well microplates. 100 μl of anti-BMP-2 [(Sigma, B-1520) diluted 1:10.000 in PBS] and an equivalent volume of anti-rabbi t IgG [(Sigma, A 0418) diluted 1:5000 in PBS] were added to each well and the i ntensity of the coloured reaction product measured using a microplate reader at an a bsorption wavelength of 405 nm. Colour intensity was converted to nanograms of rhBMP-2 using a c alibration curve. This was prepared using the set-up described above, the 100-μl aliquots of coatextract being replaced by an equivalent volume of solution containing s ta dard amounts of rhBMP-2. Subcutaneous implantation of coated discs in rats Six titanium-alloy discs bearing rhBMP-2-containing calcium phos ate coatings were implanted subcutaneously in the same number of rats. Samples were retrieved at 7-day intervals over a period of 5 weeks, fixed in 10% formalin, dehydrate in ethanol and embedded in methylmethacrylate. 300-μm-thick sections were cut, pol ished and surface stained with basic Fuchsine, McNeil’s Tetrachrome and Toluidine Bl u O in preparation for histological analysis in the light microscope. Results Characteristics of coatings prepared by the biomimetic co-precipitation of calcium phosphate and rhBMP-2 Each titanium-alloy disc was uniformly coated with a 25-μm-thic k layer containing 1.6 μg of rhBMP-2 at a concentration of 0.5 μg per mg of calcium phosphate. Coat ings prepared in the absence and presence of rhBMP-2 had a similar morphological a ppear nce in the scanning electron microscope, each being comprised entirely of plate -like crystals (Fig. 1). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy revealed the calcium phospha te crystals to have a typical carbonated apatite structure. No structural change was elicited by the presence of rhBMP-2. 668 Bioceramics 15