title: [Osteoinduction and -reparation].
abstract: Traumata, diseases, developmental deformities, and tumor resections frequently cause bone defects and atrophies. In general, three different mechanisms exist by which bone restoration can be achieved: (1) osteogenesis initiated by vital, osteoblastic cells of autografts; (2) osteoconduction (or creeping substitution); and (3) osteoinduction. The latter mechanism means the differentiation of pluripotent, mesenchymal-type cells (located in a recipient bed with strong regenerative capacity) into cartilage- and bone-forming progenitor cells under the influence of inductive bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Some BMPs are physiologically included in low concentrations as organic components in bone tissue. They can diffuse from demineralized bone implants into the recipient bed and induce a differentiation into new bone tissue. Nine different BMPs have been isolated, characterized, and cloned. Some of these possess inductive properties and can initiate new bone formation in muscle tissue or in bone defects. In the future recombinant BMPs will be available in unlimited quantities. This will lead to completely new therapeutic concepts in reconstructive bone surgery.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kübler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019931:Maxillofacial Prosthesis Implantation; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
vernacular_title: Osteoinduktion und -reparation.