Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (42): 6732-6736.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.42.002

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Puerarin effects on the mRNA expression of osteoblast differentiation-related proteins

Yuan Si-yuan1, Kong Bei-bei2, Sheng Tong1, Wang Xin-xiang1, Zhang Yun-ling1, Liu Xue-mei1, Ma Tao1, Zheng Hong1, Yan Yan1, Liu Lian-qi2   

  1. 1Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
    2School of Basic Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
  • Revised:2014-09-19 Online:2014-10-08 Published:2014-10-08
  • Contact: Liu Lian-qi, Master, Associate professor, School of Basic Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
  • About author:Yuan Si-yuan, Studying for master’s degree, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30873290

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Experimental studies have showed that puerarin has an obvious protective effect on osteoporosis in ovariectomized and orchiectomized mice. But the influence of puerarin in the molecular level in the process of osteoblast differentiation is seldom reported.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of puerarin on the mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase, bone sialoprotein, osteopontin and osteocalcin in osteoblasts.
METHODS: The MC3T3-E1 cells from mice cultured in vitro were randomly divided into control group, puerarin group (10-6 mol/L puerarin) and estradiol group (10-7 mol/L estradiol) to observe the effects of puerarin on the differentiation of osteoblasts. mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase, bone sialoprotein, osteopontin and osteocalcin in MC3T3-E1 cells was determined using RT-PCR method.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Puerarin and estradiol both could prolong the expression of alkaline phosphatase that reached the peak at 12 days. Puerarin and estradiol strengthened the mRNA expression of bone sialoprotein at 10 and 12 days, reduced expression of osteopontin at 5 and 12 days, and increased expression of osteocalcin at 10 and 12 days. These results reveal that puerarin can induce the differentiation of  cultured osteoblasts by influencing osteoblast differentiation-related protein mRNA expressions, which may be one of the important molecular mechanisms of puerarin for prevention of osteoporosis.



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


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Key words: osteoblasts, alkaline phosphatase, osteopontin, osteocalcin, osteoporosis

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