Research Article

MiR-34a-Functionalized Hydroxyapatite by Lyophilization Promoted Bone Regeneration in Irradiated Bone Defects

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HA-agomiR-34a enhanced bone formation in irradiated bone defects. (a) 2D and 3D micro-CT images of bone formation in the defect area of irradiated rats at 8 weeks. The dotted boxes indicate the bone defects. The yellow parts represent the newly formed bone. The red parts represent the HA particles. (b) Representative H&E staining of new bone formation; scale bar = 1 mm. The dotted boxes indicate the bone defects. (c) The morphometric analysis of BV/TV for micro-CT images. Data are shown as mean ± SD, n = 6; .