Journal
JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue -, Pages 339-346Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.07.015
Keywords
Pre-osteoblast; Cell signalling; Cell adhesion; Titanium; Extracellular matrix
Funding
- FAPESP [2014/22689-3]
- CNPq [477452/2012-4]
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Titanium is widely used for biomedical applications, but little information is being delivered regarding the cellular/molecular mechanisms explaining their efficacy, mainly considering the effects of the Ti-released trace elements on pre-osteoblasts. We addressed this issue by investigating decisive intracellular signal transduction able to modulate cytoskeleton rearrangement, proliferative phenotype and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. We considered titanium grades N and V, submitted or not to dual acid-etching (w/DAE or wo/DAE, respectively). Our results showed there is no cytotoxicity, preserving AKT involvement. Additionally, Ti-enriched medium promoted a diminution of the downstream signaling upon integrin activation (phosphorylating Rac1 and cofilin), guaranteeing a dynamic cytoskeleton rearrangement. Moreover, the low profile of ECM remodeling obtained in response to trace molecules released by Ti-based devices seems contributing to the osteoblast performance in mediating extracellular support to cell anchorage. This hypothesis was validated by the up-expression of beta 1-integrin, src and Focal adhesion kinase (fak) genes, mainly in response to titanium grade V. Proliferative phenotype showed an unbalance between cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and p15(INK4b)/p21(CiP1). In conjunction, we showed for the first time that trace elements from Ti-based biomedical devices provoke important modulation of the osteoblast biology, driving cell anchoring, viability, and proliferative phenotype. Certainly, these biological outcomes compromise implant osseointegration.
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