Culture of osteoblasts by serial explant culture and comparison of their characteristics / 北京大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective:To Investigate a simple, economical and efficient method of primary osteoblast culture and compare their characteristics. Methods:Primary osteoblasts of 1 st -4 th series explant culture from calvarial bones of neonatal Sprague Dawley rats,were collected and osteoblasts shape, mitosis, proliferation, ALP activity and immunohistological expression of osteocalcin and BMP 2 observed. Results:No difference was found in cell shape, spread, conflunce, ALP activity as well as immunohistological stain of osteocalcin and BMP 2 of the osteoblasts, which had been harvested from the 1 st -4 th series explant cultures of Sprague Dawley rats. Conclusion:Series explant culture can harvest the same kind of osteoblasts as the explant culture, and more osteoblasts can be obtained at a single time. It saves money and time and is easy to manipulate.