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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 612, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121352
Keywords
siRNA; Noggin; BMP-2; Silk scaffold; Bone tissue engineering
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- Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (BAP) [FYL-2018-17253]
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This study demonstrated that silencing Noggin using siRNA induces osteogenic differentiation in reduced doses of BMP-2 for scaffold-based bone regeneration. The siNoggin-transfected cells showed enhanced osteogenic effects and mineralization, suggesting a potential safe therapeutic approach for tissue regeneration.
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), especially BMP-2, are being increasingly used in bone tissue engineering due to its osteo-inductive effects. Although recombinant human BMP-2 (rhBMP-2) was approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use for bone repair, its high doses cause undesired side effects. In order to reduce the BMP-2 dose for enhanced osteogenic differentiation, in this study we decided to suppress the synthesis of Noggin protein, the primary antagonist of BMP-2, on the MC3T3-E1 cells using Noggin targeted small interfering RNA (siRNA). Unlike other studies, Noggin siRNA (siNoggin) transfected cells were seeded on silk scaffolds, and osteogenic differentiation was investigated for a long-term period (21 days) with MTT, qPCR, SEM/EDS, and histological analysis. Besides, siNoggin transfected MC3T3-E1 cells were evaluated as a new cell source for tissue engineering studies. It was determined that Nog gene expression was suppressed in the siNoggin group and Ocn gene expression increased 5-fold compared to the control group (*p < 0.05). The osteogenic effect of BMP-2 was clearly observed in siNoggin transfected cells. According to the SEM/EDS analysis, the siNoggin group has mineral structures clustered on cells, which contain intense Ca and P elements. Histological staining showed that the siNoggin group has a more intense mineralized area than that of the control group. In conclusion, this study indicated that Noggin silencing by siRNA induces osteogenic differentiation in reduced BMP-2 doses for scaffold based bone regeneration. This non-gene integration strategy has as a safe therapeutic potential to enhance tissue regeneration.
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