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ArticleCartilage2025

Parallel Chondrogenesis and Osteogenesis Tissue Morphogenesis in Muscle Tissue via Combinations of TGF-β Supergene Family Members.

Fei Xiong, Yan Chevalier, Roland M Klar

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Fei XiongWuxi Hand Surgery Hospital, Wuxi, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2124-5763
Yan ChevalierDepartment of Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany.
Roland M KlarDepartment of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO, USA.

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Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to decipher the temporal and spatial signaling code for clinical cartilage and bone regeneration. We investigated the effects of continuous equal dosages of a single, dual, or triplicate growth factor combination of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3, and/or BMP-7 on muscle tissue over a culturing period. The hypothesis was that specific growth factor combinations at specific time points direct tissue transformation toward endochondral bone or cartilage formation.

designThe harvested muscle tissues from F-344 adult male rats were cultured in 96-well plates maintained in a specific medium and cultured at specific conditions. And the multidimensional and multi-time point analyses were performed at both the genetic and protein levels.

resultsThe results insinuate that the application of growth factor stimulates a chaotic tissue response that does not follow a chronological signaling cascade. Both osteogenic and chondrogenic genes showed upregulation after induction, a similar result was also observed in the semiquantitative analysis after immunohistochemical staining against different antigens.

conclusionsThe study showed that multiple TGF-β superfamily proteins applied to tissue stimulate developmental tissue processes that do not follow current tissue formation rules. The findings contribute to the understanding of the chronological order of signals and expression patterns needed to achieve chondrogenesis, articular chondrogenesis, or osteogenesis, which is crucial for the development of treatments that can regrow bone and articular cartilage clinically.

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ChondrogenesisMuscle, SkeletalOsteogenesisTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7MaleMorphogenesisRatsRats, Inbred F344Signal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta3Bmp2 protein, ratBmp7 protein, ratBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7Transforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta3endochondral bone formationmodulationmorphogen combinationsparallel tissue inductionTGF-β supergene family proteinstissue morphogenesistransformation

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