Heat or radiofrequency plasma glow discharge treatment of a titanium alloy stimulates osteoblast gene expression in the MC3T3 osteoprogenitor cell line.
10.5051/jpis.2012.42.3.95
- Author:
Bruce E RAPUANO
1
;
Kyle HACKSHAW
;
Daniel E MACDONALD
Author Information
1. Hospital for Special Surgery affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA. dem14@columbia.edu
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cell differentiation;
Dental implants;
Fibronectins;
Integrin alpha5beta1;
Osteoblasts
- MeSH:
Alkaline Phosphatase;
Alloys;
Cell Differentiation;
Cell Line;
Collagen Type I;
Dental Implants;
Fees and Charges;
Fibronectins;
Gene Expression;
Hot Temperature;
Integrin alpha5beta1;
Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein;
Osteoblasts;
Osteocalcin;
Osteopontin;
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein;
Plasma;
Proteins;
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction;
RNA, Messenger;
Titanium
- From:Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science
2012;42(3):95-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether increasing the Ti6Al4V surface oxide negative charge through heat (600degrees C) or radiofrequency plasma glow discharge (RFGD) pretreatment, with or without a subsequent coating with fibronectin, stimulated osteoblast gene marker expression in the MC3T3 osteoprogenitor cell line. METHODS: Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to measure changes over time in the mRNA levels for osteoblast gene markers, including alkaline phosphatase, bone sialoprotein, collagen type I (alpha1), osteocalcin, osteopontin and parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTH-rP), and the osteoblast precursor genes Runx2 and osterix. RESULTS: Osteoprogenitors began to differentiate earlier on disks that were pretreated with heat or RFGD. The pretreatments increased gene marker expression in the absence of a fibronectin coating. However, pretreatments increased osteoblast gene expression for fibronectin-coated disks more than uncoated disks, suggesting a surface oxide-mediated specific enhancement of fibronectin's bioactivity. Heat pretreatment had greater effects on the mRNA expression of genes for PTH-rP, alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin while RFGD pretreatment had greater effects on osteopontin and bone sialoprotein gene expression. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that heat and RFGD pretreatments of the Ti6Al4V surface oxide stimulated osteoblast differentiation through an enhancement of (a) coated fibronectin's bioactivity and (b) the bioactivities of other serum or matrix proteins. The quantitative differences in the effects of the two pretreatments on osteoblast gene marker expression may have arisen from the unique physico-chemical characteristics of each resultant oxide surface. Therefore, engineering the Ti6Al4V surface oxide to become more negatively charged can be used to accelerate osteoblast differentiation through fibronectin-dependent and independent mechanisms.
