title: Effects of dose of recombinant human BMP-2 on bone formation at palatal sites in young and old rats.
abstract: This study was designed to examine the effects of dose of recombinant human BMP-2 (rhBMP-2) on bone formation at palatal sites in 10-week-old (10w) and 70-week-old (70w) rats, when combined with a polylactate-polyglycolate copolymer/gelatine sponge (PGS). New bone formation was observed at six weeks after implantation. In the 10w rats, thickness of new bone (TNB) increased as the dosage increased from 0 microg to 4 microg, and decreased significantly as the dosage increased from 8 microg to 24 microg. In contrast, in the 70w rats, TNB increased as the dosage increased from 0 microg to 16 microg, and did not significantly change as the dosage increased from 16 microg to 24 microg. These results suggest that the most effective dosage of rhBMP-2 for induction of bone formation varies according to age.
authors: Department of Operative Dentistry, Field of Study of Biofunctional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1, Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8525, Japan. yamaji@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors: Kozo
authors: K
authors: Yamaji
authors: Masamitsu
authors: M
authors: Kawanami
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Matsumoto
authors: Tomoomi
authors: T
authors: Odajima
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Nishitani
authors: Kensuke
authors: K
authors: Iwasaka
authors: Keiko
authors: K
authors: Yoshimitsu
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Yoshiyama
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010159:Palate / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: C525718:BMP2 protein, human; C525720:Bmp2 protein, rat; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta