Effects of bioactive cements incorporating zinc-bioglass nanoparticles on odontogenic and angiogenic potential of human dental pulp cells

Conclusions
Our results demonstrate that ZnBG incorporated within CPCs activates odontogenic differentiation and promotes angiogenesis in vitro through integrin, Wnt, MAPK, and NF-B pathways. Thus, CPCs incorporating ZnBG are promising matrices in tissue engineering to stimulate endodontic regeneration.

Source: Journal of Biomaterials Applications - January 8, 2015 Category: Materials Science Authors: Zhang, J., Park, Y.-D., Bae, W.-J., El-Fiqi, A., Shin, S.-H., Lee, E.-J., Kim, H.-W., Kim, E.-C. Tags: Composites Source Type: research