%0 Journal Article %T Association of mesenchymal stem cells with platelet rich plasma on the repair of critical calvarial defects in mice %A Monteiro %A Betania Souza %A Del Carlo %A Ricardo Junqueira %A ArgŁżlo-Neto %A NapoleŁżo Martins %A Nardi %A Nance Beyer %A Carvalho %A Pablo Herthel %A Bonf¨˘ %A Laila de Paula %A Chagastelles %A Pedro C¨¦sar %A Moreira %A Higo Nasser %A Viloria %A Marlene Isabel Vargas %A Santos %A Bianka Souza dos %J Acta Cirurgica Brasileira %D 2012 %I Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia %R 10.1590/S0102-86502012000300001 %X purpose: to evaluate the effects of mesenchymal stem cells (msc) from eight mice c57bl/6 gfp+ bone marrows expanded in cultures associated with platelets rich plasma (prp) deriving from another eight mice, in the repair of critical defects in calvarial bone produced in twenty-four adult isogenic mice c57bl/6. methods: the animals were submitted to a cranial defect of 6.0mm in diameter and divided into two equal experimental groups. control group did not receive treatment and the treated group received a msc pellet containing 1.0 x 107 cells/ml associated with 50.0¦Ěl of plasma gel containing 1.0 x 109 autologous platelets within the defect. results: in the treated group was observed process of angiogenesis and bone repair better than control group. conclusion: mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow of c57bl/6 gfp+ mice associated with prp gel applied in bone critical defects produced in calvarial contributes positively to the process of bone repair. %K mesenchymal stem cells %K platelet-rich plasma %K tissue therapy %K skull %K mice. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-86502012000300001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en