Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 12 , Pages 2470-2474, December 2007

Osteoformin Accelerates Fresh Fracture Healing in Rats

  • Lian Xiang Bi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, and the Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Bi: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0174
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  • Elgene G. Mainous, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chief, Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
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  • YaPing Zeng, BS

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
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  • William L. Buford Jr, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Director, Clinical Biomechanics Lab, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

Purpose

Negatively charged resins have been shown to stimulate bone repair. In previous studies, the negatively charged polypeptide polyaspartate, which has been named Osteoformin, has been shown to stimulate osteoblast differentiation in vitro. The objective of the current study was to investigate the potential effect of Osteoformin on experimental femoral fracture healing in vivo.

Materials and Methods

Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. The femurs of anesthetized rats were stabilized with intramedullary pins and subjected to closed midshaft transverse facture by bending to failure. In experimental rats, fracture sites were injected with 100 μg of Osteoformin dissolved in 0.1 mL phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at day 1 and day 7 after surgery; in controls groups, fracture sites received 0.1 mL PBS at the intervals indicated above. Between 2 and 4 weeks after fracture, the animals were sacrificed and the healing femurs were removed for radiographic and histologic analysis.

Results

Osteoformin decreased the healing time of fresh fractures in rats, as indicated by histologic and radiographic assessments.

Conclusion

The results of this study show that Osteoformin improves femoral fracture healing in rats.

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01423-1

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.630

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 12 , Pages 2470-2474, December 2007