title: [Biocompatibility of adult human osteoblasts with coral-derived hydroxyapatite in vitro].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the biocompatibility of the osteoblasts from adult human bone marrow with coral-derived hydroxyapatite (CHA) in in vitro culture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bone marrow was obtained from healthy adult subjects and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 10 % fetal bovine serum. The subsequent cell passaging was conducted in conditioned medium containing dexamethasone, beta-sodium glycerophosphate and ascorbic acid, with the osteoblasts in culture then divided into CHA group (in which the cells were cultured with CHA) and osteoblasts group (without CHA). The proliferation and differentiation of all the cultured cells were observed at different time points under inverted phase contrast microscope, optical microscope with HE staining and scanning electron microscope respectively. Proliferation of the cultured cells were evaluated by MTT assay, and the activity of alkaline phosphatase and total micro-protein contents in these cultured osteoblasts were quantitatively detected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The osteoblasts from adult human bone marrow grow well in vitro, regardless of the presence of CHA, with biological and morphological characteristics similar to those of normal osteoblasts. CHA improved the adhesion, growth and proliferation of the cultured cells, showing no adverse effects on the cell functions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CHA is an optimal scaffold material for bone tissue engineering, which may potentially find clinical application for bone defect repair.
authors.affiliation: Center of Orthopaedic Traumatology of PLA, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. rgaoh@163.com
authors.forename: Gao-Hong
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Guo-Xian
authors.initials: GX
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Li-Qiang
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Kuan-Hai
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Mo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000737:chemistry*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001853:Bone Marrow; D017886:Durapatite / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite