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rhBMP-2 enhancement of posterolateral spinal fusion in a rabbit model in the presence of concurrently administered doxorubicin

Authors
 Kern Singh  ;  Joseph D. Smucker  ;  S. Tim Yoon  ;  Scott D. Boden  ;  John G. Heller  ;  Mustasim Rumi  ;  Sunguk Kuh  ;  Qinming Fei  ;  Luke Tsai  ;  P. Justin Tortolani  ;  John L. Ugbo 
Citation
 SPINE JOURNAL, Vol.7(3) : 326-331, 2007 
Journal Title
SPINE JOURNAL
ISSN
 1529-9430 
Issue Date
2007
Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXT:
Spinal fusions can be necessary in patients undergoing chemotherapy with doxorubicin. In a previous study, doxorubicin was shown to decrease spinal fusion rates in a rabbit model of lumbar intertransverse process spinal fusion with autograft iliac crest bone. In the current study, we determine whether spinal fusion with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) can overcome the inhibitory effect of doxorubicin in spinal fusion.
PURPOSE:
To determine if rhBMP-2 can overcome the inhibitory effects of doxorubicin (adriamycin) in an animal model of posterolateral spinal fusion.
STUDY DESIGN/SETTING:
Prospective, controlled, rabbit model of posterolateral lumbar fusion.
OUTCOME MEASURES:
Spine fusion was assessed by manual palpation (by observers blinded to the treatment group) at the level of arthrodesis. Fusion was graded according to a five-tiered classification (0-4). Posteroanterior radiographs of the excised spines were also graded in a blinded fashion using a six-point scoring system (0-5) devised to describe the amount of bone observed between the L5-L6 transverse processes.
METHODS:
Thirty-two New Zealand White rabbits underwent posterolateral fusion at L5-L6 with either autograft (iliac crest autograft bone) or rhBMP-2 (rhBMP-2/absorbable collagen sponge (0.86 mg/level). All animals received a dose of doxorubicin (2.5 mg/kg) known to inhibit spine fusion via the central vein of the ear immediately postoperatively. Five weeks postoperatively the rabbits were euthanized. Spine fusion was assessed by manual palpation, and graft quality was assessed with posteroanterior radiographs.
RESULTS:
Four of the 16 spines (25%) in the autograft group and 16 of the 16 spines (100%) in the rhBMP-2 group fused in the presence of doxorubicin administration (p<.05). There was significantly increased bone formation in the rhBMP-2 group (p<.05). One unilateral, subclinical wound infection was observed in each group at the time of euthanization (autograft [n=1, 6%] and rhBMP-2 [n=1, 6%]).
CONCLUSIONS:
We confirm that when autograft is used, doxorubicin decreases spinal fusion rate (25%) compared with historical controls (60-75%). More importantly, using rhBMP-2 overcomes the inhibitory effect of doxorubicin, resulting in 100% fusion in our animal model. This study suggests that rhBMP-2 has the potential to improve fusion rates in human patients undergoing chemotherapy with doxorubicin.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1529943006007650
DOI
10.1016/j.spinee.2006.06.397
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurosurgery (신경외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kuh, Sung Uk(구성욱) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2566-3209
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/97361
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