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No group had any animals with extensive, directed growth. By week 8, there was a shift in the types of growth from random to directed growth towards the allograft. FTY720 groups promoted extensive directed growth throughout the void from the far defect edge. Controls had mostly random or less directed growth with INNO-406 臨床試験 1/5 or fewer animals with extensive, directed growth. Histological examination and evaluation of the cranial defect growth stained with H E and Massons trichrome after 8 weeks is shown in Fig. 5. From whole tissue sections, the defect void space is still evident in the control samples and the tissue bridging the graft and host bone lacks mature cortical bone. In contrast, the FTY720 groups have mature bone formation at the opposite edge of the defect, in the original void space of the defect and at the host graft bridge.<br><br> The edges of the graft in the control groups are clearly evident and show less incorporation into native bone, compared to graft edges being well integrated in the FTY720 groups. From the Massons trichrome stain, graft bone has been encapsulated with collagen matrix, denoting inclination for further calcification and strengthening. The presence of blood vessels throughout Lapatinib 構造 the periosteum and soft tissue show the region is vascularized, which is a key feature for graft incorporation. Additionally, the presence of osteoclasts and osteoblasts indicate active remodeling in the region. To explore FTY720s systemic effect on circulating blood cells and more specifically, osteoclast precursor recruitment, animal blood samples taken immediately after surgery, 1 week and 2 weeks were analyzed for blood monocyte levels and represented in Fig.<br><br> 6 as percent change from week 0. After 1 week, high FTY720 loading LY2109761 resulted in statistically significant increased monocytes compared to controls but they still remained within the normal range. Blood vessel growth evaluation Blood vessel growth and microvascular maturation are both vital for guiding and maintaining healthy bone growth. Smooth muscle cell investment and support of blood vessels was visualized with smooth muscle actin fluorescent labeling in cranial defect tissue sections and quantified. Figure 7a shows labeled images of the periosteum region above the graft void interface. Visible blood vessels with labeled smooth muscle cell support were mainly located in the periosteum and connective void tissue.<br><br> Vessel lumen shape and diameter varied due to non perpendicular orientation to the sectioning plane. Therefore, only the number of SMA lumens was counted to represent the average total number of mature blood vessels bisecting the middle of the defect, as shown in Fig. 7b. There was no significant difference between any groups at week 8. To visualize and quantify the effect of FTY720 on the vascular response, the animals head was perfused with radiopaque MICROFIL and imaged with microCT. Representative 3D renderings of the blood vessel network and the cranial defect area are shown in Fig. 8a. From comparison of the blood vessel network and bone graft location, it appears that few blood vessels are able to penetrate the actual allograft in all groups.