Effects of a self-assembling peptide as a scaffold on bone formation in a defect.

Effects of a self-assembling peptide as a scaffold on bone formation in a defect.

Spinal fusion and bone defect after injuries, removal of bone tumors, and infections need to be repaired by implantation. In an aging society, recovery from these procedures is often difficult. In this study, we found that injection of SPG-178 leads to expression of several bone marker genes and min...

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Main Authors: Kei Ando, Shiro Imagama, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Kenyu Ito, Mikito Tsushima, Masayoshi Morozumi, Satoshi Tanaka, Masaaki Machino, Kyotaro Ota, Koji Nishida, Yoshihiro Nishida, Naoki Ishiguro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5755907?pdf=render

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