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TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A
Volume 23, Issue 9-10, Pages 445-457Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0315
Keywords
Osterix; ADSCs; VEGF; PCL scaffolds; control release; osteogenesis
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81371123, 81302359, 81222013]
- Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation [BK2012844]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) [2014-37]
- Qing Lan Project
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [15411950300]
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Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) can differentiate into various cell types and thus have great potential for regenerative medicine. Herein, rat ADSCs were isolated; transduced with lentiviruses expressing Osterix (Osx), a transcriptional factor essential for osteogenesis. Osx overexpression upregulated key osteogenesis-related genes, such as special AT-rich binding protein 2, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and osteopontin, at both mRNA and protein levels. In addition, mineral nodule formation and alkaline phosphatase activity were enhanced in Osx-overexpressing ADSCs. The expression of dickkopf-related protein 1, a potent Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor, was also increased, whereas that of beta-catenin, an intracellular signal transducer in the Wnt pathway, was decreased. beta-catenin expression was partially recovered by treatment with lithium chloride, a canonical Wnt pathway activator. The Osx-expressing ADSCs were then combined with 3D gelatin-coated porous poly(e-caprolactone) scaffolds with a unique release prolife of entrapped recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The controlled release of VEGF promoted osteogenic differentiation capacity in vitro. When the scaffold-ADSC complexes were transplanted into rat calvarial critical-sized defects, more bone formed on the gelatin/VEGF-coated scaffolds than on other scaffold types. Taken together, the results indicate that, Osx-overexpression promotes ADSCs' osteogenesis both in vitro and in vivo, which could be enhanced by release of VEGF.
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