## Abstract While the roles of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling in regulation of cell growth, proliferation, and survival have been well documented in various cell types, its actions in osteoblasts are poorly understood. In this study, we determined the effects of rapamycin, a spe
Effects of sintered bovine bone on cell proliferation, collagen synthesis, and osteoblastic expression in MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells
โ Scribed by Takuji Matsumoto; Mamoru Kawakami; Koichi Kuribayashi; Toru Takenaka; Akihito Minamide; Tetsuya Tamaki
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 745 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-0266
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
To determine the function of biomaterials on osteoblasts, we studied the effects of two different biomaterials, sintered bovine bone (true bone ceramic) and hydroxyapatiteโrelated material, on DNA and collagen synthesis and osteoblastic expression in osteoblastโlike cells in vitro. Osteoblasts cultured with true bone ceramic exhibited greater increases in DNA and collagenous protein synthesis and alkaline phosphatase activity than those cultured with hydroxyapatite. Furthermore, expression of mRNA for typeโI collagen and osteocalcin, as assessed by reverse transcriptionโpolymerase chain reaction, was higher in cultures grown on true bone ceramic or hydroxyapatite than in those grown with glass fragments, and levels of gene expression in true bone ceramic and hydroxyapatite cultures were at almost the same level. These findings indicate that osteoblasts cultured with true bone ceramic increase their activity, suggesting that true bone ceramic may be a more favorable substrate than hydroxyapatite for growth and differentiation of osteoblastโlike cells.
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