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Cao Z, Zhu Y, Li Y, Yuan Z, Han B, Guo Y. The mechanical regulatory role of ATP13a3 in osteogenic differentiation of pre-osteoblasts. Adv Med Sci 2024; 69:339-348. [PMID: 39004219 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2024.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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PURPOSE The process of osteogenic differentiation hinges upon the pivotal role of mechanical signals. Previous studies found that mechanical tensile strain of 2500 microstrain (με) at a frequency of 0.5 Hz promoted osteogenesis in vitro. However, the mechanism of the mechanical strain influencing osteogenesis at the cellular and molecular levels are not yet fully understood. This study aimed to explore the mechanism of mechanical strain on osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Proteomics analysis was conducted to explore the mechanical strain that significantly impacted the protein expression. Bioinformatics identified important mechanosensitive proteins and the expression of genes was investigated using real-time PCR. The dual-luciferase assay revealed the relationship between the miRNA and its target gene. Overexpression and downexpression of the gene, to explore its role in mechanically induced osteogenic differentiation and transcriptomics, revealed further mechanisms in this process. RESULTS Proteomics and bioinformatics identified an important mechanosensitive lowexpression protein ATP13A3, and the expression of Atp13a3 gene was also reduced. The dual-luciferase assay revealed that microRNA-3070-3p (miR-3070-3p) targeted the Atp13a3 gene. Furthermore, the downexpression of Atp13a3 promoted the expression levels of osteogenic differentiation-related genes and proteins, and this process was probably mediated by the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) signaling pathway. CONCLUSION Atp13a3 responded to mechanical tensile strain to regulate osteogenic differentiation, and the TNF signaling pathway regulated by Atp13a3 was probably involved in this process. These novel insights suggested that Atp13a3 was probably a potential osteogenesis and bone formation regulator.
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- Zhen Cao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China; Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi, China; Department of Histology & Embryology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China; Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China; Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China; Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China; Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China; Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
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Seki Y, Takebe H, Nakao Y, Sato K, Mizoguchi T, Nakamura H, Iijima M, Hosoya A. Osteoblast differentiation of Gli1⁺ cells via Wnt and BMP signaling pathways during orthodontic tooth movement. J Oral Biosci 2024; 66:373-380. [PMID: 38499228 DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Factors that induce bone formation during orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) remain unclear. Gli1 was recently identified as a stem cell marker in the periodontal ligament (PDL). Therefore, we evaluated the mechanism of differentiation of Cre/LoxP-mediated Gli1/Tomato+ cells into osteoblasts during OTM. METHODS After the final administration of tamoxifen to 8-week-old Gli1-CreERT2/ROSA26-loxP-stop-loxP-tdTomato mice for 2 days, nickel-titanium closed coil springs were attached between the upper anterior alveolar bone and the first molar. Immunohistochemical localizations of β-catenin, Smad4, and Runx2 were observed in the PDL on 2, 5, and 10 days after OTM initiation. RESULTS In the untreated tooth, few Gli1/Tomato+ cells were detected in the PDL. Two days after OTM initiation, the number of Gli1/Tomato+ cells increased in the PDL on the tension side. On this side, 49.3 ± 7.0% of β-catenin+ and 48.7 ± 5.7% of Smad4+ cells were found in the PDL, and Runx2 expression was detected in some Gli1/Tomato+ cells apart from the alveolar bone. The number of positive cells in the PDL reached a maximum on day 5. In contrast, on the compression side, β-catenin and Smad4 exhibited less immunoreactivity. On day 10, Gli1/Tomato+ cells were aligned on the alveolar bone on the tension side, with some expressing Runx2. CONCLUSIONS Gli1+ cells in the PDL differentiated into osteoblasts during OTM. Wnt and bone morphogenetic proteins signaling pathways may be involved in this differentiation.
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- Yuri Seki
- Division of Histology, Department of Oral Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, Health Science University of Hokkaido. Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, 061-0293, Japan
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- Division of Histology, Department of Oral Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, Health Science University of Hokkaido. Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, 061-0293, Japan
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- Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Department of Oral Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, Health Science University of Hokkaido. Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, 061-0293, Japan
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- Division of Periodontology and Endodontology, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, 061-0293, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Matsumoto Dental University, Nagano, 399-0781, Japan
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- Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Department of Oral Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, Health Science University of Hokkaido. Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, 061-0293, Japan
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- Division of Histology, Department of Oral Growth and Development, School of Dentistry, Health Science University of Hokkaido. Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, 061-0293, Japan.
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Zhu Y, Li Y, Cao Z, Xue J, Wang X, Hu T, Han B, Guo Y. Mechanically strained osteocyte-derived exosomes contained miR-3110-5p and miR-3058-3p and promoted osteoblastic differentiation. Biomed Eng Online 2024; 23:44. [PMID: 38705993 PMCID: PMC11070085 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-024-01237-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteocytes are critical mechanosensory cells in bone, and mechanically stimulated osteocytes produce exosomes that can induce osteogenesis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important constituents of exosomes, and some miRNAs in osteocytes regulate osteogenic differentiation; previous studies have indicated that some differentially expressed miRNAs in mechanically strained osteocytes likely influence osteoblastic differentiation. Therefore, screening and selection of miRNAs that regulate osteogenic differentiation in exosomes of mechanically stimulated osteocytes are important. RESULTS A mechanical tensile strain of 2500 με at 0.5 Hz 1 h per day for 3 days, elevated prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity of MLO-Y4 osteocytes, and promoted osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts. Fourteen miRNAs differentially expressed only in MLO-Y4 osteocytes which were stimulated with mechanical tensile strain, were screened, and the miRNAs related to osteogenesis were identified. Four differentially expressed miRNAs (miR-1930-3p, miR-3110-5p, miR-3090-3p, and miR-3058-3p) were found only in mechanically strained osteocytes, and the four miRNAs, eight targeted mRNAs which were differentially expressed only in mechanically strained osteoblasts, were also identified. In addition, the mechanically strained osteocyte-derived exosomes promoted the osteoblastic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro, the exosomes were internalized by osteoblasts, and the up-regulated miR-3110-5p and miR-3058-3p in mechanically strained osteocytes, were both increased in the exosomes, which was verified via reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). CONCLUSIONS In osteocytes, a mechanical tensile strain of 2500 με at 0.5 Hz induced the fourteen differentially expressed miRNAs which probably were in exosomes of osteocytes and involved in osteogenesis. The mechanically strained osteocyte-derived exosomes which contained increased miR-3110-5p and miR-3058-3p (two of the 14 miRNAs), promoted osteoblastic differentiation.
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- Yingwen Zhu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
- Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
- Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
- Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
- Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Intelligent Medicine and Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
- Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Guilin Medical University), No. 1 Zhiyuan Road, Lingui District, Guilin, 541199, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
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Shu J, Deng H, Zhang Y, Wu F, He J. Cancer cell response to extrinsic and intrinsic mechanical cue: opportunities for tumor apoptosis strategies. Regen Biomater 2024; 11:rbae016. [PMID: 38476678 PMCID: PMC10932484 DOI: 10.1093/rb/rbae016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Increasing studies have revealed the importance of mechanical cues in tumor progression, invasiveness and drug resistance. During malignant transformation, changes manifest in either the mechanical properties of the tissue or the cellular ability to sense and respond to mechanical signals. The major focus of the review is the subtle correlation between mechanical cues and apoptosis in tumor cells from a mechanobiology perspective. To begin, we focus on the intracellular force, examining the mechanical properties of the cell interior, and outlining the role that the cytoskeleton and intracellular organelle-mediated intracellular forces play in tumor cell apoptosis. This article also elucidates the mechanisms by which extracellular forces guide tumor cell mechanosensing, ultimately triggering the activation of the mechanotransduction pathway and impacting tumor cell apoptosis. Finally, a comprehensive examination of the present status of the design and development of anti-cancer materials targeting mechanotransduction is presented, emphasizing the underlying design principles. Furthermore, the article underscores the need to address several unresolved inquiries to enhance our comprehension of cancer therapeutics that target mechanotransduction.
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- Jun Shu
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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Cao Z, Yan Z, Wang J, Yang H, Han B, Gao J, Guo Y. Conditioned medium of PC‑3 prostate cancer cells affects microRNA and mRNA profiles in mechanically strained osteoblasts. Exp Ther Med 2023; 25:138. [PMID: 36845959 PMCID: PMC9947580 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2023.11837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Bone is the main site of metastasis from prostate cancer; therefore, it is important to investigate the microRNAs (miRNAs) and mRNA associated with bone metastases from prostate cancer. Since an appropriate mechanical environment is important in the growth of bone, in the present study, the miRNA, mRNA, and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) profiles of mechanically strained osteoblasts treated with conditioned medium (CM) from PC-3 prostate cancer cells were studied. MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells were treated with the CM of PC-3 prostate cancer cells and were simultaneously stimulated with a mechanical tensile strain of 2,500 µε at 0.5 Hz; the osteoblastic differentiation of the MC3T3-E1 cells was then assessed. In addition, the differential expression levels of mRNA, miRNA and lncRNA in MC3T3-E1 cells treated with the CM of PC-3 cells were screened, and some of the miRNAs and mRNAs were verified by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). The signal molecules and signaling pathways associated with osteogenic differentiation were predicted by bioinformatics analysis. The CM of PC-3 prostate cancer cells suppressed osteoblastic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells. A total of seven upregulated miRNAs and 12 downregulated miRNAs were selected by sequencing and further verified using RT-qPCR, and related differentially expressed genes (11 upregulated and 12 downregulated genes) were also selected by sequencing and further verified using RT-qPCR; subsequently, according to the enrichment of differentially expressed genes in signaling pathways, nine signaling pathways involved in osteogenic differentiation were screened out. Furthermore, a functional mRNA-miRNA-lncRNA regulatory network was constructed. The differentially expressed miRNAs, mRNAs and lncRNAs may provide a novel signature in bone metastases of prostate cancer. Notably, some of the signaling pathways and related genes may be associated with pathological osteogenic differentiation caused by bone metastasis of prostate cancer.
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- Zhen Cao
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Department of Histology & Embryology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guilin Medical University, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, Guangxi 541199, P.R. China
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Sun J, Chan YT, Ho KWK, Zhang L, Bian L, Tuan RS, Jiang Y. "Slow walk" mimetic tensile loading maintains human meniscus tissue resident progenitor cells homeostasis in photocrosslinked gelatin hydrogel. Bioact Mater 2023; 25:256-272. [PMID: 36825224 PMCID: PMC9941420 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Meniscus, the cushion in knee joint, is a load-bearing tissue that transfers mechanical forces to extracellular matrix (ECM) and tissue resident cells. The mechanoresponse of human tissue resident stem/progenitor cells in meniscus (hMeSPCs) is significant to tissue homeostasis and regeneration but is not well understood. This study reports that a mild cyclic tensile loading regimen of ∼1800 loads/day on hMeSPCs seeded in 3-dimensional (3D) photocrosslinked gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel is critical in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Experimentally, a "slow walk" biomimetic cyclic loading regimen (10% tensile strain, 0.5 Hz, 1 h/day, up to 15 days) is applied to hMeSPCs encapsulated in GelMA hydrogel with a magnetic force-controlled loading actuator. The loading significantly increases cell differentiation and fibrocartilage-like ECM deposition without affecting cell viability. Transcriptomic analysis reveals 332 mechanoresponsive genes, clustered into cell senescence, mechanical sensitivity, and ECM dynamics, associated with interleukins, integrins, and collagens/matrix metalloproteinase pathways. The cell-GelMA constructs show active ECM remodeling, traced using a green fluorescence tagged (GFT)-GelMA hydrogel. Loading enhances nascent pericellular matrix production by the encapsulated hMeSPCs, which gradually compensates for the hydrogel loss in the cultures. These findings demonstrate the strong tissue-forming ability of hMeSPCs, and the importance of mechanical factors in maintaining meniscus homeostasis.
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Key Words
- 3D cell-based constructs
- 3D, Three-dimensional
- BMSCs, Bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Biomimetic cyclic loading
- CFUs, Colony forming units
- Col I, Collagen type I
- Col II, Collagen type II
- DS, Degree of substitution
- ECM, Extracellular matrix
- Extracellular matrix
- GAGs, Glycosaminoglycans
- GFT-GelMA, Green fluorescence-tagged GelMA
- GelMA hydrogel
- GelMA, Gelatin methacryloyl
- Human meniscus progenitor cells
- MeHA, Methacrylated hyaluronic acid
- PCM, Pericellular matrix
- PI, Propidium iodide
- PPI, Protein-protein interaction
- hMeSPCs, Human meniscus stem/progenitor cells
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- Jing Sun
- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, And Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,Corresponding author. Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,Center for Neuromusculoskeletal Restorative Medicine, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China,Corresponding author. Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
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Gray VP, Amelung CD, Duti IJ, Laudermilch EG, Letteri RA, Lampe KJ. Biomaterials via peptide assembly: Design, characterization, and application in tissue engineering. Acta Biomater 2022; 140:43-75. [PMID: 34710626 PMCID: PMC8829437 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A core challenge in biomaterials, with both fundamental significance and technological relevance, concerns the rational design of bioactive microenvironments. Designed properly, peptides can undergo supramolecular assembly into dynamic, physical hydrogels that mimic the mechanical, topological, and biochemical features of native tissue microenvironments. The relatively facile, inexpensive, and automatable preparation of peptides, coupled with low batch-to-batch variability, motivates the expanded use of assembling peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications. Integral to realizing dynamic peptide assemblies as functional biomaterials for tissue engineering is an understanding of the molecular and macroscopic features that govern assembly, morphology, and biological interactions. In this review, we first discuss the design of assembling peptides, including primary structure (sequence), secondary structure (e.g., α-helix and β-sheets), and molecular interactions that facilitate assembly into multiscale materials with desired properties. Next, we describe characterization tools for elucidating molecular structure and interactions, morphology, bulk properties, and biological functionality. Understanding of these characterization methods enables researchers to access a variety of approaches in this ever-expanding field. Finally, we discuss the biological properties and applications of peptide-based biomaterials for engineering several important tissues. By connecting molecular features and mechanisms of assembling peptides to the material and biological properties, we aim to guide the design and characterization of peptide-based biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Engineering peptide-based biomaterials that mimic the topological and mechanical properties of natural extracellular matrices provide excellent opportunities to direct cell behavior for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Here we review the molecular-scale features of assembling peptides that result in biomaterials that exhibit a variety of relevant extracellular matrix-mimetic properties and promote beneficial cell-biomaterial interactions. Aiming to inspire and guide researchers approaching this challenge from both the peptide biomaterial design and tissue engineering perspectives, we also present characterization tools for understanding the connection between peptide structure and properties and highlight the use of peptide-based biomaterials in neural, orthopedic, cardiac, muscular, and immune engineering applications.
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- Vincent P Gray
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States.
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Wan HY, Shin RLY, Chen JCH, Assunção M, Wang D, Nilsson SK, Tuan RS, Blocki A. Dextran sulfate-amplified extracellular matrix deposition promotes osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. Acta Biomater 2022; 140:163-177. [PMID: 34875356 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The development of bone-like tissues in vitro that exhibit key features similar to those in vivo is needed to produce tissue models for drug screening and the study of bone physiology and disease pathogenesis. Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a predominant component of bone in vivo; however, as ECM assembly is sub-optimal in vitro, current bone tissue engineering approaches are limited by an imbalance in ECM-to-cell ratio. We amplified the deposition of osteoblastic ECM by supplementing dextran sulfate (DxS) into osteogenically induced cultures of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). DxS, previously implicated to act as a macromolecular crowder, was recently demonstrated to aggregate and co-precipitate major ECM components, including collagen type I, thereby amplifying its deposition. This effect was re-confirmed for MSC cultures undergoing osteogenic induction, where DxS supplementation augmented collagen type I deposition, accompanied by extracellular osteocalcin accumulation. The resulting differentiated osteoblasts exhibited a more mature osteogenic gene expression profile, indicated by a strong upregulation of the intermediate and late osteogenic markers ALP and OCN, respectively. The associated cellular microenvironment was also enriched in bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2). Interestingly, the resulting decellularized matrices exhibited the strongest osteo-inductive effects on re-seeded MSCs, promoted cell proliferation, osteogenic marker expression and ECM calcification. Taken together, these findings suggest that DxS-mediated enhancement of osteogenic differentiation by MSCs is mediated by the amplified ECM, which is enriched in osteo-inductive factors. We have thus established a simple and reproducible approach to generate ECM-rich bone-like tissue in vitro with sequestration of osteo-inductive factors. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: As extracellular matrix (ECM) assembly is significantly retarded in vitro, the imbalance in ECM-to-cell ratio hampers current in vitro bone tissue engineering approaches in their ability to faithfully resemble their in vivo counterpart. We addressed this limitation by leveraging a poly-electrolyte mediated co-assembly and amplified deposition of ECM during osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The resulting pericelluar space in culture was enriched in organic and inorganic bone ECM components, as well as osteo-inductive factors, which promoted the differentiation of MSCs towards a more mature osteoblastic phenotype. These findings thus demonstrated a simple and reproducible approach to generate ECM-rich bone-like tissue in vitro with a closer recapitulation of the in vivo tissue niche.
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Carter A, Popowski K, Cheng K, Greenbaum A, Ligler FS, Moatti A. Enhancement of Bone Regeneration Through the Converse Piezoelectric Effect, A Novel Approach for Applying Mechanical Stimulation. Bioelectricity 2021; 3:255-271. [PMID: 35018335 PMCID: PMC8742263 DOI: 10.1089/bioe.2021.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Serious bone injuries have devastating effects on the lives of patients including limiting working ability and high cost. Orthopedic implants can aid in healing injuries to an extent that exceeds the natural regenerative capabilities of bone to repair fractures or large bone defects. Autografts and allografts are the standard implants used, but disadvantages such as donor site complications, a limited quantity of transplantable bone, and high costs have led to an increased demand for synthetic bone graft substitutes. However, replicating the complex physiological properties of biological bone, much less recapitulating its complex tissue functions, is challenging. Extensive efforts to design biocompatible implants that mimic the natural healing processes in bone have led to the investigation of piezoelectric smart materials because the bone has natural piezoelectric properties. Piezoelectric materials facilitate bone regeneration either by accumulating electric charge in response to mechanical stress, which mimics bioelectric signals through the direct piezoelectric effect or by providing mechanical stimulation in response to electrical stimulation through the converse piezoelectric effect. Although both effects are beneficial, the converse piezoelectric effect can address bone atrophy from stress shielding and immobility by improving the mechanical response of a healing defect. Mechanical stimulation has a positive impact on bone regeneration by activating cellular pathways that increase bone formation and decrease bone resorption. This review will highlight the potential of the converse piezoelectric effect to enhance bone regeneration by discussing the activation of beneficial cellular pathways, the properties of piezoelectric biomaterials, and the potential for the more effective administration of the converse piezoelectric effect using wireless control.
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- Amber Carter
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Zhang S, Huang X, Zhao X, Li B, Cai Y, Liang X, Wan Q. Effect of exercise on bone mineral density among patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs 2021; 31:2100-2111. [PMID: 34725872 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To systematically review and compare the efficacy of different exercise interventions on bone mineral density (BMD, g/cm2 ) in patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia. BACKGROUND It is vitally important to prevent and treat bone loss in patients with osteoporosis and osteopenia. Exercise can effectively increase bone density and slow down bone loss in middle-aged and older people. However, it is still unclear which type of exercise intervention is the most effective on bone mineral density. DESIGN Systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) according to PRISMA. METHODS Randomised controlled trials of different exercise treatments for osteopenia and primary osteoporosis were included. A Frequentist network meta-analysis was conducted to appraise the efficacy of different types of exercise. The outcome was bone mineral density of different parts of the body. RESULTS Ninety-seven studies were included. The network meta-analysis showed that combined exercise, resistance exercise, aerobic exercise and mind-body exercise had a significant effect in improving the bone density of lumbar spine. The surface under the cumulative ranking area (SUCRA) values for mind-body exercise was 0.99 and ranked first. For BMD of the femoral neck, all kinds of exercise interventions increased the bone density significantly compared with no exercise and the optimal type was mind-body exercise (SUCRA = 0.99). In terms of the total hip bone mineral density, aerobic exercise and resistance exercise could improve hip bone density, with the resistance exercise (SUCRA = 0.95) ranking as first. CONCLUSIONS This NMA demonstrated the mind-body exercise might be the optimal exercise type to increase the BMD of the lumbar spine and femoral neck and resistance exercise is the most promising type for total hip BMD.
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- Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, China
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- Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, China
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- Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, China
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- Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, China
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Ma Z, Liu R, Cao F, Li J, Yang J, Kang K, Gao Z, Zhao D. Bone screws of porous silicon carbide coated with tantalum improve osseointegration and osteogenesis in goat femoral neck fractures. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 34192669 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ac103b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Traditional metal materials, such as stainless steel and titanium (Ti) alloys, are still the gold standards for fracture fixation. However, the elastic moduli of these materials differ from that of human cortical bone, and the stress shielding effect affects fracture healing, leading to secondary fractures. Herein, a new porous Ta coated SiC (pTa-SiC) scaffold using in internal fixation devices with good mechanical and biological properties was prepared based on porous silicon carbide (SiC) scaffold and tantalum (Ta) metal. The osteogenic and osseointegration properties of the pTa-SiC scaffold were investigated by bothin vitroandin vivotests. The results showed that compared with porous titanium (pTi), the pTa-SiC promoted the proliferation, migration, and osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Moreover, the internal fixation tests were carried out in a goat load-bearing femoral neck fracture model. Histological results showed good osseointegration around the pTa-SiC screws. And the acid etching results showed that bone cells grew tightly on the pTa-SiC throughout bone canaliculi, and the growth mode was contact osteogenesis, which indicated good biological fixation effects. Therefore, it is reasonable to be expected that the new pTa-SiC scaffold with excellent mechanical and biological properties could be a promising candidate for bone implant field.
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- Zhijie Ma
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
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- Orthopaedic of Department, Affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, People's Republic of China
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- Orthopaedic of Department, Affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, People's Republic of China
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- Orthopaedic of Department, Affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, People's Republic of China
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- Orthopaedic of Department, Affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, People's Republic of China
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- Orthopaedic of Department, Affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, People's Republic of China
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Shrestha S, Shrestha BK, Ko SW, Kandel R, Park CH, Kim CS. Engineered cellular microenvironments from functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes integrating Zein/Chitosan @Polyurethane for bone cell regeneration. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 251:117035. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Uniaxial Static Strain Promotes Osteoblast Proliferation and Bone Matrix Formation in Distraction Osteogenesis In Vitro. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:3906426. [PMID: 32855965 PMCID: PMC7443025 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3906426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective We aimed at investigating the effects of uniaxial static strain on osteoblasts in distraction osteogenesis (DO). Methods To simulate the mechanical stimulation of osteoblasts during DO, 10% uniaxial static strain was applied to osteoblasts using a homemade multiunit cell stretching and compressing device. Before and after applying strain stimulation, the morphological changes of osteoblasts were observed by inverted phase-contrast microscopy, Coomassie blue staining, and immunofluorescence. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, mRNA levels (proliferating cell nuclear antigen [PCNA], ALP, Runx2, osteocalcin [OCN], collagen type I, hypoxia-inducible factor- [HIF-] 1α, and vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF]), and protein levels (Runx2, OCN, collagen type I, HIF-1α, and VEGF) were evaluated by using ALP kit, real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, western blot, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results After the mechanical stimulation, the cytoskeleton microfilaments were rearranged, and the cell growth direction of the osteoblasts became ordered, with their direction being at an angle of about 45° from the direction of strain. The proliferation of osteoblasts and the expression levels of mRNA and protein of ALP, Runx2, OCN, collagen type I, HIF-1α, and VEGF were significantly higher than in the nonstretch control groups. Conclusion Our homemade device can exert uniaxial static strain and promote the proliferation of osteoblasts and bone matrix formation. It can be used to simulate the mechanical stimulation of osteoblasts during DO.
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Yokoi H, Take Y, Uchida R, Magome T, Shimomura K, Mae T, Okamoto T, Hanai T, Chong Y, Sato S, Hikida M, Nakata K. Vibration acceleration promotes endochondral formation during fracture healing through cellular chondrogenic differentiation. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229127. [PMID: 32134943 PMCID: PMC7058294 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Vibration acceleration through whole body vibration has been reported to promote fracture healing. However, the mechanism responsible for this effect remains unclear. Purpose of this study was to determine whether vibration acceleration directly affects cells around the fracture site and promotes endochondral ossification. Four-week-old female Wistar Hannover rats were divided into two groups (vibration [V group] and control [C group]). The eighth ribs on both sides were cut vertically using scissors. From postoperative day 3 to 11, vibration acceleration using Power Plate® (30 Hz, low amplitude [30-Low], 10 min/day) was applied in the V group. Mature calluses appeared earlier in the V group than in the C group by histological analysis. The GAG content in the fracture callus on day 6 was significantly higher in the V group than in the C group. The mRNA expressions of SOX-9, aggrecan, and Col-II in the fracture callus on day 6 and Col-X on day 9 were significantly higher in the V group than in the C group. For in vitro analysis, four different conditions of vibration acceleration (30 or 50 Hz with low or high amplitude [30-Low, 30-High, 50-Low, and 50-High], 10 min/day) were applied to a prechondrogenic cell (ATDC5) and an undifferentiated cell (C3H10T1/2). There was no significant difference in cell proliferation between the control and any of the four vibration conditions for both cell lines. For both cell lines, alcian blue staining was greater under 30-Low and 50-Low conditions than under control as well as 30-High and 50-High conditions on days 7 and 14. Vibration acceleration under 30-L condition upregulated chondrogenic gene expressions of SOX-9, aggrecan, Col-II, and Col-X. Low-amplitude vibration acceleration can promote endochondral ossification in the fracture healing in vivo and chondrogenic differentiation in vitro.
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- Hiroyuki Yokoi
- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Jung H, Akkus O. Diffuse microdamage in bone activates anabolic response by osteoblasts via involvement of voltage-gated calcium channels. J Bone Miner Metab 2020; 38:151-160. [PMID: 31493248 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-019-01042-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Matrix damage sustained by bone tissue is repaired by the concerted action of bone cells. Previous studies have reported extracellular calcium ([Ca2+]E) efflux to originate from regions of bone undergoing diffuse microdamage termed as "diffuse microdamage-induced calcium efflux" (DMICE). DMICE has also been shown to activate and increase intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]I) signaling in osteoblasts via the involvement of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC). Past studies have assessed early stage (< 1 h) responses of osteoblasts to DMICE. The current study tested the hypothesis that DMICE has longer-term sustained effect such that it induces anabolic response of osteoblasts. MATERIALS AND METHODS Osteoblasts derived from mouse calvariae were seeded on devitalized bovine bone wafers. Localized diffuse damage was induced in the vicinity of cells by bending. The response of osteoblasts to DMICE was evaluated by testing gene expression, protein synthesis and mineralized nodule formation. RESULTS Cells on damaged bone wafers showed a significant increase in RUNX2 and Osterix expression compared to non-loaded control. Also, RUNX2 and Osterix expression were suppressed significantly when the cells were treated with bepridil, a non-selective VGCC inhibitor, prior to loading. Significantly higher amounts of osteocalcin and mineralized nodules were synthesized by osteoblasts on diffuse damaged bone wafers, while bepridil treatment resulted in a significant decrease in osteocalcin production and mineralized nodule formation. CONCLUSION In conclusion, this study demonstrated that DMICE activates anabolic responses of osteoblasts through activation of VGCC. Future studies of osteoblast response to DMICE in vivo will help to clarify how bone cells repair diffuse microdamage.
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- Hyungjin Jung
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
- Department of Orthopedics, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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Pagnotti GM, Styner M, Uzer G, Patel VS, Wright LE, Ness KK, Guise TA, Rubin J, Rubin CT. Combating osteoporosis and obesity with exercise: leveraging cell mechanosensitivity. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2019; 15:339-355. [PMID: 30814687 PMCID: PMC6520125 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-019-0170-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Osteoporosis, a condition of skeletal decline that undermines quality of life, is treated with pharmacological interventions that are associated with poor adherence and adverse effects. Complicating efforts to improve clinical outcomes, the incidence of obesity is increasing, predisposing the population to a range of musculoskeletal complications and metabolic disorders. Pharmacological management of obesity has yet to deliver notable reductions in weight and debilitating complications are rarely avoided. By contrast, exercise shows promise as a non-invasive and non-pharmacological method of regulating both osteoporosis and obesity. The principal components of exercise - mechanical signals - promote bone and muscle anabolism while limiting formation and expansion of fat mass. Mechanical regulation of bone and marrow fat might be achieved by regulating functions of differentiated cells in the skeletal tissue while biasing lineage selection of their common progenitors - mesenchymal stem cells. An inverse relationship between adipocyte versus osteoblast fate selection from stem cells is implicated in clinical conditions such as childhood obesity and increased marrow adiposity in type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as contributing to skeletal frailty. Understanding how exercise-induced mechanical signals can be used to improve bone quality while decreasing fat mass and metabolic dysfunction should lead to new strategies to treat chronic diseases such as osteoporosis and obesity.
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- Gabriel M Pagnotti
- School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- College of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
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Zhang J, Xu S, Zhang Y, Zou S, Li X. Effects of equibiaxial mechanical stretch on extracellular matrix-related gene expression in human calvarial osteoblasts. Eur J Oral Sci 2018; 127:10-18. [PMID: 30474904 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mechanical stretch commonly promotes craniofacial suture remodeling during interceptive orthodontics. The mechanical responses of osteoblasts in craniofacial sutures play a role in suture remodeling. Moreover, the extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by osteoblasts is crucial for the transduction of mechanical signals that promote cell differentiation. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of mechanical stretch on cell viability and ECM-related gene-expression changes in human osteoblasts. Human calvarial osteoblasts (HCObs) were subjected to 2% deformation. Caspase activity, MTT, and cell viability assays were used to estimate osteoblast apoptosis, proliferation, and viability, respectively. Real-time RT-PCR (RT2 -PCR) arrays were used to assess expression of cytoskeletal-, apoptosis-, osteogenesis-, and ECM-related genes. We found that mechanical stretch significantly increased osteoblast viability and cell proliferation, and decreased the activities of caspases 3 and 7. Moreover, the expression of 18 genes related to osteoblast differentiation, apoptosis, and ECM remodeling changed by more than two-fold in a time-dependent manner. Therefore, mechanical stretch promotes HCOb viability and alters expression of genes that are closely related to suture remodeling under mechanical stretch.
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- Jiawei Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Yang H, Yao Y, Li H, Ho LWC, Yin B, Yung WY, Leung KCF, Mak AFT, Choi CHJ. Promoting intracellular delivery of sub-25 nm nanoparticles via defined levels of compression. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:15090-15102. [PMID: 30059120 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04927k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Many investigations into the interactions between nanoparticles and mammalian cells entail the use of culture systems that do not account for the effect of extracellular mechanical cues, such as compression. In this work, we present an experimental set-up to systematically investigate the combined effects of nanoparticle size and compressive stress on the cellular uptake and intracellular localization of poly(ethylene glycol)-coated gold nanoparticles (Au-PEG NPs). Specifically, we employ an automated micromechanical system to apply defined levels of compressive strain to an agarose gel, which transmits defined amounts of unconfined, uniaxial compressive stress to a monolayer of C2C12 mouse myoblasts seeded underneath the gel without compromising cell viability. Notably, uptake of Au-PEG NPs smaller than 25 nm by compressed myoblasts is up to 5-fold higher than that by uncompressed cells. The optimal compressive stress for maximizing the cellular uptake of sub-25 nm NPs monotonically increases with NP size. With and without compression, the Au-PEG NPs enter C2C12 cells via energy-dependent uptake; they also enter compressed cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis as the major pathway. Upon cellular entry, the Au-PEG NPs more readily reside in the late endosomes or lysosomes of compressed cells than uncompressed cells. Results from our experimental set-up yield mechanistic insights into the delivery of NPs to cell types under extracellular compression.
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- Hongrong Yang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Han B, Wei SP, Zhang XC, Li H, Li Y, Li RX, Li K, Zhang XZ. Effects of constrained dynamic loading, CKIP‑1 gene knockout and combination stimulations on bone loss caused by mechanical unloading. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:2506-2514. [PMID: 29956799 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Mechanical stimulation plays an important role in maintaining the growth and normal function of the skeletal system. Mechanical unloading occurs, for example, in astronauts spending long periods of time in space or in patients on prolonged bed rest, and causes a rapid loss of bone mass. Casein kinase 2‑interacting protein‑1 (CKIP‑1) is a novel negative bone regulation factor that has been demonstrated to reduce bone loss and enhance bone formation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of constrained dynamic loading (Loading) in combination with CKIP‑1 gene knockout (KO) on unloading‑induced bone loss in tail‑suspension mice. The blood serum metabolism index [alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and osteocalcin (OCN) levels], tibia mechanical behavior (including bone trabecular microstructure parameters and tibia biomechanical properties), osteoblast‑related gene expression [ALP, OCN, collagen I and bone morphogenetic protein‑2 and osteoprotegerin (OPG)] and osteoclast‑related gene expression [receptor activators of NF‑kB ligand (RANKL)] were measured. The results demonstrated that mice experienced a loss of bone mass after four weeks of tail suspension compared with a wild type group. The mechanical properties, microarchitecture and mRNA expression were significantly increased in mice after Loading + KO treatment (P<0.05). Furthermore, compared with loading or KO alone, the ratio of OPG/RANKL was increased in the combined treatment group. The combined effect of Loading + KO was greater than that observed with loading or KO alone (P<0.05). The present study demonstrates that Loading + KO can counter unloading‑induced bone loss, and combining the two treatments has an additive effect. These results indicate that combined therapy could be a novel strategy for the clinical treatment of disuse osteoporosis associated with space travel or bed rest.
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- Biao Han
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Technology, Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Technology, Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Logistical College of People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Technology, Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Logistical College of People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Technology, Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Technology, Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Technology, Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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Fu X, Khalil H, Kanisicak O, Boyer JG, Vagnozzi RJ, Maliken BD, Sargent MA, Prasad V, Valiente-Alandi I, Blaxall BC, Molkentin JD. Specialized fibroblast differentiated states underlie scar formation in the infarcted mouse heart. J Clin Invest 2018; 128:2127-2143. [PMID: 29664017 PMCID: PMC5957472 DOI: 10.1172/jci98215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 423] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Fibroblasts are a dynamic cell type that achieve selective differentiated states to mediate acute wound healing and long-term tissue remodeling with scarring. With myocardial infarction injury, cardiomyocytes are replaced by secreted extracellular matrix proteins produced by proliferating and differentiating fibroblasts. Here, we employed 3 different mouse lineage-tracing models and stage-specific gene profiling to phenotypically analyze and classify resident cardiac fibroblast dynamics during myocardial infarction injury and stable scar formation. Fibroblasts were activated and highly proliferative, reaching a maximum rate within 2 to 4 days after infarction injury, at which point they expanded 3.5-fold and were maintained long term. By 3 to 7 days, these cells differentiated into myofibroblasts that secreted abundant extracellular matrix proteins and expressed smooth muscle α-actin to structurally support the necrotic area. By 7 to 10 days, myofibroblasts lost proliferative ability and smooth muscle α-actin expression as the collagen-containing extracellular matrix and scar fully matured. However, these same lineage-traced initial fibroblasts persisted within the scar, achieving a new molecular and stable differentiated state referred to as a matrifibrocyte, which was also observed in the scars of human hearts. These cells express common and unique extracellular matrix and tendon genes that are more specialized to support the mature scar.
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- Xing Fu
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- AgCenter, School of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- CCHMC, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Liu Q, Guo Y, Wang Y, Zou X, Yan Z. miR‑98‑5p promotes osteoblast differentiation in MC3T3‑E1 cells by targeting CKIP‑1. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:4797-4802. [PMID: 29328483 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Casein kinase 2-interacting protein 1 (CKIP-1) is a negative regulator for bone formation. Previously, using bioinformatics analysis, CKIP‑1 has been predicted to serve the role of target gene of miR‑98‑5p. In the present study, the potential role of miR‑98‑5p in regulating osteoblast differentiation through CKIP‑1 was investigated. Following pre‑treatment with microRNA (miR)‑98‑5p agomir or miR‑98‑5p antagomir, MC3T3‑E1 cells were cultured in an osteoinductive medium. Subsequently, the expression of miR‑98‑5p, CKIP‑1 and levels of osteoblast differentiation markers, including alkaline phosphatase, matrix mineralization, osteocaicin, collagen type I, runt‑related transcription factor 2 and osteopontin were assayed. Using a dual‑luciferase reporter assay, it was demonstrated that CKIP‑1 was the target gene of miR‑98‑5p. miR‑98‑5p was upregulated as a result of treatment with miR‑98‑5p agomir and promoted osteoblast differentiation. Conversely, miR‑98‑5p antagomir inhibited miR‑98‑5p expression and osteoblast differentiation. miR‑98‑5p targeted CKIP‑1 by binding to its 3'‑untranslated region. Furthermore, miR‑98‑5p overexpression decreased the protein levels of CKIP‑1 and inhibition of miR‑98‑5p increased the protein levels of CKIP‑1. The results of the present study indicated that CKIP‑1 was a target gene of miR‑98‑5p and that miR‑98‑5p regulated osteoblast differentiation in MC3T3‑E1 cells by targeting CKIP‑1.
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- Qiliang Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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Suzuki SS, Garcez AS, Suzuki H, Ervolino E, Moon W, Ribeiro MS. Low-level laser therapy stimulates bone metabolism and inhibits root resorption during tooth movement in a rodent model. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2016; 9:1222-1235. [PMID: 27647761 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201600016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This study evaluated the biological effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on bone remodeling, tooth displacement and root resorption, occurred during the orthodontic tooth movement. Upper first molars of a total of sixty-eight male rats were subjected to orthodontic tooth movement and euthanized on days 3, 6, 9, 14 and 21 days and divided as negative control, control and LLLT group. Tooth displacement and histomorphometric analysis were performed in all animals; scanning electron microscopy analysis was done on days 3, 6 and 9, as well as the immunohistochemistry analysis of RANKL/OPG and TRAP markers. Volumetric changes in alveolar bone were analyzed using MicroCT images on days 14 and 21. LLLT influenced bone resorption by increasing the number of TRAP-positive osteoclasts and the RANKL expression at the compression side. This resulted in less alveolar bone and hyalinization areas on days 6, 9 and 14. LLLT also induced less bone volume and density, facilitating significant acceleration of tooth movement and potential reduction in root resorption besides stimulating bone formation at the tension side by enhancing OPG expression, increasing trabecular thickness and bone volume on day 21. Taken together, our results indicate that LLLT can stimulate bone remodeling reducing root resorption in a rat model. LLLT improves tooth movement via bone formation and bone resorption in a rat model.
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- Selly Sayuri Suzuki
- CLA - Center for Laser and Applications, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, São Leopoldo Mandic School and Dental Institute, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Orthodontics, São Leopoldo Mandic School and Dental Institute, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Basic Science and Embryology and Histology, Dental School of Araçatuba - UNESP, Brazil
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- Section of Orthodontics, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- CLA - Center for Laser and Applications, Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Brazil
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Yuan Y, Chen X, Zhang L, Wu J, Guo J, Zou D, Chen B, Sun Z, Shen C, Zou J. The roles of exercise in bone remodeling and in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 122:122-130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Robin M, Almeida C, Azaïs T, Haye B, Illoul C, Lesieur J, Giraud-Guille MM, Nassif N, Hélary C. Involvement of 3D osteoblast migration and bone apatite during in vitro early osteocytogenesis. Bone 2016; 88:146-156. [PMID: 27150828 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The transition from osteoblast to osteocyte is described to occur through passive entrapment mechanism (self-buried, or embedded by neighboring cells). Here, we provide evidence of a new pathway where osteoblasts are "more" active than generally assumed. We demonstrate that osteoblasts possess the ability to migrate and differentiate into early osteocytes inside dense collagen matrices. This step involves MMP-13 simultaneously with IBSP and DMP1 expression. We also show that osteoblast migration is enhanced by the presence of apatite bone mineral. To reach this conclusion, we used an in vitro hybrid model based on both the structural characteristics of the osteoid tissue (including its density, texture and three-dimensional order), and the use of bone-like apatite. This finding highlights the mutual dynamic influence of osteoblast cell and bone extra cellular matrix. Such interactivity extends the role of physicochemical effects in bone morphogenesis complementing the widely studied molecular signals. This result represents a conceptual advancement in the fundamental understanding of bone formation.
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- Marc Robin
- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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- EA 2496, Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies of the Tooth, UFR Odontologie, University Paris Descartes PRES Sorbonne Paris Cite, Montrouge, France
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- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Universités UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Collège de France, Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris UMR 7574, 11 place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005 Paris, France.
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Zeng Z, Yin X, Zhang X, Jing D, Feng X. Cyclic stretch enhances bone morphogenetic protein-2-induced osteoblastic differentiation through the inhibition of Hey1. Int J Mol Med 2015; 36:1273-81. [PMID: 26647760 PMCID: PMC4601743 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Substantial evidence has indicated that osteoblastic differentiation may be regulated by mechanical loads or bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2). BMP-2-induced in vivo osteogenesis can be significantly enhanced in the presence of mechanical stimuli, revealing the therapeutic potential of the combined application of BMP-2 and mechanical loads in clinical bone diseases (e.g., bone fractures and osteoporosis); however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In this study, we found that cyclic stretch or BMP-2 alone increased the expression of osteoblastic differentiation markers, including alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), as shown by RT-qPCR, western blot analysis and ALP activity test. Furthermore, our results revealed that cyclic mechanical stretch with 10% elongation at 0.1 Hz significantly enhanced the BMP-2-induced upregulation of ALP and Runx2 expression in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. Cyclic stretch also inhibited the BMP-2-induced upregulation of Hes-related family bHLH transcription factor with YRPW motif 1 (Hey1, measured by RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence staining), a potent negative regulator of osteogenesis. Moreover, the transient transfection of a Hey1 expression plasmid (pcDNA3.1-Hey1) significantly reversed the effects of cyclic stretch on the BMP-2-induced upregulation of differentiation markers in the MC3T3-E1 cells. This revealed the importance of Hey1 in modulating BMP-2-induced osteoblastic differentiation in response to cyclic stretch. Taken together, our results demonstrated that cyclic stretch enhanced the BMP-2-induced osteoblastic differentiation through the inhibition of Hey1. The present study broadens our fundamental knowledge of osteoblastic mechanotransduction and also sheds new insight into the mechanisms through which the combined application of BMP-2 and mechanical load promotes osteogenesis.
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- Zhaobin Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Stomatology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, Liaoning 110840, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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Aisha M, Nor-Ashikin M, Sharaniza A, Nawawi H, Froemming G. Orbital fluid shear stress promotes osteoblast metabolism, proliferation and alkaline phosphates activity in vitro. Exp Cell Res 2015; 337:87-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Wang QS, Zhang XC, Li RX, Sun JG, Su WH, Guo Y, Li H, Zhang XZ. A comparative study of mechanical strain, icariin and combination stimulations on improving osteoinductive potential via NF-kappaB activation in osteoblast-like cells. Biomed Eng Online 2015; 14:46. [PMID: 25994935 PMCID: PMC4455701 DOI: 10.1186/s12938-015-0039-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background The combination of drugs and exercise was the effective treatment in bone injure and rebuilding in clinic. As mechanical strain has potential in inducing the differentiation of osteoblasts in our previous study, the further research to investigate the combination of mechanical strain and icariin stimulation on inducing osteoblast proliferation, differentiation and the possible mechanism in MC3T3-E1 cell line. Methods A whole cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that detects the bromodeoxyuridine incorporation during DNA synthesis was applied to evaluate the proliferation. The mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteocalcin (OCN), type I collagen (Col I), bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) and BMP-4 was detected by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. The activity of ALP was analyzed by ELISA and the protein expression of OCN, Col I and BMP-2 was assessed by western blot. Moreover, the activity of nuclear transcription factor kappa-B (NF-κB) signaling pathway was investigated with the expression of inhibitor of κB (IκB) α, phosphorylation of IκB-α (P-IκB-α), p65, P-p65 by western blot. Results We observed that compared to single mechanical strain or icariin stimulation, the mRNA and protein expressions of ALP (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), OCN (P < 0.01) and Col I (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) were increased significantly by the combination of mechanical strain and icariin stimulation. Moreover, the combination of mechanical strain and icariin stimulation could up-regulate the expression of BMP-2 (P < 0.01) and BMP-4 compared to single mechanical strain or icariin stimulation. The combination of mechanical strain and icariin stimulation could activate NF-κB signaling pathway by increasing the expression of IκB α, P-IκB-α, p65, P-p65 (P < 0.01). Conclusion The combination of mechanical strain and icariin stimulation could activate the NF-κB pathway to improve the proliferation, differentiation of osteoblast-like cells.
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- Qiang-Song Wang
- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 106 Wandong Road, Hedong District, Tianjin, 300162, People's Republic of China.
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Zeng Q, Guo Y, Liu Y, Li R, Zhang X, Liu L, Wang Y, Zhang X, Zou X. Integrin-β1, not integrin-β5, mediates osteoblastic differentiation and ECM formation promoted by mechanical tensile strain. Biol Res 2015; 48:25. [PMID: 25971622 PMCID: PMC4436743 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-015-0014-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mechanical strain plays a great role in growth and differentiation of osteoblast. A previous study indicated that integrin-β (β1, β5) mediated osteoblast proliferation promoted by mechanical tensile strain. However, the involvement of integrin-β in osteoblastic differentiation and extracellular matrix (ECM) formation induced by mechanical tensile strain, remains unclear. RESULTS After transfection with integrin-β1 siRNA or integrin-β5 siRNA, mouse MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts were cultured in cell culture dishes and stimulated with mechanical tensile strain of 2500 microstrain (με) at 0.5 Hz applied once a day for 1 h over 3 or 5 consecutive days. The cyclic tensile strain promoted osteoblastic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells. Transfection with integrin-β1 siRNA attenuated the osteoblastic diffenentiation induced by the tensile strain. By contrast, transfection with integrin-β5 siRNA had little effect on the osteoblastic differentiation induced by the strain. At the same time, the result of ECM formation promoted by the strain, was similar to the osteoblastic differentiation. CONCLUSION Integrin-β1 mediates osteoblast differentiation and osteoblastic ECM formation promoted by cyclic tensile strain, and integrin-β5 is not involved in the osteoblasts response to the tensile strain.
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- Qiangcheng Zeng
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Macromolecular Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, Dezhou University, Dezhou, 253023, Shandong, China.
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China. .,Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300161, China.
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China.
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- Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300161, China.
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- Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300161, China.
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- Chemistry Department, Logistics College of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin, China.
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China.
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- Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300161, China.
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China.
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Guo Y, Wang Y, Liu Y, Liu Y, Zeng Q, Zhao Y, Zhang X, Zhang X. MicroRNA-218, microRNA-191*, microRNA-3070a and microRNA-33 are responsive to mechanical strain exerted on osteoblastic cells. Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:3033-8. [PMID: 25937096 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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MicroRNA (miRNA) is an important regulator of cell differentiation and function. Mechanical strain is important in the growth and differentiation of osteoblasts. Therefore, mechanresponsive miRNA may be important in the response of osteoblasts to mechanical strain. The purpose of the present study was to select and identify the mechanoresponsive miRNAs of osteoblasts. Mouse osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured in cell culture dishes and stimulated with a mechanical tensile strain of 2,50 με at 0.5 Hz, and the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), mRNA levels of ALP, osteocalcin (OCN), and collagen type I (Col I), and protein levels of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in the cell culture medium were assayed. Following miRNA microarray and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses, differentially expressed miRNAs in the mechanically strained cells and unstrained cells were selected and identified. Using bioinformatics analysis, the target genes of the miRNAs were then predicted. The results revealed that the mechanical strain of 2,500 με increased the activity of ALP, the mRNA levels of ALP, OCN and Col I, and the protein levels of bone morphogenetic protein(BMP)-2 and BMP-4 Continuous mechanical stimulation for 8 h had the most marked stimulant effects. miR-218, miR-191*, miR-3070a and miR-33 were identified as differentially expressed miRNAs in the mechanically strained MC3T3-E1 cells. Certain target genes of these four miRNAs were involved in osteoblastic differentiation. These findings indicated that a mechanical strain of 2,500 με, particularly for a period of 8 h, promoted osteoblastic differentiation, and the four mechanoresponsive miRNAs identified may be a potential regulator of osteoblastic differentiation and their response to mechanical strain.
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- Yong Guo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Macromolecular Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, Dezhou University, Dezhou, Shandong 253000, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China
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- Lab of Biomechanics, Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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- Lab of Biomechanics, Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R. China
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Maeda T, Suzuki A, Yuzawa S, Baba Y, Kimura Y, Kato Y. Mineral trioxide aggregate induces osteoblastogenesis via Atf6. Bone Rep 2015; 2:36-43. [PMID: 28377952 PMCID: PMC5365173 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has been recommended for various uses in endodontics. To understand the effects of MTA on alveolar bone, we examined whether MTA induces osteoblastic differentiation using MC3T3-E1 cells. MTA enhanced mineralization concomitant with alkaline phosphatase activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner. MTA increased production of collagens (Type I and Type III) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-9 and MMP-13), suggesting that MTA affects bone matrix remodeling. MTA also induced Bglap (osteocalcin) but not Bmp2 (bone morphogenetic protein-2) mRNA expression. We observed induction of Atf6 (activating transcription factor 6, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response transcription factor) mRNA expression and activation of Atf6 by MTA treatment. Forced expression of p50Atf6 (active form of Atf6) markedly enhanced Bglap mRNA expression. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay was performed to investigate the increase in p50Atf6 binding to the Bglap promoter region by MTA treatment. Furthermore, knockdown of Atf6 gene expression by introduction of Tet-on Atf6 shRNA expression vector abrogated MTA-induced mineralization. These results suggest that MTA induces in vitro osteoblastogenesis through the Atf6–osteocalcin axis as ER stress signaling. Therefore, MTA in endodontic treatment may affect alveolar bone healing in the resorbed region caused by pulpal infection.
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- Toyonobu Maeda
- Department of Oral Function and Molecular Biology, Ohu University School of Dentistry, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan
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- Department of Oral Function and Molecular Biology, Ohu University School of Dentistry, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan
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- Department of Oral Function and Molecular Biology, Ohu University School of Dentistry, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan
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- Department of General Clinical Medicine, Ohu University School of Dentistry, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan
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- Division of Endodontics, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Ohu University School of Dentistry, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan
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- Department of Oral Function and Molecular Biology, Ohu University School of Dentistry, Koriyama 963-8611, Japan
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Shuqin L, Shan Y, Aishu R, Hongwei D. [Investigation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway on regulation of Runx2 in cementoblasts under mechanical stress in vitro]. HUA XI KOU QIANG YI XUE ZA ZHI = HUAXI KOUQIANG YIXUE ZAZHI = WEST CHINA JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY 2015; 33:35-39. [PMID: 25872296 PMCID: PMC7030247 DOI: 10.7518/hxkq.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Periodontal tissue remodeling includes remodeling of alveolar bone, periodontal ligament, and cementum. Cementoblast plays a main role in repairing root resorption. Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling can promote the odontogenic differentiation in osteoblast. However, the mechanism on how the orthodontic force influences the function of cementoblast and the relationship between the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling and Runx2 of cementoblast are not yet known. The aim of this study is focus on this relationship. METHODS OCCM30 cementoblasts were subjected to mechanical strain by four-point bending system with tension stress for 0, 3, 6, and 12 h. They were pretreated with different concentrations of Dikkopf-1 (DKK1) for 48 h. Western blot analysis was performed to detect the β-catenin levels in the nucleus. Runx2 mRNA was observed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). OCCM30 cementoblasts were then pretreated with 150 ng · mL(-1) DKK1 for 48 h and subjected to mechanical strain by FX4000T system with tension stress for 12 h. Western blot analysis was conducted to detect the β-catenin levels in the nucleus, and Runx2 mRNA was observed by RT-PCR. RESULTS OCCM30 cementoblasts had significantly higher Runx2 mRNA and β-catenin levels after being loaded with mechanical stress. The amount of Runx2 mRNA in OCCM30 cementoblasts was significantly decreased by DKK1. When OCCM30 cemento-blasts were pretreated with DKK1 without stress, their β-catenin level was significantly decreased by DKK1 and Wnt signaling was blocked. When they were not pretreated with stress, the β-catenin level with DKK1 was lower than that without DKK1. Without DKK1, the β-catenin level in OCCM30 cemento- blasts increased afterbeing loaded with mechanical stress. With DKK1, the β-catenin level in OCCM30 cementoblasts, which were loaded with mechanical stress, was higher than that without mechanical stress. CONCLUSION Cementoblasts had higher Runx2 mRNA expression under mechanical stress because of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway effect.
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Wang Y, Zou X, Guo Y, Wang L, Liu Y, Zeng Q, Zhang X. Mechanical strain affects some microRNA profiles in pre-oeteoblasts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/cmble-2015-0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AbstractMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of cell proliferation, differentiation and function. Mechanical strain is an essential factor for osteoblast proliferation and differentiation. A previous study revealed that a physiological mechanical tensile strain of 2500 microstrain (με) at 0.5 Hz applied once a day for 1 h over 3 consecutive days promoted osteoblast differentiation. However, the mechanoresponsive miRNAs of these osteoblasts were not identified. In this study, we applied the same mechanical tensile strain to in vitro cultivated mouse MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts and identified the mechanoresponsive miRNAs. Using miRNA microarray and qRT-PCR assays, the expression patterns of miRNAs were evaluated and 5 of them were found to be significantly different between the mechanical loading group and the control group: miR-3077-5p, 3090-5p and 3103-5p were significantly upregulated and miR-466i-3p and 466h-3p were downregulated. Bioinformatics analysis revealed possible target genes for these differentially expressed miRNAs. Some target genes correlated with osteoblast differentiation. These findings indicated that the mechanical strain changed the expression levels of these miRNAs. This might be a potential regulator of osteoblast differentiation and responses to mechanical strain.
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Mullen CA, Vaughan TJ, Voisin MC, Brennan MA, Layrolle P, McNamara LM. Cell morphology and focal adhesion location alters internal cell stress. J R Soc Interface 2014; 11:20140885. [PMID: 25297316 PMCID: PMC4223909 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Extracellular mechanical cues have been shown to have a profound effect on osteogenic cell behaviour. However, it is not known precisely how these cues alter intracellular mechanics to initiate changes in cell behaviour. In this study, a combination of in vitro culture of MC3T3-E1 cells and finite-element modelling was used to investigate the effects of passive differences in substrate stiffness on intracellular mechanics. Cells on collagen-based substrates were classified based on the presence of cell processes and the dimensions of various cellular features were quantified. Focal adhesion (FA) density was quantified from immunohistochemical staining, while cell and substrate stiffnesses were measured using a live-cell atomic force microscope. Computational models of cell morphologies were developed using an applied contraction of the cell body to simulate active cell contraction. The results showed that FA density is directly related to cell morphology, while the effect of substrate stiffness on internal cell tension was modulated by both cell morphology and FA density, as investigated by varying the number of adhesion sites present in each morphological model. We propose that the cells desire to achieve a homeostatic stress state may play a role in osteogenic cell differentiation in response to extracellular mechanical cues.
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- C A Mullen
- Centre for Biomechanics Research (BMEC), Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre for Biomechanics Research (BMEC), Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre for Biomechanics Research (BMEC), Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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- INSERM UMR957, Laboratory of the Pathophysiology of Bone Resorption, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- INSERM UMR957, Laboratory of the Pathophysiology of Bone Resorption, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Centre for Biomechanics Research (BMEC), Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), NUI Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland
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Charoenpanich A, Wall ME, Tucker CJ, Andrews DMK, Lalush DS, Dirschl DR, Loboa EG. Cyclic tensile strain enhances osteogenesis and angiogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells from osteoporotic donors. Tissue Eng Part A 2013; 20:67-78. [PMID: 23927731 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2013.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We have shown that the uniaxial cyclic tensile strain of magnitude 10% promotes and enhances osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) and human adipose-derived stem cells (hASC) from normal, nonosteoporotic donors. In the present study, MSC from osteoporotic donors were analyzed for changes in mRNA expression in response to 10% uniaxial tensile strain to identify potential mechanisms underlying the use of this mechanical loading paradigm for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Human MSC isolated from three female, postmenopausal osteoporotic donors were analyzed for their responses to mechanical loading using microarray analysis of over 47,000 gene probes. Human MSC were seeded in three-dimensional collagen type I constructs to mimic the organic extracellular matrix of bone and 10% uniaxial cyclic tensile strain was applied to promote osteogenesis. Seventy-nine genes were shown to be regulated within hMSC from osteoporotic donors in response to 10% cyclic tensile strain. Upregulation of six genes were further confirmed with real-time RT-PCR: jun D proto-oncogene (JUND) and plasminogen activator, urokinase receptor (PLAUR), two genes identified as potential key molecules from network analysis; phosphoinositide-3-kinase, catalytic, delta polypeptide (PIK3CD) and wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 5B (WNT5B), two genes with known importance in bone biology; and, PDZ and LIM domain 4 (PDLIM4) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), two genes that we have previously shown are significantly regulated in hASC in response to this mechanical stimulus. Function analysis indicated that 10% cyclic tensile strain induced expression of genes associated with cell movement, cell proliferation, and tissue development, including development in musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. Our results demonstrate that hMSC from aged, osteoporotic donors are capable of enhanced osteogenic differentiation in response to 10% cyclic tensile strain with significant increases in the expression of genes associated with enhanced cell proliferation, musculoskeletal development, and angiogenesis. Surprisingly, cyclic tensile strain of magnitude 10% not only enhanced osteogenesis in hMSC from osteoporotic donors, but also enhanced expression of angiogenic factors. Better understanding and methodologies to promote osteogenesis in hMSC from elderly, osteoporotic donors may greatly facilitate achieving long-term success in bone regeneration and functional bone tissue engineering for this ever-growing patient population.
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- Adisri Charoenpanich
- 1 Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina
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Moles MD, Scotchford CA, Ritchie AC. Development of an elastic cell culture substrate for a novel uniaxial tensile strain bioreactor. J Biomed Mater Res A 2013; 102:2356-64. [PMID: 23946144 PMCID: PMC4255296 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Bioreactors can be used for mechanical conditioning and to investigate the mechanobiology of cells in vitro. In this study a polyurethane (PU), Chronoflex AL, was evaluated for use as a flexible cell culture substrate in a novel bioreactor capable of imparting cyclic uniaxial tensile strain to cells. PU membranes were plasma etched, across a range of operating parameters, in oxygen. Contact angle analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed increases in wettability and surface oxygen were related to both etching power and duration. Atomic force microscopy demonstrated that surface roughness decreased after etching at 20 W but was increased at higher powers. The etching parameters, 20 W 40 s, produced membranes with high surface oxygen content (21%), a contact angle of 66° ± 7° and reduced topographical features. Etching and protein conditioning membranes facilitated attachment, and growth to confluence within 3 days, of MG-63 osteoblasts. After 2 days with uniaxial strain (1%, 30 cycles/min, 1500 cycles/day), cellular alignment was observed perpendicular to the principal strain axis, and found to increase after 24 h. The results indicate that the membrane supports culture and strain transmission to adhered cells. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 102A: 2356–2364, 2014.
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- Matthew D Moles
- Division of Materials, Mechanics and Structures, Faculty of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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Hanazaki Y, Masumoto JI, Sato S, Furusawa K, Fukui A, Sasaki N. Multiscale analysis of changes in an anisotropic collagen gel structure by culturing osteoblasts. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:5937-5946. [PMID: 23806015 DOI: 10.1021/am303254e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mimicking the complicated anisotropic structures of a native tissue is extremely important in tissue engineering. In a previous study, we developed an anisotropic collagen gel scaffold (ACGS) having a hierarchical structure and a properties gradient. In this study, our objective was to see how cells remodel the scaffolds through the cells-ACGS interaction. For this purpose, we cultured osteoblastic cells on ACGS, which we regarded as a model system for the cells-extracellular matrix (cell-ECM) interaction. Changes in the ACGS-cell composites structure by cell-ECM interactions was investigated from a macroscopic level to a microscopic level. Osteoblastic cells were also cultured on an isotropic collagen gel (ICGS) as a control. During the cultivation, mechanical stimuli were applied to collagen-cell composites for adequate matrix remodeling. Confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) was used to observe macroscopic changes in the ACGS-cell composite structure by osteoblastic cells. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements were performed to characterize microscopic structural changes in the composites. Macroscopic observations using CLSM revealed that osteoblastic cells remained only in the diluted phase in ACGS and they collected collagen fibrils or formed a toroidal structure, depending on the depth from the ACGS surface in the tubular diluted phase. The cells were uniformly distributed in ICGS. SAXS analysis suggests that collagen fibrils were remodeled by osteoblastic cells, and this remodeling process would be affected by the structure difference between ACGS and ICGS. These results suggest that we directly regulate cell-ECM interaction by the unique anisotropic and hierarchical structure of ACGS. The cell-gel composite presented in this study would promise an efficient scaffold material in tissue engineering.
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- Yohei Hanazaki
- Transdisciplinary Life Science Course, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Guo Y, Zeng Q, Yan Y, Shen L, Liu L, Li R, Zhang X, Wu J, Guan J, Huang S. Proliferative effect and osteoinductive potential of extracellular matrix coated on cell culture plates. SPRINGERPLUS 2013; 2:303. [PMID: 23888274 PMCID: PMC3710576 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Different cell/tissue derived extracellular matrix (ECM) display subtle differences that might provide important cues for proliferation and differentiation of cells in vitro or in vivo. However, the bioactivities of different ECMs in vitro were not fully understood. In this study, osteoblasts-derived and fibroblast-derived ECM-coated cell culture dishes were prepared respectively by culturing osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells and rat fibroblast then decellularizing the cultures. We investigated the bioactivities of the two different ECMs coated on cell culture plates using cellular, biochemical and molecular method. The proliferative activity of the bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) cultured on osteoblast-ECM was lower than for BMSCs grown on fibroblast-ECM. Compared with the BMSCs cultured on fibroblast-derived ECM, the cells grown on osteoblastic ECM showed enhanced alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, higher BMP-2 and osteopontin protein levels, increased secreted calcium content, and higher levels of runt-related transcriptional factor 2 (Runx 2) and osteocalcin (OCN) mRNA. Knockdown of BMP-2 or FGF-2 with shRNA transfection hardly effected osteoblastic differentiation or proliferation of MC3T3-E1 seeded on osteoblast-ECM or fibroblast-ECM. Therefore, the osteoblastic ECM had better osteoinductive potential and lower proliferative effect than fibroblastic ECM, and the two ECM presented enough bioactivity, knockdown of growth factors had no significant effect on differentiation and proliferation of re-seeded cells.
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- Yong Guo
- Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300161 China
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Guo Y, Zeng QC, Zhang CQ, Zhang XZ, Li RX, Wu JM, Guan J, Liu L, Zhang XC, Li JY, Wan ZM. Extracellular matrix of mechanically stretched cardiac fibroblasts improves viability and metabolic activity of ventricular cells. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10:1837-45. [PMID: 24324360 PMCID: PMC3856374 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.6786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In heart, the extracellular matrix (ECM), produced by cardiac fibroblasts, is a potent regulator of heart's function and growth, and provides a supportive scaffold for heart cells in vitro and in vivo. Cardiac fibroblasts are subjected to mechanical loading all the time in vivo. Therefore, the influences of mechanical loading on formation and bioactivity of cardiac fibroblasts ECM should be investigated. METHODS Rat cardiac fibroblasts were cultured on silicone elastic membranes and stimulated with mechanical cyclic stretch. After removing the cells, the ECMs coated on the membranes were prepared, some ECMs were treated with heparinase II (GAG-lyase), then the collagen, glycosaminoglycan (GAG) and ECM proteins were assayed. Isolated neonatal rat ventricular cells were seeded on ECM-coated membranes, the viability and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity of the cells after 1-7 days of culture was assayed. In addition, the ATPase activity and related protein level, glucose consumption ratio and lactic acid production ratio of the ventricular cells were analyzed by spectrophotometric methods and Western blot. RESULTS The cyclic stretch increased collagen and GAG levels of the ECMs, and elevated protein levels of collagen I and fibronectin. Compared with the ECMs produced by unstretched cardiac fibroblasts, the ECMs of mechanically stretched fibroblasts improved viability and LDH activity, elevated the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase activity, sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase (SERCA) activity and SERCA 2a protein level, glucose consumption ratio and lactic acid production ratio of ventricular cells seeded on them. The treatment with heparinase II reduced GAG levels of these ECMs, and lowered these metabolism-related indices of ventricular cells cultured on the ECMs. CONCLUSIONS Mechanical stretch promotes ECM formation of cardiac fibroblasts in vitro, the ECM of mechanically stretched cardiac fibroblasts improves metabolic activity of ventricular cells cultured in vitro, and the GAG of the ECMs is involved in regulating metabolic activity of ventricular cells.
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- Yong Guo
- 1. Lab of Biomaterial, Tianjin Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Science, Tianjin, China
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