Effects of the systemic administration of alendronate on bone formation in a porous hydroxyapatite/collagen composite and resorption by osteoclasts in a bone defect model in rabbits

Several bisphosphonates are now available for the treatment of osteoporosis. Porous hydroxyapatite/collagen (HA/Col) composite is an osteoconductive bone substitute which is resorbed by osteoclasts. The effects of the bisphosphonate alendronate on the formation of bone in porous HA/Col and its resorption by osteoclasts were evaluated using a rabbit model. Porous HA/Col cylinders measuring 6 mm in diameter and 8 mm in length, with a pore size of 100 μm to 500 μm and 95% porosity, were inserted into a defect produced in the lateral femoral condyles of 72 rabbits. The rabbits were divided into four groups based on the protocol of alendronate administration: the control group did not receive any alendronate, the pre group had alendronate treatment for three weeks prior to the implantation of the HA/Col, the post group had alendronate treatment following implantation until euthanasia, and the pre+post group had continuous alendronate treatment from three weeks prior to surgery until euthanasia. All rabbits were injected intravenously with either saline or alendronate (7.5 μg/kg) once a week. Each group had 18 rabbits, six in each group being killed at three, six and 12 weeks post-operatively. Alendronate administration suppressed the resorption of the implants. Additionally, the mineral densities of newly formed bone in the alendronate-treated groups were lower than those in the control group at 12 weeks post-operatively. Interestingly, the number of osteoclasts attached to the implant correlated with the extent of bone formation at three weeks. In conclusion, the systemic administration of alendronate in our rabbit model at a dose-for-weight equivalent to the clinical dose used in the treatment of osteoporosis in Japan affected the mineral density and remodelling of bone tissue in implanted porous HA/Col composites.     

预构骨肌皮瓣修复下颌骨和皮肤复合缺损的实验研究

目的 探讨BMP-2与胶原复合材料在骨骼肌中异位成骨预构骨肌皮瓣,修复自体下颌骨和皮肤复合缺损的可行性. 方法 4～6周龄新西兰白兔24只,体重2.0～2.5 kg,雌雄不拘,随机分成3组,即实验组、对照组和空白组(n=8).将BMP-2与胶原复合,植入兔背阔肌,预构异位新生骨组织,2、4、6周后行X线片、ALP、Von Kossa、CD31免疫组织化学血管标记及组织学观察.6周后,实验组动物于同侧下颌骨体部制备2 cm × 3 cm皮肤缺损,并形成直径8 mm洞穿性骨缺损;以同侧胸背动脉体表投影为皮瓣纵轴,设计含预制新骨组织的背阔肌肌皮瓣,带蒂移位修复下颌骨及皮肤复合缺损.对照组和空白组实验动物下颌骨体部均造成直径8 mm的洞穿性骨缺损,对照组将复合组织瓣中的骨性部分游离移植修复缺损;空白组缺损不予修复.术后6周,各组取材行四环素荧光染色、X线摄片、组织学观察以及新骨计量等,观察骨和皮肤复合缺损修复效果. 结果 BMP-2与胶原复合材料在兔背阔肌中4～6周成骨,胶原材料于植入后3～5周降解,成骨过程以软骨成骨为主,新骨形态为编织骨,可见明显的微血管分布.修复自体下颌骨缺损6周后,实验组皮肤及骨缺损均愈合良好,对照组缺损修复区基本骨化,空白组尚残留大块骨缺损实验组、对照组及空白组新骨计量分别为(1.594 ±0.674)、(0.801 ±0.036)和(0.079±0.010)mm2,组间两两比较,差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05). 结论 预构的骨肌皮瓣带血管蒂移位修复兔自体下颌骨和皮肤复合缺损具有可行性和明显优势,有望成为一种血管化骨移植的供区预构形式.     

High-dose alendronate uncouples osteoclast and osteoblast function: a study in a rat spine pseudarthrosis model

The effect of alendronate on osteoclast and osteoblast function was studied in a novel spine pseudarthrosis model in rats. Sixty-three Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: control group (saline), therapeutic dose group (1 microg/kg/week), and one-log overdose group (10 microg/kg/week). Animals had L4-L5 posterior intertransverse process fusion with limited bone graft and were sacrificed at 2, 4, and 6 weeks. Manual palpation showed no notable differences among groups. Treatment group radiographic scores were equal to or better than control group scores and were higher than the overdose group at 2 and 6 weeks. Qualitatively, limited histologic remodeling and poor osteoclastic and osteoblastic function were noted in the alendronate treated groups. Quantitative histologic analysis showed fewer osteoclasts in the therapeutic and high-dose groups (p < 0.001). The percent osteoblasts per bone surface area was lower in the high-dose group (p < 0.05). The results suggest that the effect of alendronate was dose dependent and animal model dependent and that supranormal doses of alendronate had a deleterious effect on osteoclastic and osteoblastic function in this model.     

Tissue response to bioactive glass and autogenous bone in the rabbit spine

Bioactive glass S53P4 and autogenous bone were used as bone graft materials in an experimental rabbit model for spinal fusion. The study focused on differences in bone formation using bioactive glass and autogenous bone as bone graft materials. Bioactive glass, a mixture of bioactive glass and autogenous bone or autogenous bone was implanted for 4 and 12 weeks at the thoraco-lumbar level. Undecalcified sections were prepared for histological and histomorphometric evaluation. New bone formation was seen in all implanted areas, with the bone growing from the surface of the vertebrae enclosing both glass and autogenous bone in the bone fusion mass. During the observation period, the measured amount of bone remained at the same level in the autograft group, while in the glass and the glass/autograft bone groups it increased. By ¶12 weeks, no significant difference in bone formation between the three groups was observable. The bone formation in two selected standardized areas at 12 weeks was 21 and 24% in the glass group, 23 and 28% in the glass/autograft bone group and 27 and 26% in the autograft bone group. We consider bioactive glass as a potential bone graft material in experimental spinal fusion.     

The effects of local and systemic alendronate delivery on wear debris‐induced osteolysis in vivo

We investigated the effects of locally and systemically administered alendronate on wear debris‐induced osteolysis in vivo. Endotoxin‐free titanium particles were injected into rabbit femurs, prior to insertion of a nonweight‐bearing polymethylmethacrylate plug into the distal femur canal. Then the particles were repeatedly injected into the knee 2, 4, and 6 weeks after the implantation. Alendronate was incorporated at three different concentrations (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 wt %) into bone cement for local delivery. For systemic delivery, alendronate was subcutaneously injected (1.0 mg/kg/week) 1 week after the implantation and then once a week until sacrifice. Eight weeks postoperatively, there was significant evidence of osteolysis surrounding the plug in the control group compared with markedly blocked osteolysis in the 0.5 wt % and the 1.0 wt % groups, and the systemic group. There was a concentration‐dependent effect of alendronate‐loaded bone cement on the improvement of peri‐prosthetic bone stock. Notably, no significant differences were found between the 0.5 wt % and the systemic group in peri‐prosthetic bone stock and implant fixation. Collectively, although the biological efficacy after the systemic delivery of alendronate was slightly higher than that in the local treatment groups, alendronate‐loaded bone cement may be therapeutically effective in inhibiting titanium particle‐induced osteolysis in vivo. © 2010 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 28:893–899, 2010     

载阿仑膦酸钠骨水泥抑制钛磨屑诱导的假体周围骨溶解

目的 比较载阿仑膦酸钠丙烯酸骨水泥与皮下注射阿仑膦酸钠抑制钛磨眉诱导的骨溶解的效果.方法 48只成年雄性新西兰兔随机均分为无钛磨屑且无阿仑膦酸钠组(A组),有钛磨屑注射且无阿仑膦酸钠组(B组),钛磨屑分别注射0.1%、0.5%、1.0%载阿仑膦酸钠丙烯酸骨水泥组(C、I)、E组),钛磨屑注射且皮下手射阿仑膦酸钠组(F组),每组8只.将载阿仑膦酸钠骨水泥植入兔股骨远端.制备磨屑诱导骨溶解动物模型.术后8周对股骨行组织形态学分析、骨密度(bone mineral density,BMD)测定及界面力学测试结果 B组假体周围可见明显的骨溶解,而C、D、E、F组骨溶解明显少于B组.B组假体周围BMD和骨-骨水泥界面抗剪强度分别较A组下降17%和56%;D组假体周围BMD和界面抗剪强度较B组分别增加29%和62%;E组假体周围BMD和界画抗剪强度较B组分别增加37%和29%;F组假体周围BMD和界面抗剪强度较B组分别增加51%和69%;C组、D组、E组分别与F组比较,假体周围BMD和界面抗剪强度的差异均无统计学意义.结论 载阿仑瞵酸钠丙烯酸骨水泥与皮下注射阿仑瞵酸钠均可在一定程度上抑制磨屑诱导的骨吸收,增强界画抗剪强度.     

Perioperative glucocorticosteroid treatment delays early healing of a mandible wound by inhibiting osteogenic differentiation

AimThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of dexamethasone on repair of a critical size defect of the mandible in male Sprague-Dawley rats.Materials and methodsFifty rats were divided into 2 groups: saline control and dexamethasone-treated groups. A 1 mm × 3 mm full-thickness bone defect was created at the inferior border of the mandible. Saline or dexamethasone was administered once a day for 5 days after postoperative palinesthesia. On days 1, 3, 6, 10 and 17, after cessation of drug administration, 5 samples from each group were analysed. The bone defect healing process was examined and analysed by stereology, radiology, histology and histochemical staining for total collagen, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining for osteoclasts and immunohistochemical staining for the COX-2, RUNX2 and osteocalcin antigens.ResultsThe dexamethasone-treated rats exhibited significantly lower radiopacity properties compared to the control rats. Histological staining revealed that the osteogenic differentiation and maturation of a callus in the defect region was significantly delayed from day 1 to day 10 in the dexamethasone group after cessation of drug administration compared to the control group. Consistent with the histological data, the level of total collagen protein was significantly lower in the dexamethasone group than in the control group. However, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups at day 17. Immunohistochemical analysis of COX-2, RUNX2 and osteocalcin expression showed that, at day 1, COX-2 and RUNX2 expression in the dexamethasone group was significantly lower than in the control group. There was no significant difference in osteocalcin expression between the two groups at each time point. There was no significant difference in the number of osteoclasts between the two groups.ConclusionIn a model of bone healing of a mandible defect, dexamethasone-treated rats exhibited impaired osteogenic differentiation and maturation due to the inhibition of COX-2, osteogenic gene, RUNX2 and collagen protein expression, which resulted in delayed bone repair. Although perioperative short-term therapy did not exhibit long-term effects on wound healing of the maxillofacial bone, the application of glucocorticoids should be cautiously considered in the clinic.     

Inhibition of heterotopic osteogenesis in rats by a new bioerodible system for local delivery of indomethacin.

A study was done to evaluate the effect of a system for the local delivery of indomethacin on demineralized bone-induced formation of heterotopic bone in the abdominal muscles of rats. Two separate investigations were conducted on a total of forty-eight Wistar rats. In both series, two types of implants were used: polyorthoester and demineralized bone (Group A, the control group) and polyorthoester with 5 per cent indomethacin and demineralized bone (Group B, the experimental group). In the first series, host-tissue responses and osteoinduction were evaluated histologically at two, three, and four weeks after the implantation. In the second series, the formation of bone was quantified on the basis of uptake of 85Sr at four weeks after the implantation. The polyorthoester system for the local delivery of indomethacin significantly inhibited demineralized bone-induced heterotopic formation of bone, as demonstrated by light microscopy and by uptake of 85Sr. The polyorthoester, with or without the drug, caused little tissue reaction and was resorbed almost completely at four weeks.     

阿仑膦酸钠对1型糖尿病骨质疏松大鼠体外培养的破骨细胞作用

目的研究第三代二膦酸盐类药物阿仑膦酸钠（alendronate，固邦）对体外培养的1型糖尿病骨质疏松大鼠的破骨细胞的作用。方法建立1型糖尿病骨质疏松大鼠模型，于0、2．4和8周进行体外骨髓破骨细胞样细胞（OLC）培养，并进行阿仑膦酸钠干预，观察OLC数量变化。结果1型糖尿病组大鼠OLC高于正常对照组；1型糖尿病骨质疏松组大鼠OLC高于1型糖尿病组；在所有干预组中。阿仑膦酸钠显著减少OLC（P〈0．01）。结论破骨细胞形成增加可能是1型糖尿病骨质疏松的原因之一，阿仑膦酸钠抑制1型糖尿病骨质疏松大鼠体外培养的OLC的形成。     

Evaluation of a collagen matrix in a mandible defect in rats submitted to the use of bisphosphonates

Purpose:To assess the effect of a collagen matrix (Mucograft^®) on the inflammatory process in a semi-critical experimental defect model in rats treated with bisphosphonates.Methods:Eighteen Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: saline (CG), alendronate (ALD) 5mg/kg (AG) or zoledronic acid (ZA) 0.2mg/kg (ZG). ALD was administered orally for 10 weeks and ZA was administered intravascularly on days 0, 7 and 14 and 49. On day 42, a 2mm defect was created and filled with Mucograft^® collagen matrix. The contralateral side was filled with a clot (control side). The animals were euthanized 70 days after the beginning of the experiment and the hemimandibles were radiographically and histologically (counting of empty osteocyte lacunae (%), apoptotic (%) and total osteoclasts, neutrophil and mononuclear inflammatory cells) analyzed. The variables were submitted to ANOVA/Bonferroni and t test (parametric data) (p <0.05, GraphPad Prism 5.0).Results:Significant bone repair occurred in the groups treated with Mucograft^®. High number of total inflammatory cells and neutrophils cells were showed in AG (p=0.026 and p=0.035) and AZ groups (p=0.005, p=0.034) on the control sides associated with delayed bone repair and the presence of devitalized bone tissue in AG and ZG on the Mucograft^® side.Conclusion:Mucograft^® collagen matrix attenuated the inflammatory process in a mandible defect in rats submitted to the use of bisphosphonates (AG and ZG).Key words: Collagen, Osteonecrosis, Biphosphonates, Bone and Bones, Rats     

Bisphosphonate administration prior to tooth extraction delays initial healing of the extraction socket in rats

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are clinically used for the treatment of bone metabolic abnormalities because they are powerful inhibitors of bone resorption. Osteonecrosis of the jaw has been observed after tooth extraction in a considerable number of BP-treated cancer patients, but the reason for this is not known. We studied the effects of BP on extraction socket healing in rats that were pretreated with BP prior to tooth extraction. Male Wistar rats (approximately 5 weeks old) were divided into experimental (BP) and control groups. In both groups, maxillary right second molars were extracted under general anesthesia. BP group rats were injected with 50 μl (1.0 mg/kg) alendronate into the right buccal alveolar bone every 4 days for 14 days, starting 2 days before tooth extraction. Control group rats were injected with physiological saline instead of alendronate. Rats were euthanized 3, 7, 10 or 14 days after tooth extraction, and maxillary bones were collected. Bone morphometric analysis using microfocus X-ray CT images and calculation of bone-resorption parameters based on hematoxylin and eosin or TRAP-stained pathological sections of the molar region showed that new bone formation in the extraction socket was delayed in the BP group relative to the control group during the first 7 days after extraction. A subsequent increase in new bone formation showed that bone resorption in the BP rats was eventually inhibited. This delay in initial healing may explain the jaw osteonecrosis observed in some BP-treated cancer patients.     

Repair of mandible defect with tissue engineering bone in rabbits

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of tissue engineering bone composed of bone marrow-derived osteoblasts and demineralized bone in repairing mandible defect. METHODS: Bone marrow-derived osteoblasts of 20 rabbits were cultured and seeded into scaffold of allogeneic demineralized bone to construct tissue engineering bone graft in vitro, which was used to repair the 10 x 5-mm bone defect made in the same rabbit mandible edge. Implant of demineralized bone alone was as the control. Rabbits were killed according to the schedule: five after 2 weeks, five after 4 weeks, five after 8 weeks, five after 12 weeks, and the implants were harvested for gross, radiographic, and histological observation. RESULTS: New bone formation at the margin region of defect and osteogenesis at the centre were observed in the implant of tissue engineering bone, and the bone formation pattern included osteogenesis, osteoconduction, and osteoinduction. In the implant of demineralized bone alone, the major bone formation pattern was 'creeping substitute'. CONCLUSIONS: The tissue engineering bone graft constructed by autogenous bone marrow-derived osteoblasts and allogeneic demineralized bone was better than demineralized bone alone in bone formation capability, which might be an ideal graft for bone defect repair.     

新型生物活性陶瓷复合人工骨成骨效应的实验研究

目的　探讨新型生物活性陶瓷复合材料成骨效应 ,为人工骨替代材料临床应用提供依据。　方法　小鼠 96只 ,随机分为 4组 ,每组 2 4只。采用具有诱导活性的骨形成蛋白 (bone morphogenetic protein,BMP)分别与羟基磷灰石 (hydroxyapatite,HA)、磷酸三钙 (tricalcium phosphate,TCP)、胶原复合羟基磷灰石 (collagen HA,CHA)及氟化羟基磷灰石 (fluoridated HA,FHA)复合 ,将 4种复合材料 (HA/ BMP,TCP/ BMP,CHA/ BMP及 FHA/ BMP)分别植入 4组小鼠左侧股部肌肉内为实验侧 ,右侧分别植入 HA、TCP、CHA及脱钙牙基质 (decalcified dentin matrix,DDM)作为对照 ,在 1、3、5及 7周取材作大体观察、组织形态学、扫描电镜观察及生化测定。　结果　各组实验侧及第 4组对照侧植入后 1周软骨形成 ,第 1～ 3组对照侧为纤维结缔组织 ;3周时各组实验侧均有较多的成熟骨组织 ,组织碱性磷酸酶 (alkalinephosphatase,AL P)染色均为阳性。各组对照侧材料被结缔组织包囊 ,AL P染色阴性 ,未见骨组织形成。各组实验侧材料AL P活性及磷 (phosphrus,P)检测水平明显高于相应的对照侧材料 ,实验侧与对照侧比较具有统计学意义 (P<0 .0 5 ) ,而 TCP/ BMP复合材料明显高于另 3种复合材料 ,有统计学意义 (P<0 .0 5 )。5、7周各实验侧及对照     

血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 探讨血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对局部血管内皮生长因了(VEGF)表达的影响.方法 将兔自体骨髓基质下细胞经诱导后与β-磷酸三钙材料复合,植入制备的兔股骨缺损处,其中实验组在材料侧槽中植入股骨的动静脉血管束,对照组则单纯植入组织工稗骨,分别于术后2、4、8、12周通过形态学检测新生骨量,免疫组织化学方法检测新生骨中VEGF的表达量.结果 随着时间进展,各组成骨量逐渐增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),并且从第4周开始实验组成骨量高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);符时问点实验组新生骨中VEGF的表达最均高于对照组,差异有统汁学意义(P<0.05),且4周时达到最人值.结论 血管束植入组织工程骨可明显增加新生骨中VEGF的表达并能促进骨缺损的修复.     

血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 探讨血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对局部血管内皮生长因了(VEGF)表达的影响.方法 将兔自体骨髓基质下细胞经诱导后与β-磷酸三钙材料复合,植入制备的兔股骨缺损处,其中实验组在材料侧槽中植入股骨的动静脉血管束,对照组则单纯植入组织工稗骨,分别于术后2、4、8、12周通过形态学检测新生骨量,免疫组织化学方法检测新生骨中VEGF的表达量.结果 随着时间进展,各组成骨量逐渐增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),并且从第4周开始实验组成骨量高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);符时问点实验组新生骨中VEGF的表达最均高于对照组,差异有统汁学意义(P<0.05),且4周时达到最人值.结论 血管束植入组织工程骨可明显增加新生骨中VEGF的表达并能促进骨缺损的修复.     

血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 探讨血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对局部血管内皮生长因了(VEGF)表达的影响.方法 将兔自体骨髓基质下细胞经诱导后与β-磷酸三钙材料复合,植入制备的兔股骨缺损处,其中实验组在材料侧槽中植入股骨的动静脉血管束,对照组则单纯植入组织工稗骨,分别于术后2、4、8、12周通过形态学检测新生骨量,免疫组织化学方法检测新生骨中VEGF的表达量.结果 随着时间进展,各组成骨量逐渐增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),并且从第4周开始实验组成骨量高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);符时问点实验组新生骨中VEGF的表达最均高于对照组,差异有统汁学意义(P<0.05),且4周时达到最人值.结论 血管束植入组织工程骨可明显增加新生骨中VEGF的表达并能促进骨缺损的修复.     

血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 探讨血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对局部血管内皮生长因了(VEGF)表达的影响.方法 将兔自体骨髓基质下细胞经诱导后与β-磷酸三钙材料复合,植入制备的兔股骨缺损处,其中实验组在材料侧槽中植入股骨的动静脉血管束,对照组则单纯植入组织工稗骨,分别于术后2、4、8、12周通过形态学检测新生骨量,免疫组织化学方法检测新生骨中VEGF的表达量.结果 随着时间进展,各组成骨量逐渐增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),并且从第4周开始实验组成骨量高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);符时问点实验组新生骨中VEGF的表达最均高于对照组,差异有统汁学意义(P<0.05),且4周时达到最人值.结论 血管束植入组织工程骨可明显增加新生骨中VEGF的表达并能促进骨缺损的修复.     

血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 探讨血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对局部血管内皮生长因了(VEGF)表达的影响.方法 将兔自体骨髓基质下细胞经诱导后与β-磷酸三钙材料复合,植入制备的兔股骨缺损处,其中实验组在材料侧槽中植入股骨的动静脉血管束,对照组则单纯植入组织工稗骨,分别于术后2、4、8、12周通过形态学检测新生骨量,免疫组织化学方法检测新生骨中VEGF的表达量.结果 随着时间进展,各组成骨量逐渐增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),并且从第4周开始实验组成骨量高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);符时问点实验组新生骨中VEGF的表达最均高于对照组,差异有统汁学意义(P<0.05),且4周时达到最人值.结论 血管束植入组织工程骨可明显增加新生骨中VEGF的表达并能促进骨缺损的修复.     

血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 探讨血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对局部血管内皮生长因了(VEGF)表达的影响.方法 将兔自体骨髓基质下细胞经诱导后与β-磷酸三钙材料复合,植入制备的兔股骨缺损处,其中实验组在材料侧槽中植入股骨的动静脉血管束,对照组则单纯植入组织工稗骨,分别于术后2、4、8、12周通过形态学检测新生骨量,免疫组织化学方法检测新生骨中VEGF的表达量.结果 随着时间进展,各组成骨量逐渐增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),并且从第4周开始实验组成骨量高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);符时问点实验组新生骨中VEGF的表达最均高于对照组,差异有统汁学意义(P<0.05),且4周时达到最人值.结论 血管束植入组织工程骨可明显增加新生骨中VEGF的表达并能促进骨缺损的修复.     

血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对血管内皮生长因子表达的影响

目的 探讨血管束植入组织工程骨修复兔股骨缺损对局部血管内皮生长因了(VEGF)表达的影响.方法 将兔自体骨髓基质下细胞经诱导后与β-磷酸三钙材料复合,植入制备的兔股骨缺损处,其中实验组在材料侧槽中植入股骨的动静脉血管束,对照组则单纯植入组织工稗骨,分别于术后2、4、8、12周通过形态学检测新生骨量,免疫组织化学方法检测新生骨中VEGF的表达量.结果 随着时间进展,各组成骨量逐渐增加,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),并且从第4周开始实验组成骨量高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);符时问点实验组新生骨中VEGF的表达最均高于对照组,差异有统汁学意义(P<0.05),且4周时达到最人值.结论 血管束植入组织工程骨可明显增加新生骨中VEGF的表达并能促进骨缺损的修复.