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    Chemically defined conditions mediate an efficient induction of dental pulp pluripotent-like stem cells into hepatocyte-like cells
    (Hindawi, 2021) Gil-Recio, Carlos; Montori, Sheyla; Al Demour, Saddam; Ababneh, Mera A.; Ferrés-Padró, Eduard; Marti, Carles; Ferrés-Amat, Elvira; Barajas Vélez, Miguel Ángel; Al Madhoun, Ashraf; Atari, Maher; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
    Liver diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Dental pulp pluripotent-like stem cells (DPPSCs) are of a considerable promise in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine as a new source of tissue-specific cells; therefore, this study is aimed at demonstrating their ability to generate functional hepatocyte-like cells in vitro. Cells were differentiated on a collagen scaffold in serum-free media supplemented with growth factors and cytokines to recapitulate liver development. At day 5, the differentiated DPPSC cells expressed the endodermal markers FOXA1 and FOXA2. Then, the cells were derived into the hepatic lineage generating hepatocyte-like cells. In addition to the associated morphological changes, the cells expressed the hepatic genes HNF6 and AFP. The terminally differentiated hepatocyte-like cells expressed the liver functional proteins albumin and CYP3A4. In this study, we report an efficient serum-free protocol to differentiate DPPSCs into functional hepatocyte-like cells. Our approach promotes the use of DPPSCs as a new source of adult stem cells for prospective use in liver regenerative medicine.
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    Histologic and histomorphometric evaluation of a new bioactive liquid bbl on implant surface: a preclinical study in foxhound dogs
    (MDPI, 2021) Ferrés‐Amat, Eduard; Al Madhoun, Ashraf; Ferrés-Amat, Elvira; Al Demour, Saddam; Ababneh, Mera A.; Ferrés-Padró, Eduard; Marti, Carles; Carrió, Neus; Barajas Vélez, Miguel Ángel; Atari, Maher; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
    Background: bioactive chemical surface modifications improve the wettability and osse-ointegration properties of titanium implants in both animals and humans. The objective of this animal study was to investigate and compare the bioreactivity characteristics of titanium implants (BLT) pre‐treated with a novel bone bioactive liquid (BBL) and the commercially available BLT‐SLA active. Methods: forty BLT‐SLA titanium implants were placed in in four foxhound dogs. Animals were divided into two groups (n = 20): test (BLT‐SLA pre‐treated with BBL) and control (BLT‐SLA active) implants. The implants were inserted in the post extraction sockets. After 8 and 12 weeks, the animals were sacrificed, and mandibles were extracted, containing the implants and the surrounding soft and hard tissues. Bone‐to‐implant contact (BIC), inter‐thread bone area percentage (ITBA), soft tissue, and crestal bone loss were evaluated by histology and histomorphometry. Results: all animals were healthy with no implant loss or inflammation symptoms. All implants were clinically and histologically osseo‐integrated. Relative to control groups, test implants demon-strated a significant 1.5‐ and 1.7‐fold increase in BIC and ITBA values, respectively, at both assessment intervals. Crestal bone loss was also significantly reduced in the test group, as compared with controls, at week 8 in both the buccal crests (0.47 ± 0.32 vs 0.98 ± 0.51 mm, p < 0.05) and lingual crests (0.39* ± 0.3 vs. 0.89 ± 0.41 mm, p < 0.05). At week 12, a pronounced crestal bone loss improvement was observed in the test group (buccal, 0.41 ± 0.29 mm and lingual, 0.54 ± 0.23 mm). Tissue thickness showed comparable values at both the buccal and lingual regions and was significantly improved in the studied groups (0.82–0.92 mm vs. 33–48 mm in the control group). Conclusions: Relative to the commercially available BLT‐SLA active implants, BLT‐SLA pre‐treated with BBL showed improved histological and histomorphometric characteristics indicating a reduced titanium surface roughness and improved wettability, promoting healing and soft and hard tissue regeneration at the implant site.