Abstract
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an accepted candidate for cell-based therapy of multiple diseases. The interest in MSCs and their possible application in cell therapy have resulted in a better understanding of the basic biology of these cells. Recently, like aggregation and transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) delivery, hypoxia has been indicated as crucial for complete chondrogenesis. The aim of this study was to test different culture conditions for directing stem cell differentiation into the chondrogenic lineage in vitro by testing different TGFβ superfamily members into the culture media under normoxic conditions. All chondrogenic culture conditions used allowed the differentiation of bone marrow-MSCs (BM-MSCs) into chondrogenic lineage. Chondrogenic induction capacity depended on the growth factor added to the culture media. In particular, the chondrogenic culture condition that better induced chondrogenesis was the medium that included the combination of three growth factors: bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), BMP-7 and TGFβ-3. In this culture media, differentiated cells showed the highest levels expression of two markers of chondrogenesis, SOX9 and COL2A1, compared to the control points (p < 0.05, two-tailed t test). In our experimental conditions, the combination of BMP-2, BMP-7 and TGFβ-3 was the most effective in promoting chondrogenesis of BM-MSCs. These results underline the importance of determining in each experimental design the best protocol for in vitro directing stem cell differentiation into the chondrogenic lineage.
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Abbreviations
- AA:
-
Ascorbic acid
- AGG:
-
Aggrecan
- ALP:
-
Alkaline phosphatase
- APM1:
-
Adiponectin
- BM-MSCs:
-
Bone marrow-mesenchymal stem cells
- BMP-2:
-
Bone morphogenetic protein-2
- BMP-7:
-
Bone morphogenetic protein-7
- cDNA:
-
Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
- COL10A1:
-
Collagen type XA1
- COL1A1:
-
Collagen type IA1
- COL2A1:
-
Collagen type IIA1
- DMEM:
-
Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
- FABP4:
-
Fatty acid-binding protein 4
- FBS:
-
Fetal bovine serum
- HE:
-
Hematoxylin–eosin
- IGF-1:
-
Insulin-like growth factor-1
- KO:
-
Knockout serum
- LPL:
-
Lipoprotein lipase
- MMP13:
-
Matrix metalloproteinase 13
- MSCs:
-
Mesenchymal stem cells
- MT:
-
Masson’s trichrome
- MTG:
-
Monotioglycerol
- OP:
-
Osteoprotegerin
- OP-1:
-
Osteogenic protein 1
- P/S:
-
Penicillin and streptomycin
- PCR:
-
Polymerase chain reaction
- qPCR:
-
Real-Time PCR
- REL:
-
Relative expression levels
- rHuBMP-2:
-
Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2
- RNA:
-
Ribonucleic acid
- SaO:
-
Safranin O
- SOX9:
-
Sex determining region Y-box 9
- TB:
-
Toluidine blue
- TBP:
-
TATA box binding protein
- TGFβ:
-
Transforming growth factor beta
- TGFβ-3:
-
Transforming growth factor beta-3
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This study was supported by grants: Servizo Galego de Saúde, Xunta de Galicia (PS07/84), Cátedra Bioiberica de la Universidade da Coruña and Instituto de Salud Carlos III CIBER BBN; Ministerio Ciencia e Innovacion PLE2009-0144; Fondo Investigacion Sanitaria-PI 08/2028 with participation of funds from FEDER (European Community), Tamara Hermida-Gómez is the beneficiary of a contract from Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (2008), Spain. We would like to thank P.Filgueira and M.J.Sánchez for technical assistance.
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Cicione, C., Muiños-López, E., Hermida-Gómez, T. et al. Alternative protocols to induce chondrogenic differentiation: transforming growth factor-β superfamily. Cell Tissue Bank 16, 195–207 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10561-014-9472-7
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