Fluid shear stress induces osteoblast differentiation and arrests the cell cycle at the G0 phase via the ERK1/2 pathway

  • Authors:
    • Liyin Yu
    • Xingfeng Ma
    • Junqin Sun
    • Jie Tong
    • Liang Shi
    • Lijun Sun
    • Jianbao Zhang
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  • Published online on: October 4, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7720
  • Pages: 8699-8708
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Abstract

Numerous studies have demonstrated that fluid shear stress (FSS) may promote the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblast cells. However, proliferation and differentiation are mutually exclusive processes and are unlikely to be promoted by FSS simultaneously. Cell proliferation and differentiation induced by FSS has rarely been reported. In order to provide an insight into this process, the present study investigated the effects of FSS on osteoblast‑like MC3T3 cells in the G0/G1 phase, the period during which the fate of a cell is determined. The results of the present study demonstrated that FSS promoted alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and the mRNA expression and protein expression of osteocalcin, collagen type I and runt‑related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), while inhibiting DNA synthesis and arresting the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase. The increase in Runx2 and ALP activity was accompanied by the activation of calcium/calmodulin‑dependent protein kinase type II (CaMK II) and extracellular signal‑regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2), which was completely abolished by treatment with KN93 and U0126, respectively. In addition, the inhibition of ERK1/2, although not CaMK II, decreased p21Cip/Kip activity, resulting in an increase in cell number and S phase re‑entry. The results of the present study indicated that in the G0/G1 phase, FSS promoted osteoblast differentiation via the CaMK II and ERK1/2 signaling pathways, and blocked the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase via the ERK1/2 pathway only. The present findings provided an increased understanding of osteoblastic mechanobiology.
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Yu L, Ma X, Sun J, Tong J, Shi L, Sun L and Zhang J: Fluid shear stress induces osteoblast differentiation and arrests the cell cycle at the G0 phase via the ERK1/2 pathway. Mol Med Rep 16: 8699-8708, 2017
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Yu, L., Ma, X., Sun, J., Tong, J., Shi, L., Sun, L., & Zhang, J. (2017). Fluid shear stress induces osteoblast differentiation and arrests the cell cycle at the G0 phase via the ERK1/2 pathway. Molecular Medicine Reports, 16, 8699-8708. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7720
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Yu, L., Ma, X., Sun, J., Tong, J., Shi, L., Sun, L., Zhang, J."Fluid shear stress induces osteoblast differentiation and arrests the cell cycle at the G0 phase via the ERK1/2 pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 16.6 (2017): 8699-8708.
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Yu, L., Ma, X., Sun, J., Tong, J., Shi, L., Sun, L., Zhang, J."Fluid shear stress induces osteoblast differentiation and arrests the cell cycle at the G0 phase via the ERK1/2 pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 16, no. 6 (2017): 8699-8708. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7720