title: Effects of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1) on in vitro mineralization of human osteoblasts on implant materials.
abstract: An in vitro cell-implant mineralization model system was used to study the effect of transforming growth factor-beta 1(TGF-beta1) on mineralization in human osteoblast cultures. SaOs-2 and primary human osteoblast (HOB) cells were cultured on Tivanium (Ti-6Al-4V) disks. Administration of different concentrations of TGF-beta1 (0.02, 0.01, 0.2, 1.0, 2.0ng/ml) to these cultures demonstrated a biphasic dose response with 0.2ng/ml TGF-beta1 maximally increasing the calcium content compared to control culture. Results with SaOs-2 and HOB cultures were similar. An optimal dose of TGF-beta1 (0.2ng/ml) was provided to the cultures either in one single dose or multiple doses. Continuous administration of 0.2ng/ml TGF-beta1 caused 77% (SaOs-2) and 60% (HOB) increases in calcification compared to the control and 0.2ng/ml single dose groups. Single administration of the accumulative dose at 1.6ng/ml had no significant effect on the calcium content in either cell culture compared to control. Two weeks continuous administration of 0.2ng/ml TGF-beta1 in both cell cultures resulted in significant increases in the expression of bone specific extracellular matrix proteins which included alkaline phosphatase, Type I collagen, and osteocalcin as measured by Northern blot analysis and RT-PCR. At 4 weeks, the mRNA level of Type I collagen was still significantly higher in the TGF-beta1 treatment group compared to control. In conclusion, TGF-beta1 enhances mineralization of HOB on implant materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, MC 3105, Farmington, CT 06030-1110, USA.
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mansur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gronowicz
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium / Q000494:pharmacology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D024042:Collagen Type I; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D015675:Osteocalcin; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); D014025:Titanium; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium