Polyamines modulate nitric oxide production and COX-2 gene expression in response to mechanical loading in human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

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Stem Cells, 24, 10, (2006), pp. 2262-2269ISSN
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Dermatology
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Stem Cells
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vol. 24
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iss. 10
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p. 2262
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p. 2269
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N4i 1: Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation; NCMLS 1: Immunity, infection and tissue repair; UMCN 4.2: Chronic inflammation and autoimmunityAbstract
For bone tissue engineering, it is important that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) display a bone cell-like response to mechanical loading. We have shown earlier that this response includes increased nitric oxide (NO) production and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene expression, both of which are intimately involved in mechanical adaptation of bone. COX-2 gene expression is likely regulated by polyamines, which are organic cations implicated in cell proliferation and differentiation. This has led to the hypothesis that polyamines may play a role in the response of adipose tissue-derived MSCs (AT-MSCs) to mechanical loading. The aim of this study was to investigate whether genes involved in polyamine metabolism are regulated by mechanical loading and to study whether polyamines modulate mechanical loading-induced NO production and COX-2 gene expression in human AT-MSCs. Human AT-MSCs displayed a bone cell-like response to mechanical loading applied by pulsating fluid flow (PFF), as demonstrated by increased NO production and increased gene expression of COX-2. Furthermore, PFF increased gene expression of spermidine/spermine N (1)-acetyltransferase, which is involved in polyamine catabolism, suggesting that mechanical loading modulates polyamine levels. Finally, the polyamine spermine was shown to inhibit both PFF-induced NO production and COX-2 gene expression, suggesting that polyamines modulate the response of human AT-MSCs to mechanical loading. In conclusion, this is the first study implicating polyamines in the response of human AT-MSCs to mechanical loading, creating opportunities for the use of polyamines in tissue engineering approaches targeting skeletal defects.
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