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ArticleTissue engineering and regenerative medicine2019

Spreading Shape and Area Regulate the Osteogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells.

Yang Zhao, Qing Sun, Shurong Wang, Bo Huo

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Article in Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yang ZhaoBiomechanics Lab, Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081 People's Republic of China.
Qing SunBiomechanics Lab, Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081 People's Republic of China.
Shurong WangBiomechanics Lab, Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081 People's Republic of China.
Bo HuoBiomechanics Lab, Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No. 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081 People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-3194-3725
Beijing Institute of Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have strong self-renewal ability and multiple differentiation potential. Some studies confirmed that spreading shape and area of single MSCs influence cell differentiation, but few studies focused on the effect of the circularity of cell shape on the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs with a confined area during osteogenic process. Methods: In the present study, MSCs were seeded on a micropatterned island with a spreading area lower than that of a freely spreading area. The patterns had circularities of 1.0 or 0.4, respectively, and areas of 314, 628, or 1256 μm Results: Of these MSCs, the ones with star-like shapes and large areas promoted the expression of osteogenic differentiation markers and the survival of cells. The expression of F-actin and its cytosolic distribution or orientation also correlated with the spreading shape and area. When actin polymerization was inhibited by cytochalasin D, the shape-regulated differentiation and apoptosis of MSCs with the confined spreading area were abolished. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that a spreading shape of low circularity and a larger spreading area are beneficial to the survival and osteogenic differentiation of individual MSCs, which may be regulated through the cytosolic expression and distribution of F-actin.

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Cell DifferentiationOsteogenesisActin CytoskeletonActinsAnimalsApoptosisbeta CateninCell ShapeCollagen Type ICytochalasin DMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteocalcinActinsbeta CateninCollagen Type ICytochalasin DOsteocalcinCell shapeF-actinMicropatternOsteogenesisSpreading area

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PMID31824820
PMCPMC6879679
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