Effects of low power microwave irradiation (20 W) on the proliferation and differentiation of skeletal muscle satellite cells in a rabbit model of femoral fracture with internal fixation

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.29.014

Abstract

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Low power microwave irradiation has been shown to promote the healing of fractures with internal fixation; however, its action mechanisms on the skeletal muscle around the fracture site are unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of low power microwave irradiation (20 W) on the proliferation ability of skeletal muscle satellite cells in a rabbit model of femoral fracture with internal fixation.
METHODS: Forty male New Zealand rabbits were used to establish femoral fracture followed by internal fixation models, and then were equally randomized into spontaneous recovery and microwave treatment groups. Low power microwave irradiation (20 W) was given for 30 consecutive days in the microwave treatment group on day 4 after modeling, while no microwave irradiation was given in the spontaneous recovery group. Rabbit thigh muscles adjacent to the implant were obtained to isolate skeletal muscle satellite cells. Immunohistochemical staining, hematoxylin-eosin staining and quantitative RT-PCR were used to evaluate the ability of the proliferation and differentiation of skeletal muscle satellite cells.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSON: Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that there was no significant difference in the morphology and histology of skeletal muscle tissues between the spontaneous recovery and microwave treatment groups. However, the relative mRNA expression of MyoG in the cultured skeletal muscle satellite cells in vitro and the number of α-sarcometric actin-postive cells in the microwave treatment group were significantly increased compared with the spontaneous recovery group (P < 0.05). The proliferative ability of skeletal muscle satellite cells was inhibited at the early stage, but not at the later stage. Our results suggest that low power microwave irradiation (20 W) can promote the proliferation and differentiation of skeletal muscle satellite cells around the implant in a rabbit model of femoral fracture with internal fixation, and thereby confirm the efficacy and safety of low power microwave irradiation for the internal fixation of fractures.

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

Key words: Microwaves, Fractures, Bone, Internal Fixators, Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle

CLC Number:

R318

Zou Yu-zhen, Wang Gang, Xu Yi-ming, Bai Yue-hong. Effects of low power microwave irradiation (20 W) on the proliferation and differentiation of skeletal muscle satellite cells in a rabbit model of femoral fracture with internal fixation[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2016, 20(29): 4355-4361.

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