Simvastatin and biphasic calcium phosphate affects bone formation in critical-sized rat calvarial defects
Acta cir. bras
; Acta cir. bras;31(5): 300-307, May 2016. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT PURPOSE:
To investigate the effects of locally applied simvastatin plus biphasic calcium phosphate (BoneCeramic(r)) or collagen sponge on bone formation in critical-sized bone defects.METHODS:
Thirty defects of 5mm in diameter were created bilaterally with a trephine bur in the calvariae of fifteen Wistar rats. The defects were divided into five groups group 1 - control, no treatment; group 2 (BoneCeramic(r)); group 3 (BoneCeramic(r) + 0.1mg simvastatin); group 4 (collagen sponge); and group 5 (collagen sponge + 0.1mg simvastatin). After eight weeks the animals were euthanized and their calvariae were histologically processed. Hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections were subjected to histological and histomorphometrical analyses. The area of newly formed bone was calculated and compared between groups.RESULTS:
The greater amount of a bone-like tissue was formed around the carrier in group 3 (BoneCeramic(r) + 0.1mg simvastatin) followed by group 2 (BoneCeramic(r)), and almost no bone was formed in the other groups. Group 3 was significantly different compared to group 2, and both groups were significantly different compared to the other groups.CONCLUSION:
Simvastatin combined with BoneCeramic(r) induced significantly greater amounts of newly formed bone and has great potential for the healing of bone defects.Key words
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Main subject:
Osteogenesis
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Skull
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Simvastatin
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Hydroxyapatites
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Anticholesteremic Agents
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Cir Bras
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Acta cir. bras
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Acta cir. bras. (Online)
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira (Impresso)
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Year:
2016
Type:
Article