Publication Date:
2017-06-17
Description:
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) as an adjuvant therapy in in vitro and in vivo bone engineering has proven to be extremely useful. The present study aimed at investigating the effect of 30 mW/cm 2 LIPUS stimulation on commercially available human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) cultured in basal or osteogenic medium at different experimental time points (7d, 14d, 21d). The hypothesis was that LIPUS would improve the osteogenic differentiation of hMSC and guarantying the maintenance of osteogenic committed fraction, as demonstrated by cell vitality and proteomic analysis. LIPUS stimulation (a) regulated the balance between osteoblast commitment and differentiation by specific networks (activations of RhoA/ROCK signaling and upregulation of Ribosome constituent/Protein metabolic process, Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis, RNA metabolic process/Splicing and Tubulins); (b) allowed the maintenance of a few percentage of osteoblast precursors (21d CD73 + /CD90 + : 6%; OCT-3/4 + /NANOG + /SOX2 + : 10%); (c) induced the activation of osteogenic specific pathways shown by gene expression (early: ALPL , COL1A1 , late: RUNX2 , BGLAP, MAPK1/6 ) and related protein release (COL1a1, OPN, OC), in particular in the presence of osteogenic soluble factors able to mimic bone microenvironment. To summarize, LIPUS might be able to improve the osteogenic commitment of hMSCs in vitro , and, at the same time, enhance their osteogenic differentiation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
Electronic ISSN:
1097-4652
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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