Effect of cerium-containing hydroxyapatite in bone repair in female rats with osteoporosis induced by ovariectomy

Ewerton Vieira*, Marcos Silva*, Antonio Maia-Filho*, Daniel Ferreira*, José Figuerêdo-Silva*, Karla Rovaris*, Ana Cristina Fialho*, Ana Leite-Oliveira*, André L. Menezes de Oliveira*, Maria Gardênnia da Fonseca*, Josy A. Osajima*, Edson C. da Silva-Filho*

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Abstract

Osteoporosis is a public health problem, with bone loss being the main consequence. Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been largely used as a bioceramic to stimulate bone growth. In our work, a cerium-containing HA (Ce-HA) has been proposed and its effects on the antimicrobial and bone-inducing properties were investigated. The synthesis of the materials occurred by the suspension–precipitation method (SPM). The XRD (X-ray Diffraction) confirmed the crystalline phase, and the Rietveld refinement confirmed the crystallization of HA and Ce-HA in a hexagonal crystal structure in agreement with ICSD n◦ 26205. Characterizations by FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), XPS (X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy), and FESEM-EDS (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) confirmed the presence of cerium (Ce3+ and Ce4+ ). The antibacterial activity of Has was evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus 25,923 and Escherichia coli 25,922 strains, which revealed that the material has antimicrobial properties and the cytotoxicity assay indicated that Ce-containing HA was classified as non-toxic. The effects of Ce-HA on bone repair, after application in bone defects in the tibia of female rats with osteoporosis induced by ovariectomy (OVX), were evaluated. After 15 and 30 days of implantation, the samples were analyzed by Raman, histology and X-ray microtomography. The results showed that the animals that had the induced bone defects filled with the Ce-HA materials had more expressive bone neoformation than the control group.
Original languageEnglish
Article number377
Number of pages22
JournalMinerals
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2021

Keywords

  • Bone regeneration
  • Cerium
  • Hydroxyapatite
  • Osteoporosis
  • Ovariectomy

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