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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2022

Osteocytic cells exposed to titanium particles increase sclerostin expression and inhibit osteoblastic cell differentiation mostly via direct cell-to-cell contact.

Hao Chai, Zai Hang Zhang, Jing Yi Fang, Chang She, De Chun Geng, Wei Xu

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hao ChaiDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3511-9135
Zai Hang ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jing Yi FangThe Experiment Center, The Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chang SheDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
De Chun GengDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1425-2535
Wei XuDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6030-0668
Soochow University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81472105National Natural Science Foundation of China 81874008Soochow Program of Health Talent Training GSWS2019010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanism underlying induction of periprosthetic osteolysis by wear particles remains unclear. In this study, cultured MLO-Y4 osteocytic cells were exposed to different concentrations of titanium (Ti) particles. The results showed that Ti particles increased expression of the osteocytic marker SOST/sclerostin in a dose-dependent manner, accelerated apoptosis of MLO-Y4 cells, increased the expression of IL-6, TNF-α and connexin 43. SOST silence alleviated the increase of MLO-Y4 cells apoptosis, decreased the expression of IL-6, TNF-α and connexin 43 caused by Ti particles. The different co-culture systems of MLO-Y4 cells with MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells were further used to observe the effects of osteocytic cells' changes induced by Ti particles on osteoblastic cells. MLO-Y4 cells treated with Ti particles inhibited dramatically differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells mostly through direct cell-to-cell contact. SOST silence attenuated the inhibition effects of Ti-induced MLO-Y4 on MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic differentiation, which ALP level and mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells increased and the expression of ALP, OCN and Runx2 increased compared to the Ti-treated group. Taken together, Ti particles had negative effects on MLO-Y4 cells and the impact of Ti particles on osteocytic cells was extensive, which may further inhibit osteoblastic differentiation mostly through intercellular contact directly. SOST/sclerostin plays an important role in the process of mutual cell interaction. These findings may help to understand the effect of osteocytes in wear particle-induced osteolysis.

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OsteocytesOsteolysisAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCell DifferentiationConnexin 43Interleukin-6OsteoblastsTitaniumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingConnexin 43Interleukin-6TitaniumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaosteoblastosteocyteosteolysisSOST/sclerostinwear debris

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PMID35762300
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