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Characterization of Demineralized Bone Matrix-Induced Osteogenesis in Rat Calvarial Bone Defects: III. Gene and Protein Expression

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Our previous studies of rat cranial defect repairs after the implantation of demineralized bone matrix (DBM) have demonstrated that healing occurs initially and principally by the direct induction and proliferation of osteoblasts derived principally from resident mesenchymal stem cells of the dura, and to a lesser extent by resident mesenchymal stem cells of the connective tissues beneath the skin flap. A small amount of cartilage is also synthesized after the direct process of ossification occurs. To further confirm the molecular phenotypes of the repair cells in rat cranial defects, the present study evaluated mRNA expression and synthesis of collagens I, II, and X and osteocalcin in the DBM-induced repair tissue by Northern blot analyses, autoradiography after in vivo 3H-proline labeling of collagen, and immunohistochemistry. The results demonstrated that osteocalcin mRNA appeared in small amounts by day 4 and continued to increase over the experimental period. Much lesser quantities of collagen types II and X mRNAs appeared by day 6 and day 8, respectively. Collagen type I mRNA was present at all times examined but its expression significantly increased by day 5. Autoradiographic and immunohistochemical studies showed that type II collagen was not detected whereas type I collagen was synthesized on days 3–5. The data provide definitive molecular evidence confirming that the initial and by far the major pathway of cranial defects repair induced by implantation of DBM is by the direct induction of resident mesenchymal stem cells to osteoblasts and the direct formation of bone, which is spatially and temporarily distinct from the later formation of cartilage.

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Received: 30 November 1999 / Accepted: 21 March 2000

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Wang, J., Yang, R., Gerstenfeld, L. et al. Characterization of Demineralized Bone Matrix-Induced Osteogenesis in Rat Calvarial Bone Defects: III. Gene and Protein Expression. Calcif Tissue Int 67, 314–320 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002230001130

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