title: Cyclic strain induces FosB and initiates osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal cells.
abstract: Mechanical loading is crucial for bone remodeling and osteoblast differentiation. FosB belongs to the AP-1 family of transcription factors, a group of proteins known to regulate osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. In mice, FosB is rapidly induced by mechanical stress at the transcriptional level. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different mechanical stretch patterns on FosB gene expression and on osteogenic differentiation of human osteoblast precursor cells. Human bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal precursor cells were grown in flexible silicone dishes and stimulated by a daily application of three rounds of 2 h of cyclic stretch of either 2% or 8% elongation at 1 Hz on 3 consecutive days using a special motor-driven apparatus. By real-time PCR, we quantified FosB mRNA and the expression of genes involved in osteoblast differentiation such as Runx2 and collagen 1 to determine the osteogenic effect of mechanical stretch. Stretching induced FosB transcription and the expression of osteoblast markers in partly committed human mesenchymal precursor cells in a stretch- and time-dependent manner. We conclude that cyclic stretch-induced FosB expression and the upregulation of osteoblast genes plays a role in osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal precursor cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Street 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haasper
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jagodzinski
authors.forename: Maren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drescher
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wehmeier
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krettek
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hesse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000096:biosynthesis; D050659:Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D024042:Collagen Type I; D050659:Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; C493709:RUNX2 protein, human