PubMed · 10546638
Bioactive factors for bone tissue engineering.
Abstract
Orthopaedic surgery is currently in the midst of a transformation from bone grafting and the use of bone graft substitutes to bone tissue engineering. Bioactive bone growth factors likely will play a particularly important role in this emerging field. This article will review the three leading strategies for using bioactive factors for bone tissue engineering: extraction and partial purification of growth factors, recombinant protein synthesis, and gene therapy. Preclinical and early clinical trial results with bone morphogenetic protein-2, bone morphogenetic protein-7 (osteogenic protein-1), and NeOsteo bovine bone protein extract will be reviewed. In addition, the current obstacles to clinical implementation of bone tissue engineering will be reviewed.
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S D Boden. 1999. Bioactive factors for bone tissue engineering.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-199910001-00009
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