scholarly journals Alpha-Lipoic Acid Alleviates High-Glucose Suppressed Osteogenic Differentiation of MC3T3-E1 Cells via Antioxidant Effect and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1897-1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Dong ◽  
Pengjie Hao ◽  
Sheng Xu ◽  
Shutai Liu ◽  
Wenjuan Zhou ◽  
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Background/Aims: Patients with diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of dental implant failure. One major cause is high-glucose induced oxidative stress. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), a naturally occurring compound and dietary supplement, has been established as a potent antioxidant that is a strong scavenger of free radicals. However, few studies have yet investigated the effect of ALA on osteogenic differentiation of osteoblasts cultured with high glucose medium. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ALA on the osteoblastic differentiation in MC3T3-E1 cells under high glucose condition. Methods: MC3T3-E1 cells were divided into 4 groups including normal glucose (5.5 mM) group (control), high glucose (25.5 mM) group, high glucose + 0.1 mM ALA group, and high glucose + 0.2 mM ALA group. The proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization of cells were evaluated by MTT assay, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity assay, alizarin red staining and real time-polymerase chain reaction. High-glucose induced oxidative damage was also assessed by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Western blots were performed to examine the role of PI3K/Akt pathway. Results: The proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells were significantly decreased by the ROS induced by high-glucose. All observed oxidative damage and osteogenic dysfunction induced were inhibited by ALA. Moreover, the PI3K/Akt pathway was activated by ALA. Conclusions: We demonstrate that ALA may attenuate high-glucose mediated MC3T3-E1 cells dysfunction through antioxidant effect and modulation of PI3K/Akt pathway.

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. S14-S14
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Wei‑Ping Wang ◽  
Yi‑Nan Liu ◽  
Ting Guo ◽  
Ping Chen ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangzi Gong ◽  
Le Gao ◽  
Luyao Ma ◽  
Guangxin Li ◽  
Jianhong Yang

Abstract Background Progressive population aging has contributed to the increased global prevalence of diabetes and osteoporosis. Inhibition of osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) by hyperglycemia is a potential pathogenetic mechanism of osteoporosis in diabetic patients. Uncarboxylated osteocalcin (GluOC), a protein secreted by mature osteoblasts, regulates bone development as well as glucose and lipid metabolism. In our previous studies, GluOC was shown to promote osteoblastic differentiation of BMSCs; however, the underlying mechanisms are not well characterized. Tumor protein 63 (TP63), as a  transcription factor, is closely related to bone development and glucose metabolism. Results In this study, we verified that high glucose suppressed osteogenesis and upregulated adipogenesis in BMSCs, while GluOC alleviated this phenomenon. In addition, high glucose enhanced TP63 expression while GluOC diminished it. Knock-down of TP63 by siRNA transfection restored the inhibitory effect of high glucose on osteogenic differentiation. Furthermore, we detected the downstream signaling pathway PTEN/Akt/GSK3β. We found that diminishing TP63 decreased PTEN expression and promoted the phosphorylation of Akt and GSK3β. We then applied the activator and inhibitor of Akt, and concluded that PTEN/Akt/GSK3β participated in regulating the differentiation of BMSCs. Conclusions Our results indicate that GluOC reduces the inhibitory effect of high glucose on osteoblast differentiation by regulating the TP63/PTEN/Akt/GSK3β pathway. TP63 is a potential novel target for the prevention and treatment of diabetic osteoporosis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 244 (16) ◽  
pp. 1493-1503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Nan Wang ◽  
Tingting Jia ◽  
Jiajia Zhang ◽  
Jing Lan ◽  
Dongjiao Zhang ◽  
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered to compromise implant osseointegration. Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2) regulates glucose metabolism, systemic inflammation, and bone regeneration. This study aimed to investigate the role of PTPN2 in implant osseointegration in T2DM and explore the potential mechanisms. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats received implant surgery, with or without local overexpression of PTPN2 for three months, and implant osseointegration was examined by histological evaluation, micro-CT analysis, pull-out test, and scanning electron microscope. Rat bone marrow stem cells (RBMSCs) were isolated and exposed to high glucose, and osteogenic differentiation was evaluated by alizarin red staining, ALP assay, and Western blot analysis. Overexpression of PTPN2 could improve impaired implant osseointegration in T2DM rats and promote osteogenic differentiation of RBMSCs in high glucose. In addition, p-ERK level in RBMSCs was increased in high glucose and decreased after PTPN2 overexpression. These results suggest that PTPN2 promotes implant osseointegration in T2DM rats and enhances osteogenesis of RBMSCs in high glucose medium via inducing the dephosphorylation of ERK. PTPN2 may be a novel target for the therapy of impaired implant osseointegration in T2DM patients. Impact statement Using both in vivo and in vitro approaches, we made important findings that PTPN2 promoted implant osseointegration in T2DM rats and enhanced osteogenesis of RBMSCs in high glucose medium. The positive effects of PTPN2 on osteogenesis are related to the dephosphorylation of ERK and the inhibition of MAPK/ERK pathway. PTPN2 may be a novel target for the therapy of impaired implant osseointegration in T2DM patients.


Zygote ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Shen ◽  
Zhong-Liang Jiang ◽  
Cong-Jun Li ◽  
Xiao-Chen Hu ◽  
Qing-Wang Li

SummaryAlpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is known to be a natural antioxidant. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cryoprotective effect of ALA on the motility of boar spermatozoa and its antioxidant effect on boar spermatozoa during freezing–thawing. Different concentrations (2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 or 10.0 mg/ml) of ALA were added to the extender used to freeze boar semen, and the effects on the quality and endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities of frozen–thawed spermatozoa were assessed. The results indicated that the addition of ALA to the extender resulted in a higher percentage of motile spermatozoa post-thaw (P < 0.05). The activities of superoxide dismutase, lactate dehydrogenase, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase and catalase improved after adding ALA to the extender (P < 0.05). Artificial insemination results showed that pregnancy rate and litter size were significantly higher at 6.0 mg/ml in the ALA group than in the control group (P < 0.05). In conclusion, ALA conferred a cryoprotective capacity to the extender used for boar semen during the process of freezing–thawing, and the optimal concentration of ALA for the frozen extender was 6.0 mg/ml.


Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Fatma M. Ghoneim ◽  
Hani Alrefai ◽  
Ayman Z. Elsamanoudy ◽  
Salwa M. Abo El-khair ◽  
Hanaa A. Khalaf

Background: Sodium valproate (VPA) is an antiepileptic drug (AED) licensed for epilepsy and used during pregnancy in various indications. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a natural compound inducing endogenous antioxidant production. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of prenatal administration of VPA on the pancreas of rat offspring and assess the potential protective role of ALA co-administration during pregnancy. Methods: Twenty-eight pregnant female albino rats were divided into four groups: group I (negative control), group II (positive control, ALA treated), group III (VPA-treated), and group IV (VPA-ALA-treated). The pancreases of the rat offspring were removed at the fourth week postpartum and prepared for histological, immune-histochemical, morphometric, molecular, and oxidative stress marker studies. Results: In group III, there were pyknotic nuclei, vacuolated cytoplasm with ballooning of acinar, α, and β cells of the pancreas. Ultrastructural degeneration of cytoplasmic organelles was detected. Additionally, there was a significant increase in oxidative stress, a decrease in insulin-positive cell percentage, and an increase in glucagon positive cells in comparison to control groups. Moreover, VPA increased the gene expression of an apoptotic marker, caspase-3, with a decrease in anti-apoptotic Bcl2 and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) transcriptional factor. Conversely, ALA improved oxidative stress and apoptosis in group VI, and a consequent improvement of the histological and ultrastructure picture was detected. Conclusion: ALA co-administration with VPA significantly improved the oxidative stress condition, histological and morphometric picture of the pancreas, and restored normal expression of related genes, including Nrf2, caspase-3, and Bcl-2. Administration of α-lipoic acid has a protective effect against VPA-induced pancreatic oxidative damage via its cytoprotective antioxidant effect.


Pharmacology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özer Şehirli ◽  
Elif Tatlıdede ◽  
Meral Yüksel ◽  
Can Erzik ◽  
Sule Çetinel ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 1579-1579
Author(s):  
Chunkang Chang ◽  
Chengming Fei ◽  
Youshan Zhao ◽  
Juan Guo ◽  
Xiao Li

Abstract Background The pathogenesis of MDS has not been completely understood, and insufficiency of the hematopoietic microenvironment can be an important factor. MSCs and osteoblasts are key components of the hematopoietic microenvironment. Studying osteoblastic differentiation of MSCs quantitatively may help to understand the pathogenesis of MDS. Methods 38 patients with MDS and 15 normal donors were investigated in this study. Osteoblastic differentiation assays were performed in 16 MDS cases and 8 controls. The expression of osteogenic differentiation markers were measured by real-time PCR. Alkaline phosphatase staining was performed with Alkaline Phosphatase staining kit after 3,7,14 days of incubation. ALP activity was assessed at 3, 7, and 10 days after osteogenic differentiation. Mineralization analysis was performed at 7, 14 and 21 days of osteogenic induction. The areas of mineralization were measured by Image-Pro Plus 6.0 software. Results Both MDS-MSCs and normal cells displayed same fibroblast-like morphology and similar antigen expression. The expression level of RUNX2 was significantly decreased in MSCs from MDS, compaired with normal controls, especially in lower-risk MDS. After osteogenic induction, lower-risk MDS showed lower alkaline phosphatase activity, less intense alizarin red S staining, and lower gene expression of osteogenic differentiation markers, however, higher-risk MDS was normal. Conclusions We concluded that impaired osteogenic differentiation of MSCs was seen mainly in patients with lower-risk MDS. It may contribute to the ineffective hamatopoiesis of MDS. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Chen ◽  
Hao Yang ◽  
Lijun Song ◽  
Hua Li ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
...  

Osteogenic differentiation is an important process of new bone formation, miR-409-3p has been reported to be upregulated in osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). To investigate the regulatory effect of miR-409-3p on osteogenic differentiation of MSCs and its molecular mechanism, the expression of miR-409-3p in osteoblast (HCO) and bone marrow-derived MSCs (MSC-A, MSC-B, MSC-U) were detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The binding of miR-409-3p to SCAI in MSC-B was investigated by dual-luciferase reporter gene assay. MSC-B were selected to transfect with miR-409-3p analog/complementary sequence (cs), miR-409-3p analog + SCAI and miR-409-3p cs + small interfering (si)-SCAI, as well as control, respectively. The alkaline phosphatase activity, alizarin red staining, and the expression of osteogenic markers in MSC-B during osteoblastic differentiation were tested by RT-qPCR and Western blotting, respectively. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway was inhibited by dickkopf-related protein 1 to get the roles of miR-409-3p during the osteoblastic differentiation of MSC-B when transfected with miR-409-3p analog. The expression of miR-409-3p in HCO was higher than that in these three MSCs, showing an increasing time-dependent trend on the 0 and 21th day of osteoblastic differentiation. MiR-409-3p directly regulated SCAI by targeting SCAI 3′UTR. Further, miR-409-3p suppressed SCAI expression, but SCAI upregulation suppressed the osteoblastic differentiation, as well as reduced the relative mRNA/protein expression of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway-related genes. Importantly, disruption of Wnt signaling also blocked miR-409-3p induced osteoblastic differentiation of MSCs. Therefore, miR-409-3p promotes osteoblastic differentiation through the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by downregulating SCAI expression.


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