title: Effect of vitamin E addition to poly(D,L)-lactic acid on surface properties and osteoblast behaviour.
abstract: Vitamin E (Vit.E, alpha-tocoferol) is a natural agent with anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties and it has been suggested that it could act as a stimulating factor for osteoblast proliferation and maturation. We produced poly(D,L)-lactic acid films enriched with Vit.E (1, 5 and 10% w/w) and investigated their surface properties using the FTIR analysis, sessile measure of wettability and serum protein adsorption, and evaluated attachment and spreading of MC-3T3 E1 murine osteoblast cells. FTIR analysis showed the presence of Vit.E on the polymer surface and Vit.E increased the polymer wettability in a concentration-dependent manner. The serum total protein adsorption increased significantly onto the 10% Vit.E P(D,L)-LA and the main protein adsorbed was albumin. The presence of albumin, considered as an anti-adhesive protein, on the surface of Vit.E enriched P(D,L)-LA films (especially 5 and 10% Vit.E) could explain, at least in part, the behaviour of MC-3T3 osteoblast cells seeded onto the polymers. Cell adhesion and spreading were strongly decreased by Vit.E (5 and 10%) in spite of the increased wettability. This reaction could be cell type-specific, independent by the surface wettability and linked to cell-specific characteristics (membrane phospholipid composition, integrins expression). Moreover a direct effect of Vit.E on cell adhesion and spreading cannot be completely excluded.
authors.affiliation: Human Anatomy Laboratory, Research Center for Biocompatibility, Medical Sciences Department, University of Eastern Piedmont A. Avogadro, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renò
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aina
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cannas
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D048429:Cell Size / Q000187:drug effects; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D008422:Materials Testing; D051379:Mice; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D011485:Protein Binding; D013499:Surface Properties; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011091:Polyesters; D014810:Vitamin E; C033616:poly(lactide)