BACKGROUND:Currently, a large number of studies have confirmed that macrophage migration inhibitory factor plays an important role in a variety of biological activities, such as tumor development. In recent years, it also plays an important role in the inflammatory process, and has achieved a lot of results. However, it is unclear whether and how the macrophage migration inhibitory factor plays a role around the oral implant under oral environment.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of macrophage migration inhibitory factor on the inflammation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels growing around the titanium implant.
METHODS:First, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels were seeded onto titanium cel culture disks to simulate the peri-implant environment in the mouth, and then, the cels were divided into four groups: control group, without any stimulation; lipopolysaccharide group, lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels; non-specific smal interfering RNA (siRNA)+lipopolysaccharide group, non-specific siRNA-transfected and lipopolysaccharide-induced cels; macrophage migration inhibitory factor siRNA+lipopolysaccharide group, cels under the stimulation of lipopolysaccharide were transfected with macrophage migration inhibitory factor.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Using flow cytometry, the cels expressing over 95% CD29 and CD90 as wel as less than 5% CD 45 were selected in the experiment. Cel counting kit-8 test showed that macrophage migration inhibitory factor siRNA+lipopolysaccharide had no influence on the proliferation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels. Lipopolysaccharide significantly stimulated the inflammatory reactions of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels, which was 15-20 times of the control group (P < 0.01). However, compared with the lipopolysaccharide group, the levels of interleukin-1β, interluekin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α were increased significantly after transfection with macrophage migration inhibitory factor siRNA+lipopolysaccharide stimulation (P < 0.01). These findings indicate that lipopolysaccharide can promote inflammation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels around the oral implant, but macrophage migration inhibitory factor siRNA can, to some extent, inhibit the occurrence of inflammation.