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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 36, Issue 2, Pages 517-530Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000430117
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Rat tendon-derived stem cells (rTDSCs); Osteogenic differentiation; Wnt5a; Wnt5b; JNK
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81230040]
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Background/Aims: Tendinopathy is a common sports injury that is manifested by the heterotopic ossification of tendon tissue. Tendon stem cell (TCS) are prone to osteogenic differentiation under excessive tension. The underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Methods: Uniaxial mechanical tension (UMT) served to stretch rat tendon-derived stem cells (rTDSCs) at 8% elongation (frequency: 1 Hz; 48, 60, or 72 hours). Results: The osteogenic differentiation of rTDSCs appeared after UMT along with increased mRNA expression of the osteogenic genes Runx2, Dlx5, Alpl, and Col1a1 and increased Runx2 protein expression. Wnt5a, Wnt5b and P-JNK protein levels were also upregulated after UMT stimulation. The inhibition of JNK expression by SP600125 and JNK1-shRNA decreased UMT-induced Runx2 protein expression, and the activation of JNK expression by anisomycin and JNK1-cDNA increased UMT-induced Runx2 protein expression. When shRNA knocked down Wnt5a and Wnt5b expression in rTDSCs, the induction of Runx2 and P-JNK expression by UMT was reduced. The inhibition of Runx2 expression could be rescued by the activation of JNK expression by anisomycin. Conclusion: UMT induced the osteogenic differentiation of rTDSCs via the Wnt5a/Wnt5b/JNK signaling pathway. Accordingly, this pathway may influence the heterotopic ossification of tendon tissue subjected to excessive tension. Copyright (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
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