中国组织工程研究 ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (14): 2170-2175.doi: 10.12307/2023.126

• 骨组织构建 bone tissue construction • 上一篇    下一篇

绿原酸促进成骨前体细胞成骨分化的作用

朱  灿,何家恒,陈迟迟,刘  波,罗宗平,孙  杰,施  勤   

  1. 苏州大学附属第一医院骨科,苏州大学骨科研究所,苏州大学苏州医学院,江苏省苏州市  215123
  • 收稿日期:2022-02-25 接受日期:2022-05-11 出版日期:2023-05-18 发布日期:2022-09-30
  • 通讯作者: 施勤,医学博士,教授,苏州大学附属第一医院骨科,苏州大学骨科研究所,苏州大学苏州医学院,江苏省苏州市 215123
  • 作者简介:朱灿,女,1998年生,江苏省淮安市人,汉族,主要从事骨代谢研究。 何家恒,男,1992年生,安徽省池州市人,汉族,2020年苏州大学毕业,硕士,主要从事干细胞和骨代谢研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金面上项目(81972059),项目负责人:施勤

Chlorogenic acid promotes osteogenic differentiation of osteoblast precursor cells

Zhu Can, He Jiaheng, Chen Chichi, Liu Bo, Luo Zongping, Sun Jie, Shi Qin   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Orthopedics of Soochow University, Soochow University Medical School, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2022-02-25 Accepted:2022-05-11 Online:2023-05-18 Published:2022-09-30
  • Contact: Shi Qin, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Orthopedics of Soochow University, Soochow University Medical School, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Zhu Can, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Orthopedics of Soochow University, Soochow University Medical School, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China He Jiaheng, Master, Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Orthopedics of Soochow University, Soochow University Medical School, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China Zhu Can and He Jiaheng contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), No. 81972059 (to SQ)

摘要:

文题释义:
成骨细胞分化:是机体骨量增加中重要的一环,与破骨细胞分化相互制衡,机体的成骨能力较强可防止骨量丢失。研究可通过对特定的成骨细胞系(该文使用MC3T3-E1细胞株)进行成骨诱导,诱导一定时间后对成骨相关基因进行检测,在基因层面确定细胞的成骨作用,并分别在早期及晚期对细胞进行染色(包括碱性磷酸酶染色及茜素红染色),直观可见成骨效应。
绿原酸:是干李子中含量最丰富的多酚类物质,具有抗氧化、抗菌和抗肿瘤的生物学活性。研究发现绿原酸可以抑制骨肉瘤细胞的增殖和迁移,从而降低肿瘤细胞的侵袭性,起到抗肿瘤的作用。近年来,绿原酸作为一种多酚类物质在骨骼保护中的作用引起了广泛关注。

背景:绿原酸是干李子中含量最丰富的多酚类物质,作为一种食源性药物有望用于骨质疏松治疗之中。
目的:探究绿原酸对成骨前体细胞成骨分化的影响及其机制,并在骨质疏松小鼠模型中进行相关验证。
方法:①体外实验:以含不同质量浓度(0,0.1,1,10,100 mg/L)绿原酸的培养基培养MC3T3-E1细胞,采用CCK-8法检测细胞增殖。采用含0,10,20 mg/L绿原酸的成骨诱导培养基培养MC3T3-E1细胞,进行碱性磷酸酶染色、茜素红染色、成骨基因表达与BMP-2/RUNX2/SMAD4信号通路蛋白检测。②体内实验:将32只雌性C57BL/6小鼠随机分成4组,假手术组、去卵巢组及低、高剂量绿原酸组,每组8只,低、高剂量绿原酸组去卵巢后腹腔注射25,50 mg/(kg·d)的绿原酸,连续给药8周。给药8周后,进行骨组织Micro-CT扫描与组织形态学观察。
结果与结论:①体外实验:当绿原酸质量浓度≤10 mg/L时,对MC3T3-E1细胞的增殖无明显影响。碱性磷酸酶染色与茜素红染色显示,随着绿原酸质量浓度的增加,MC3T3-E1细胞的碱性磷酸酶活性、钙沉积和钙结节生成能力提高,成骨相关基因碱性磷酸酶、骨桥蛋白、骨钙素、骨形态发生蛋白2、RUNX2、SMAD4表达升高,骨形态发生蛋白2、RUNX2、SMAD4蛋白表达升高。②体内实验:Micro-CT扫描显示,去卵巢组小鼠骨密度、骨体积分数、骨小梁厚度及数量均低于假手术组(P < 0.05),骨小梁分离度高于假手术组(P < 0.05);经过不同质量浓度绿原酸干预后,去卵巢小鼠的上述指标均有所改善,其中高剂量绿原酸组改善效果有显著性意义(P < 0.05)。苏木精-伊红染色显示,去卵巢组小鼠骨量少于假手术组,经过绿原酸干预后骨量增加。③绿原酸可能通过BMP-2/RUNX2/SMAD4信号通路促进成骨分化,预防去卵巢小鼠的骨丢失。

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-6580(朱灿)

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

关键词: 绿原酸, 成骨基因, 成骨分化, 细胞增殖, 成骨诱导, 成骨矿化, 信号通路, 骨丢失

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chlorogenic acid is the most abundant polyphenol in dried plums, which, as a food-derived drug, is expected to be used in the treatment of osteoporosis.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of chlorogenic acid on osteogenic differentiation of osteogenic precursor cells and its mechanism and to verify its effect on bone loss in a mouse model of osteoporosis.
METHODS: (1) In vitro test: MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured in vitro with different concentrations of chlorogenic acid (0, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 mg/L) and cell proliferation was detected using cell counting kit-8. MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured in osteogenic induction media containing 0, 10, 20 mg/L chlorogenic acid, followed by alkaline phosphatase staining, alizarin red staining, and detection of osteogenic genes and BMP-2/RUNX2/SMAD4 signaling pathway-related proteins. (2) In vivo test: Thirty-two female C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into four groups, sham operation group, ovariectomized group, and low- and high-dose chlorogenic acid groups, with 8 mice in each group. An ovariectomized mouse model was established, and chlorogenic acid was then administered at high (50 mg/kg/d) and low (25 mg/kg/d) concentrations in the latter two groups for 8 continuous weeks, respectively. Micro-CT scan and histomorphology analysis were performed on the femur and tibia of the mice 8 weeks later. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) In vitro test: Chlorogenic acid at a concentration of ≤ 10 mg/L had no obvious effects on the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells. With the increased concentration of chlorogenic acid, the alkaline phosphatase activity, calcium deposition and calcium nodule formation ability of MC3T3-E1 cells increased; the mRNA expression levels of osteogenesis-related genes, alkaline phosphatase, osteopontin, osteocalcin, bone morphogenetic protein 2, RUNX2 and SMAD4 increased; and the protein expression levels of bone morphogenetic protein 2, RUNX2, and SMAD4 increased. (2) In vivo test: Micro-CT scan results showed that compared with the sham operation group, the bone mineral density, bone volume fraction, thickness and number of trabecular bone were significantly lower in the ovariectomized group (P < 0.05) and trabecular separation degree was significantly higher in the ovariectomized group (P < 0.05). Treatment with different concentrations of chlorogenic acid could certainly improve the above-mentioned indicators and the high-dose chlorogenic acid group showed significant changes in these indicators (P < 0.05). Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed less bone mass in the ovariectomized group than the sham operation group, and the bone mass increased after chlorogenic acid intervention. (3) To conclude, chlorogenic acid may promote osteogenic differentiation through the BMP-2/RUNX2/SMAD4 signaling pathway and prevent bone loss in ovariectomized mice.

Key words: chlorogenic acid, osteogenic gene, osteogenic differentiation, cell proliferation, osteogenic induction, osteogenic mineralization, signaling pathway, bone loss

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