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Alghfeli L, Parambath D, Manzoor S, Roach HI, Oreffo RO, El-Serafi AT. Synthesis of scaffold-free, three dimensional, osteogenic constructs following culture of skeletal osteoprogenitor cells on glass surfaces. Bone Rep 2021; 15:101143. [PMID: 34746337 PMCID: PMC8554168 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2021.101143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Efficient differentiation of stem cells into three-dimensional (3D) osteogenic construct is still an unmet challenge. These constructs can be crucial for patients with bone defects due to congenital or traumatic reasons. The modulation of cell fate and function as a consequence of interaction with the physical and chemical properties of materials is well known. METHODS The current study has examined the osteogenic differentiation potential of human skeletal populations following culture on glass surfaces, as a monolayer, or in glass tubes as a pellet culture. The 3D prosperities were assessed morphometrically and the differentiation was evaluated through molecular characterization as well as matrix formation. RESULTS Early temporal expression of alkaline phosphatase expression of skeletal populations was observed following culture on glass surfaces. Skeletal populations seeded on glass tubes, adhered as a monolayer to the tube base and subsequently formed 3D pellets at the air -media interface. The pellets cultured on glass displayed 4.9 ± 1.3 times the weight and 2.9 ± 0.1 the diameter of their counterpart cultured in plastic tubes and displayed enhanced production of osteogenic matrix proteins, such a collagen I and osteonectin. The size and weight of the pellets correlated with surface area in contrast to cell numbers seeded. Global DNA methylation level was decreased in pellets cultured on glass. In contrast, gene expression analysis confirmed upregulation extracellular matrix proteins and osteogenesis-related growth factors. CONCLUSION This simple approach to the culture of skeletal cells on glass tubes provides a scaffold-free, 3D construct platform for generating pellets enabling analysis and evaluation of tissue development and integration of multiple constructs with implications for tissue repair and regenerative application on scale-up.
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Key Words
- 3D culture
- 3D, three-dimensional
- A/S, Alcian blue/Sirius red/Weigert's haematoxylin
- ALP, Alkaline Phosphatase
- BMP, bone morphogenic protein
- BMSC, human bone marrow stromal
- CSF, colony stimulating factor
- Ct, Cycle threshold
- Differentiation
- EGF, epidermal growth factor
- FC, Fetal bone cells
- FCS, Fetal Calf Serum
- FGF, fibroblast growth factor
- FN1, fibronectin
- GLI, GLI family zinc finger 1
- HIPPIE, Human Integrated Protein Interaction Reference
- ITGA3, integrin A3
- MMP, matrix metalloprotease
- Osteogenesis
- Osteoprogenitor cells
- P/S, penicillin and streptomycin
- Pellets
- R, receptor
- TGF, β transforming growth factor beta
- TGFBR2 transforming growth factor beta receptor 2 VDR, vitamin D receptor
- gDNA, genomic DNA
- iMSC, immortalized human bone marrow derived, mesenchymal stem cells
- vWF, von Willebrand factor
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- Latifa Alghfeli
- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Institute of Developmental Sciences, University of Southampton, School of Medicine, UK
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Institute of Developmental Sciences, University of Southampton, School of Medicine, UK
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- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Linköping University, Sweden
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van der Pol CW, van Roovert-Reijrink IAM, Gussekloo SWS, Kranenbarg S, Leon-Kloosterziel KM, van Eijk-Priester MH, Zeman M, Kemp B, van den Brand H. Effects of lighting schedule during incubation of broiler chicken embryos on leg bone development at hatch and related physiological characteristics. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221083. [PMID: 31415653 PMCID: PMC6695123 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Providing a broiler chicken embryo with a lighting schedule during incubation may stimulate leg bone development. Bone development may be stimulated through melatonin, a hormone released in darkness that stimulates bone development, or increased activity in embryos exposed to a light-dark rhythm. Aim was to investigate lighting conditions during incubation and leg bone development in broiler embryos, and to reveal the involved mechanisms. Embryos were incubated under continuous cool white 500 lux LED light (24L), continuous darkness (24D), or 16h of light, followed by 8h of darkness (16L:8D) from the start of incubation until hatching. Embryonic bone development largely takes place through cartilage formation (of which collagen is an important component) and ossification. Expression of genes involved in cartilage formation (col1α2, col2α1, and col10α1) and ossification (spp1, sparc, bglap, and alpl) in the tibia on embryonic day (ED)13, ED17, and at hatching were measured through qPCR. Femur and tibia dimensions were determined at hatch. Plasma growth hormone and corticosterone and pineal melatonin concentrations were determined every 4h between ED18.75 and ED19.5. Embryonic heart rate was measured twice daily from ED12 till ED19 as a reflection of activity. No difference between lighting treatments on gene expression was found. 24D resulted in higher femur length and higher femur and tibia weight, width, and depth at hatch than 16L:8D. 24D furthermore resulted in higher femur length and width and tibia depth than 24L. Embryonic heart rate was higher for 24D and 16L:8D in both its light and dark period than for 24L, suggesting that 24L embryos may have been less active. Melatonin and growth hormone showed different release patterns between treatments, but the biological significance was hard to interpret. To conclude, 24D resulted in larger leg bones at hatch than light during incubation, but the underlying pathways were not clear from present data.
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- Carla W. van der Pol
- Research department, HatchTech B.V., Veenendaal, the Netherlands
- Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Research department, HatchTech B.V., Veenendaal, the Netherlands
- Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
- Institute of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) has central roles in tissue integrity and remodeling throughout the life span of animals. While collagens are the most abundant structural components of ECM in most tissues, tissue-specific molecular complexity is contributed by ECM glycoproteins. The matricellular glycoproteins are categorized primarily according to functional criteria and represented predominantly by the thrombospondin, tenascin, SPARC/osteonectin, and CCN families. These proteins do not self-assemble into ECM fibrils; nevertheless, they shape ECM properties through interactions with structural ECM proteins, growth factors, and cells. Matricellular proteins also promote cell migration or morphological changes through adhesion-modulating or counter-adhesive actions on cell-ECM adhesions, intracellular signaling, and the actin cytoskeleton. Typically, matricellular proteins are most highly expressed during embryonic development. In adult tissues, expression is more limited unless activated by cues for dynamic tissue remodeling and cell motility, such as occur during inflammatory response and wound repair. Many insights in the complex roles of matricellular proteins have been obtained from studies of gene knockout mice. However, with the exception of chordate-specific tenascins, these are highly conserved proteins that are encoded in many animal phyla. This review will consider the increasing body of research on matricellular proteins in nonmammalian animal models. These models provide better access to the very earliest stages of embryonic development and opportunities to study biological processes such as limb and organ regeneration. In aggregate, this research is expanding concepts of the functions and mechanisms of action of matricellular proteins.
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- Josephine C Adams
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
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El Khassawna T, Serra A, Bucher CH, Petersen A, Schlundt C, Könnecke I, Malhan D, Wendler S, Schell H, Volk HD, Schmidt-Bleek K, Duda GN. T Lymphocytes Influence the Mineralization Process of Bone. Front Immunol 2017; 8:562. [PMID: 28596766 PMCID: PMC5442173 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bone is a unique organ able to regenerate itself after injuries. This regeneration requires the local interplay between different biological systems such as inflammation and matrix formation. Structural reconstitution is initiated by an inflammatory response orchestrated by the host immune system. However, the individual role of T cells and B cells in regeneration and their relationship to bone tissue reconstitution remain unknown. Comparing bone and fracture healing in animals with and without mature T and B cells revealed the essential role of these immune cells in determining the tissue mineralization and thus the bone quality. Bone without mature T and B cells is stiffer when compared to wild-type bone thus lacking the elasticity that helps to absorb forces, thus preventing fractures. In-depth analysis showed dysregulations in collagen deposition and osteoblast distribution upon lack of mature T and B cells. These changes in matrix deposition have been correlated with T cells rather than B cells within this study. This work presents, for the first time, a direct link between immune cells and matrix formation during bone healing after fracture. It illustrates specifically the role of T cells in the collagen organization process and the lack thereof in the absence of T cells.
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- Thaqif El Khassawna
- Experimental Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Medical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Julius Wolff Institute, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Jin SK, Lee JH, Hong JH, Park JK, Seo YK, Kwon SY. Enhancement of osseointegration of artificial ligament by nano-hydroxyapatite and bone morphogenic protein-2 into the rabbit femur. Tissue Eng Regen Med 2016; 13:284-296. [PMID: 30603410 DOI: 10.1007/s13770-016-9051-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The MTT assay showed that the cell proliferation on hydroxyapatite (HAp) and HAp/bone morphogenic protein (BMP) coated group was better than the control and BMP coated groups at 5 days. And after 7 days of culture, the mRNA expression levels of type I collagen, osteonectin, osteopontin, bonesialoprotein, BMP-2, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Runx-2 in the HAp/BMP coated group were significantly higher than the other groups. Also, in this group showed the most significant induction of osteogenic gene expression compared to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) grown on the other groups. In addition, the cells in the HAp/BMP coated group delivered higher levels of ALP than the other three groups. Also, silk scaffolds were implanted as artificial ligaments in knees of rabbits, and they were harvested 1 and 3 months after implantation. On gross examination, HE staining showed that new bone tissue formation was more observed in the HAp/BMP coated group 3 weeks postoperatively. And masson staining showed that in the HAp/BMP coated group, the silk fibers were encircled by osteoblast, chondrocyte, and collagen. Furthermore, the analysis showed that the width of the graft-bone interface in the HAp and HAp/BMP coated group was narrower than that in the other two groups 3 weeks postoperatively. So, it is concluded that BMP incorporated HAp coated silk scaffold can be enhanced osseointegration and osteogenesis in bone tunnel. As a result, these experimental designs have been demonstrated to be effective in the acceleration of graft-to-bone healing by increasing new bone or fibrocartilage formation at the interface between graft and bone.
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- Sung-Ki Jin
- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 10 63-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 15071 Korea
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 10 63-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 15071 Korea
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- Department of Industrial Technology & Chemical Engineering, Suncheon Jeil Colleage, Suncheon, Korea
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- 3Department of Medical Biotechnology, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 41082 Korea
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- 3Department of Medical Biotechnology, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 41082 Korea
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 10 63-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 15071 Korea
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Gómez-Picos P, Eames BF. On the evolutionary relationship between chondrocytes and osteoblasts. Front Genet 2015; 6:297. [PMID: 26442113 PMCID: PMC4585068 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Vertebrates are the only animals that produce bone, but the molecular genetic basis for this evolutionary novelty remains obscure. Here, we synthesize information from traditional evolutionary and modern molecular genetic studies in order to generate a working hypothesis on the evolution of the gene regulatory network (GRN) underlying bone formation. Since transcription factors are often core components of GRNs (i.e., kernels), we focus our analyses on Sox9 and Runx2. Our argument centers on three skeletal tissues that comprise the majority of the vertebrate skeleton: immature cartilage, mature cartilage, and bone. Immature cartilage is produced during early stages of cartilage differentiation and can persist into adulthood, whereas mature cartilage undergoes additional stages of differentiation, including hypertrophy and mineralization. Functionally, histologically, and embryologically, these three skeletal tissues are very similar, yet unique, suggesting that one might have evolved from another. Traditional studies of the fossil record, comparative anatomy and embryology demonstrate clearly that immature cartilage evolved before mature cartilage or bone. Modern molecular approaches show that the GRNs regulating differentiation of these three skeletal cell fates are similar, yet unique, just like the functional and histological features of the tissues themselves. Intriguingly, the Sox9 GRN driving cartilage formation appears to be dominant to the Runx2 GRN of bone. Emphasizing an embryological and evolutionary transcriptomic view, we hypothesize that the Runx2 GRN underlying bone formation was co-opted from mature cartilage. We discuss how modern molecular genetic experiments, such as comparative transcriptomics, can test this hypothesis directly, meanwhile permitting levels of constraint and adaptation to be evaluated quantitatively. Therefore, comparative transcriptomics may revolutionize understanding of not only the clade-specific evolution of skeletal cells, but also the generation of evolutionary novelties, providing a modern paradigm for the evolutionary process.
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- Patsy Gómez-Picos
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK Canada
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Yang XL, Hu ZD, Wu Q, Liu X, Liu QJ, Zhang YC, Yang QR. Association of polymorphisms in SPARC and NLRP2 genes with rheumatoid arthritis in a Chinese Han population. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 25:67-71. [PMID: 24754275 DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2014.903595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Xing-lin Yang
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Handan Central Hospital, Handan, P. R. China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China
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He P, Ng KS, Toh SL, Goh JCH. In Vitro Ligament–Bone Interface Regeneration Using a Trilineage Coculture System on a Hybrid Silk Scaffold. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:2692-703. [DOI: 10.1021/bm300651q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Pengfei He
- Departments of †Bioengineering, ‡Mechanical Engineering, and §Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Departments of †Bioengineering, ‡Mechanical Engineering, and §Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Departments of †Bioengineering, ‡Mechanical Engineering, and §Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Departments of †Bioengineering, ‡Mechanical Engineering, and §Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Takano H, Aizawa T, Irie T, Itoi E, Kokubun S, Roach HI. Normal Bone Growth Requires Optimal Estrogen Levels: Negative Effects of Both High and Low Dose Estrogen on the Number of Growth Plate Chondrocytes. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2008; 214:269-80. [DOI: 10.1620/tjem.214.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Takano
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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Yang E, Kang HJ, Koh KH, Rhee H, Kim NK, Kim H. Frequent inactivation of SPARC by promoter hypermethylation in colon cancers. Int J Cancer 2007; 121:567-75. [PMID: 17397030 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Epigenetic modification of gene expression plays an important role in the development of human cancers. The inactivation of SPARC through CpG island methylation was studied in colon cancers using oligonucleotide microarray analysis and methylation specific PCR (MSP). Gene expression of 7 colon cancer cell lines was evaluated before and after treatment with the demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5Aza-dC) by oligonucleotide microarray analysis. Expression of SPARC was further examined in colon cancer cell lines and primary colorectal cancers, and the methylation status of the SPARC promoter was determined by MSP. SPARC expression was undetectable in 5 of 7 (71%) colorectal cancer cell lines. Induction of SPARC was demonstrated after treatment with the demethylating agent 5Aza-dC in 5 of the 7 cell lines. We examined the methylation status of the CpG island of SPARC in 7 colon cancer cell lines and in 20 test set of colon cancer tissues. MSP demonstrated hypermethylation of the CpG island of SPARC in 6 of 7 cell lines and in all 20 primary colon cancers, when compared with only 3 of 20 normal colon mucosa. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that SPARC expression was downregulated or absent in 17 of 20 colon cancers. A survival analysis of 292 validation set of colorectal carcinoma patients revealed a poorer prognosis for patients lacking SPARC expression than for patients with normal SPARC expression (56.79% vs. 75.83% 5-year survival rate, p = 0.0014). The results indicate that epigenetic gene silencing of SPARC is frequent in colon cancers, and that inactivation of SPARC is related to rapid progression of colon cancers.
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- Eungi Yang
- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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Irie T, Aizawa T, Kokubun S. The role of sex hormones in the kinetics of chondrocytes in the growth plate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 87:1278-84. [PMID: 16129759 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.87b9.15583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sex hormones play important roles in the regulation of the proliferation, maturation and death of chondrocytes in the epiphyseal growth plate. We have investigated the effects of male castration on the cell kinetics of chondrocytes as defined by the numbers of proliferating and dying cells. The growth plates of normal rabbits and animals castrated at eight weeks of age were obtained at 10, 15, 20 and 25 weeks of age. Our study suggested that castration led to an increase in apoptosis and a decrease in the proliferation of chondrocytes in the growth plate. In addition, the number of chondrocytes in the castrated rabbits was less than that of normal animals of the same age.
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- T Irie
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University, School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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James CG, Appleton CTG, Ulici V, Underhill TM, Beier F. Microarray analyses of gene expression during chondrocyte differentiation identifies novel regulators of hypertrophy. Mol Biol Cell 2005; 16:5316-33. [PMID: 16135533 PMCID: PMC1266429 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-01-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Ordered chondrocyte differentiation and maturation is required for normal skeletal development, but the intracellular pathways regulating this process remain largely unclear. We used Affymetrix microarrays to examine temporal gene expression patterns during chondrogenic differentiation in a mouse micromass culture system. Robust normalization of the data identified 3300 differentially expressed probe sets, which corresponds to 1772, 481, and 249 probe sets exhibiting minimum 2-, 5-, and 10-fold changes over the time period, respectively. GeneOntology annotations for molecular function show changes in the expression of molecules involved in transcriptional regulation and signal transduction among others. The expression of identified markers was confirmed by RT-PCR, and cluster analysis revealed groups of coexpressed transcripts. One gene that was up-regulated at later stages of chondrocyte differentiation was Rgs2. Overexpression of Rgs2 in the chondrogenic cell line ATDC5 resulted in accelerated hypertrophic differentiation, thus providing functional validation of microarray data. Collectively, these analyses provide novel information on the temporal expression of molecules regulating endochondral bone development.
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- Claudine G James
- CIHR Group in Skeletal Development and Remodeling, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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Redruello B, Estêvão MD, Rotllant J, Guerreiro PM, Anjos LI, Canário AV, Power DM. Isolation and characterization of piscine osteonectin and downregulation of its expression by PTH-related protein. J Bone Miner Res 2005; 20:682-92. [PMID: 15765188 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.041201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2004] [Revised: 09/26/2004] [Accepted: 10/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED The skeleton is the main source of osteonectin mRNA in adults of the seawater teleost sea bream Sparus auratus. It is expressed by cells forming the basement membrane of calcifying tissue indicating that, as in mammals, it may play a role in osteoblast differentiation. PTHrP induced downregulation of osteonectin mRNA in vitro in scales, a mineralizing tissue with bone-like metabolism. This indicates a means to redirect calcium to activities such as vitellogenesis when this ion is in high demand. INTRODUCTION Osteonectin is a unique matricellular calcium-binding glycoprotein and a major noncollagenous constituent of higher eukaryote bone. In terrestrial vertebrates, it has been associated with development, remodeling, cell turnover, and tissue repair, all processes involving substantial changes in extracellular matrix (ECM) structure. In skeleton biology, osteonectin has been described as a positive factor in the mineralization process as well as in osteoblastic cell lineage differentiation and is downregulated by the hypercalcemic hormone PTH. In this study, we report the cloning and characterization of bream S. auratus osteonectin cDNA and its tissue and cellular distribution. Its high expression by fish scales provides a unique in vitro bioassay with which to study regulation of osteonectin gene expression by the recently isolated piscine PTH-related peptide (PTHrP). MATERIALS AND METHODS An intervertebral tissue cDNA library from S. auratus was the source of the full-length cDNA clone for osteonectin. Expression studies were performed by semiquantitative RT-PCR, Northern blot, and in situ hybridization analysis. Moreover, an in vitro bioassay with S. auratus scales was specifically developed for measuring the effect of PTHrP on osteonectin expression. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Phylogenetic analysis showed that S. auratus osteonectin is highly homologous with previously reported osteonectins, supporting the idea of a conserved function for this protein in the ECM. Its expression pattern in adult tissues from S. auratus was markedly biased toward skeletal structures of both dermal or endochondral origin. More specifically, the localization of the osteonectin mRNA in the basement membrane that separates the epithelia from the underlying mineralized connective tissue supports a role for this protein in calcified matrix turnover. Furthermore, the recently identified piscine hypercalcemic factor PTHrP downregulates osteonectin expression in scales, suggesting a catabolic action for this hormone on these structures.
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- Begoña Redruello
- CCMAR, CIMAR-Laboratório Associado, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
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Niehoff A, Kersting UG, Zaucke F, Morlock MM, Brüggemann GP. Adaptation of mechanical, morphological, and biochemical properties of the rat growth plate to dose-dependent voluntary exercise. Bone 2004; 35:899-908. [PMID: 15454097 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2004] [Revised: 04/21/2004] [Accepted: 06/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mechanical loading has been shown to modulate longitudinal bone growth and cellular activity of the growth plate. Nevertheless, limited and controversial results exist regarding the effect of exercise on a physiological level on the growth plate. The present study investigated whether dose-dependent voluntary exercise has an influence on morphological, biochemical, and mechanical factors of the distal femoral growth plate of immature rats. Female growing Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to a unlimited exercise group (UE, n = 10), a limited exercise group (LE, n = 10), and a sedentary control group (CON, n = 10). The exercise groups were trained voluntarily in a running wheel for 8 weeks. The UE group could use the running wheel every time, whereas the LE group had timely restricted (50%) access. After sacrifice, the right femur was prepared for histomorphometric analysis and immunohistochemical staining of the distal growth plate. Mechanical testing was carried out on the distal growth plate of the left femur in shear direction. At the end of the study, the UE group had a significantly lower body mass than the CON group. There was no significant difference in overall femoral length between the groups. The height of the growth plate and the proliferation zone was significantly greater in the CON group than in both exercise groups. Only the LE group had a significantly lower hypertrophic zone and matrilin-3 staining pattern than the CON group. Osteonectin was located in the matrix of the upper hypertrophic zone in the UE group, whereas the LE and CON group showed more chondrocytes in the hypertrophic and lower proliferation zones stained for osteonectin, suggesting a higher level of mineralization in the growth plate of the UE group. No variations of mechanical properties of the distal femoral growth plate were detected. These results clearly demonstrate adaptations of morphology and biochemical parameters to the dose of running exercise, which do not result in significant differences in mechanical properties or bone length between the UE, LE, and CON groups.
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- Anja Niehoff
- Institute for Biomechanics, German Sport University of Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany.
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Miao D, Bai X, Panda DK, Karaplis AC, Goltzman D, McKee MD. Cartilage abnormalities are associated with abnormal Phex expression and with altered matrix protein and MMP-9 localization in Hyp mice. Bone 2004; 34:638-47. [PMID: 15050894 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2003.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2003] [Revised: 12/05/2003] [Accepted: 12/11/2003] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (HYP) in humans is caused by mutations in the PHEX gene. This gene mutation is also found in Hyp mice, the murine homologue of the human disease. At present, it is unknown why loss of Phex function leads to cartilage abnormalities in Hyp mice. In the present study, we compared in wild-type and Hyp mice Phex protein localization in cartilage of developing long bone as well as localization of skeletal matrix proteins and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). Also compared were chondrocyte apoptosis in the growth plate, mineralization and cartilage remnant retention in the metaphysis, and chondroclast/osteoclast characteristics in the primary spongiosa. Phex protein was detected in proliferating and hypertrophic chondrocytes in growth plate cartilage of wild-type mice, but not in Hyp mice. Hyp mice exhibited a widened and irregular hypertrophic zone in growth plate cartilage showing hypomineralization, increased cartilage remnants from the growth plate in both metaphyseal trabecular and cortical bone, and fewer and smaller chondroclasts/osteoclasts in the primary spongiosa. Increased link protein and C-propeptide of type II procollagen of Hyp mice reflected the increase in chondrocytes and matrix in the cartilaginous growth plate and in bone. In addition, growth plate osteocalcin and bone sialoprotein levels were decreased, while osteonectin was increased, in hypertrophic chondrocytes and cartilage matrix in Hyp mice. MMP-9 in hypertrophic chondrocytes was also reduced in Hyp mice and fewer apoptotic hypertrophic chondrocytes were detected. These findings suggest that Phex may control mineralization and removal of hypertrophic chondrocytes and cartilage matrix in growth plate by regulating the synthesis and deposition of certain bone matrix proteins and proteases such as MMP-9.
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- Dengshun Miao
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Boskey A, Paschalis E, Binderman I, Doty S. BMP-6 accelerates both chondrogenesis and mineral maturation in differentiating chick limb-bud mesenchymal cell cultures. J Cell Biochem 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Bluteau G, Conrozier T, Mathieu P, Vignon E, Herbage D, Mallein-Gerin F. Matrix metalloproteinase-1, -3, -13 and aggrecanase-1 and -2 are differentially expressed in experimental osteoarthritis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1526:147-58. [PMID: 11325536 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(01)00122-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to characterize the cellular phenotypes of articular cartilage and meniscus in rabbits with experimentally induced osteoarthritis (OA), by histological and molecular biological techniques. OA was induced by severing the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee and rabbits were killed 2, 4 or 9 weeks following surgery. Our histological observations show a progressive destruction of extracellular matrix in both tissues. To determine whether these morphological changes could be related to alterations in the regulation of gene expression for a subset of relevant molecules, levels of mRNA for proteinases and one inhibitor (MMP-1, -3 and -13, aggrecanase-1 and -2 and TIMP-1), matrix molecules and one chaperone (type II and X collagens, aggrecan, osteonectin, betaig-h3 and BiP) were assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Our results indicate that for most markers expression profiles were similar in both tissues. In particular, matrix protein gene expression remained stable or varied little during progression of OA, suggesting a poor repair capacity of the tissues. MMP gene expression increased rapidly whereas aggrecanase gene expression remained stable. These findings suggest that differential regulation of mRNA levels of MMP-1, -3 and -13 on the one hand and aggrecanase-1 and -2 on the other, occurs during OA.
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- G Bluteau
- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, UMR 5086 CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, 7 passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon Cedex 07, France
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Boskey AL, Stiner D, Binderman I, Doty SB. Type I collagen influences cartilage calcification: an immunoblocking study in differentiating chick limb-bud mesenchymal cell cultures. J Cell Biochem 2000; 79:89-102. [PMID: 10906758 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4644(2000)79:1<89::aid-jcb90>3.0.co;2-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chick limb-bud mesenchymal cells, plated in high-density micro-mass culture, differentiate and form a matrix resembling chick epiphyseal cartilage. In the presence of 4 mM inorganic phosphate or 2.5 mM beta-glycerophosphate mineral deposits upon this matrix forming a mineralized tissue that, based on electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction and Fourier Transform Infrared microspectoscopy, is like that of chick calcified cartilage. In this culture system the initial mineral deposits are found on the periphery of the chondrocyte nodules. During differentiation of the cells in the high-density micro-mass cultures there is a switch from expression of type I collagen to type II, and then to type X collagen. However, type I collagen persists in the matrix. Because there is some debate about whether type I collagen influences cartilage calcification, an immunoblocking technique was used to determine the importance of type I collagen on the mineralization process in this system. Studies using nonspecific goat anti-chick IgG demonstrated that 1-100 ng/ml antibody added with the media after the cartilage nodules had developed (day 7) had no effect on the accumulation of mineral in the cultures. Nonspecific antibody added before day 7 blocked development of the cultures. Parallel solution based cell-free studies showed that IgG did not have a strong affinity for apatite crystals, and had no significant effect on apatite crystal growth. Type I collagen antibodies (1-200 ng/ml) added to cultures one time on day 9 (before mineralization started), or on day 11 (at the start of mineralization), slightly inhibited the accumulation of mineral. There was a statistically significant decrease in mineral accretion with 100 or 200 ng/ml collagen antibody addition continuously after these times. Fab' fragments of nonspecific and type I collagen antibodies had effects parallel to those of the intact antibodies, indicating that the decreased mineralization was not attributable to the presence of the larger, bulkier antibodies. The altered accumulation of mineral was not associated with cell death in the presence of antibody (demonstrated by fluorescent labeling of DNA) or with increased apoptosis (TUNEL-stain). In the immunoblocked cultures, EM analysis demonstrated that mineral continued to deposit on collagen fibrils, but there appeared to be fewer deposits. The data demonstrate that type I collagen is important for the mineralization of these cultures.
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- A L Boskey
- The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Chang W, Tu C, Chen TH, Komuves L, Oda Y, Pratt SA, Miller S, Shoback D. Expression and signal transduction of calcium-sensing receptors in cartilage and bone. Endocrinology 1999; 140:5883-93. [PMID: 10579354 DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.12.7190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We previously showed that Ca2+-sensing receptors (CaRs) are expressed in chondrogenic RCJ3.1C5.18 (C5.18) cells and that changes in extracellular [Ca2+]([Ca2+]o) modulate nodule formation and chondrogenic gene expression. In the present study, we detected expression of CaRs in mouse, rat, and bovine cartilage and bone by in situ hybridization, immunocytochemistry, immunoblotting, and RT-PCR; and we tested the effects of CaR agonists on signal transduction in chondrogenic and osteogenic cell lines. In situ hybridization detected CaR transcripts in most articular chondrocytes and in the hypertrophic chondrocytes of the epiphyseal growth plate. Expression of CaR transcripts was weak or absent, however, in proliferating and maturing chondrocytes in the growth plate. In bone, CaR transcripts were present in osteoblasts, osteocytes, and bone marrow cells, but rarely in osteoclasts. A complementary DNA was amplified from mouse growth plate cartilage, which was highly homologous to the human parathyroid CaR sequence. Immunocytochemistry of cartilage and bone with CaR antisera confirmed these findings. Western blotting revealed specific bands (approximately 140-190 kDa) in membrane fractions isolated from growth plate cartilage, primary cultures of rat chondrocytes, and several osteogenic cell lines (SaOS-2, UMR-106, ROS 17/2.8, and MC3T3-E1). InsP responses to high [Ca2+]o were evident in C5.18 cells and all osteogenic cell lines tested except for SaOS-2 cells. In the latter, high [Ca2+]o reduced PTH-induced cAMP formation. Raising [Ca2+]o also increased intracellular free [Ca2+] in SaOS-2 and C5.18 cells. These studies confirm expression of CaRs in cartilage and bone and support the concept that changes in [Ca2+]o may couple to signaling pathways important in skeletal metabolism.
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- W Chang
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco 94121, USA
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Rajpurohit R, Mansfield K, Ohyama K, Ewert D, Shapiro IM. Chondrocyte death is linked to development of a mitochondrial membrane permeability transition in the growth plate. J Cell Physiol 1999; 179:287-96. [PMID: 10228947 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4652(199906)179:3<287::aid-jcp6>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In the companion article, we reported that the local phosphate (Pi) concentration triggers apoptosis in epiphyseal chondrocytes. The goal of the current investigation was to evaluate the apoptotic process in relationship to the energy status of cells in the growth plate. For these studies, we used sections of the adolescent growth plate, as well as cells isolated from the tissue. We found that there was a maturation-dependent loss of mitochondrial function in growth plate chondrocytes and these cells generated energy by glycolysis. Since treatment with the uncoupler 2,4-dinitrophenol as well as the site-specific inhibitors antimycin A and rotenone failed to elicit a further increase in the activity of the glycolytic pathway, we concluded that oxidative metabolism was minimum in these cells. Flow cytometric studies of growth plate cells and confocal microscopy of growth plate sections using the mitochondrial probes Rh123 and DiOC6(3) provided unequivocal evidence that there was loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in hypertrophic cells. Furthermore, the intrinsic fluorescence of the flavoprotein lipoamide dehydrogenase complex of the electron transport chain revealed that the mitochondria were in an oxidized state. Finally, we assessed Bcl-2 expression in these cells. Although immunohistochemical and Western blot analysis showed that the chick cells contained a low level of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis indicated that transcripts were present in chondrocytes. Based on these observations, we suggest that terminally differentiated chondrocytes undergo a maturation-dependent loss of mitochondrial function. In concert with the low expression of Bcl-2, they become sensitive to signals for programmed cell death. We hypothesize that Pi triggers apoptosis in these energy-compromised cells by promoting a mitochondrial membrane transition, thereby inducing the death process.
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- R Rajpurohit
- School of Dental Medicine Department of Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6003, USA
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Okihana H, Yamada K. Preparation of a cDNA library and preliminary assessment of 1400 genes from mouse growth cartilage. J Bone Miner Res 1999; 14:304-10. [PMID: 9933486 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.1999.14.2.304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cartilage is an inconvenient tissue for the isolation of mRNA, and this has hampered studies of its component mRNAs conducted to date. Here, we describe the preparation of a good quality cDNA library from mouse growth cartilage (mGC). A total of 1.7 microg of poly(A)+ RNA was obtained from about 1200 pieces of the mGC zone of 60 young mice (BALB/c, 4 weeks old). Using this poly(A)+ RNA, we constructed a cDNA library using the pAP3neo vector by the linker-primer method. The complexity of the cDNA library was 2.6 x 106 colony-forming units (cfu), which signified that almost all of the mRNA components in the mGC were present in this cDNA library. From this library, 1401 clones were randomly selected and their insert sizes were examined. Of these clones, 166 (12%) had no inserts, 466 (33%) had inserts ranging in size from 0-0.9 kbp, 480 (34%) had inserts of 1. 0-1.9 kbp, 162 (12%) had inserts of 2.0-2.9 kbp, and 127 (9%) had sizes greater than 3.0 kbp. The average insert size was 1.45 kbp. The number of cfu and the insert size data qualified this library as of reasonably good quality. Clones with an insert size greater than 1 kbp (769 clones) were sequenced from their 5' ends. Among the 769 clones examined, 608 gave sequence data. Among these, 196 (32%) were unknown, 2 were only poly A, and 410 (67%) coded for known proteins. Of these, 55 clones coded for type II (pro)collagen, 54 for osteonectin, and 22 for other cartilage collagens (type IX, type X, and type XI). The rest included cartilage extracellular matrix genes, general cellular genes, and others. To judge further the quality of the library, 45 species coding for type II collagen chain were aligned based on their 5' end sequences. Three species (7%) contained almost the full-length insert, and the shortest one was 1. 5 kbp in length (full-length 5.6 kbp). These data show that this cDNA library is of reasonably good quality, making it likely that the large number of unknown inserts (32%) will provide a suitable pool for the identification and functional determination of new GC genes.
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- H Okihana
- Fujimoto Pharmaceutical Corporation, Osaka, Japan
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Derkx P, Nigg AL, Bosman FT, Birkenhäger-Frenkel DH, Houtsmuller AB, Pols HA, van Leeuwen JP. Immunolocalization and quantification of noncollagenous bone matrix proteins in methylmethacrylate-embedded adult human bone in combination with histomorphometry. Bone 1998; 22:367-73. [PMID: 9556137 DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(97)00299-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The noncollagenous proteins (NCPs) in the bone matrix comprise growth factors with distinct cellular effects and a series of proteins with less clear biological actions. In order to understand the role of these proteins in bone metabolism and in bone diseases, it is crucial to determine their localization and quantity in normal and pathological bone. We have developed an immunohistochemical method to detect osteopontin, osteocalcin, bone sialoprotein, osteonectin, decorin, biglycan, and the growth factors transforming growth factor-beta, insulin-like growth factor-I, and bone morphogenetic protein-2 both in bone matrix and in bone cells of adult human bone embedded in methylmethacrylate. Immunohistochemistry and standard bone histomorphometry in adjacent sections allows the localization of the proteins to metabolically active sites in bone. The protocol works with several fixatives and with bone specimens obtained and embedded to over 20 years ago. Most importantly, we developed a procedure to specifically stain the mineralized matrix green in combination with a red staining of the NCPs. Using digital image analysis it is possible to quantify the relative amounts of NCPs (microm2 NCP area/microm2 mineralized matrix area). Within one biopsy of normal bone cut at four different heights (at a distance of 100 microm), two adjacent sections were stained either for osteopontin or osteonectin. Thirty trabecular and 20 cortical microscopic fields were measured, and the NCP:mineralized matrix ratio was calculated. Stepwise analysis of the standard error of the mean of the NCP:mineralized matrix ratios showed that measuring about 50 microscopic fields is sufficient to obtain representative data with a small confidence interval. In conclusion, the present procedure enables to quantify NCPs and to relate their presence to metabolically active sites in bone. The quantification provides the opportunity to monitor differences in distribution (e.g., cortical vs. trabecular) and differences between normal and pathological conditions and to assess changes in matrix composition during treatment. This can be done by reanalyzing bone biopsies obtained in the past, e.g., during clinical trials. Therefore, the present technique will be a valuable tool for the study of noncollagenous bone matrix proteins in human bone.
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- P Derkx
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Westacott CI, Webb GR, Warnock MG, Sims JV, Elson CJ. Alteration of cartilage metabolism by cells from osteoarthritic bone. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1997; 40:1282-91. [PMID: 9214429 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199707)40:7<1282::aid-art13>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether bone cells alter cartilage metabolism. METHODS Bone cell cultures were established using explants obtained from the hip and knee joints of 9 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and 6 subjects without arthritis (nonarthritic [NA]). NA human cartilage biopsy samples were incubated in the presence or absence of bone-derived cells, and the effects on glycosaminoglycan (GAG) release from cartilage were measured. RESULTS Bone cell cultures secreted osteocalcin (OC) and did not contain cells expressing leukocyte common antigen. None of the 8 cultures established from NA bone, compared with 17 of 32 from OA bone, significantly altered GAG release from cartilage (P = 0.006). In knees with medial joint damage, 38% of the cultures derived from the medial side of the joint increased GAG release from cartilage. In contrast, 77% of the cultures derived from the lateral side of the joint had an effect on GAG, with 38% increasing and 38% decreasing GAG release. Seven cytokines were measured in OA bone cell supernatants. No significant difference was apparent in the concentration of any one cytokine when supernatants were compared according to their effects on GAG release. CONCLUSION Bone cells from OA patients can influence cartilage metabolism. This might explain why increased subchondral bone activity can predict cartilage loss.
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Kirsch T, Nah HD, Shapiro IM, Pacifici M. Regulated production of mineralization-competent matrix vesicles in hypertrophic chondrocytes. J Cell Biol 1997; 137:1149-60. [PMID: 9166414 PMCID: PMC2136219 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.137.5.1149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/1996] [Revised: 12/09/1996] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Matrix vesicles have a critical role in the initiation of mineral deposition in skeletal tissues, but the ways in which they exert this key function remain poorly understood. This issue is made even more intriguing by the fact that matrix vesicles are also present in nonmineralizing tissues. Thus, we tested the novel hypothesis that matrix vesicles produced and released by mineralizing cells are structurally and functionally different from those released by nonmineralizing cells. To test this hypothesis, we made use of cultures of chick embryonic hypertrophic chondrocytes in which mineralization was triggered by treatment with vitamin C and phosphate. Ultrastructural analysis revealed that both control nonmineralizing and vitamin C/phosphatetreated mineralizing chondrocytes produced and released matrix vesicles that exhibited similar round shape, smooth contour, and average size. However, unlike control vesicles, those produced by mineralizing chondrocytes had very strong alkaline phosphatase activity and contained annexin V, a membrane-associated protein known to mediate Ca2+ influx into matrix vesicles. Strikingly, these vesicles also formed numerous apatite-like crystals upon incubation with synthetic cartilage lymph, while control vesicles failed to do so. Northern blot and immunohistochemical analyses showed that the production and release of annexin V-rich matrix vesicles by mineralizing chondrocytes were accompanied by a marked increase in annexin V expression and, interestingly, were followed by increased expression of type I collagen. Studies on embryonic cartilages demonstrated a similar sequence of phenotypic changes during the mineralization process in vivo. Thus, chondrocytes located in the hypertrophic zone of chick embryo tibial growth plate were characterized by strong annexin V expression, and those located at the chondro-osseous mineralizing border exhibited expression of both annexin V and type I collagen. These findings reveal that hypertrophic chondrocytes can qualitatively modulate their production of matrix vesicles and only when induced to initiate mineralization, will release mineralization-competent matrix vesicles rich in annexin V and alkaline phosphatase. The occurrence of type I collagen in concert with cartilage matrix calcification suggests that the protein may facilitate crystal growth after rupture of the matrix vesicle membrane; it may also offer a smooth transition from mineralized type II/type X collagen-rich cartilage matrix to type I collagen-rich bone matrix.
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- T Kirsch
- Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Roach HI. New aspects of endochondral ossification in the chick: chondrocyte apoptosis, bone formation by former chondrocytes, and acid phosphatase activity in the endochondral bone matrix. J Bone Miner Res 1997; 12:795-805. [PMID: 9144346 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.1997.12.5.795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A detailed histological study of the growth plates from 9- to 20-day-old embryonic chick long bones was carried out with the aim of clarifying the long-debated question of the fate of the hypertrophic chondrocytes. Since resorption in chick bones does not occur synchronously across the plate as it does in mammals, specialized regions develop and the fate of the chondrocyte depends on its location within the growth plate. Where resorption took place, as at the sites of primary vascular invasion or at the main cartilage/marrow interface, chondrocytes underwent apoptosis before the lacunae were opened. In addition, spontaneous apoptosis of chondrocytes occurred at apparently random sites throughout all stages of chondrocyte differentiation. In older chick bones, a thick layer of endochondral bone matrix covered the cartilage edge. This consisted of type I collagen and the typical noncollagenous bone proteins but, in addition, contained tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase in the mineralized matrix. Where such matrix temporarily protected the subjacent cartilage from resorption, chondrocytes differentiated to bone-forming cells and deposited bone matrix inside their lacunae. At sites of first endochondral bone formation, some chondrocytes underwent an asymmetric cell division resulting in one daughter cell which underwent apoptosis, while the other cell remained viable and re-entered the cell cycle. This provided further support for the notion that chondrocytes as well as marrow stromal cells give rise to endochondral osteoblasts.
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- H I Roach
- Academic Orthopaedic Unit, University of Southampton, General Hospital, United Kingdom
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Hashimoto K, Noshiro M, Ohno S, Kawamoto T, Satakeda H, Akagawa Y, Nakashima K, Okimura A, Ishida H, Okamoto T, Pan H, Shen M, Yan W, Kato Y. Characterization of a cartilage-derived 66-kDa protein (RGD-CAP/beta ig-h3) that binds to collagen. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1355:303-14. [PMID: 9061001 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(96)00147-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A 66-kDa collagen fiber-associated protein (RGD-CAP) was isolated from a fiber-rich fraction of pig cartilage by ultrafiltration and collagen-affinity chromatography. Amino acid sequencing and cDNA cloning indicated that the RGD-CAP is identical or closely related to beta ig-h3 protein which is induced in human adenocarcinoma cells by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) (Skonier, J., Neubauer, M., Madisen, L., Bennett, K., Plowman, G.D., and Purchio, A.F. (1992) DNA Cell. Biol. 11, 511-522). The RGD-CAP, as well as beta ig-h3, has the RGD sequence in the C-terminal region. The native RGD-CAP bound to type I, II, and IV collagens even in the presence of 1 M NaCl. A recombinant preparation of RGD-CAP expressed in Escherichia coli cells also bound to collagen but not to gelatin. The RGD-CAP mRNA was expressed in chondrocytes throughout all stages, although the expression level was highest during the prehypertrophic stage. In addition, TGF-beta increased the RGD-CAP mRNA level in chondrocyte cultures. Since RGD-CAP transcripts were found in most tissues, this novel collagen-binding protein may play an important role in cell-collagen interactions in various tissues including developing cartilage.
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- K Hashimoto
- Department of Removal Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Hiroshima University, Japan
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Aarden EM, Wassenaar AM, Alblas MJ, Nijweide PJ. Immunocytochemical demonstration of extracellular matrix proteins in isolated osteocytes. Histochem Cell Biol 1996; 106:495-501. [PMID: 8950608 DOI: 10.1007/bf02473312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cultures of isolated osteocytes may offer an appropriate system to study osteocyte function, since isolated osteocytes in culture behave very much like osteocytes in vivo. In this paper we studied the capacity of osteocytes to change their surrounding extracellular matrix by production of matrix proteins. With an immunocytochemical method we determined the presence of collagen type I, fibronectin, osteocalcin, osteopontin and osteonectin in cultures of isolated chicken osteocytes, osteoblasts and periosteal fibroblasts. In osteoblast and periosteal fibroblast cultures, large extracellular networks of collagen type I and fibronectin were formed, but in osteocyte populations, extracellular threads of collagen or fibronectin were only rarely found. The percentage of cells positive for osteocalcin, osteonectin and osteopontin in the Golgi apparatus, on the other hand, was highest in the osteocyte population. These results show that osteocytes have the ability to alter the composition of their surrounding extracellular matrix by producing matrix proteins. We suggest this property is of importance for the regulation of the calcification of the bone matrix immediately surrounding the cells. More importantly, as osteocytes depend for their role as mechanosensor cells on their interaction with matrix proteins, the adaptation of the surrounding matrix offers a way to regulate their response to mechanical loading.
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- E M Aarden
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Leiden University
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Berger-Gorbet M, Broxup B, Rivard C, Yahia LH. Biocompatibility testing of NiTi screws using immunohistochemistry on sections containing metallic implants. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 1996; 32:243-8. [PMID: 8884502 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(199610)32:2<243::aid-jbm14>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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NiTi is one of the most innovative concepts to have appeared in the field of metallic biomaterials in recent years but its biocompatibility remains controversial. We evaluated the biocompatibility of Nitinol screws using immunohistochemistry to observe the distribution of bone proteins during bone remodeling process around NiTi implant. Results were compared with screws made of Vitallium, c.p. titanium, Duplex austenitic-ferritic stainless steel (SAF), and Stainless Steel 316L. Screws were implanted in rabbit tibia for 3, 6, and 12 weeks. Embedding was performed in the hard resin Technovit, and for the immunohistochemical procedure undecalcified sections with bone-anchored implants could thus be used. The immunostaining method developed seemed to be a reliable technique to stain proteins in undecalcified sections. Biocompatibility results of the NiTi screws compared with the other screws showed a slower osteogenesis process characterized by no close contact between implant and bone, disorganized migration of osteoblasts around the implant, and a lower activity of osteonectin synthesis.
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Osteonectin is an acidic calcium-binding protein found in cartilage, bone matrix, vascular endothelium, and areas of tissue repair. Using immunocytochemistry, osteonectin has been localized in all zones of the normal avian epiphyseal growth plate with notably high amounts in the hypertrophic zone. In the proximal portion of this zone the staining was intracellular, while in the distal calcifying portion of the hypertrophic zone staining was both intracellular and extracellular. Osteonectin was also detected in the growth plate associated with lesions of chickens with tibial dyschondroplasia (TD). Intense intracellular staining was observed in hypertrophic chondrocytes proximal to the lesion; staining was markedly diminished in the TD lesion; extracellular matrix was devoid of staining. Staining intensity was high along the peripheral edges of the lesion that were undergoing vascularization and resorption. This was the only area in the dysplastic cartilage where staining was observed in the extracellular matrix as well as intracellularly. Similar patterns were viewed in all TD lesions examined, whether they were spontaneous or induced by dietary treatments or genetic selection.
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- J Wu
- Department of Poultry Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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Hunter GK, Hauschka PV, Poole AR, Rosenberg LC, Goldberg HA. Nucleation and inhibition of hydroxyapatite formation by mineralized tissue proteins. Biochem J 1996; 317 ( Pt 1):59-64. [PMID: 8694787 PMCID: PMC1217486 DOI: 10.1042/bj3170059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 408] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Many proteins found in mineralized tissues have been proposed to function as regulators of the mineralization process, either as nucleators or inhibitors of hydroxyapatite (HA) formation. We have studied the HA-nucleating and HA-inhibiting properties of proteins from bone [osteocalcin (OC), osteopontin (OPN), osteonectin (ON) and bone sialoprotein (BSP)], dentine [phosphophoryn (DPP)] and calcified cartilage [chondrocalcin (CC)] over a wide range of concentrations. Nucleation of HA was studied with a steady-state agarose gel system at sub-threshold [Ca] x [PO4] product. BSP and DPP exhibited nucleation activity at minimum concentrations of 0.3 microgram/ml (9 nM) and 10 micrograms/ml (67 nM) respectively. OC, OPN, ON and CC all lacked nucleation activity at concentrations up to 100 micrograms/ml. Inhibition of HA formation de novo was studied with calcium phosphate solutions buffered by autotitration. OPN was found to be a potent inhibitor of HA formation [IC50 = 0.32 microgram/ml (0.01 microM)] whereas OC was of lower potency [IC50 = 6.1 micrograms/ml (1.1 microM)]; BSP, ON and CC all lacked inhibitory activity at concentrations up to 10 micrograms/ml. The effect of OPN on HA formation de novo is mainly to inhibit crystal growth, whereas OC delays nucleation. These findings are consistent with the view that BSP and DPP may play roles in the initiation of mineralization in bone and dentine respectively. OPN seems to be the mineralized tissue protein most likely to function in the inhibition of HA formation, possibly by preventing phase separation in tissue fluids of high supersaturation.
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- G K Hunter
- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Scammell BE, Roach HI. A new role for the chondrocyte in fracture repair: endochondral ossification includes direct bone formation by former chondrocytes. J Bone Miner Res 1996; 11:737-45. [PMID: 8725170 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650110604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We studied the endochondral ossification that occurs during the transition of soft to hard callus during fracture healing in the rabbit. During this process, parts of the cartilaginous soft callus are invaded by capillaries, and new bone is laid down onto the central unresorbed cartilage struts. We found that the chondrocytes within these cartilage struts changed phenotype and became bone-forming cells which directly replaced the central cartilage core with bone matrix. We have termed this bone "lacunar" bone to distinguish it from the "vascular" bone laid down by osteoblasts. With time the lacunar bone spread beyond the confines of the lacunae and gradually replaced all the cartilage matrix that was originally present in the early endochondral spicules. The lacunar bone could still be distinguished from the vascular bone as follows: (1) it was woven bone, whereas vascular bone was lamellar bone; (2) it contained acid phosphatase activity, whereas vascular bone did not; and (3) it had strong antigenicity for bone sialoprotein, whereas this noncollagenous protein was undetectable in vascular bone. Eventually the hard callus was resorbed and remodeled, but at an interim period of endochondral ossification the direct replacement of cartilaginous callus by the formation of lacunar bone is a rapid mechanism by which the mechanical strength of fracture callus is increased.
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- B E Scammell
- Academic Orthopaedic Unit, Southampton General Hospital, United Kingdom
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Nakamura S, Kamihagi K, Satakeda H, Katayama M, Pan H, Okamoto H, Noshiro M, Takahashi K, Yoshihara Y, Shimmei M, Okada Y, Kato Y. Enhancement of SPARC (osteonectin) synthesis in arthritic cartilage. Increased levels in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and regulation by growth factors and cytokines in chondrocyte cultures. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1996; 39:539-51. [PMID: 8630101 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the roles of SPARC (secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine) (osteonectin) in arthritis, using cartilage and synovium specimens and synovial fluids (SF) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or osteoarthritis (OA), and to examine the effects of cytokines, growth factors, and hormones on SPARC synthesis by chondrocytes in culture. METHODS SPARC in cartilage and synovium was immunostained with monoclonal antibodies. SPARC synthesis by cultured chondrocytes was measured by Northern blot analysis, immunoblotting, and sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS SPARC was identified in numerous chondrocytes in the superficial and middle zones and in regenerating chondrocytes of RA and OA joints, whereas such staining was absent in these zones of normal cartilage, except for weak signals from a few chondrocytes in the deep zone. In addition, SPARC synthesis was enhanced in synovial cells of RA and OA joints. The average SPARC level in SF was 10-fold higher in the RA than in the OA population. In rabbit articular chondrocyte cultures, administration of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF beta 1) and bone morphogenetic protein 2 increased SPARC levels at 24-48 hours, whereas interleukin-lbeta (IL-1 beta), IL-1 alpha, tumor necrosis factor alpha, lipopolysaccharide, phorbol myristate acetate, basic fibroblast growth factor, and dexamethasone decreased SPARC levels at 24-72 hours. TGF beta increased SPARC messenger RNA (mRNA) levels at 24 hours, whereas IL-1 beta caused a marked decrease in SPARC mRNA levels at 24 hours. Furthermore, IL-1 decreased the glycosylation of SPARC. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that various growth factors and cytokines, including TGF beta 1 and IL-1 beta, regulate the production of SPARC by chondrocytes at pre- and posttranslational levels, and that SPARC synthesis is markedly enhanced in arthritic joints.
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Hiranuma H, Jikko A, Iwamoto M, Fuchihata H. Effects of X-ray irradiation on terminal differentiation and cartilage matrix calcification of rabbit growth plate chondrocytes in culture. Bone 1996; 18:233-8. [PMID: 8703578 DOI: 10.1016/8756-3282(95)00478-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The retardation of long bone growth caused by irradiation is thought to be closely related to the impairment of growth plate function, but its mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we examined the effects of irradiation on the terminal differentiation of growth plate chondrocytes and on calcification. Chondrocytes were isolated from the growth plate of the ribs of four-week-old rabbits and inoculated at a high density on a type-I collagen-coated dish. Following logarithmic proliferation, they reached confluence (premature chondrocytes), then matured (mature chondrocytes), and became hypertrophied (hypertrophic chondrocytes). 10 Gy or less irradiation of the premature chondrocytes potently inhibited the terminal differentiation and matrix mineralization. Irradiation inhibited chondrocyte hypertrophy and suppressed alkaline phosphatase induction and the expression of type-X collagen without changing the protein composition profile of any other cell layer. Premature cells had the highest radiosensitivity. The sensitivity was decreased as the cells differentiated; the effects of irradiation on hypertrophic chondrocytes with terminal differentiation-related phenotypes were reduced. This study showed that 10 Gy or less irradiation of growth plate chondrocytes impaired terminal differentiation and mineralization. Since chondroclasts and bone marrow cells invade only to the mineralized cartilage, the induction of calcification in cartilage matrices is one of the most important steps in endochondral ossification. Therefore, it is conceivable that the damage in the growth plate induced by irradiation could account for the subsequent abnormal bone and skeletal growth.
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- H Hiranuma
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka University, Japan
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Hatori M, Klatte KJ, Teixeira CC, Shapiro IM. End labeling studies of fragmented DNA in the avian growth plate: evidence of apoptosis in terminally differentiated chondrocytes. J Bone Miner Res 1995; 10:1960-8. [PMID: 8619377 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650101216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The chondro-osseous junction has been the subject of considerable scrutiny, especially in terms of the fate and role of the terminally differentiated chondrocyte. Although it has been proposed that these cells change their phenotype and survive in the epiphysis, possibly as osteoblasts, evidence from a number of other studies suggests that chondrocytes may undergo apoptosis or programmed cell death. A useful test for programmed cell death is to end label DNA in cryosections using the commercial reagent ApopTag and detect antibody binding to fragmented DNA by epifluorescence; more direct assessments include examination of the nucleus for condensation of chromatin evaluating fragmentation through alkaline and pulsed field agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA, and measuring apoptosis by flow cytometry. We found that we could label cells in the proliferative and the hypertrophic region of the proximal tibial growth plate of the chick with ApopTag. Most of the chondrocytes in the hypertrophic region were labeled by the reagent; in contrast, few proliferative chondrocytes were stained by the end-labeling procedure. Both agarose and pulsed field electrophoresis were used to confirm that there was fragmentation of chondrocyte DNA. Alkaline gel electrophoresis indicated that there was more fragmentation of DNA from hypertrophic cells than from proliferative chondrocytes. Further evidence in support of apoptosis was provided by electron microscopic observation of cells in the hypertrophic region of the growth plate. We noted that many of the cells in this region of the growth plate appeared to be undergoing programmed cell death since their nuclei contained condensed chromatin. Finally, we used flow cytometry to analyze chondrocytes isolated from the proliferating and hypertrophic regions of the growth plate for apoptosis. Dual parameteric flow cytometric contour plots of Hoechst and 7-amino-actinomycin D fluorescence showed that abut 8% of cells in the plate were apoptotic. Most of these cells were in hypertrophic cartilage. In summary, the results of this investigation indicate that chondrocytes terminate their life history by apoptosis. While it is possible that the terminal labeling studies may overestimate the number of cells undergoing this event, the data lend credence to the view that cells are removed from the epiphysis through apoptosis. If this is the case, then chondrocytes probably enter the terminal phase of their life as fully functioning cells and genomic, and/or local environmental conditions provide termination signals that initiate events that lead to programmed cell death.
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- M Hatori
- Skeletal Biology Research Group, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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In comparison to the vast literature on articular cartilage structure and function, relatively little is known about how articular cartilage forms during embryogenesis and is endowed with unique phenotypic properties, most notably the ability to persist and function throughout postnatal life. In this minireview, we summarize recent studies from our laboratory suggesting that the extracellular matrix protein tenascin-C is involved in the genesis and function of articular chondrocytes. These and other data have led us to propose that tenascin-C may be part of in vivo mechanisms whereby articular chondrocytes develop at the epiphysis of long bone models, remain functional throughout postnatal life, and avoid the endochondral ossification process undertaken by the bulk of chondrocytes located in the metaphysis and diaphysis of skeletal models.
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- M Pacifici
- Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Iwamoto M, Shimazu A, Pacifici M. Regulation of chondrocyte maturation by fibroblast growth factor-2 and parathyroid hormone. J Orthop Res 1995; 13:838-45. [PMID: 8544019 DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100130606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fibroblast growth factor-2 and parathyroid hormone are strong modulators of the maturation process of chondrocytes during endochondral ossification. To clarify whether and how these agents may exert stage-specific effects during this process, we analyzed the responsiveness and phenotypic consequences of treatment with fibroblast growth factor-2 or parathyroid hormone on chondrocytes at different stages of maturation. Populations of immature lower sternal, maturing upper sternal, and hypertrophic tibial growth plate chondrocytes were isolated from day 18-20 chick embryos and were allowed to resume the maturation process by growth in standard monolayer cultures. Treatment of immature lower sternal cultures with as little as 0.1 ng/ml of fibroblast growth factor-2 or 10(-10) M parathyroid hormone prevented both the emergence of mature type-X collagen-synthesizing chondrocytes and the ensuing enlargement of cells that occurred in control (untreated) cultures. Similarly, the treatment of cultured early maturing upper sternal cells with these factors severely reduced the synthesis of type-X collagen and alkaline phosphatase activity and the levels of their respective mRNAs. In sharp contrast, when the cultured upper sternal cells were allowed to grow and mature further before treatment, the responsiveness to fibroblast growth factor-2 was markedly reduced and the responsiveness to parathyroid hormone remained strong and largely unchanged. Cultures of hypertrophic tibial growth plate cells displayed a similar reduced sensitivity to fibroblast growth factor-2, as also indicated by the lack of mitogenic effects, and strong sensitivity to parathyroid hormone. The phenotypic changes induced by treatment with either of these factors were fully reversible when cultures that had been treated were placed in control medium. The results demonstrate that fibroblast growth factor-2 and parathyroid hormone are equally potent in affecting the early stages of maturation but exert differential effects as the cells progress along the maturation pathway. The factors appear to be part of sequentially acting mechanisms to ensure normal progression of chondrocyte maturation during endochondral ossification.
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- M Iwamoto
- Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6003, USA
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Roach HI, Erenpreisa J, Aigner T. Osteogenic differentiation of hypertrophic chondrocytes involves asymmetric cell divisions and apoptosis. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 1995; 131:483-94. [PMID: 7593173 PMCID: PMC2199971 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.131.2.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We have investigated the early cellular events that take place during the change in lineage commitment from hypertrophic chondrocytes to osteoblast-like cells. We have induced this osteogenic differentiation by cutting through the hypertrophic cartilage of embryonic chick femurs and culturing the explants. Immunocytochemical characterization, [3H]thymidine pulse-chase labeling, in situ nick translation or end labeling of DNA breaks were combined with ultrastructural studies to characterize the changing pattern of differentiation. The first responses to the cutting, seen after 2 d, were upregulation of alkaline phosphatase activity, synthesis of type I collagen and single-stranded DNA breaks, probably indicating a metastable state. Associated with the change from chondrogenic to osteogenic commitment was an asymmetric cell division with diverging fates of the two daughter cells, where one daughter cell remained viable and the other one died. The available evidence suggests that the viable daughter cell then divided and generated osteogenic cells, while the other daughter cell died by apoptosis. The results suggest a new concept of how changes in lineage commitment of differentiated cells may occur. The concepts also reconcile previously opposing views of the fate of the hypertrophic chondrocyte.
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- H I Roach
- Academic Orthopaedic Unit, General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Hatori M, Sparkman J, Teixeira CC, Grynpas M, Nervina J, Olivieri N, Shapiro IM. Effects of deferoximine on chondrocyte alkaline phosphatase activity: proxidant role of deferoximine in thalassemia. Calcif Tissue Int 1995; 57:229-36. [PMID: 8574942 DOI: 10.1007/bf00310264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The homozygous form of beta-thalassemia, the most common single gene disorder, is treated by red cell transfusion therapy. Following transfusion, the chelator, deferoximine, is administered to patients to remove excess iron. However, when this drug is given to young children, metaphyseal dysplasia and abnormalities of linear growth are frequently observed. To explore the notion that deferoximine interferes with endochondral growth by chelating zinc, we examined the effect of the drug on chondrocytes maintained in long-term culture. We found that deferoximine caused a dose-dependent inhibition of a wide range of functions including cell proliferation, protein synthesis (and possibly under-hydroxylation of type X collagen), and mineral deposition. Directly relevant to the mineralization process was the observation that the drug dramatically lowered the activity of alkaline phosphatase, a zinc-requiring enzyme. To test the hypothesis that enzyme inhibition was due to chelation of zinc by deferoximine, the cell culture medium was supplemented with excess zinc. However, this treatment did not overcome the deferoximine-dependent change in enzyme activity. We next examined the possibility that deferoximine, in the presence of ascorbate, could form a free radical system that would serve to inactivate the enzyme. Using alkaline phosphatase extracted from chick cartilage, we noted that the activity of the phosphatase was markedly reduced in the presence of deferoximine and ascorbate. These effects were consistant with the notion that deferoximine and ascorbate can act as a prooxidant couple. This conclusion was confirmed when we measured the oxidative activities of the system using nitrobule tetrazolium and cytochrome c. Indeed, we noted that deferoximine markedly activates the autocatalytic oxidation of ascorbate.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M Hatori
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6003, USA
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Wu LN, Ishikawa Y, Sauer GR, Genge BR, Mwale F, Mishima H, Wuthier RE. Morphological and biochemical characterization of mineralizing primary cultures of avian growth plate chondrocytes: evidence for cellular processing of Ca2+ and Pi prior to matrix mineralization. J Cell Biochem 1995; 57:218-37. [PMID: 7759559 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.240570206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Advances in the culture of mineralizing growth plate chondrocytes provided an opportunity to study endochondral calcification under controlled conditions. Here we report that these cultures synthesize large amounts of proteins characteristically associated with mineralization: type II and X collagens, sulfated proteoglycans, alkaline phosphatase, and the bone-related proteins, osteonectin and osteopontin. Certain chondrocytes appeared to accumulate large amounts of Ca2+ and Pi during the mineralization process: laser confocal imaging revealed high levels of intracellular Ca2+ in their periphery and X-ray microanalytical mapping revealed the presence of many Ca(2+)- and Pi-rich cell surface structures ranging from filamentous processes 0.14 +/- 0.02 microns by 0.5-2.0 microns, to spherical globules 0.70 +/- 0.27 microns in diameter. Removal of organic matter with alkaline sodium hypochlorite revealed numerous deposits of globular (0.77 +/- 0.19 micron) mineral (calcospherites) in the lacunae around these cells. The size and spatial distribution of these mineral deposits closely corresponded to the Ca(2+)-rich cell surface blebs. The globular mineral progressively transformed into clusters of crystallites. Taken with earlier studies, these findings indicate that cellular uptake of Ca2+ and Pi leads to formation of complexes of amorphous calcium phosphate, membrane lipids, and proteins that are released as cell surface blebs analogous to matrix vesicles. These structures initiate development of crystalline mineral. Thus, the current findings support the concept that the peripheral intracellular accumulation of Ca2+ and Pi is directly involved in endochondral calcification.
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- L N Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
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Cancedda R, Descalzi Cancedda F, Castagnola P. Chondrocyte differentiation. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1995; 159:265-358. [PMID: 7737795 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Data obtained while investigating growth plate chondrocyte differentiation during endochondral bone formation both in vivo and in vitro indicate that initial chondrogenesis depends on positional signaling mediated by selected homeobox-containing genes and soluble mediators. Continuation of the process strongly relies on interactions of the differentiating cells with the microenvironment, that is, other cells and extracellular matrix. Production of and response to different hormones and growth factors are observed at all times and autocrine and paracrine cell stimulations are key elements of the process. Particularly relevant is the role of the TGF-beta superfamily, and more specifically of the BMP subfamily. Other factors include retinoids, FGFs, GH, and IGFs, and perhaps transferrin. The influence of local microenvironment might also offer an acceptable settlement to the debate about whether hypertrophic chondrocytes convert to bone cells and live, or remain chondrocytes and die. We suggest that the ultimate fate of hypertrophic chondrocytes may be different at different microanatomical sites.
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- R Cancedda
- Centro di Biotecnologie Avanzate, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy
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Iwamoto M, Yagami K, Shapiro IM, Leboy PS, Adams SL, Pacifici M. Retinoic acid is a major regulator of chondrocyte maturation and matrix mineralization. Microsc Res Tech 1994; 28:483-91. [PMID: 7949394 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1070280604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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During the process of endochondral bone formation, chondrocytes undergo a series of complex maturational changes. Our recent studies indicate that this maturational process is influenced by the vitamin A derivative retinoic acid (RA). To learn how this agent regulates chondrocyte development, we characterized matrix gene expression during maturation of cartilage cells in chick sternum. RNAs were isolated from the cephalic portion of day 13, 14, 16, 18, and 20 chick embryo sternum and analyzed via northern blots. Type II collagen RNA levels remained fairly constant during this developmental period. In contrast, expression of type X collagen and alkaline phosphatase (APase) genes was first detected at day 16, followed by that of osteonectin (ON) and osteopontin (OP). To explore the mechanisms triggering these changes, chondrocytes were isolated from the cephalic portion of day 17-18 sternum (US cells) and grown in monolayer in standard serum-containing medium. After 3 weeks in culture, most of the cells enlarged and became type X collagen-positive, but they exhibited low APase activity and contained only trace amounts of ON and OP mRNAs. Treatment of parallel 3-week-old cultures with RA (10-100 nM) rapidly increased expression of the APase, ON, and OP genes severalfold. In concert with a significant increase in APase activity, there was abundant calcium accumulation in the RA-treated cultures. Electron microscopy confirmed the formation of large matrix-associated mineral crystals and the presence of numerous matrix vesicles. The effects of RA were also studied in cultures of immature chondrocytes isolated from the caudal portion of sternum (LS cells).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M Iwamoto
- Department of Anatomy-Histology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6003
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Hunziker EB. Mechanism of longitudinal bone growth and its regulation by growth plate chondrocytes. Microsc Res Tech 1994; 28:505-19. [PMID: 7949396 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1070280606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Growth plate chondrocytes play a pivotal role in promoting longitudinal bone growth. The current review represents a brief survey of the phenomena involved in this process at the cellular level; it delineates the contributions made by various activities during the course of the chondrocyte life cycle, notably proliferation and hypertrophy, and illustrates how the relative contributions may be modulated according to the particular needs of an organism at critical phases of growth. The cellular mechanisms by which a few well characterized growth-promoting substances exert their influences are discussed in the light of recent findings pertaining to epiphyseal plate chondrocytes in vivo.
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- E B Hunziker
- M.E. Müller Institute for Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Galotto M, Campanile G, Robino G, Cancedda FD, Bianco P, Cancedda R. Hypertrophic chondrocytes undergo further differentiation to osteoblast-like cells and participate in the initial bone formation in developing chick embryo. J Bone Miner Res 1994; 9:1239-49. [PMID: 7976506 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650090814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Differentiation of hypertrophic chondrocytes to an osteoblast-like phenotype occurs in vivo in the hypertrophic cartilage of chick embryo tibiae underneath early or prospective periosteum and in cartilage around vascular canals. Synthesis of type I collagen by hypertrophic chondrocytes was shown by immunolocalization of the C propeptide. By enzyme cytochemistry it was instead shown that, in vivo, further differentiating hypertrophic chondrocytes express alkaline phosphatase at the time of initial mineral deposition. Evidence that hypertrophic chondrocytes may resume proliferation was obtained by BrdU labeling. A monoclonal antibody (LA5) was isolated and characterized that recognizes a hypertrophic chondrocyte membrane protein. In addition to staining hypertrophic chondrocytes surrounded by a type II and type X collagen-stainable matrix, the LA5 antibodies also stained elongated chondrocytes at the cartilage/bone collar interface and cells incorporated in the first layer of bone and osteoid matrix.
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- M Galotto
- Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Universitá di Genova, Italy
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Nakase T, Takaoka K, Hirakawa K, Hirota S, Takemura T, Onoue H, Takebayashi K, Kitamura Y, Nomura S. Alterations in the expression of osteonectin, osteopontin and osteocalcin mRNAs during the development of skeletal tissues in vivo. BONE AND MINERAL 1994; 26:109-22. [PMID: 7994183 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-6009(08)80056-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Heterogeneity in the expression of three members of non-collagenous matrix proteins in osteogenic and chondrogenic development in vivo were investigated by in situ hybridization. Sections of several skeletal tissues from mice at various stages of development were hybridized with digoxigenin-labeled complementary RNA probes encoding osteonectin (Osn), osteopontin (Osp) and osteocalcin (Osc). In calvariae and mandibulae, Osn messenger RNA (mRNA) was detected in cells in pre-osseous and osseous tissues before mineralization. Osp mRNA was found in cells attached to the mineralized bone matrix together with Osn mRNA followed by the expression Osc mRNA. In long bones, mRNAs for Osn, Osp and Osc were sequentially expressed with bone development from primary spongiosa to diaphyseal bone. In growth cartilage, Osn mRNA was observed in chondrocytes in non-mineralized cartilage, whereas Osp mRNA was detected in hypertrophic chondrocytes in mineralized cartilage matrix with a characteristic switch in expression. Osc mRNA was not detected in any chondrocytes. These results indicate that osteogenic differentiation in bone development in vivo is characterized by the sequential expression of these three genes, and suggest that these genes are expressed differentially and specifically, in association with extra-cellular matrix mineralization.
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- T Nakase
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
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Mundlos S. Expression patterns of matrix genes during human skeletal development. PROGRESS IN HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CYTOCHEMISTRY 1994; 28:1-47. [PMID: 8058966 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6336(11)80048-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- S Mundlos
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Mainz, Germany
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Pacifici M, Iwamoto M, Golden EB, Leatherman JL, Lee YS, Chuong CM. Tenascin is associated with articular cartilage development. Dev Dyn 1993; 198:123-34. [PMID: 7508293 DOI: 10.1002/aja.1001980206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The roles of tenascin in cartilage development and function remain unclear. Based on the observation that tenascin is particularly abundant at the epiphyseal extremities of developing cartilaginous models of long bones in chick and mouse embryo, we tested the hypothesis that tenascin is involved in articular cartilage development. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that tenascin was first localized in the cell condensation region of Day 4 chick embryo limb buds, where the cartilaginous models form. With further development, tenascin gene expression became indeed restricted to the articular cap of the models. Tenascin persisted in the articular cartilage of postnatal chickens but appeared to decrease with age. The protein was also abundant in embryonic and adult tracheal cartilage rings which, like articular cartilage, persist throughout postnatal life. Similar patterns of tenascin expression were seen in mouse. Using monoclonal antibodies to avian tenascin variants, we found that the bulk of articular cartilage contained the shortest tenascin variant (Tn190), whereas the largest variant (Tn230) was present in tissues associated or interacting with articular cartilage (ligaments and meniscus). The protein and its mRNA, however, were undetectable in growth plate cartilage undergoing maturation and endochondral ossification. This inverse correlation between chondrocyte maturation and tenascin production was corroborated by the finding that tenascin gene expression decreased markedly during maturation of chondrocytes in culture and during formation of a secondary ossification center within the articular cap in vivo. Thus, tenascin is intimately associated with the development of articular cartilage and other permanent cartilages whereas absence or reduced amounts of this matrix protein characterize transient cartilages which undergo maturation and are replaced by bone.
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- M Pacifici
- Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6003
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Gentili C, Bianco P, Neri M, Malpeli M, Campanile G, Castagnola P, Cancedda R, Cancedda FD. Cell proliferation, extracellular matrix mineralization, and ovotransferrin transient expression during in vitro differentiation of chick hypertrophic chondrocytes into osteoblast-like cells. J Cell Biol 1993; 122:703-12. [PMID: 8393014 PMCID: PMC2119661 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.122.3.703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Differentiation of hypertrophic chondrocytes toward an osteoblast-like phenotype occurs in vitro when cells are transferred to anchorage-dependent culture conditions in the presence of ascorbic acid (Descalzi Cancedda, F., C. Gentili, P. Manduca, and R. Cancedda. 1992. J. Cell Biol. 117:427-435). This process is enhanced by retinoic acid addition to the culture medium. Here we compare the growth of hypertrophic chondrocytes undergoing this differentiation process to the growth of hypertrophic chondrocytes maintained in suspension culture as such. The proliferation rate is significantly higher in the adherent hypertrophic chondrocytes differentiating to osteoblast-like cells. In cultures supplemented with retinoic acid the proliferation rate is further increased. In both cases cells stop proliferating when mineralization of the extracellular matrix begins. We also report on the ultrastructural organization of the osteoblast-like cell cultures and we show virtual identity with cultures of osteoblasts grown from bone chips. Cells are embedded in a dense meshwork of type I collagen fibers and mineral is observed in the extracellular matrix associated with collagen fibrils. Differentiating hypertrophic chondrocytes secrete large amounts of an 82-kD glycoprotein. The protein has been purified from conditioned medium and identified as ovotransferrin. It is transiently expressed during the in vitro differentiation of hypertrophic chondrocytes into osteoblast-like cells. In cultured hypertrophic chondrocytes treated with 500 nM retinoic acid, ovotransferrin is maximally expressed 3 d after retinoic acid addition, when the cartilage-bone-specific collagen shift occurs, and decays between the 5th and the 10th day, when cells have fully acquired the osteoblast-like phenotype. Similar results were obtained when retinoic acid was added to the culture at the 50 nM "physiological" concentration. Cells expressing ovotransferrin also coexpress ovotransferrin receptors. This suggests an autocrine mechanism in the control of chondrocyte differentiation to osteoblast-like cells.
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- C Gentili
- Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Universita' di Genova, Italy
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Modrowski D, Marie PJ. Cells isolated from the endosteal bone surface of adult rats express differentiated osteoblastic characteristics in vitro. Cell Tissue Res 1993; 271:499-505. [PMID: 8472307 DOI: 10.1007/bf02913733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Endosteal bone surface cells were previously shown to be involved in the regulation of bone formation in humans. In this study, we have characterized the cells isolated from the endosteal bone surface in adult rats. Fragments of periosteum-free tibia were obtained from 4-, 6- and 9-month-old rats by collagenase digestion, and the phenotypic characteristics of the osteoblastic cells migrating from the endosteal bone surface were evaluated in culture. Endosteal bone surface cells present a strong alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity as shown by cytochemistry and measured biochemically. The cells synthesize high levels of osteocalcin as measured by radioimmunoassay. Osteocalcin production was increased after stimulation with 10 nM 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2 D) and the response to 1,25(OH)2 D was similar at all ages. Endosteal cells from young adult rats (4 months old) but not from older rats (6 and 9 months old) showed increased cAMP production in response to 10 nM parathyroid hormone (PTH), suggesting an age-related decrease in the PTH-responsiveness of the bone surface cells. Immunocytochemistry using specific antibodies showed that preconfluent endosteal bone cells from adult rats expressed collagen and noncollagenous bone proteins in culture in the absence of inducers. The cells synthesized mostly type-I collagen which remained localized intracellularly. Type-III collagen was only expressed at low levels. The bone surface cells also expressed osteocalcin and bone sialoprotein, two markers of differentiated osteoblasts, as well as osteonectin.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- D Modrowski
- Unité 349 INSERM, Cell and Molecular Biology of Bone and Cartilage, Hospital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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Okihana H, Shimomura Y. A monoclonal antibody distinguishes growth cartilage from other types of cartilage: a new probe for osteogenic cartilage. THE HISTOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 1993; 25:166-71. [PMID: 8468188 DOI: 10.1007/bf00157989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were raised by injection of a homogenate of cultured growth cartilage (GC) cells from young rabbit ribs. These mAbs were examined by immunohistochemical staining for their reactivity to paraffin sections of rabbit tissues. The results showed that an mAb reacted preferentially with late hypertrophic and calcified costal GC zones. The mAb also reacted with hypertrophic GC adjacent to bone that existed in sternum and femur, but not to other cartilages, including resting cartilage, articular cartilage, auricular cartilage, nasal cartilage, tracheal cartilage and meniscus cartilage, or with other tissues, including tendon, skin, muscles, lung, liver, heart, thymus, spleen, eye and gut. It reacted with a wider area of the GC zone when the sections were decalcified, although its reactivity with the extended area was much less intensive than that with late hypertrophic and calcified GC zones. On treatment of the sections with bacterial collagenase, neither the reactive area nor its intensity were changed, while when treated with trypsin the reactivity was lost. These results suggest the existence of a certain molecule which distinguishes GC (osteogenic cartilage) from other (non-osteogenic) cartilage. This mAb is a useful probe for distinguishing osteogenic cartilage from non-osteogenic cartilage, and for studying differentiation steps of cartilage cells in endochondral bone formation. The mAb can also be used as a probe for clinical and stored specimens because it reacts with decalcified and paraffin-embedded human specimens.
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- H Okihana
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa-shi, Japan
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