Objective: To evaluate the effect of one-stage treatment of bone morphogenetic protein 2 combined with Jifusheng in the experimental model of osteomyelitis in rabbits.
Methods: The model of chronic osteomyelitis of tibia was established in 30 3-month-old male New Zealand white rabbits with a body weight of (2.0±0.5) kg, and the model was verified 4 weeks after operation. Thirty rabbits with osteomyelitis were randomly divided into 3 groups with 10 rabbits in each group (n= 10). The model group did not do any treatment after focal debridement, treatment group A was implanted with musculosheng at the site of focal debridement and bone defect, and treatment group B was implanted with apolipoprotein 2-Jifusheng at the site of focal debridement and bone defect. The therapeuticeffect was evaluated by blood biochemical, microbiological, imaging, pathological and immunohistochemical examination 8 weeks after operation.
Results: At 4 weeks after operation, 30 rabbits with osteomyelitis were successfully validated. The results of serological examination showed that the hypersensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count(WBC)in the model group were significantly higher than those in the blank group at 2 and 4 weeks after operation. Eight weeks after treatment, the detection of blood indexes showed that the white blood cell count (WBC)and hypersensitive C reactive protein (CRP)in treatment group A and treatment group B were significantly lower than those in the model group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between treatment group An and treatment group B (P>0.05). Eight weeks after treatment, the bone defect area was measured. The bone volume/total volume (BV/TV) and bone mineral density (BMD)in treatment group A and B were significantly higher than those in the model group (P<0.05), and the bone volume/total volume (BV/TV) and bone mineral density(BMD)in treatment group B were significantly higher than those in treatment group A (P<0.05), the repair of bone defect was almost complete, and the bone volume and bone mineral density increased significantly. At 8 weeks after treatment, the number of osteoblasts/bone tissue area (N.Ob/T.Ar) and the number of osteoblasts/bone tissue perimeter (N.Ob/B.Pm) in treatment group A and B were significantly higher than those in model group, and the N.Ob/T.Ar and N.Ob/B.Pm in treatment group B were significantly higher than those in treatment group A. The immunohistochemical staining of TNF- α and IL-6 around bone tissue in treatment group A and treatment group B was significantly less than that in model group, but there was no significant difference between treatment group B and treatment group A.
Conclusion: The combined application of apolipoprotein 2-Jifusheng can promote bone repair and reduce the inflammation of the focus. it can treat rabbits with osteomyelitis in one stage, provide objective basis for the formulation of clinical treatment strategy of osteomyelitis and further promote clinical research.
Keywords: Bone morphogenetic protein 2; Bone repair; Jifusheng; Osteomyelitis; Rabbits.