Bioactive potential of Bio-C Pulpo is evidenced by presence of birefringent calcite and osteocalcin immunoexpression in the rat subcutaneous tissue

Abstract

As the biocompatibility and bioactive potential of repair materials are desired characteristics in dentistry, the tissue response of Bio-C Pulpo, a bioceramic material launched on the marked by Angelus (Brazil), was compared with Biodentine (Septodont, France) and White MTA (WMTA; Angelus, Brazil). In 32 rats, 148 polyethylene tubes filled with Bio-C Pulpo, Biodentine or WMTA, and empty (CG, control group) were implanted into subcutaneous tissues for 7, 15, 30, and 60 days. The capsule thickness, numerical density of inflammatory cells (IC) and fibroblasts (Fb), amount of collagen, immunohistochemistry detection of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and osteocalcin (OCN), von Kossa and analysis under polarized light were performed. Data were subjected to two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test (p ≤ 0.05). At 7 and 15 days, the capsules around Bio-C Pulpo were thicker than in WMTA while, at 30 and 60 days, significant differences were not observed among the groups. Although at 7, 15, and 30 days, a greater number of IL-6-immunostained cells was found in Bio-C Pulpo and Biodentine than in WMTA, no significant difference was detected among the groups at 60 days. In all groups, the number of Fb and collagen content increased significantly over time. The capsules around materials exhibited von Kossa-positive and birefringent structures, and OCN-immunostained cells whereas, in the CG, these structures were not observed. Bio-C Pulpo, similarly to Biodentine and WMTA, is biocompatible, allows the connective tissue repair and presents bioactive potential in connective tissue of rats.