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Enhancement of osteogenesis on hydroxyapatite surface coated with synthetic peptide (EEEEEEEPRGDT) in vitro.
Journal of biomedical materials research - 1 Nov 2002
Itoh D, Yoneda S, Kuroda S, Kondo H, Umezawa A, Ohya K, Ohyama T, Kasugai S
Abstract excerpt
Some dental implants are coated with hydroxyapatite (HA), which preferentially binds to bone. Several matrix proteins have an arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) sequence where cells attach via an integrin receptor. We hypothesized that coating an HA surface with an RGD-containing peptide might enhance the attachment and differentiation of osteoblasts. The HA disks (diameter 34 mm, thickness 1 mm) were treated...
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