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Physiological Mineralization during In Vitro Osteogenesis in a Biomimetic Spheroid Culture Model. Cells 2022; 11:cells11172702. [PMID: 36078105 PMCID: PMC9454617 DOI: 10.3390/cells11172702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bone health-targeting drug development strategies still largely rely on inferior 2D in vitro screenings. We aimed at developing a scaffold-free progenitor cell-based 3D biomineralization model for more physiological high-throughput screenings. MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts were cultured in α-MEM with 10% FCS, at 37 °C and 5% CO2 for up to 28 days, in non-adherent V-shaped plates to form uniformly sized 3D spheroids. Osteogenic differentiation was induced by 10 mM β-glycerophosphate and 50 µg/mL ascorbic acid. Mineralization stages were assessed through studying expression of marker genes, alkaline phosphatase activity, and calcium deposition by histochemistry. Mineralization quality was evaluated by Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analyses and quantified by micro-CT analyses. Expression profiles of selected early- and late-stage osteoblast differentiation markers indicated a well-developed 3D biomineralization process with strongly upregulated Col1a1, Bglap and Alpl mRNA levels and type I collagen- and osteocalcin-positive immunohistochemistry (IHC). A dynamic biomineralization process with increasing mineral densities was observed during the second half of the culture period. SEM–Energy-Dispersive X-ray analyses (EDX) and FTIR ultimately confirmed a native bone-like hydroxyapatite mineral deposition ex vivo. We thus established a robust and versatile biomimetic, and high-throughput compatible, cost-efficient spheroid culture model with a native bone-like mineralization for improved pharmacological ex vivo screenings.
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Matveeva NY, Kalinichenko SG, Kostiv RE. Dynamics of Renewal of Cell Populations of the Bone Tissue on the Surface of Titanium Implants with Bioactive Coating during Fracture Modeling in Rats. Bull Exp Biol Med 2021; 171:559-565. [PMID: 34549337 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-021-05269-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Localization of PCNA, CD44, osteocalcin, Mdm2, p53, and caspase-3 on the surface of implant with calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite coating was studied by immunocytochemical method in a model of femur fracture in rats. PCNA+, Ost+, CD44+, and Mdm2+ cells were found in the periosteum, in the layer of the outer surrounding plates, and in the connective tissue of the Haversian canals. Cell density increased on day 7 after fracture and then decreased by day 30. The number of p53+ and CASP3+ cells reached a maximum on day 14 (they were predominantly located in the periosteum and bone plates adjacent to it) and decreased by day 30. Calcium phosphate coating stimulated proliferative activity of cells at the early stages of the regeneration phase and apoptotic death at the later stages. Components of coating can be viewed as a positioning clue for differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells. The effectiveness of reparative osteogenesis is determined by the balance of proliferative and destructive factors at the site of the fracture healing. This process can be optimized with various nanostructured materials with osteoinductive properties, in particular bioresorbable calcium phosphate coatings on titanium implants. However, the influence of these components on the state of cambial cells, their differentiation, and positioning in the repair zone is unknown.
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- N Yu Matveeva
- Department of Histology, Embryology, and Cytology, Pacific State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Vladivostok, Russia.
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- Department of Histology, Embryology, and Cytology, Pacific State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Department of Histology, Embryology, and Cytology, Pacific State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Vladivostok, Russia
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Kalinichenko SG, Matveeva NY, Kostiv RY, Edranov SS. The effect of calcium phosphate biodegradable coatings of titanium implants on cell differentiation and apoptosis in rat bone tissue after experimental fracture. Biomed Mater Eng 2021; 32:53-62. [PMID: 33252059 DOI: 10.3233/bme-201119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effectiveness of bone repair is determined by the balance of proliferative and destructive factors in the fracture union site. It can be enhanced by using various nanostructured materials possessing osteoinductive properties, in particular titanium implants with biodegradable calcium phosphate coatings. The effects of these coatings on the state of stem cells, their differentiation and distribution in the repair zone is unknown. OBJECTIVE To study the dynamics of proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis of stem cells after experimental fracture followed by implantation of titanium implants with calcium phosphate coatings. METHODS The localization of proliferation (PCNA) and differentiation (CD44 and osteocalcin) factors and apoptotic molecules (MDM2, p53, caspase-3) was studied in a rat femoral fracture model with implant placement. Titanium implant screws with bioactive calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite coatings formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation were used in the study. Experimental rats were arranged into three groups (15 animals per group): control group; rats implanted with uncoated implants; and rats implanted with coated implants. Control rats were subject to a similar fracture as experimental ones and were allowed to heal conservatively. Rats from all groups were sampled on days 7, 14, and 30 after injury. RESULTS Low-differentiated PCNA-, osteocalcin-, and CD44-immunopositive cells were localized around the implant in the inner layer of the periosteum, layer of outer circumferential lamellae, and connective tissue lining of haversian canals. The spatial density of cells expressing the above proliferation and differentiation factors, as well as that of MDM2-immunoreactive cells, increased on day 7 and decreased by day 30 after injury. The spatial density of apoptotic cells reached the maximum on day 14 after injury. They were mainly found in the inner layer of the periosteum and outer circumferential lamellae. p53- and caspase-3-positive cells occurred on the surface of the concentric lamellae surrounding haversian canals and under the periosteum. Their spatial density decreased by day 30 after injury. CONCLUSIONS Calcium phosphate coatings stimulate cell proliferation at early stages of fracture restoration and apoptotic cell death at later stages. Coating components may provide positional information guiding the differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells. A change in the activity of apoptotic factors, osteocalcin, and CD44 is caused by gene induction in response to the diffusion of calcium phosphate compounds from coating to surrounding tissue.
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- Sergei G Kalinichenko
- Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Pacific State Medical University, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Pacific State Medical University, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Pacific State Medical University, Vladivostok, Russia
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- Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Pacific State Medical University, Vladivostok, Russia
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The Osteocyte: From "Prisoner" to "Orchestrator". J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2021; 6:jfmk6010028. [PMID: 33802907 PMCID: PMC8006231 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk6010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Osteocytes are the most abundant bone cells, entrapped inside the mineralized bone matrix. They derive from osteoblasts through a complex series of morpho-functional modifications; such modifications not only concern the cell shape (from prismatic to dendritic) and location (along the vascular bone surfaces or enclosed inside the lacuno-canalicular cavities, respectively) but also their role in bone processes (secretion/mineralization of preosseous matrix and/or regulation of bone remodeling). Osteocytes are connected with each other by means of different types of junctions, among which the gap junctions enable osteocytes inside the matrix to act in a neuronal-like manner, as a functional syncytium together with the cells placed on the vascular bone surfaces (osteoblasts or bone lining cells), the stromal cells and the endothelial cells, i.e., the bone basic cellular system (BBCS). Within the BBCS, osteocytes can communicate in two ways: by means of volume transmission and wiring transmission, depending on the type of signals (metabolic or mechanical, respectively) received and/or to be forwarded. The capability of osteocytes in maintaining skeletal and mineral homeostasis is due to the fact that it acts as a mechano-sensor, able to transduce mechanical strains into biological signals and to trigger/modulate the bone remodeling, also because of the relevant role of sclerostin secreted by osteocytes, thus regulating different bone cell signaling pathways. The authors want to emphasize that the present review is centered on the morphological aspects of the osteocytes that clearly explain their functional implications and their role as bone orchestrators.
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Fernandes CJC, Bezerra F, Ferreira MR, Andrade AFC, Pinto TS, Zambuzzi WF. Nano hydroxyapatite-blasted titanium surface creates a biointerface able to govern Src-dependent osteoblast metabolism as prerequisite to ECM remodeling. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 163:321-328. [PMID: 29329077 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Over the last several years, we have focused on the importance of intracellular signaling pathways in dynamically governing the biointerface between pre-osteoblast and surface of biomaterial. Thus, this study investigates the molecular hallmarks involved in the pre-osteoblast relationship with different topography considering Machined (Mc), Dual Acid-Etching (DAE), and nano hydroxyapatite-blasted (nHA) groups. There was substantial differences in topography of titanium surface, considering Atomic Force Microscopy and water contact angle (Mc = 81.41 ± 0.01; DAE = 97.18 ± 0.01; nHA = 40.95 ± 0.02). Later, to investigate their topography differences on biological responses, pre-osteoblast was seeded on the different surfaces and biological samples were collected after 24 h (to consider adhesion signaling) and 10 days (to consider differentiation signaling). Preliminary results evidenced significant differences in morphological changes of pre-osteoblasts mainly resulting from the interaction with the DAE and nHA, distinguishing cellular adaptation. These results pushed us to analyze activation of specific genes by exploring qPCR technology. In sequence, we showed that Src performs crucial roles during cell adhesion and later differentiation of the pre-osteoblast in relationship with titanium-based biomaterials, as our results confirmed strong feedback of the Src activity on the integrin-based pathway, because integrin-ß1 (∼5-fold changes), FAK (∼12-fold changes), and Src (∼3.5-fold changes) were significantly up-expressed when Src was chemically inhibited by PP1 (5 μM). Moreover, ECM-related genes were rigorously reprogrammed in response to the different surfaces, resulting on Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) activities concomitant to a significant decrease of MMP inhibitors. In parallel, we showed PP1-based Src inhibition promotes a significant increase of MMP activity. Taking all our results into account, we showed for the first time nano hydroxyapatite-blasted titanium surface creates a biointerface able to govern Src-dependent osteoblast metabolism as pre-requisite to ECM remodeling.
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- Célio J C Fernandes
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioscience Institute, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil; Electron Microscopy Center, IBB, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Thompson EM, Matsiko A, Kelly DJ, Gleeson JP, O'Brien FJ. An Endochondral Ossification-Based Approach to Bone Repair: Chondrogenically Primed Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Laden Scaffolds Support Greater Repair of Critical-Sized Cranial Defects Than Osteogenically Stimulated Constructs In Vivo. Tissue Eng Part A 2016; 22:556-67. [PMID: 26896424 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2015.0457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The lack of success associated with the use of bone grafts has motivated the development of tissue engineering approaches for bone defect repair. However, the traditional tissue engineering approach of direct osteogenesis, mimicking the process of intramembranous ossification (IMO), leads to poor vascularization. In this study, we speculate that mimicking an endochondral ossification (ECO) approach may offer a solution by harnessing the potential of hypertrophic chondrocytes to secrete angiogenic signals that support vasculogenesis and enhance bone repair. We hypothesized that stimulation of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) chondrogenesis and subsequent hypertrophy within collagen-based scaffolds would lead to improved vascularization and bone formation when implanted within a critical-sized bone defect in vivo. To produce ECO-based constructs, two distinct scaffolds, collagen-hyaluronic acid (CHyA) and collagen-hydroxyapatite (CHA), with proven potential for cartilage and bone repair, respectively, were cultured with MSCs initially in the presence of chondrogenic factors and subsequently supplemented with hypertrophic factors. To produce IMO-based constructs, CHA scaffolds were cultured with MSCs in the presence of osteogenic factors. These constructs were subsequently implanted into 7 mm calvarial defects on Fischer male rats for up to 8 weeks in vivo. The results demonstrated that IMO- and ECO-based constructs were capable of supporting enhanced bone repair compared to empty defects. However, it was clear that the scaffolds, which were previously shown to support the greatest cartilage formation in vitro (CHyA), led to the highest new bone formation (p < 0.05) within critical-sized bone defects 8 weeks postimplantation. We speculate this to be associated with the secretion of angiogenic signals as demonstrated by the higher VEGF protein production in the ECO-based constructs before implantation leading to the greater blood vessel ingrowth. This study thus demonstrates the ability of recapitulating a developmental process of bone formation to develop tissue-engineered constructs that manifest appreciable promise for bone defect repair.
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- Emmet M Thompson
- 1 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .,2 Trinity Center for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Dublin, Ireland .,3 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Center , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .,2 Trinity Center for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Dublin, Ireland .,3 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Center , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .,2 Trinity Center for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Dublin, Ireland .,3 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Center , Dublin, Ireland .,4 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .,2 Trinity Center for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Dublin, Ireland .,3 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Center , Dublin, Ireland
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- 1 Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin, Ireland .,2 Trinity Center for Bioengineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute , Dublin, Ireland .,3 Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Center , Dublin, Ireland
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Cavani F, Ferretti M, Smargiassi A, Palumbo C. PTH(1-34) effects on repairing experimentally drilled holes in rat femur: novel aspects - qualitative vs. quantitative improvement of osteogenesis. J Anat 2016; 230:75-84. [PMID: 27523886 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The timetable of effects on bone repair of the active fraction-parathyroid hormone, PTH(1-34), was analytically investigated from the morphometric viewpoint in 3-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats, whose femurs were drilled at mid-diaphyseal level (transcortical holes). The animals were divided into groups with/without PTH(1-34) administration, and sacrificed at different times (10, 28, 45 days after surgery). The observations reported here need to be framed in the context of our previous investigations regarding bone histogenesis (Ferretti et al. Anat Embryol. 2002; 206: 21-29) in which we demonstrated the occurrence of two successive bone-forming processes during both skeletal organogenesis and bone repair, i.e. static and dynamic osteogenesis: the former (due to stationary osteoblasts, haphazardly grouped in cords) producing preliminary bad quality trabecular bone, the latter (due to typical polarized osteoblasts organized in ordered movable laminae) producing mechanically valid bone tissue. The primary function of static osteogenesis is to provide a rigid scaffold containing osteocytes (i.e. mechano-sensors) for osteoblast laminae acting in dynamic osteogenesis. In the present work, histomorphometric analysis revealed that, already 10 days after drilling, despite the holes being temporarily filled by the same amount of newly formed trabecular bone by static osteogenesis independently of the treatment, the extent of the surface of movable osteoblast-laminae (covering the trabecular surface) was statistically higher in animals submitted to PTH(1-34) administration than in control ones; this datum strongly suggests the effect of PTH(1-34) alone in anticipating the occurrence of dynamic osteogenesis involved in the production of good quality bone (with more ordered collagen texture) more suitable for loading. This study could be crucial in further translational clinical research in humans for defining the best therapeutic strategies to be applied in recovering severe skeletal lesions, particularly as regards the time of PTH(1-34) administration.
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- Francesco Cavani
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze - Sez. Morfologia umana, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze - Sez. Morfologia umana, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze - Sez. Morfologia umana, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Metaboliche e Neuroscienze - Sez. Morfologia umana, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Tcacencu I, Carlsöö B, Stierna P, Hultenby K. Local treatment of cricoid cartilage defects with rhBMP-2 induces growth plate–like morphology of chondrogenesis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 135:427-33. [PMID: 16949977 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Objective The ultrastructural characteristics of new bone and cartilage, induced at the site of cricoid cartilage defects treated with rhBMP-2 in rabbits, were investigated. Study Design and Setting A cricoid defect model was used. Fifteen rabbits were randomly and equally divided into 3 groups. Four rabbits from each group were treated with rhBMP-2, while one rabbit from each group was used as control. The rabbits were killed 1, 2, or 4 weeks after surgery. The healing pattern of the laryngeal wound was evaluated by light and transmission electron microscopy. Results Mineralized collagen type I matrix, osteoblasts, and osteoclast-like cells were present as early as 1 week after surgery. Well-structured bone trabeculas and growth plate-like structures were present 4 weeks after surgery. Conclusion Intramembranous and endochondral osteogenesis take place at the site of cricoid cartilage defects treated with rhBMP-2. Progenitor cells of cricoid perichondrium form a growth plate-like structure similar to the epiphyseal growth plate. Significance This study reveals the pattern of BMP-2-induced repair of airway cartilage defects.
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- Ion Tcacencu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Karolinska University Hospital-Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Li S, Meyer NP, Quarto N, Longaker MT. Integration of multiple signaling regulates through apoptosis the differential osteogenic potential of neural crest-derived and mesoderm-derived Osteoblasts. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58610. [PMID: 23536803 PMCID: PMC3607600 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Neural crest-derived (FOb) and mesoderm-derived (POb) calvarial osteoblasts are characterized by distinct differences in their osteogenic potential. We have previously demonstrated that enhanced activation of endogenous FGF and Wnt signaling confers greater osteogenic potential to FOb. Apoptosis, a key player in bone formation, is the main focus of this study. In the current work, we have investigated the apoptotic activity of FOb and POb cells during differentiation. We found that lower apoptosis, as measured by caspase-3 activity is a major feature of neural crest-derived osteoblast which also have higher osteogenic capacity. Further investigation indicated TGF-β signaling as main positive regulator of apoptosis in these two populations of calvarial osteoblasts, while BMP and canonical Wnt signaling negatively regulate the process. By either inducing or inhibiting these signaling pathways we could modulate apoptotic events and improve the osteogenic potential of POb. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that integration of multiple signaling pathways contribute to imparting greater osteogenic potential to FOb by decreasing apoptosis.
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- Shuli Li
- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Universita’ degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
- * E-mail: (NQ); (MTL)
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (NQ); (MTL)
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Senarath-Yapa K, Li S, Meyer NP, Longaker MT, Quarto N. Integration of multiple signaling pathways determines differences in the osteogenic potential and tissue regeneration of neural crest-derived and mesoderm-derived calvarial bones. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:5978-97. [PMID: 23502464 PMCID: PMC3634461 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14035978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The mammalian skull vault, a product of a unique and tightly regulated evolutionary process, in which components of disparate embryonic origin are integrated, is an elegant model with which to study osteoblast biology. Our laboratory has demonstrated that this distinct embryonic origin of frontal and parietal bones confer differences in embryonic and postnatal osteogenic potential and skeletal regenerative capacity, with frontal neural crest derived osteoblasts benefitting from greater osteogenic potential. We outline how this model has been used to elucidate some of the molecular mechanisms which underlie these differences and place these findings into the context of our current understanding of the key, highly conserved, pathways which govern the osteoblast lineage including FGF, BMP, Wnt and TGFβ signaling. Furthermore, we explore recent studies which have provided a tantalizing insight into way these pathways interact, with evidence accumulating for certain transcription factors, such as Runx2, acting as a nexus for cross-talk.
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- Kshemendra Senarath-Yapa
- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; E-Mails: (K.S.-Y.); (S.L.); (N.P.M.)
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; E-Mails: (K.S.-Y.); (S.L.); (N.P.M.)
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; E-Mails: (K.S.-Y.); (S.L.); (N.P.M.)
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; E-Mails: (K.S.-Y.); (S.L.); (N.P.M.)
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (M.T.L.); (N.Q.); Tel.: +1-650-7361-704; Fax: +1-650-7361-705
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- Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; E-Mails: (K.S.-Y.); (S.L.); (N.P.M.)
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, University of Studies of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (M.T.L.); (N.Q.); Tel.: +1-650-7361-704; Fax: +1-650-7361-705
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Gurkan UA, Golden R, Kishore V, Riley CP, Adamec J, Akkus O. Immune and inflammatory pathways are involved in inherent bone marrow ossification. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2012; 470:2528-40. [PMID: 22798134 PMCID: PMC3830098 DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2459-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bone marrow plays a key role in bone formation and healing. Although a subset of marrow explants ossifies in vitro without excipient osteoinductive factors, some explants do not undergo ossification. The disparity of outcome suggests a significant heterogeneity in marrow tissue in terms of its capacity to undergo osteogenesis. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We sought to identify: (1) proteins and signaling pathways associated with osteogenesis by contrasting the proteomes of ossified and poorly ossified marrow explants; and (2) temporal changes in proteome and signaling pathways of marrow ossification in the early and late phases of bone formation. METHODS Explants of marrow were cultured. Media conditioned by ossified (n = 4) and poorly ossified (n = 4) subsets were collected and proteins unique to each group were identified by proteomic analysis. Proteomic data were processed to assess proteins specific to the early phase (Days 1-14) and late phase (Days 15-28) of the culture period. Pathways involved in bone marrow ossification were identified through bioinformatics. RESULTS Twenty-eight proteins were unique to ossified samples and eight were unique to poorly ossified ones. Twelve proteins were expressed during the early phase and 15 proteins were specific to the late phase. Several identified pathways corroborated those reported for bone formation in the literature. Immune and inflammatory pathways were specific to ossified samples. CONCLUSIONS The marrow explant model indicates the inflammatory and immune pathways to be an integral part of the osteogenesis process.
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- Umut Atakan Gurkan
- />Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 65 Landsdowne Street, PRB 252, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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- />Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA
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- />Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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- />Department of Research and Development Pathology Associates, Medical Laboratories, Spokane, WA 99204 USA
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- />Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 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 Orthopaedics, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH USA
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Graziano A, Benedetti L, Massei G, Cusella de Angelis M, Ferrarotti F, Aimetti M. Bone production by human maxillary sinus mucosa cells. J Cell Physiol 2012; 227:3278-81. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Endochondral Ossification of Chick Embryonic Femora in vitro and on Chorioallantoic Membrane. J Poult Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.45.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Jilka RL, Weinstein RS, Parfitt AM, Manolagas SC. Quantifying osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis: challenges and rewards. J Bone Miner Res 2007; 22:1492-501. [PMID: 17542686 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Since the initial demonstration of the phenomenon in murine and human bone sections approximately 10 yr ago, appreciation of the biologic significance of osteoblast apoptosis has contributed greatly not only to understanding the regulation of osteoblast number during physiologic bone remodeling, but also the pathogenesis of metabolic bone diseases and the pharmacology of some of the drugs used for their treatment. It is now appreciated that all major regulators of bone metabolism including bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), Wnts, other growth factors and cytokines, integrins, estrogens, androgens, glucocorticoids, PTH and PTH-related protein (PTHrP), immobilization, and the oxidative stress associated with aging contribute to the regulation of osteoblast and osteocyte life span by modulating apoptosis. Moreover, osteocyte apoptosis has emerged as an important regulator of remodeling on the bone surface and a critical determinant of bone strength, independently of bone mass. The detection of apoptotic osteoblasts in bone sections remains challenging because apoptosis represents only a tiny fraction of the life span of osteoblasts, not unlike a 6-mo-long terminal illness in the life of a 75-yr-old human. Importantly, the phenomenon is 50 times less common in human bone biopsies because human osteoblasts live longer and are fewer in number. Be that as it may, well-controlled assays of apoptosis can yield accurate and reproducible estimates of the prevalence of the event, particularly in rodents where there is an abundance of osteoblasts for inspection. In this perspective, we focus on the biological significance of the phenomenon for understanding basic bone biology and the pathogenesis and treatment of metabolic bone diseases and discuss limitations of existing techniques for quantifying osteoblast apoptosis in human biopsies and their methodologic pitfalls.
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- Robert L Jilka
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
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Wiren KM, Toombs AR, Semirale AA, Zhang X. Osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis associated with androgen action in bone: requirement of increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Bone 2006; 38:637-51. [PMID: 16413235 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2005.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2005] [Revised: 10/07/2005] [Accepted: 10/14/2005] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Both the number and the activity of osteoblasts are critical for normal bone growth and maintenance. Although a potential role for estrogen in protection of bone mass through inhibition of osteoblast apoptosis has been proposed, a function for androgen is much less clear. The aim of this study was to establish a direct role for androgen to influence osteoblast apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo. AR-MC3T3-E1 cells, with androgen receptor (AR) overexpression controlled by the type I collagen promoter, were treated with the non-aromatizable androgen 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Apoptosis was assessed by three different techniques including DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activation, and changes in mitochondrial membrane potential. Transactivation of AR by DHT enhanced apoptosis while 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) treatment reduced apoptosis in both proliferating preosteoblasts and mature osteocyte-like cells. To explore mechanism, the apoptosis regulators Bcl-2 (antiapoptotic) and Bax (proapoptotic) were evaluated. Western analysis revealed that DHT decreased Bcl-2 resulting in a significantly increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Regulation of Bcl-2 was post-transcriptional since bcl-2 mRNA levels were unaffected by DHT treatment. Furthermore, ubiquitination of Bcl-2 was increased and serine phosphorylation was reduced, consistent with inhibition of MAP kinase signaling by DHT. Increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio was essential since either Bcl-2 overexpression or Bax downregulation by RNA interference (RNAi) partially abrogated or reversed DHT-enhanced osteoblastic apoptosis. In order to establish physiologic significance in vivo, AR-transgenic mice with AR overexpression in the osteoblast lineage and thus enhanced androgen sensitivity were characterized. In male AR-transgenic mice, increased osteoblast apoptosis was observed in vivo even in association with new bone formation. Thus, although estrogen can be antiapoptotic, androgen stimulates osteoblast and osteocyte apoptosis through an increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio even in anabolic settings. These results identify a new mechanism for androgen regulation of osteoblast activity distinct from estrogen, and suggest that enhanced apoptosis can be associated with anabolic stimulation of new bone growth. Androgens thus play a distinct role in skeletal homeostasis.
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- Kristine M Wiren
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3181 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Cerri PS. Osteoblasts engulf apoptotic bodies during alveolar bone formation in the rat maxilla. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 286:833-40. [PMID: 16047382 DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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During bone formation, as in other tissues and organs, intense cellular proliferation and differentiation are usually observed. It has been described that programmed cell death, i.e., apoptosis, takes place in the control of the cellular population by removing of the excessive and damaged cells. Although it is generally accepted that apoptotic bodies are engulfed by professional phagocytes, the neighboring cells can also take part in the removal of apoptotic bodies. In the present study, regions of initial alveolar bone formation of rat molars were examined with the aim to verify whether osteoblasts are capable of engulfing apoptotic bodies, such as professional phagocytes. Rats aged 11-19 days were sacrificed and the maxillary fragments containing the first molar were removed and immersed in the fixative solution. The specimens fixed in glutaraldehyde-formaldehyde were processed for light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. For the detection of apoptosis, the specimens were fixed in formaldehyde, embedded in paraffin, and submitted to the TUNEL method. The results revealed round/ovoid structures containing dense bodies on the bone surface in close contact to osteoblasts and in conspicuous osteoblast vacuoles. These round/ovoid structures showed also positivity to the TUNEL method, indicating that bone cells on the bone surface are undergoing apoptosis. Ultrathin sections showed images of apoptotic bodies being engulfed by osteoblasts. Occasionally, the osteoblasts exhibited large vacuoles containing blocks of condensed chromatin and remnants of organelles. Thus, these images suggest that osteoblasts are able to engulf and degrade apoptotic bodies.
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- Paulo Sérgio Cerri
- Department of Morphology, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Dental School, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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