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. 2015 May 28;2015:378368. doi: 10.1155/2015/378368

(e) Dental pulp derived stem cells (DPSCSs) from deciduous/permanent teeth

Reference Cell source Species Gender Age
Week/months
Weight (mg/kg) Total number of animals Defect type and location Transplanted cell number Scaffold/growth factors/cues Period Evaluation methods Observation
Laino et al. 2006 [75] Human (deciduous teeth) Rat na 10–12 wk na 5 SC Woven bone obtained by in vitro SHED culture Woven bone 4 wk Histology Woven bone remodeled to lamellar bone with osteocytes entrapped within the lamella

Otaki et al. 2007 [76] Human Mice na 7 wk na na SC 2 × 106 to 1.8 × 107 HA/TCP 7 wk
15 wk
Histology 50% bone formation seen

de Mendonça Costa et al. 2008 [77] Human Rat M 4 months 320–420 gm 8 Cranium
(5 × 8 mm)
1 × 106 Collagen membrane 7 d
20 d
30 d
60 d
120 d
Histology Defect healed with new bone formation

Zhang et al. 2008 [44] Rat Mice na 10 wk na 10 SC 5 × 106 HA/TCP 5 wk
10 wk
Histology No evidence of bone formation

Morito et al. 2009 [78] Human Mice na 10 wk na na SC 4 × 105 PLGA with Calcium Phosphate 5 wk
10 wk
Histology Confirmed bone and cartilage formation

Yang et al. 2009 [79] Rat Mice na 10 wk na 12 SC 5 × 106 AdBMP-2
HA/TCP
1 wk
4 wk
12 wk
Histology Enhance mineral tissue formation

Kraft et al. 2010 [80] Human Mice F 8 wk na 2 1.5 cm deep pouch 5 × 105 HA-TCP 8 wk Histology Lamellar bone like structure

Chan et al. 2011 [81] Human Mice na 6 wk na 5 SC pouch 1 × 105 SAPN 4 wk Histology Mineralized tissue formed

Ito et al. 2011 [82] Dog Dog na 2 yr na 3 Hemimandible 10 × 10 mm 1 × 107 PRP gel 8 wk Histology Significant amount of new bone formation seen in the defect

Li et al. 2011 [83] Human Mice na 6 wk na 8 SC na None 4 wk Histology
X ray
Bone formation seen.

Liu et al. 2011 [84] Rabbit New Zealand Rabbit F Na 2.5–3 kg 36 Segmental
10 × 4 × 3 mm
1 × 108 n HAC/PLA
rh-BMP-2
eFG
12 wk Histology
X ray
Bone regenerated in the defect area

Pisciotta et al. 2012 [85] Human Rat M 14 wk na 10 5.8 × 1.5 mm cranial 1 × 106 Collagen sponge 6 wk Histology Regeneration of resected bone

Riccio et al. 2012 [86] Human Rat M 12–14 wk na 15 5 × 8 mm parietal na Silk fibroin 4 wk Histology Induce new bone formation in the critical sized defect

Annibali et al. 2013 [42] Human Mice na 50 days na 75 Parietal (4 × 1 mm) 1 × 106 DBB β TCP
Hydrogel-ceramic composite sponge
1 wk
2 wk
4 wk
8 wk
Histology TE constructs did not significantly improve bone regeneration

Khorsand et al. 2013 [87] Dog Dog M 1-2 yr 14–22 kg 10 3 × 5 × 8 mm 2 × 107 BIO-OSS 8 wk Histology Woven bone formation seen and no significant difference seen between control and experimental group

Maraldi et al. 2013 [88] Human Rat M 12–14 wk na 30 Parietal 5 × 8 mm na Collagen 4 wk
8 wk
Histology New bone formation seen in the defect

Wang et al. 2013 [89] Rat Rat F 8 wk na 30 Ovariectomy
Renal capsule
1 × 106 Absorbable gelatin sponge 14 days Histology Estrogen deficiency inhibits osteogenic potential of DPSCS (downregulated by NF-κB pathway)

Annibali et al. 2014 [43] Human Rat na 50 days na 8 Parietal (5 × 1 mm) na GDPB
β TCP
2 wk
4 wk
8 wk
12 wk
µ-CT
µ-PET
Addition of stem cell did not increase new bone formation

Ling et al. 2014 [90] Rabbit New Zealand Rabbit na na 2.5–3 kg 6 SC 1 × 106 n HAC/PLA 
β TCP
8 wk Histology Mature bone formation seen

Niu et al. 2014 [91] Human Mice M 5 wk na 6 SC 5 × 106 ISCS
NCS
8 wk Histology New bone formation seen.