Repair of critical-sized bone defects in rabbit femurs using graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) and graphene oxide (GO) nanomaterials.

Autor: Sadek AA; Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt., Abd-Elkareem M; Department of Cell and Tissues, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt., Abdelhamid HN; Advanced Multifunctional Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.; Proteomics Laboratory for Clinical Research and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.; Nanotechnology Research Centre (NTRC), The British University in Egypt (BUE), Suez Desert Road, El-Sherouk City, 11837, Cairo, Egypt., Moustafa S; Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt., Hussein K; Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt. kamalhussein@aun.edu.eg.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Apr 03; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 5404. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 03.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32487-7
Abstrakt: Various biomaterials have been evaluated to enhance bone formation in critical-sized bone defects; however, the ideal scaffold is still missing. The objective of this study was to investigate the in vitro and in vivo regenerative capacity of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) and graphene oxide (GO) nanomaterials to stimulate critical-sized bone defect regeneration. The in vitro cytotoxicity and hemocompatibility of g-C 3 N 4 and GO were evaluated, and their potential to induce the in vitro osteogenesis of human fetal osteoblast (hFOB) cells was assessed using qPCR. Then, bone defect in femoral condyles was created in rabbits and left empty as control or filled with either g-C 3 N 4 or GO. The osteogenesis of the different implanted scaffolds was evaluated after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of surgery using X-ray, computed tomography (CT), macro/microscopic examinations, and qPCR analysis of osteocalcin (OC) and osteopontin (OP) expressions. Both materials displayed good cell viability and hemocompatibility with enhanced collagen type-I (Col-I), OC, and OP expressions of the hFOB cells. Compared to the control group, the bone healing process in g-C 3 N 4 and GO groups was promoted in vivo. Moreover, complete healing of the bone defect was observed radiologically and grossly in g-C 3 N 4 implanted group. Additionally, g-C 3 N 4 implanted group showed higher percentages of osteoid tissue, mature collagen, biodegradation, and expressions of OC and OP. In conclusion, our results revealed that g-C 3 N 4 and GO nanomaterials could induce osteogenesis in critical-sized bone defects.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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