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SUBMITTER: Holloway JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4558375 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Holloway Julianne L JL Ma Henry H Rai Reena R Hankenson Kurt D KD Burdick Jason A JA
Macromolecular bioscience 20150608 9
In order to achieve bone repair, bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is typically delivered in non-physiological doses and can result in significant adverse side effects. To reduce the amount of BMP-2 necessary for bone formation, we delivered a known chemokine (stromal cell derived factor-1α, SDF-1α) in combination with BMP-2 using proteolytically degradable hydrogels. A critical-sized calvarial defect was used to determine the effect of biomolecule delivery on bone formation in vivo. The trea ...[more]