Characterizing the host response to rhPDGF-BB in a rat spinal arthrodesis model.
Jonathan T YamaguchiJoseph A WeinerSilvia MinardiAllison C GreeneDavid J EllenbogenMitchell J HallmanVivek P ShahKevin M WeiszSoyeon JeongTejas NandurkarChawon YunWellington K HsuErin L HsuPublished in: JOR spine (2021)
rhPDGF-BB delivered with a β-TCP/Col matrix exerts no exaggerated systemic or local host inflammatory response when compared to iliac crest syngeneic allograft bone or the control carrier. rhPDGF-BB mixed with a β-TCP/Col matrix could be a viable and safe biologic alternative to syngeneic allograft in spine fusion. Further studies need to be performed to evaluate efficacy in this setting.