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Frontiers of Materials Science

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Front. Mater. Sci.    2015, Vol. 9 Issue (3) : 282-292    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-015-0293-9
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sustained release of Semaphorin 3A from α-tricalcium phosphate based cement composite contributes to osteoblastic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells
Jin-Ning WANG,Bin PI,Peng WANG,Xue-Feng LI,Hui-Lin YANG(),Xue-Song ZHU()
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The first Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Abstract

The reinforcement of calcium phosphate materials with silk fibroin (SF) has been one of the strategies to overcome the brittleness. However, the lack of osteoinductivity may still restrict their further use. This study aimed to investigate the biocompatibility and osteogenesis capacity of a novel Semaphorin 3A-loaded chitosan microspheres/SF/α-tricalcium phosphate composite (Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP) in vitro. Sema3A was first incorporated into CMs, and the Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP composite was then prepared. The morphology of the CMs was observed using SEM. The in vitro release kinetics, cytotoxicity, and cell compatibility were evaluated, and the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were used to evaluate the osteogenesis capacity of the composite. The in vitro release of Sema3A from the Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP composite showed a temporally controlled manner. The extract of the Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP composite presented no obvious side effect on the MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation, nor promote cell proliferation. The MC3T3-E1 cells were well-spread and presented an elongated shape on the Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP composite surface; the ALP activity and the osteogenic-related gene expression were higher than those seeded on the surface of the CMs/SF/α-TCP and SF/α-TCP composites. In conclusion, Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP has excellent biocompatibility and contributes to the osteoblastic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells.

Keywords α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP)      silk fibroin (SF)      Semaphorin 3A      osteoblastic differentiation      MC3T3-E1 cell     
Corresponding Author(s): Hui-Lin YANG,Xue-Song ZHU   
Online First Date: 11 June 2015    Issue Date: 23 July 2015
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Jin-Ning WANG,Bin PI,Peng WANG, et al. Sustained release of Semaphorin 3A from α-tricalcium phosphate based cement composite contributes to osteoblastic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2015, 9(3): 282-292.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foms/EN/Y2015/V9/I3/282
Fig.1  The SEM image of CMs (5000×).
Fig.2  Cumulative release of Sema3A from Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP composite in PBS during 30 d.
Fig.3  Cytotoxicity assay: (a) Results of MTT assay. Mean±SD; No statistically difference were found among OD values of 100% extract, 50% extract and negative control (P>0.05), OD values among positive control and other 3 groups were proved to have significant difference (P<0.05). (b) LDH activity of different groups. Mean±SD; No significant differences were observed among experimental groups and negative control. Positive control was proved to have significant difference among other groups (P<0.05). (c) Optical images of MC3T3-E1 cells cultured in different groups for 1, 3 and 5 d.
Fig.4  SEM images of MC3T4-E1 cells: MC3T3-E1 cells (C); Sema3A CMs/SF/α-TCP composite (M); cytoplasmic extensions of MC3T3-E1 cells (E).
Fig.5  Osteogenesis capacity of different kinds of materials: (a) Activity of ALP of different groups, normalized to DNA concentration. (b)(c)(d) RT-qPCR assay for the expression of bone-related genes including ALP (b), Runx2 (c), and OCN (d) of MC3T3-E1 cells in culture media for 14 and 21 d.
ALPalkaline phosphatase
ANOVAanalysis of variance
CDHAcalcium-deficient hydroxyapatite
CMchitosan microsphere
COLcollagen
CPCcalcium phosphate cement
EDTAethylene diamine tetraacetic acid
ELISAenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FBSfetal bovine serum
HIVhuman immunodeficiency virus
LDHlactate dehydrogenase
MEMmodified eagle minimum essential medium
MTT3-(4,5)-dimethylthiahiazo(-z-y1)-3,5-di-phenytetrazoliumromide
OCNosteocalcin
ODoptical density
PBSphosphate-buffered saline
RT-qPCRreal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
SDstandard deviation
SEMscanning electron microscopy
Sema3ASemaphorin 3A
SFsilk fibroin
TCPtricalcium phosphate
TPPtripolyphosphate
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