Abstract
We hypothesized that cells within the mandibular fracture hematoma played an important role in mandibular fracture healing. The objective of this study was to analyze cells in human mandibular fracture hematoma. We isolated and analyzed human mandibular fracture hematoma cells (MHCs) and investigated whether MHCs had multilineage mesenchymal differentiation capacity in vitro, similar to bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). Cell-surface markers showed that the adherent MHCs expressed mesenchymal stem cell-related markers, namely CD29, CD44, CD105, and CD166, while lacking hematopoietic markers CD14, CD34, CD45, and CD133. The proliferative potential, osteogenic potential, and adipogenic potential of MHCs were comparable to those of BMSCs. In contrast, the chondrogenic potential of MHCs was inferior to that of BMSCs. The role of the mandibular fracture hematoma could be as a presumptive local reservoir for osteogenic progenitors and thus contribute to intramembranous bone healing. Our findings may provide new insights into the mechanism of intramembranous bone healing in membranous bone fractures.
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