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Angiogenic Effect Of Bioactive Borate Glass Microfibers And Beads In The Hairless Mouse, Richard J. Watters, Roger F. Brown, D. E. Day
Angiogenic Effect Of Bioactive Borate Glass Microfibers And Beads In The Hairless Mouse, Richard J. Watters, Roger F. Brown, D. E. Day
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The purpose of this project was to investigate the angiogenic mechanism of bioactive borate glass for soft tissue repair in a 'hairless' SKH1 mouse model. Subcutaneous microvascular responses to bioactive glass microfibers (45S5, 13-93B3, and 13-93B3Cu) and bioactive glass beads (13-93, 13-93B3, and 13-93B3Cu) were assessed via: noninvasive imaging of skin microvasculature; histomorphometry of microvascular densities; and quantitative PCR measurements of mRNA expression of VEGF and FGF-2 cytokines. Live imaging via dorsal skin windows showed the formation at two weeks of a halo-like structure infused with microvessels surrounding implanted borate-based 13-93B3 and 13-93B3Cu glass beads, a response not observed with …