@article{Kawai_Kataoka_Sonobe_Yamamoto_Maruyama_Yamamoto_Bessho_Ohura_2018, title={Analysis of mineral apposition rates during alveolar bone regeneration over three weeks following transfer of BMP-2/7 gene via in vivo electroporation}, volume={62}, url={https://www.ejh.it/ejh/article/view/2947}, DOI={10.4081/ejh.2018.2947}, abstractNote={<p>Alveolar bone is not spontaneously regenerated following trauma or periodontitis. We previously proposed an animal model for new alveolar bone regeneration therapy based on the non-viral BMP-2/7 gene expression vector and <em>in vivo</em> electroporation, which induced the formation of new alveolar bone over the course of a week. Here, we analysed alveolar bone during a period of three weeks following gene transfer to periodontal tissue. Non-viral plasmid vector pCAGGS-BMP-2/7 or pCAGGS control was injected into palatal periodontal tissue of the first molar of the rat maxilla and immediately electroporated with 32 pulses of 50 V for 50 msec. Over the following three weeks, rats were double bone-stained by calcein and tetracycline every three days and mineral apposition rates (MAR) were measured. Double bone-staining revealed that MAR of alveolar bone was as similar level three days before BMP-2/7 gene transfer as three days after gene transfer. However, from 3 to 6 days, 6 to 9 days, 9 to 12 days, 12 to 15 days, 15 to 18 days, and 18 to 20 days after, MARs were significantly higher than prior to gene transfer. Our proposed gene therapy for alveolar bone regeneration combining non-viral BMP-2/7 gene expression vector and <em>in vivo</em> electroporation could increase alveolar bone regeneration potential in the targeted area for up to three weeks.</p>}, number={3}, journal={European Journal of Histochemistry}, author={Kawai, Mariko and Kataoka, Yohei and Sonobe, Junya and Yamamoto, Hiromitsu and Maruyama, Hiroki and Yamamoto, Toshio and Bessho, Kazuhisa and Ohura, Kiyoshi}, year={2018}, month={Aug.} }