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Magnetically induced electrostimulation of human osteoblasts results in enhanced cell viability and osteogenic differentiation

  • Authors:
    • Bettina Hiemer
    • Josefin Ziebart
    • Anika Jonitz-Heincke
    • Philip Christian Grunert
    • Yukun Su
    • Doris Hansmann
    • Rainer Bader
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  • Published online on: May 16, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2016.2590
  • Pages: 57-64
  • Copyright: © Hiemer et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The application of electromagnetic fields to support the bone-healing processes is a therapeutic approach for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. The ASNIS-III s-series screw is a bone stimulation system providing electromagnetic stimulation; however, its influence on human osteoblasts (hOBs) has not been extensively investigated. Therefore, in the present study, the impact of this system on the viability and differentiation of hOBs was examined. We used the ASNIS-III s screw system in terms of a specific experimental test set-up. The ASNIS-III s screw system was used for the application of electromagnetic fields (EMF, 3 mT, 20 Hz) and electromagnetic fields combined with an additional alternating electric field (EMF + EF) (3 mT, 20 Hz, 700 mV). The stimulation of primary hOBs was conducted 3 times per day for 45 min over a period of 72 h. Unstimulated cells served as the controls. Subsequently, the viability, the gene expression of differentiation markers and pro-collagen type 1 synthesis of the stimulated osteoblasts and corresponding controls were investigated. The application of both EMF and EMF + EF using the ASNIS-III s screw system revealed a positive influence on bone cell viability and moderately increased the synthesis of pro-collagen type 1 compared to the unstimulated controls. Stimulation with EMF resulted in a slightly enhanced gene expression of type 1 collagen and osteocalcin; however, stimulation with EMF + EF resulted in a significant increase in alkaline phosphatase (1.4-fold) and osteocalcin (1.6-fold) levels, and a notable increase in the levels of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX-2; 1.54-fold). Our findings demonstrate that stimulation with electromagnetic fields and an additional alternating electric field has a positive influence on hOBs as regards cell viability and the expression of osteoblastic differentiation markers.
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Hiemer B, Ziebart J, Jonitz-Heincke A, Grunert PC, Su Y, Hansmann D and Bader R: Magnetically induced electrostimulation of human osteoblasts results in enhanced cell viability and osteogenic differentiation. Int J Mol Med 38: 57-64, 2016
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Hiemer, B., Ziebart, J., Jonitz-Heincke, A., Grunert, P.C., Su, Y., Hansmann, D., & Bader, R. (2016). Magnetically induced electrostimulation of human osteoblasts results in enhanced cell viability and osteogenic differentiation. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 38, 57-64. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2016.2590
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Hiemer, B., Ziebart, J., Jonitz-Heincke, A., Grunert, P. C., Su, Y., Hansmann, D., Bader, R."Magnetically induced electrostimulation of human osteoblasts results in enhanced cell viability and osteogenic differentiation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 38.1 (2016): 57-64.
Chicago
Hiemer, B., Ziebart, J., Jonitz-Heincke, A., Grunert, P. C., Su, Y., Hansmann, D., Bader, R."Magnetically induced electrostimulation of human osteoblasts results in enhanced cell viability and osteogenic differentiation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 38, no. 1 (2016): 57-64. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2016.2590