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Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds

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    • Zhicong Wang
    • Kaihua Li
    • Huijun Sun
    • Ji Wang
    • Zhuodong Fu
    • Mozhen Liu
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    Affiliations: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan 618000, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, General Hospital of Fengfeng Group, Handan, Hebei 056200, P.R. China, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, P.R. China
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Icariin, a traditional Chinese medicine, has previously been demonstrated to promote chondrogenesis of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in traditional 2D cell culture. The present study investigated whether icariin has the potential to promote stable chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs without hypertrophy in a 3D microenvironment. BMSCs were cultivated in a self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffold in chondrogenic medium for 3 weeks. Icariin was added to the medium throughout the culture period at concentrations of 1x10‑6 M. Chondrogenic differentiation markers, including collagen II and SRY‑type high mobility group box 9 (SOX9) were detected by immunofluorescence, reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and toluidine blue staining. Hypertrophic differentiation was further assessed by detecting collagen X and collagen I gene expression levels and alkaline phosphatase activity. The results demonstrated that icariin significantly enhanced cartilage extracellular matrix synthesis and gene expression levels of collagen II and SOX9, and additionally promoted more chondrocyte‑like rounded morphology in BMSCs. Furthermore, chondrogenic medium led to hypertrophic differentiation via upregulation of collagen X and collagen I gene expression levels and alkaline phosphatase activity, which was not potentiated by icariin. In conclusion, these results suggested that icariin treatment may promote chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs, and inhibit the side effect of growth factor activity, thus preventing further hypertrophic differentiation. Therefore, icariin may be a potential compound for cartilage tissue engineering.
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Wang Z, Li K, Sun H, Wang J, Fu Z and Liu M: Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds. Mol Med Rep 17: 8237-8243, 2018.
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Wang, Z., Li, K., Sun, H., Wang, J., Fu, Z., & Liu, M. (2018). Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds. Molecular Medicine Reports, 17, 8237-8243. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8913
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Wang, Z., Li, K., Sun, H., Wang, J., Fu, Z., Liu, M."Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds". Molecular Medicine Reports 17.6 (2018): 8237-8243.
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Wang, Z., Li, K., Sun, H., Wang, J., Fu, Z., Liu, M."Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds". Molecular Medicine Reports 17, no. 6 (2018): 8237-8243. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8913
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Wang Z, Li K, Sun H, Wang J, Fu Z and Liu M: Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds. Mol Med Rep 17: 8237-8243, 2018.
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Wang, Z., Li, K., Sun, H., Wang, J., Fu, Z., & Liu, M. (2018). Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds. Molecular Medicine Reports, 17, 8237-8243. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8913
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Wang, Z., Li, K., Sun, H., Wang, J., Fu, Z., Liu, M."Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds". Molecular Medicine Reports 17.6 (2018): 8237-8243.
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Wang, Z., Li, K., Sun, H., Wang, J., Fu, Z., Liu, M."Icariin promotes stable chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in self‑assembling peptide nanofiber hydrogel scaffolds". Molecular Medicine Reports 17, no. 6 (2018): 8237-8243. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2018.8913
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