Journal: International Journal of Spine Surgery
Article Title: Cell and Tissue Response to Polyethylene Terephthalate Mesh Containing Bone Allograft in Vitro and in Vivo
doi: 10.14444/7135
Figure Lengend Snippet: In vitro bone marrow stromal cell (MSC) response of cells cultured on tissue culture plastic (TCPS) or mineralized bone matrix (MBM), with MSC growth media (GM) or osteogenic media (OM), in the presence or absence of polyethylene terephthalate mesh (PET). Response was examined by measuring markers that indicate the initiation of differentiation including (A) DNA; (B) alkaline phosphate specific activity; factors that indicate late stage osteoblast differentiation including (C) osteocalcin and (D) osteoprotegerin (OPG); and production of factors associated with osteogenesis, including bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) 2 (E) and 4 (F) and (G) vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF). P < .05 # versus no mesh, @ versus no MBM. % versus GM.
Article Snippet: In Vitro Culture Human MSCs (male donor) and normal human osteoblasts (NHOst cells, male donor), as well as MSC growth media (MSCGM) and osteogenic media (OM), were purchased from Lonza (Basel, Switzerland).
Techniques: In Vitro, Cell Culture, Activity Assay