Application of autologous cryopreserved bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells for periodontal regeneration in dogs.
BACKGROUND
Stem cell-based therapies have shown great promise in regenerative medicine and continue to generate wide interest in future clinical applications. However, the issue of storage and preservation of stem cells, for future clinical applications, still requires extensive investigation.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of cryopreservation on the regenerative capacity of bone marrow stem cells in periodontal defects in dogs.


METHODS
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were obtained from 5 beagle dogs. After cryopreservation for 1 month, cell viability, surface adherence ability, alkaline phosphatase activity and mineralized nodule formation were assessed. Twenty-six periodontal fenestration defects (5 x 5 mm) were created at a location 5 mm apical to the cemento-enamel junction in experimental teeth. Cryopreserved BMSCs were transplanted into the defects using a collagen scaffold carrier. Freshly isolated BMSCs and collagen scaffold alone were used as controls. All animals were sacrificed 8 weeks after surgery, and specimens were evaluated by histomorphometry.


RESULTS
Cryopreservation had no discernible negative effect on BMSC growth and differentiation in vitro. Both freshly isolated and cryopreserved BMSC transplantations induced significantly better periodontal regeneration with newly formed cementum, alveolar bone and periodontal ligament compared with the application of collagen scaffold alone.


CONCLUSIONS
Cryopreserved BMSCs showed no altered regenerative capacity compared with freshly isolated BMSCs in the application of periodontal regeneration.
Li
Houxuan
H
School of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Yan
Fuhua
F
Lei
Lang
L
Li
Yanfen
Y
Xiao
Yin
Y
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002470:Cell Survival; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012038:Regeneration; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase