In vitro osteoblastic differentiation on bioactive glass and glassceramic surfaces

Author(s)

Olivia Cherubin Alves

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Ribeirão Preto.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC)
• Defense date: 2012-08-17

Examining board members

Paulo Tambasco de Oliveira; Marcio Cajazeira Aguiar; Oscar Peitl Filho

• Advisor: Paulo Tambasco de Oliveira

Abstract

Bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics have been used as bone substitutes in either particulate or scaffold forms. Various thermal treatments that allow the development of scaffolds from bioactive glasses may create varied proportions of new crystalline phases in the amorphous phase with a potential impact on the bioactivity and biocompatibility of the material. The aim of the present in vitro study was to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the development of the osteogenic phenotype in osteoblastic cell cultures grown on bioactive glass and glass-ceramic surfaces. MC3T3-E1 cells, subclone 14, were cultured under an osteogenic condition for periods of up to 21 days on the following disc surfaces: Bioglass® 45S5 (bioactive glass), Biosilicate® (bioactive glass-ceramic), Biosilicate® as the material for scaffold preparation (Bio-sc, bioactive glass-ceramic), and borosilicate (bioinert glass). At days 7, 12, and 21 post-plating, cell morphology, mineralized matrix formation and the expression profile of genes associated with osteogenesis were evaluated. Epifluorescence of actin cytoskeleton and DAPI DNA stain revealed confluent cell cultures at day 7 for all groups, with progressive cell multilayering formation. The quantitative analysis of Alizarin red-stained cultures at day 21 revealed significantly enhanced mineralization in cultures grown on bioactive materials compared with the ones on borosilicate and the highest absorbance intensities for the Bio-sc group. Differential gene expression profiles were detected at the three time points evaluated in cultures grown on the bioactive materials in comparison with borosilicate, and on the glass-ceramics in comparison with Bioglass® 45S5. From the results presented, it can be concluded that changes in chemical characteristics of glass and glass-ceramic that may have an impact on their bioactivity index can affect the osteogenic potential and the gene expression profile of osteoblastic cells in vitro. The highest osteogenic activity on Bio-sc renders this material a good candidate for bone defect applications. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/03473-9 - Analysis of osteoblast differentiation in vitro on surfaces of bioactive glass-based materials
• Grantee: Olívia Cherubin Alves
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master