PMID- 21862514 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130326 LR - 20220317 IS - 1530-8022 (Electronic) IS - 0885-3282 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 4 DP - 2012 Nov TI - Effects of dexamethasone-loaded PLGA microspheres on human fetal osteoblasts. PG - 477-83 LID - 10.1177/0885328211412634 [doi] AB - Integration of a drug delivery function into implantable medical devices enables local release of specific bioactives to control cells-surface interactions. One alternative to achieve this biofunctionality for bone implants is to incorporate particulate drug delivery systems (DDSs) into the rough or porous implant surfaces. The scope of this study was to assess the effects of a model DDS consisting of poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres loaded with an anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone (DXM), on the response of Simian Virus-immortalized Human Fetal Osteoblast (SV-HFO) cells. The microspheres were prepared by the oil-in-water emulsion/solvent evaporation method, whereas cells response was investigated by Alamar Blue test for viability, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity for differentiation, and Alizarin Red staining for matrix mineralization. Cell viability was not affected by the presence of increased concentrations of polymeric microspheres in the culture media. Furthermore, in the cultures with DXM-loaded microspheres, ALP activity was expressed at levels similar with those obtained under osteogenic conditions, indicating that DXM released from the microsphere-stimulated cell differentiation. Matrix mineralization occurred preferentially around the DXM-loaded microspheres confirming that the released DXM could act as osteogenic supplement for the cells. These in vitro findings suggest that a particulate PLGA-DXM DDS may actually provide dual, anti-inflammatory and osteogenic functions when incorporated on the surface of bone implants. FAU - Dawes, G J S AU - Dawes GJ AD - Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands. FAU - Fratila-Apachitei, L E AU - Fratila-Apachitei LE FAU - Necula, B S AU - Necula BS FAU - Apachitei, I AU - Apachitei I FAU - van Leeuwen, J P T M AU - van Leeuwen JP FAU - Duszczyk, J AU - Duszczyk J FAU - Eijken, M AU - Eijken M LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20110823 PL - England TA - J Biomater Appl JT - Journal of biomaterials applications JID - 8813912 RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Coated Materials, Biocompatible) RN - 1SIA8062RS (Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer) RN - 26009-03-0 (Polyglycolic Acid) RN - 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid) RN - 7S5I7G3JQL (Dexamethasone) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase) SB - IM MH - Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Coated Materials, Biocompatible/*chemistry/metabolism MH - Dexamethasone/*administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - *Drug Delivery Systems MH - Humans MH - Lactic Acid/*chemistry/metabolism MH - Microspheres MH - Osteoblasts/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Polyglycolic Acid/*chemistry/metabolism MH - Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer MH - Prostheses and Implants EDAT- 2011/08/25 06:00 MHDA- 2013/03/27 06:00 CRDT- 2011/08/25 06:00 PHST- 2011/08/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/03/27 06:00 [medline] AID - 0885328211412634 [pii] AID - 10.1177/0885328211412634 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biomater Appl. 2012 Nov;27(4):477-83. doi: 10.1177/0885328211412634. Epub 2011 Aug 23.