Beta1-integrin/Hedgehog-Gli1 signaling pathway fuels the diameter-dependent osteoblast differentiation on different TiO2 nanotubes

Micro/nanotextured topographies (MNTs) can modulate cell-biomaterial interactions mostly by their controllable geometrics. Among them, TiO2 nanotubes, regarded as having a highly controllable nanoscale geometry, have been extensively investigated and applied and significantly affect diameter-depende...

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Published in:The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology 2021-08, Vol.137, p.106026, Article 106026
Main Authors: Xie, Yirui, Chen, Xiaozhu, Zheng, Xuying, Li, Ling, Li, Jieyin, Xu, Yuling, He, Junbing, Lin, Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
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Beta1-integrin/Hedgehog-Gli1 signaling
Diameter
Osteogenic differentiation
Surface modification
TiO2 nanotubes
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Summary:Micro/nanotextured topographies (MNTs) can modulate cell-biomaterial interactions mostly by their controllable geometrics. Among them, TiO2 nanotubes, regarded as having a highly controllable nanoscale geometry, have been extensively investigated and applied and significantly affect diameter-dependent cell biological behaviors. In this study, we used five typical MNTs decorated with TiO2 nanotubes with diameters of 30, 50, 70, 100 and 120 nm to explore the optimal nanotube diameter for improving the biofunctional properties and to more deeply understand the underlying mechanisms by which these MNTs affect osteogenic differentiation by revealing the effect of beta1-integrin/Hedgehog-Gli1 signaling on this process. The MNTs affected MG63 osteoblast-like cell spreading, osteogenic gene expression (BMP-2, Runx2 and ALP), mineralization and ALP activity in a diameter-dependent pattern, and the optimal TiO2 nanotube diameter of 70 nm provided the best microenvironment for osteogenic differentiation as well as beta1-integrin/Hedgehog-Gli1 signaling activation. This enhanced osteogenic differentiation by the optimal-diameter TiO2 nanotubes of 70 nm was attenuated via suppression of the beta1-integrin/ Hedgehog-Gli1 signaling, which indicated a significant role of this pathway in mediating the diameter-dependent osteogenic differentiation promotional effect of MNTs with different TiO2 nanotube diameters. These results might provide deeper insights into the signal transduction mechanisms by which different nanoscale geometries influence cellular functions for biomaterial modification and biofunctionalization.
ISSN:1357-2725
1878-5875
DOI:10.1016/j.biocel.2021.106026