期刊
EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
卷 43, 期 8, 页码 455-461出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.3858/emm.2011.43.8.051
关键词
cell differentiation; chondrocytes; integrin beta 4; microfilaments; nanotubes; titanium dioxide
资金
- Korean Government [2010-0002709]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2010-0002709] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Vertically aligned, laterally spaced nanoscale titanium nanotubes were grown on a titanium surface by anodization, and the growth of chondroprogenitors on the resulting surfaces was investigated. Surfaces bearing nanotubes of 70 to 100 nm in diameter were found to trigger the morphological transition to a cortical actin pattern and rounded cell shape (both indicative of chondrocytic differentiation), as well as the up-regulation of type II collagen and integrin beta 4 protein expression through the down-regulation of Erk activity. Inhibition of Erk signaling reduced stress fiber formation and induced the transition to the cortical actin pattern in cells cultured on 30-nm-diameter nano-tubes, which maintained their fibroblastoid morphologies in the absence of Erk inhibition. Collectively, these results indicate that a titanium-based nanotube surface can support chondrocytic functions among chondroprogenitors, and may therefore be useful for future cartilaginous applications.
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