Abstract
Aim:
To investigate the ability of ox-LDL to induce ossification of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in vitro and explored whether oxidative stress, especially hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), participate in the ossific process.
Methods:
Rat bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (BMEPCs) were cultured in endothelial growth medium supplemented with VEGF (40 ng/mL) and bFGF (10 ng/mL). The cells were treated with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL, 5 μg/mL) and/or β-glycerophosphate (β-GP, 10 mmol/L). Calcium content and Von Kossa staining were used as the measures of calcium deposition. Ossific gene expression was determined using RT-PCR. The expression of osteocalcin (OCN) was detected with immunofluorescence. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was analyzed using colorimetric assay. Intercellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured with flow cytometry.
Results:
BMEPCs exhibited a spindle-like shape. The percentage of cells that expressed the cell markers of EPCs CD34, CD133 and kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR) were 46.2%±5.8%, 23.5%±4.0% and 74.3%±8.8%, respectively. Among the total cells, 78.3%±4.2% were stained with endothelial-specific fluorescence. Treatment of BMEPCs with ox-LDL significantly promoted calcium deposition, which was further significantly enhanced by co-treatment with β-GP. The same treatments significantly increased the gene expression of core-binding factor a-1 (cbfa-1) and OCN, while decreased the gene expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG). The treatments also significantly enhanced the activity of ALP, but did not affect the number of OCN+ cells. Furthermore, the treatments significantly increased ROS and activated the hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α). In all these effects, ox-LDL acted synergistically with β-GP.
Conclusion:
Ox-LDL and β-GP synergistically induce ossification of BMEPCs, in which an oxidizing mechanism is involved.
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This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No 2007CB512503).
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Liu, L., Liu, Zz., Chen, H. et al. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein and β-glycerophosphate synergistically induce endothelial progenitor cell ossification. Acta Pharmacol Sin 32, 1491–1497 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/aps.2011.128
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