Interaction of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Osteoblasts for in vitro Osteogenesis.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.2.187
- Author:
Hyongbum KIM
1
;
Jong Hun LEE
;
Hwal SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Engineering, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. hwal@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mesenchymal stem cells;
osteoblasts;
co-culture;
osteogenesis;
mineralization
- MeSH:
Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism;
Animals;
Calcification, Physiologic;
*Cell Communication;
Cell Count;
Cell Differentiation;
Cell Division;
Female;
Mesoderm/*cytology;
Osteoblasts/*physiology;
*Osteogenesis;
Rabbits;
Stem Cells/*physiology
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(2):187-197
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
It has recently been reported that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which are systemically administrated to different species, undergo site-specific differentiation. This suggests that the tissue specific cells may cause or promote the differentiation of the MSCs toward their cell type via a cell-to-cell interaction that is mediated not only by hormones and cytokines, but also by direct cell-to-cell contact. In this study, in order to assess the possible synergistic interactions for osteogenesis between the two types of cells, the MSCs derived from rabbit bone marrow were co-cultured with rat calvarial osteoblasts in direct cell-to-cell contact in a control medium (CM) and in an osteogenic medium (OM). The cell number, alkaline phosphatase activity, and amount of calcium deposition were assayed in the cultures of MSCs, osteoblasts, and co-cultures of them in either OM or CM for up to 40 days. The cell numbers and the alkaline phosphatase activities in the co-culture were somewhere in between those of the osteoblast cultures and the MSC cultures. The amounts of deposited calcium were lower in the co-culture compared to those of the other cultures. This suggests that there are little synergistic interactions during osteogenesis in vitro between the rat osteoblasts and rabbit MSCs.
