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KMID : 0355620100360050366
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Journal of Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2010 Volume.36 No. 5 p.366 ~ p.374
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The effect of silk fibroin and rhBMP-2 on bone regeneration in rat calvarial defect model
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Nam Jeong-Hun
Noh Kyung-Lok
Pang Eun-O
Yu Woo-Geun
Kang Eung-Seon
Kweon Hae-Yong
Kim Seong-Gon
Park Young-Ju
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Abstract
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Introduction:This study evaluated the capability of silk fibroin (SF) and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 loaded SF (SF-BMP) as a bone defect replacement matrix when grafted in a calvarial bone defect of rats in vivo.
Materials and Methods: A total 70 calvarial critical size defects (5.0 ㎜ in diameter) made on 35 adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. The defects were transplanted with (1) rhBMP-2 loaded silk fibroin graft (SF-BMP: 0.8+10 ㎍), (2) Silk fibroin (SF: 10 ㎍), and (3) no graft material (Raw). The samples were evaluated with soft x-rays, alkaline phosphatase activity, calcium/phosphate quantification, histological and histomorphometric analysis at postoperative 4 and 8 weeks.
Results: The SF-BMP group (48.86±14.92%) had a significantly higher mean percentage bone area than the SF group (24.96±11.01%) at postoperative 4 weeks.(P＜0.05) In addition, the SF-BMP group (40.01±12.43%) had a higher % bone area at postoperative 8 weeks than the SF group (33.26±5.15%). The mean ratio of gray scale levels to the host bone showed that the SF-BMP group (0.67±0.08) had a higher mean ratio level than the SF group (0.61±0.09) at postoperative 8 weeks. These differences were not statistically significant.(P=0.168 and P=0.243, respectively) The ratio of the calcium and phosphate contents of the SF-BMP (0.93±0.22) group was lower than that of the SF (1.90±1.42) group at postoperative 4 weeks. However, the SF-BMP group (0.75±0.31) had a higher Ca/PO₄ ratio than the SF (0.68±0.04) at postoperative 8 weeks. These differences were not statistically significant.(P=0.126 and P=0.627, respectively) For the bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, which is recognized as a reliable indicator of the osteoblast function, the SF-BMP (23.71±8.60 U/L) groups had a significantly higher value than the SF group (12.65±6.47 U/L) at postoperative 4 weeks.(P＜0.05) At postoperative 8 weeks, the SF-BMP (21.65±10.02 U/L) group had a lower bone-specific ALP activity than the SF group (16.72±7.35 U/L). This difference was not statistically significant.(P=0.263) For the histological evaluation, the SF-BMP group revealed less infla㎜ation, lower foreign body reactions and higher bone healing than the SF group at postoperative 4 and 8 weeks. The SF group revealed more foreign body reactions at postoperative 4 weeks. However, this i㎜unogenic reaction decreased and the remnant of grafted material was observed at postoperative 8 weeks. For histomorphometric analysis, the SF-BMP group had a significantly longer bone length to total length ratio than those of the SF group at postoperative 4 and 8 weeks.(P＜0.05)
Conclusion: The rhBMP-2 loaded silk fibroin graft revealed fewer i㎜unoreactions and infla㎜ation as well as more new bone formation than the pure silk fibroin graft. Therefore, silk fibroin may be a candidate scaffold for tissue engineered bone regeneration.
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KEYWORD
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Silk, Fibroins, Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2, Bone regeneration, Tissue scaffolds
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