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ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2025

Emerging Strategies for Bioactive Agent-Loaded Xenogeneic Bone Scaffolds in Regenerative Medicine: A Comprehensive Review.

Jing Zhang, Wenhe Qin, Wenjie Yue, Wanhao Zhang, Yantao Zhao, Gang Xu

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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Apple-Derived Vesicles Orchestrate Bone Regeneration:International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jing ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, People's Republic of China.
Wenhe QinDepartment of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, People's Republic of China.
Wenjie YueDepartment of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, People's Republic of China.
Wanhao ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, People's Republic of China.
Yantao ZhaoSenior Department of Orthopedics, The Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, People's Republic of China.
Gang XuDepartment of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-3550-2882

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The escalating global burden of an aging population and the rising incidence of secondary traumatic injuries have precipitated a mounting worldwide demand for bone grafts. However, autologous bone transplantation-the prevailing clinical "gold standard"-remains insufficient to meet this growing clinical need. Notably, rapid advancements in bone tissue engineering (BTE) have yielded diverse bone graft substitutes designed to recapitulate the three essential characteristics of bone tissue: osteoconductivity, osteoinductivity, and osteogenic potential. Within this domain, core scaffolds functioning as carriers for bioactive agents represent a highly promising strategy for treating bone defects. This review focuses on the design and fabrication of optimal xenogeneic bone scaffolds. It systematically examines commonly loaded bioactive components, including bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), natural products, active ingredients derived from traditional Chinese medicine ingredients (TCMs), and exosomes. The advantages and limitations inherent to these agents are critically analyzed. Furthermore, the review addresses current challenges and explores future research directions in bone scaffold engineering. By advancing multimodal strategies for modulating the delivery of bioactive agents, we aim to provide more effective therapeutic solutions for patients with critical bone defects.

Indexed as

Bone and BonesRegenerative MedicineTissue ScaffoldsAnimalsBiological ProductsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsBone RegenerationBone TransplantationHumansPlatelet-Rich PlasmaTissue EngineeringBiological ProductsBone Morphogenetic Proteinsbone morphogenetic proteinsnatural productsplatelet-rich plasmatraditional Chinese medicinexenograft bone scaffolds

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PMID41368588
PMCPMC12683258

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