PMID: 11336916May 5, 2001Paper

Gap-junctional communication is required for the maturation process of osteoblastic cells in culture

Bone
P C SchillerG A Howard

Abstract

Osteoblastic cells in long-term culture undergo a phenotypic maturation process leading to extracellular matrix (ECM) production and bone nodule (BN) formation. Cell-to-cell communication via gap junctions (GJC) can be detected between osteoblastic cells within 24 h of plating. We evaluated, in long-term cultures of osteoblastic cells, the effect of inhibiting GJC on the phenotypic maturation process and the expression of specific genes associated with this process. MC3T3-E1 cells were plated, and, after 24 h (day 0), cells were exposed to 18-alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid (AGA), a nontoxic reversible inhibitor of GJC. GJC, alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity, BN formation, and the relative level of transcripts encoding osteocalcin (OC), bone sialoprotein (bSP), osteopontin (OP), collagen alpha1 type I (alpha1ICol), and elongation factor-1a (EF1a) were evaluated on day 0 and every 4-7 days thereafter through day 30. GJC was assessed by fluorescent dye transfer. Gene expression was analyzed by northern blot and semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. GJC was detectable at day 0 and increased with time in culture. AGA (100 micromol/L) strongly inhibited GJC at all timepoints tested. Moreover, AGA-exposed cells...Continue Reading

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