OBJECTIVES: Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) is a pivotal regulator of hypoxic and ischaemic vascular responses that drives transcriptional activation of hundreds of genes involved in vascular reactivity, angiogenesis and arteriogenesis. Previous reports based on gene knockout technology have demonstrated that HIF-1α can promote osteogenesis. However, this protein is easily degraded in a normoxic state, which makes in vitro studies of HIF-1α-induced mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) osteogenesis difficult. For better understanding of HIF-1α promoting osteogenesis, the role of HIF-1α-induced MSC osteogenesis in the normoxic state has been investigated here. MATERIALS AND METHODS: HIF-1α was made to overexpress using a lentiviral vector, and its effects on bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) osteogenesis were investigated. Real-time quantitative and western blotting (to assess expression levels of angiogenic and osteogenic related genes regulated by Lenti-HIF-1α), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and alizarin red-S staining analyses, were performed. RESULTS: In HIF-1α gene-transfected BMSCs, expression levels of angiogenic, cartilaginous and osteogenic genes were all increased significantly compared to Lenti LacZ-transfected cells, at both mRNA and protein levels. ALP activity and alizarin red-S staining were significantly enhanced in HIF-1α transduced cells compared to control cells, on day 21. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that Lenti-HIF-1α can induce BMSC overexpression levels of angiogenic and osteogenic genes in vitro in the normoxic state. Further study will be focused on whether HIF-1α can also improve bone repair in vivo.
OBJECTIVES: Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) is a pivotal regulator of hypoxic and ischaemic vascular responses that drives transcriptional activation of hundreds of genes involved in vascular reactivity, angiogenesis and arteriogenesis. Previous reports based on gene knockout technology have demonstrated that HIF-1α can promote osteogenesis. However, this protein is easily degraded in a normoxic state, which makes in vitro studies of HIF-1α-induced mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) osteogenesis difficult. For better understanding of HIF-1α promoting osteogenesis, the role of HIF-1α-induced MSC osteogenesis in the normoxic state has been investigated here. MATERIALS AND METHODS: HIF-1α was made to overexpress using a lentiviral vector, and its effects on bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) osteogenesis were investigated. Real-time quantitative and western blotting (to assess expression levels of angiogenic and osteogenic related genes regulated by Lenti-HIF-1α), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and alizarin red-S staining analyses, were performed. RESULTS: In HIF-1α gene-transfected BMSCs, expression levels of angiogenic, cartilaginous and osteogenic genes were all increased significantly compared to Lenti LacZ-transfected cells, at both mRNA and protein levels. ALP activity and alizarin red-S staining were significantly enhanced in HIF-1α transduced cells compared to control cells, on day 21. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that Lenti-HIF-1α can induce BMSC overexpression levels of angiogenic and osteogenic genes in vitro in the normoxic state. Further study will be focused on whether HIF-1α can also improve bone repair in vivo.
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