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ArticleScientific reports2015

Decoupling the role of stiffness from other hydroxyapatite signalling cues in periosteal derived stem cell differentiation.

Giorgio Mattei, Concetta Ferretti, Annalisa Tirella, Arti Ahluwalia, Monica Mattioli-Belmonte

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giorgio MatteiResearch Centre "E. Piaggio", University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122 Pisa, Italy.
Concetta FerrettiDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences-Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60020 Ancona, Italy.
Annalisa TirellaNational Research Council, IFC, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Arti Ahluwalia1] Research Centre "E. Piaggio", University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122 Pisa, Italy [2] National Research Council, IFC, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Monica Mattioli-BelmonteDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences-Histology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/A, 60020 Ancona, Italy.
Marche Polytechnic University · ITNational Research Council · ITPiaggio (Italy) · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone extracellular matrix (ECM) is a natural composite made of collagen and mineral hydroxyapatite (HA). Dynamic cell-ECM interactions play a critical role in regulating cell differentiation and function. Understanding the principal ECM cues promoting osteogenic differentiation would be pivotal for both bone tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Altering the mineral content generally modifies the stiffness as well as other physicochemical cues provided by composite materials, complicating the "cause-effect" analysis of resultant cell behaviour. To isolate the contribution of mechanical cues from other HA-derived signals, we developed and characterised composite HA/gelatin scaffolds with different mineral contents along with a set of stiffness-matched HA-free gelatin scaffolds. Samples were seeded with human periosteal derived progenitor cells (PDPCs) and cultured over 7 days, analysing their resultant morphology and gene expression. Our results show that both stiffness and HA contribute to directing PDPC osteogenic differentiation, highlighting the role of stiffness in triggering the expression of osteogenic genes and of HA in accelerating the process, particularly at high concentrations.

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Cell DifferentiationCuesOsteogenesisSignal TransductionAntigens, SurfaceBiomarkersCollagenDurapatiteExtracellular MatrixGene ExpressionHumansImmunophenotypingStem CellsTissue ScaffoldsAntigens, SurfaceBiomarkersCollagenDurapatite

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PMID26035412
PMCPMC4451686
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