Bonelike® is a CaO-P2O5 based glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite (HA) designed to mimic the inorganic composition of the bone tissue. This work evaluates the response of human bone marrow cells to Bonelike® concerning cell proliferation and osteoblast differentiation. HA was used as control material. Results showed that Bonelike® allowed the proliferation of bone marrow cells and their complete differentiation, as evidenced by the formation of cell-mediated mineralisation. In comparison with HA, Bonelike® had a positive effect on the expression of alkaline phosphatase and also on the formation of a mineralised matrix, two osteoblast markers. 

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