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In patients with severe traumatic brain injury, the early healing of fractures is accompanied by hypertrophic callus formation or heterotopic ossifications, which might even result in ankylosis of the affected joints. Analysis of the sera of patients with traumatic brain injury revealed post-traumatic dynamic changes of basic fibroblast growth factor immunoreactivity, similar to those observed during fracture healing associated with enhanced osteogenesis. The aim of this study was to determine whether such changes in basic fibroblast growth factor concentrations could be related to the phenomenon of enhanced osteogenesis. Basic fibroblast growth factor immunoreactivity was determined (using an IEMA kit) in the sera of patients with traumatic brain injury and bone fractures (n = 8) and in the sera of patients with either traumatic brain injury alone (n = 10) or bone fractures alone (n = 7), and the effects of these sera on L929 fibroblast growth were analysed in vitro. The results did not prove a causative relationship between the changes of basic fibroblast growth factor immunoreactivity and in vitro growth promoting effects of the sera. However, it is apparent that, in addition to changes in the growth-promoting activity and basic fibroblast growth factor concentration of serum, other as yet unknown post-traumatic changes can cause enhanced osteogenesis.
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PMID:Comparison of the values of basic fibroblast growth factor determined by an immunoassay in the sera of patients with traumatic brain injury and enhanced osteogenesis and the effects of the same sera on the fibroblast growth in vitro. 860 89

Several growth factors (or cytokines) have been recently investigated for their use as potential therapeutics for periodontal tissue regeneration. The objective of this study was to evaluate periodontal tissue regeneration, including new bone and cementum formation, following topical application of recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF, FGF-2) to furcation class II defects. Twelve furcation class II bone defects were surgically created in six beagle dogs, then recombinant bFGF (30 micro g/site) + gelatinous carrier was topically applied to the bony defects. Six weeks after application, periodontal regeneration was analyzed. In all sites where bFGF was applied, periodontal ligament formation with new cementum deposits and new bone formation was observed histomorphometrically, in amounts greater than in the control sites. Basic FGF-applied sites exhibited significant regeneration as represented by the new bone formation rate (NBR) (83.6 +/- 14.3%), new trabecular bone formation rate (NTBR) (44.1 +/- 9.5%), and new cementum formation rate (NCR) (97.0 +/- 7.5%). In contrast, in the carrier-only sites, the NBR, NTBR, and NCR were 35.4 +/- 8.9%, 16.6 +/- 6.2%, and 37.2 +/- 15.1%, respectively. Moreover, no instances of epithelial down growth, ankylosis, or root resorption were observed in the bFGF-applied sites examined. The present results indicate that topical application of bFGF can enhance considerable periodontal regeneration in artificially created furcation class II bone defects of beagle dogs.
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PMID:Recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) stimulates periodontal regeneration in class II furcation defects created in beagle dogs. 1255 43

Occlusal stimuli and the periodontal healing of replanted teeth have been reported to be related. However, the mechanism for preventing dentoalveolar ankylosis remains unclear. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF/FGF-2) is considered as a key factor in wound healing. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between occlusal stimuli, bFGF, and the periodontal healing after tooth replantation. Five-week-old male rats were divided into non-occluded, occluded, and recovery groups. The right maxillary first molars were replanted in all groups, and the left maxillary first molars in the 2-week occluded group without replantation were served as nontreated. An anterior bite plate was attached to the maxillary and mandibular incisors to produce occlusal hypofunction in the non-occluded group and was then removed after 1 week in the recovery group. Histological observations were performed after 1 and 2 weeks of the experimental period. After 2 weeks, the non-occluded group had detectable ankylosis and obvious periodontal tissue stricture. Meanwhile, the occluded and recovery groups showed enlarged and thickened periodontia without ankylosis. The number of bFGF-positive cells in the occluded and recovery groups significantly increased as compared to in the non-occluded group. These results suggest that occlusal stimuli enhance the production of bFGF in the periodontal healing of replanted teeth and prevent dentoalveolar ankylosis.
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PMID:The influence of occlusal stimuli on basic fibroblast growth factor expression in the periodontal healing of replanted teeth. 1984 58