Cell-based resorption assays for bone graft substitutes |
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Authors: | Zhang Ziyang Egaña José T Reckhenrich Ann K Schenck Thilo Ludwig Lohmeyer Jörn A Schantz Jan Thorsten Machens Hans-Günther Schilling Arndt F |
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Institution: | Klinik und Poliklinik für Plastische Chirurgie und Handchirurgie, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany |
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Abstract: | The clinical utilization of resorbable bone substitutes has been growing rapidly during the last decade, creating a rising demand for new resorbable biomaterials. An ideal resorbable bone substitute should not only function as a load-bearing material but also integrate into the local bone remodeling process. This means that these bone substitutes need to undergo controlled resorption and then be replaced by newly formed bone structures. Thus the assessment of resorbability is an important first step in predicting the in vivo clinical function of bone substitute biomaterials. Compared with in vivo assays, cell-based assays are relatively easy, reproducible, inexpensive and do not involve the suffering of animals. Moreover, the discovery of RANKL and M-CSF for osteoclastic differentiation has made the differentiation and cultivation of human osteoclasts possible and, as a result, human cell-based bone substitute resorption assays have been developed. In addition, the evolution of microscopy technology allows advanced analyses of the resorption pits on biomaterials. The aim of the current review is to give a concise update on in vitro cell-based resorption assays for analyzing bone substitute resorption. For this purpose models using different cells from different species are compared. Several popular two-dimensional and three-dimensional optical methods used for resorption assays are described. The limitations and advantages of the current ISO degradation assay in comparison with cell-based assays are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Biodegradation Surface analysis Osteoclasts Biomimetic material In vitro test |
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