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A biodegradable delivery system for antibiotics and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein‐2: A potential treatment for infected bone defects
Author(s) -
Suzuki Akinobu,
Terai Hidetomi,
Toyoda Hiromitsu,
Namikawa Takashi,
Yokota Yoshiko,
Tsunoda Takanori,
Takaoka Kunio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1002/jor.20049
Subject(s) - teicoplanin , antibiotics , polyethylene glycol , bone morphogenetic protein 2 , in vivo , bone morphogenetic protein , biomaterial , biodegradable polymer , peg ratio , chemistry , vancomycin , biomedical engineering , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , polymer , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , bacteria , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , finance , gene , economics , genetics
To produce an osteogenic and bacteriocidal biomaterial for the treatment of infected nonunions or bone defects, a synthetic degradable block copolymer of poly‐D,L‐lactic acid segments with randomly inserted p ‐dioxanone and polyethylene glycol (PLA‐DX‐PEG) segments was mixed with recombinant human BMP‐2 (rhBMP‐2) and antibiotics at high concentration. We then examined the in vitro elution profile of an antibiotic (teicoplanin) from the polymer, the effects of antibiotics on the bone‐inducing capacity of rhBMP‐2 or on ectopic new bone formation induced by the rhBMP, and the ability of the polymer to repair bone in a rat cranial defect model. Approximately 40% of teicoplanin was released within the first 24 h, with the remaining amount released steadily over 21 days with no loss of antibacterial activity. The polymer had disappeared by degradation in the phosphate buffered saline (pH 7.4) at the end of the incubation period. The in vivo performance of pellets with antibiotics and rhBMP‐2 revealed no significant change in bone yield within the ossicles after 3 weeks. Also, antibiotics had no inhibitory effect on the ability of rhBMP2 to repair cranial defects. Indeed, when the defect was filled by a polymer disc loaded with rhBMP‐2 with or without teicoplanin, the defect was repaired by new bone, and normal anatomy was restored within 6 weeks. In conclusion, the PLA/DX/PEG polymer appears to work as effectively for antibiotics as it does for rhBMP‐2. Additionally, the biological activity of rhBMP‐2 was retained irrespective of the presence of antibiotics. © 2006 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 24:327–332, 2006