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JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION
卷 22, 期 12, 页码 1581-1589出版社
VSP BV
DOI: 10.1163/092050610X517095
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Lactoferrin; bone regeneration; sustained release
The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of lactoferrin (LF), an iron-binding glycoprotein, to induce bone regeneration. A biodegradable gelatin hydrogel was prepared to allow LF release in vivo in a sustained fashion. When subcutaneously implanted into the back of mice, the gelatin hydrogel incorporating LF showed a longer LF retention period at the site of implantation than that of LF solution injection. An in vitro culture experiment with 3T3E1 cells (mouse-derived osteoblasts) revealed that the cells were proliferated to a significantly greater extent by the repeated addition of LF compared with a single addition of LF at the same dose. Following the implantation of gelatin hydrogels incorporating LF into a skull bone defect of rats, a significantly stronger bone regeneration at the defect was observed than in LF-free- or low-LF-treated rats. It is concluded that the sustained release from the gelatin hydrogels enables LF to enhance the in vivo activity of bone regeneration. (C) Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011
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