Abstract
This study of the in vitro synthesis and mineralization of bovine bone demonstrates that sheets of mineralized matrix can be produced consistently within 18-24 days of cell isolation. Mineralization surpasses that achieved by other systems with other species: The deposition of mineral extends beyond nodules to form branching trabeculae and then solid wafers of bone. Comparison of the fetal age of the bone source, enzyme digestion methods, seeding density, culture surface, nutritive media, and concentration of fetal calf serum and other additives, including insulin and ascorbic acid, has yielded a set of optimal culture conditions. In the presence of ascorbic acid and beta-glycerol phosphate, insulin has a dose-dependent effect on the morphology of the mineralized bone matrix produced. Quantitative analysis shows that in these cultures calcium accumulates most rapidly between days 6 and 10 after the introduction of mineralization medium but that mineral accretion continues throughout 14-16 days of culture. Alkaline phosphatase levels rise up to 200-fold, concomitant with a rapid increase in the number of cells per culture during the early mineralization phases; both fall as mineralization proceeds. This system has been used to study the induction of mRNA of type I collagen, alkaline phosphatase, and several noncollagenous bone proteins during the course of mineralization. Because of the degree of mineralization achieved with this system, it has many potential applications.
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More From: Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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