温肾通络止痛方对小鼠H型骨微血管内皮细胞/骨髓间充质干细胞共培养体系的影响

Effect of Wenshen Tongluo Zhitong formula on mouse H-type bone microvascular endothelial cell/bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell co-culture system

背景:骨骼依赖血管与骨细胞之间的密切连接来维持完整性,骨骼处在生理低氧环境中,因此在低氧环境下研究血管生成与骨生成具有重要意义。目的:探究在低氧环境下温肾通络止痛方对H型骨微血管内皮细胞/骨髓间充质干细胞共培养体系的影响及相关机制。方法:运用酶消化法及流式分选技术,分选小鼠H型血管特异型骨微血管内皮细胞;应用骨髓贴壁法分离获取小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞;采用Transwell小室以及缺氧培养工作站建立两种细胞低氧共培养体系,使用50,100μg/m L质量浓度温肾通络止痛方冻干粉进行干预;通过划痕迁移实验与管形成实验评估共培养体系内H型骨微血管内皮细胞的成血管功能;通过碱性磷酸酶染色与茜素红染色评估共培养体系内骨髓间充质干细胞的成骨分化能力;使用Western Blotting与q-PCR检测共培养体系内H型骨微血管内皮细胞中PDGF/PI3K/AKT信号轴相关分子的蛋白表达及mRNA表达。结果与结论:(1)与常氧组相比,低氧组H型骨微血管内皮细胞划痕迁移率及新生血管长度均显著升高(P<0.05),骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化能力增强(P<0.05);PDGF/PI3K/AKT信号轴相关分子的蛋白、mRNA表达升高(P<0.05);(2)与低氧组相比,经不同质量浓度温肾通络止痛方干预后H型骨微血管内皮细胞划痕迁移率及新生血管长度进一步提高(P<0.05),骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化能力更强(P<0.05),PDGF/PI3K/AKT信号轴相关分子的蛋白、mRNA表达也进一步升高(P<0.05)。结果表明:低氧条件下H型血管生成及骨生成可能与PDGF/PI3K/AKT信号轴有关,而温肾通络止痛方可能通过激活PDGF/PI3K/AKT信号轴促进“H型血管生成-骨生成”作用从而防治骨质疏松症。

BACKGROUND:Bone relies on the close connection between blood vessels and bone cells to maintain its integrity.Bones are in a physiologically hypoxic environment.Therefore,the study of angiogenesis and osteogenesis in hypoxic environment is closer to the microenvironment in vivo.OBJECTIVE:To explore the influence of Wenshen Tongluo Zhitong(WSTLZT)formula on H-type bone microvascular endothelial cell/bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell co-culture system in hypoxia environment and its related mechanism.METHODS:Enzyme digestion method and flow sorting technique were used to isolate and identify H-type bone microvascular endothelial cells.Mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were isolated and obtained by bone marrow adhesion method.H-type bone microvascular endothelial cell/bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell hypoxic co-culture system was established using Transwell chamber and anoxic culture workstation.WSTLZT formula powder was used to intervene in each group at a mass concentration of 50 and 100μg/mL.The angiogenic function of H-type bone microvascular endothelial cells in the co-culture system was evaluated by scratch migration test and tube formation test.The osteogenic differentiation ability of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in the cocultured system was evaluated by alkaline phosphatase staining and alizarin red staining.The protein and mRNA expression changes of PDGF/PI3K/AKT signal axis related molecules in H-type bone microvascular endothelial cells in the co-cultured system were detected by Western Blotting and q-PCR,respectively.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Compared with the normal oxygen group,the scratch mobility and new blood vessel length of H-type bone microvascular endothelial cells were significantly higher(P<0.05);the osteogenic differentiation capacity of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells was higher(P<0.05);the expression of PDGF/PI3K/AKT axis-related molecular protein and mRNA increased(P<0.05)in the hypoxia group.(2)Compared with the hypoxia group,scratch mobility and new blood vessel length were significantly increased in the H-type bone microvascular endothelial cells(P<0.05);bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells had stronger osteogenic function(P<0.05);the expression of PDGF/PI3K/AKT axis-related molecular proteins and mRNA further increased(P<0.05)after treatment with different dose concentrations of WSTLZT formula.These findings conclude that H-type angiogenesis and osteogenesis under hypoxia may be related to the PDGF/PI3K/AKT signaling axis,and WSTLZT formula may promote H-type vasculo-dependent bone formation by activating the PDGF/PI3K/AKT signaling axis,thereby preventing and treating osteoporosis.