抑制核纤层蛋白A/C表达对牵张刺激下成骨细胞增殖及凋亡的影响

目的 观察小干扰RNA技术(siRNA)抑制核纤层蛋白A/C(lamin A/C)表达对牵张刺激下小鼠前成骨细胞MC3T3-E1增殖及凋亡的影响.方法 化学合成3条针对lamin A/C靶点的siRNA序列,脂质体转染MC3T3-E1细胞,实时定量聚合酶链反应(PCR)和Western blot检测lamin A/C mRNA和蛋白变化.细胞转染72 h后行牵张刺激6 h,Hoechst 33258检测DNA含量来反映细胞增殖,流式细胞术检测细胞周期及凋亡.结果 筛选出的siRNA-2显著抑制lamin A/C mRNA和蛋白产物表达(P＜0.01).未转染细胞经牵张刺激,DNA合成随时间推移而增加;细胞G0/G1期比例为65.19%;S期为22.57%,细胞凋亡率为11.49%;转染细胞经牵张刺激后,DNA合成较未转染细胞显著性减少(P＜0.01);G0/G1期比例提高至85.82%;S期降低至11.37%,凋亡率达19.32%(P＜0.01).结论 抑制lamin A/C表达会导致牵张刺激诱导的促增殖作用减弱,细胞周期阻滞于G0/G1期,促进细胞的凋亡.     

二甲双胍调控PI3K/Akt/mTOR通路减轻糖皮质激素诱导的成骨细胞凋亡

目的探讨二甲双胍(Met)调控磷脂酰肌醇3激酶(PI3K)/蛋白激酶B(Akt)/哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(m TOR)信号通路对糖皮质激素地塞米松(Dex)诱导的成骨细胞凋亡的影响。方法将体外培养的小鼠胚胎成骨细胞前体细胞MC3T3-E1分为对照组(正常培养)、Dex组(以Dex处理)、Met组(以Dex和Met共同处理)、Met+IGF-1组(以Dex、Met和PI3K/Akt/m TOR通路活化剂IGF-1共同处理)、Met+NVP-BEZ235组(以Dex、Met和PI3K/Akt/m TOR通路抑制剂NVP-BEZ235共同处理),采用免疫印迹法(WB)检测MC3T3-E1细胞中PI3K、Akt、磷酸化(p)-Akt、m TOR和p-mTOR蛋白表达水平,通过噻唑蓝(MTT)法检测MC3T3-E1细胞存活率、流式细胞术检测MC3T3-E1细胞凋亡率、实时荧光定量PCR检测MC3T3-E1细胞中Bcl-2和Bax mRNA表达水平、Caspase-3活性测定试剂盒检测MC3T3-E1细胞Caspase-3活性、JC-1探针检测MC3T3-E1细胞线粒体膜电位变化。结果与对照组比较,Dex组细胞中PI3K、p-Akt、p-mTOR蛋白表达水平和细胞存活率、Bcl-2 mRNA表达水平以及线粒体膜电位均明显降低,而细胞凋亡率、Bax mRNA表达水平和Caspase-3活性均明显升高(P0.05);与Dex组比较,Met组细胞中PI3K、p-Akt、p-mTOR蛋白表达水平和细胞存活率、Bcl-2 mRNA表达水平以及线粒体膜电位均明显升高,而细胞凋亡率、Bax mRNA表达水平、Caspase-3活性明显降低(P0.05);给予IGF-1作用后Met对MC3T3-E1细胞的作用效果明显增强,而给予NVP-BEZ235作用后Met对MC3T3-E1细胞的作用效果明显减弱(P0.05)。结论 Met可通过激活PI3K/Akt/m TOR通路抑制线粒体凋亡途径,减轻糖皮质激素Dex诱导的成骨细胞凋亡。     

胶原蛋白肽含药血清促进成骨细胞增殖和分化

目的牛骨胶原蛋白肽(collagen peptides,CP)化合物能够显著增加股骨骨密度,并改善股骨的微结构,在骨质疏松症的预防和治疗中发挥重要的作用,它通过口服给药的形式吸收入肠。然而,此过程的分子机制尚不清楚。因此,本研究以阐明牛骨CP化合物血清对成骨细胞增殖与分化的影响。方法制备牛骨CP化合物大鼠血清,牛骨CP化合物处理的实验组和未经处理的对照组大鼠血清浓度为3%、6%、10%,加到无血清的DMEM溶液中,用MTT法和流式细胞术分别检测牛骨CP血清对MC3T3-E1细胞增殖和细胞周期的影响。茜素红矿化染色检测牛骨CP血清对成骨细胞矿化,用Pro Plus 6图像软件定量分析茜素红染色的含量。结果 MTT结果表明,3%、6%及10%的CP化合物含药血清与对照组相比,能够显著促进MC3T3-E1细胞增殖(P0.05)。然后将3%CP化合物含药血清,对照组(control,CN)血清分别作用于MC3T3成骨细胞,培养3 d,流式细胞术测定细胞周期。结果表明,与3%CN血清相比,3%CP血清组G1期比例显著减少,G2/S期比例显著增加(P0.01),表明牛骨CP通过促进G2/S期的百分含量而促进细胞的增殖。矿化染色结果表明CP血清处理21 d后能显著促进成骨细胞的矿化(P0.05)。结论牛骨CP血清在成骨细胞增殖与分化中起重要作用,为骨质疏松症的防治提供了理论依据。     

Fidgetin-like 1 gene inhibited by basic fibroblast growth factor regulates the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts.

The FIGNL1 gene was proven to be a new subfamily member of ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA proteins). In this in vitro study, the AAA proteins inhibited osteoblast proliferation and stimulated osteoblast differentiation. We showed that FIGNL1 may play some regulatory role in osteoblastogenesis. INTRODUCTION: The fidgetin-like 1 (FIGNL1) gene encodes a new subfamily member of ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA proteins). Although the FIGNL1 protein localizes to both the nucleus and cytoplasm, the function of FIGNL1 remains unknown. In a previous study, we identified several genes that mediate the anabolic effects of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on bone by using microarray data. FIGNL1 was one of the genes that downregulated >2-fold in MC3T3-E1 cells after treatment with bFGF. Therefore, this study was aimed to identify and confirm the function of FIGNL1 on osteoblastogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined the effect of the FIGNL1 gene on proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in mouse osteoblast cells (MC3T3-E1 and mouse primary calvarial cells) using flow cytometry, RT-PCR, cell proliferation assay, and cell death assay. MC3T3-E1 cells and mouse calvarial cells were transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) directed against the FIGNL1 or nontargeting control siRNA and examined by cell proliferation and cell death assays. Also, FIGNL1 was fused to enhance green fluorescent protein (EGFP), and the EGFP-fused protein was transiently expressed in MC3T3-E1 cells. RESULTS: Reduced expression of FIGNL1 by bFGF and TGF-beta1 treatment was verified by RT-PCR analysis. Overexpression of FIGNL1 reduced the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 and calvarial cells, more than the mock transfected control cells did. In contrast, siFIGNL1 transfection significantly increased the proliferation of osteoblasts, whereas overexpression of FIGNL1 did not seem to alter apoptosis in osteoblasts. Meanwhile, overexpression of FIGNL1 enhanced the mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OCN) in osteoblasts. In contrast, siFIGNL1 decreased the expression of ALP and OCN. A pEGFP-FIGNL1 transfected into MCT3-E1 cells had an initially ubiquitous distribution and rapidly translocated to the nucleus 1 h after bFGF treatment. CONCLUSIONS: From these results, we proposed that FIGNL1, a subfamily member of the AAA family of proteins, might play some regulatory role in osteoblast proliferation and differentiation. Further analyses of FIGNL1 will be needed to better delineate the mechanisms contributing to the inhibition of proliferation and stimulation of osteoblast differentiation.     

TNF-alpha and IL-1beta suppress N-cadherin expression in MC3T3-E1 cells.

Excessive production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) secondary to estrogen deficiency have been implicated as the cause of osteoporosis in postmenopausal woman. These cytokines appear to stimulate osteoclast precursor proliferation and activate mature osteoclast formation directly and possibly indirectly via osteoblasts. To investigate the other possible roles that these cytokines may play in stimulating the bone resorption process, we examined the effect of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta on cell-cell adhesion molecules, cadherins, in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. In this study, we investigated cadherin expression and the effect of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) on the expression of cadherins in MC3T3-E1 cells. Confluent cultures of MC3T3-E1 cells were challenged with recombinant human TNF-alpha (1-100 U/ml), recombinant human IL-1beta (1-100 ng/ml) and human PTH(1-34) (1-100 ng/ml), respectively. The results show that MC3T3-E1 cells express functional cadherin molecules, N-cadherin and OB-cadherin. TNF-alpha (10-100 U/ml) and IL-1beta (10-100 ng/ml) suppressed N-cadherin without changing OB-cadherin expression, while PTH (1-100 ng/ml) had no effect on cadherin expression. These results raise the possibility that TNF-alpha and IL-1beta may compromise the cell-cell adhesion of osteoblasts which cover the bone surface. The ensuing compromised cell-cell adhesion of osteoblasts may in turn facilitate the direct adhesion of osteoclasts on the calcified bone matrix surface. These results implicate an indirect role for osteoblasts in the promotion of bone resorption by TNF-alpha and IL-1beta.     

流体剪切力抑制肿瘤坏死因子α诱导鼠成骨样细胞MC3T3-E1凋亡的实验研究

目的研究流体剪切力(fluid shear stress,FSS)对肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)诱导鼠成骨样细胞MC3T3-E1凋亡的影响。方法将MC3T3-E1分为TNF-α干预组(实验组)和无TNF-α干预组(对照组),TNF-α(10ng/ml)×4h诱导MC3T3-E1凋亡后,四个实验组分别加载12dyn/cm2FSS作用0,15,30,60min。应用四甲基偶氮唑蓝(MTT)法、荧光显微镜和流式细胞技术(FΑCS)检测细胞的增殖能力和凋亡,免疫印迹法检测半胱氨酸蛋白激酶9(caspase9)和凋亡蛋白酶活化因子1(Αpaf-1)蛋白的表达。采用SPSS16.0软件包对数据进行单因素方差分析。结果TNF-α(10ng/ml)×4h能诱导明显的凋亡信号,FSS(12dyn/cm2)能明显抑制这种凋亡,而且随着刺激时间的增加,从0min逐渐延长至60min,细胞活性逐渐增加,凋亡细胞数逐渐减少,实验组与对照组单因素方差分析及各组间LSD两两比较有显著性差异(P0.05),同时caspase9和Αpaf-1蛋白的表达也逐渐增加。结论生理范围的FSS能够抑制TNF-α诱导的MC3T3-E1细胞的凋亡,作为线粒体通路的关键蛋白,caspase9和Αpaf-1在凋亡时增加而FSS后表达减少,说明FSS抑制这种凋亡至少部分是减弱了凋亡的线粒体通路。     

A differentiation-inducing factor produced by the osteoblastic cell line MC3T3-E1 stimulates bone resorption by promoting osteoclast formation

We have reported that the differentiation-inducing factor (DIF) is present in conditioned medium of mouse osteoblast-like cell (MC3T3-E1) cultures. In the present study, the DIF from conditioned medium of MC3T3-E1 cells was partially purified and its biologic activity was examined. The DIF was purified by monitoring the induction of phagocytic activity of mouse myeloblastic leukemia cells (M1). The DIF induced differentiation of not only M1 cells but also mouse myelomonocytic cells (WEHI-3). Furthermore, the DIF increased the in vitro bone-resorbing activity and the osteoclast number in mouse calvaria. The increases were inhibited by the addition of either salmon calcitonin or indomethacin. When mouse bone marrow cells were cultured with the DIF for 8 days, formation of osteoclast-like multinucleated cells was stimulated dose dependently. The DIF from MC3T3-E1 cells appeared to be different from interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). These results suggest that the DIF partially purified from osteoblast-like cell cultures stimulates osteoclastic bone resorption by promoting differentiation and fusion of osteoclast progenitors to form multinucleated osteoclasts.     

不同大小机械牵张力对MC3T3-E1成骨样细胞MMP-13/TIMP-1 mRNA表达的影响

目的:研究不同大小的机械牵张力对成骨细胞MMP-13/TIMP-1mRNA表达的影响。方法:通过自制的多通道细胞牵张应力加载系统对小鼠成骨样细胞MC3T3-E1同时施加6%、12%和18%的机械牵张力,作用24h后,用RT-PCR方法检测细胞受力后MMP-13/TIMP-1mRNA表达的变化。结果:细胞受力后,其MMP-13/TIMP-1mRNA表达随牵张力值的增大明显增加。结论:不同大小的机械牵张力可以影响成骨细胞的MMP-13/TIMP-1mRNA表达,进而影响骨改建。     

Transforming growth factor beta modulates proliferation of osteoblastic cells: relation to its effect on receptor levels for epidermal growth factor

The effect of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) on cellular proliferation of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells was studied with particular emphasis on its effect on modulation of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors. In other cells, TGF-beta has been reported to augment EGF receptors. Exposure of MC3T3-E1 cells to TGF-beta initially increased cell surface EGF receptor levels and decreased the rate of DNA synthesis. The initial elevation of EGF receptor levels was due to increased receptor number per cell, not to changes in binding affinity. On the contrary, prolonged exposure (longer than 40 h) resulted in a decrease in EGF receptor and an increase in the rate of DNA synthesis. Thus, the effects of TGF-beta on these cells appears to be biphasic, reflecting complex mechanisms of action; the early effects of TGF-beta may be consistent with cellular differentiation to the osteoblastic phenotype with decreased cellular proliferation, whereas chronic exposure of these cells to TGF-beta stimulated cellular proliferation and inhibited osteoblastic phenotype expression. It is not likely that stimulation of cellular proliferation was through elevation of EGF receptor levels, because TGF-beta did not enhance the stimulatory effect of EGF on cellular proliferation. Thus, we conclude that TGF-beta possesses a stimulatory effect on the cellular proliferation of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells independent of its modulative effect on EGF receptor level.     

Hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in MC3T3-E1 cells: The effects of glutamate and protection by purines

Glutamate has toxic effects on a number of tissues, partly by inducing toxic (e.g., oxidative) stress, whereas adenosine can be protective. Since there is evidence that glutamate and adenosine receptors are present in bone, we set out to study whether oxidative stress, induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), affected viability in the MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cell line and whether treatment with adenosine receptor ligands attenuated this. Hydrogen peroxide (100 microM to 5 mM) reduced the viability of the MC3T3-E1 cells, while catalase reversed this cell loss and itself had some mitogenic effect. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) increased the number of viable cells alone but failed to modify significantly the effect of H2O2 treatments. Glutamate (100 microM, 1 mM) and NMDA (10 microM), applied alone for up to 1 h, had a mitogenic effect (P < 0.05). Adenosine A1 and A2A receptor agonists and antagonists at low and high concentrations showed some mitogenic effects when added singly, but only high concentrations of the agonists showed significant protection against cell death resulting from H2O2 treatments. Contributions from both apoptotic and necrotic pathways were implicated in the H2O2-induced cell loss as was demonstrated by the use of the caspase-3 inhibitor (Z-DEVD-fmk) and the PARP-1 inhibitor (DPQ). The results demonstrate that hydrogen peroxide was toxic to MC3T3-E1 cells, whereas glutamate was not and may even have a trophic influence. Adenosine and its receptors afforded some protection to osteoblasts against cellular death mediated partly by apoptosis and partly by necrosis.     

丹参素拮抗氧化应激所致骨质疏松并通过PI3k/Akt通路减少成骨细胞的凋亡

目的探讨丹参素拮抗醋酸泼尼松所致大鼠骨质疏松的作用机理。方法 60只雌性4月龄大鼠随机分为6组:正常对照组、模型组(醋酸泼尼松5 mg/kg体重)、丹参素高中低剂量组(30 mg/kg体重、20 mg/kg体重、10 mg/kg体重)和对照药白藜芦醇组(5 mg/kg体重)。丹参素组和白藜芦醇组每日先给予模型组同样剂量的醋酸泼尼松,然后给予不同浓度药物处理。连续14w。将成骨细胞MC3T3-E1细胞随机分为A组(正常组)、B组(醋酸泼尼松组)、C组(醋酸泼尼松+丹参素干预组),D组(醋酸泼尼松+丹参素+Ly294002组)。采用双能X线骨密度检测仪检测腰椎及股骨的骨矿物密度(BMD);采用TUNEL原位标记骨质疏松大鼠中骨组织检测细胞凋亡情况;同时采用Western-blot检测细胞凋亡相关蛋白Bax、AIF、cyto-C表达情况;免疫荧光和Western-blot检测成骨细胞MC3T3-E1中PI3/Akt信号通路相关蛋白pAkt表达情况。结果与模型组相比,不同浓度的丹参素和白藜芦醇均能升高BMD值(均P0.05),降低骨质疏松大鼠骨细胞凋亡率(P0.05),抑制凋亡相关蛋白Bax、AIF、cyto-C的表达(均P0.05)。与A组相比,B组和D组成骨细胞凋亡率和凋亡相关蛋白Bax、AIF、cyto-C表达均增高(均P0.05);与B组相比,C组成骨细胞凋亡率和凋亡相关蛋白Bax、AIF、cyto-C表达均明显降低(均P0.05);免疫荧光和Western-blot检测显示C组pAkt表达量与B组相比明显增加(P0.05),具有统计学意义。结论丹参素能够拮抗醋酸泼尼松诱导氧化应激所致骨质疏松大鼠中成骨细胞的凋亡,并且在体外是通过活化PI3k/Akt通路而减少成骨细胞的凋亡。     

Apoptotic activity of doxazosin on prostate stroma in vitro is mediated through an autocrine expression of TGF-beta1

BACKGROUND: Doxazosin, an alpha-adrenergic antagonist, has been shown to induce apoptosis in prostatic stromal cells. The mechanism of this apoptotic action by Doxazosin remains undefined. The present study was carried out to demonstrate that the effect of Doxazosin on apoptosis of prostate stromal cells is mediated through an autocrine action of TGF-beta1. METHODS: Primary cultures of human prostate cells were treated with varying concentrations of Doxazosin (0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 microM) for a period up to 3 days. At the end of the 3-day culture, cell numbers were counted. Apoptosis was assessed by a colorimetric terminal deoxyribonucleotide transferase labeling technique. TGF-beta1 was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: Compared to control cultures, cell numbers were significantly decreased as much as 68.4% in cultures treated with 10 microM of Doxazosin after 3 days incubation, while apoptosis increased by 64.7% in cultures treated with the same concentration of Doxazosin after 24 h. This decrease in cell number was reversed when antibody to TGF-beta1 was added to these cultures. Addition of TGF-beta1 (0, 1.0, and 10 ng/mL) to the cultures also decreased the cell numbers. Quantitation of TGF-beta1 in lysates of cells by ELISA revealed that the cells treated with Doxazosin (10 microM) produced as much as 62.5% more TGF-beta1 than in that of untreated cells. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate that the apoptotic effect of Doxazosin on human prostatic stromal cells is mediated through an autocrine production of TGF-beta1.     

Osteotropic agents induce the differential secretion of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by the osteoblast cell line MC3T3-E1

Osteoblasts play a central role in the regulation of bone remodeling. Not only are they responsible for the formation of new bone, but they also regulate bone resorption. These cells also exert regulatory influences outside the bone in that they are able to regulate hematopoiesis. However, obtaining pure populations of osteoblasts devoid of contaminating cell types remains problematic. One approach to this problem is the use of cloned osteoblastic cell lines. To this end we have used MC3T3-E1, a cloned murine osteoblast cell line of C57BL/6 origin. We report that MC3T3-E1 cells respond to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and, to a lesser extent, parathyroid hormone (PTH) by the secretion of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). However, 1,25-(OH)2D3, a potent activator of osteoblasts, fails to induce these cells to secrete GM-CSF. These results suggest that MC3T3-E1 cells respond to osteotropic agents in a hierarchical fashion. Secretion of GM-CSF is not constitutive but rather requires active induction of the cells. MC3T3 cells fail to secrete detectable levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-3, or IL-4, regardless of whether or not the cells are activated. The data indicate that MC3T3-E1 cells secrete cytokines in response to osteotropic agents in a way similar to that of normal primary osteoblasts. Therefore, MC3T3-E1 cells may serve as a good in vitro model for primary osteoblasts.     

Cyclooxygenase inhibitors enhance cell growth in an osteoblastic cell line, MC3T3-E1

To elucidate the significance of endogenous prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in osteoblastic cell function, we studied the effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on cell growth and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in MC3T3-E1 cells. UMR-106 cells were also used as references in our experiments. MC3T3-E1 cells, cultured in alpha-minimal essential medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum, were shown to produce PGE2, which was markedly suppressed in the presence of indomethacin. Addition of indomethacin resulted in an increase in DNA content and [3H]thymidine incorporation. A similar growth stimulatory effect was observed when structurally different cyclooxygenase inhibitors, that is, acetyl salicylic acid (ASA), flurbiprofen, and piroxicam, were added. These cyclooxygenase inhibitors, however, differed in their effects on ALP activity. Indomethacin and ASA enhanced ALP activity, whereas flurbiprofen and piroxicam suppressed it. We then examined the effects of exogenous addition of PGE2. Although exogenous PGE2 at 6 x 10(-6) M slightly stimulated cell growth, it inhibited cell growth at 6 x 10(-8) M and 6 x 10(-7) M. ALP activity was reduced in a dose-dependent fashion by exogenous PGE2. These results suggest that PGE2 produced by MC3T3-E1 may be suppressing cell proliferation and that cyclooxygenase inhibitors, per se, may stimulate cell growth by inhibiting endogenous PGE2 production in MC3T3-E1 cells. UMR-106 cells also produced PGE2, although less than MC3T3-E1 cells. In UMR-106 cells, the cyclooxygenase inhibitors did not influence DNA content or ALP activity as distinctly as in MC3T3-E1 cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Nongenomic androgen activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts.

Androgens have important effects on the bone metabolism. However, the effect and mechanism of androgen action on the osteoblasts remains unknown. Here we showed that androgens increase phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of Akt. siRNA-AR prevented androgen-induced Akt activation in MC3T3-E1 cells. This suggests that nongenomic androgen activation of Akt is mediated by androgen receptor in osteoblasts. INTRODUCTION: Androgens have important effects on the human skeleton in both males and females. However, the mechanism of androgen action on bone metabolism remains unknown. The aims of this study were to determine the effect and mechanism of androgen action on the osteoblast cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Here we showed that 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) accelerates cell growth of the MC3T3-E1 cell line in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The specific phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) inhibitor LY294002 and kinase-deficient Akt mutant can repress the androgen effect on MC3T3-E1 cells. Western blot analysis showed that DHT, 17beta-estradiol, and testosterone (T) induce a rapid and transient phosphorylation of Akt in MC3T3-E1 cells. This activation reached to a plateau after 15 minutes and gradually diminished after 60 minutes of DHT treatment. RESULTS: Fluorescence microscopy showed a distinct increase in immunostaining intensity in the nuclear interior after androgen treatment but no change in the subcellular distribution of Akt when the cells were pretreated with hydroxyflutamide (HF) or LY294002. In addition, small interfering RNA against androgen receptor (siRNA-AR) prevented DHT-induced Akt phosphorylation and cell growth. CONCLUSION: These findings represents the first physiological finding to indicate how steroid hormones such as androgens can mediate the nuclear localization of Akt/PKB in osteoblasts that has previously mainly been linked to growth factor-induced events occurring at the plasma membrane level.     

续苓健骨汤含药血清对MC3T3-E1细胞分化及增殖的影响

目的探讨续苓健骨汤含药血清对MC3T3-E1成骨细胞分化及增殖的影响。方法制备续苓健骨汤含药血清,实验分为空白对照组、含药血清低剂量组、中剂量组和高剂量组。采用CCK-8法和流式细胞术检测续苓健骨汤含药血清对MC3T3-E1细胞增殖和细胞周期的影响;碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性测定MC3T3-E1细胞的成骨分化能力;茜素红染色检测MC3T3-E1细胞的矿化能力;实时荧光定量PCR检测成骨分化基因Runx2、OC、Bmp2、Col1a1mRNA水平。结果与空白对照组比较,中、高剂量续苓健骨汤含药血清能促进MC3T3-E1细胞增殖、S期细胞比率和细胞增殖指数,并且呈现一定的剂量依赖性;同时中高剂量续苓健骨汤含药血清组能明显提高MC3T3-E1细胞ALP活性(P0.01)和钙化能力(P0.01),促进Runx2、OC、Bmp2、Col1a1 mRNA的表达(P0.05)。结论续苓健骨汤含药血清能促进成骨细胞MC3T3-E1的增殖,并通过上调骨形成相关基因Runx2、OC、BMP2、Col1a1的表达水平,提高MC3T3-E1细胞的成骨能力。