PMID- 22296271 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130123 LR - 20181201 IS - 1557-8534 (Electronic) IS - 1547-3287 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 13 DP - 2012 Sep 1 TI - Short-term exposure to tumor necrosis factor-alpha enables human osteoblasts to direct adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells into osteogenic differentiation. PG - 2420-9 LID - 10.1089/scd.2011.0589 [doi] AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is one major inflammatory factor peaking at 24 h after bone fracture in response to injury; its role in bone healing is controversial. The aims of this study were to investigate whether the duration of exposure to TNF-alpha is crucial for the initiation of bone regeneration and to determine its underlying mechanism(s). We demonstrated that 24 h of TNF-alpha treatment significantly abrogated osteocalcin gene expression by human primary osteoblasts (HOBs). However, when TNF-alpha was withdrawn after 24 h, bone sialoprotein and osteocalcin gene expression levels in HOBs at day 7 were significantly up-regulated compared with the HOBs without TNF-alpha treatment. In contrast, continuous TNF-alpha treatment down-regulated bone sialoprotein and osteocalcin gene expression. In addition, in an indirect co-culture system, HOBs pretreated with TNF-alpha for 24 h induced significantly greater osteogenic differentiation of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) than the HOBs without TNF-alpha treatment. TNF-alpha treatment also promoted endogenous bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) production in HOBs, while blocking the BMP-2 signaling pathway with Noggin inhibited osteogenic differentiation of ASCs in the co-culture system. Furthermore, activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway after TNF-alpha treatment occurred earlier than BMP-2 protein expression. BMP-2 production by HOBs and osteogenic differentiation of ASCs in the co-culture system with HOBs was significantly decreased when HOBs were pretreated with TNF-alpha in combination with the p38 MAPK-specific inhibitor (SB203580). Taken together, we provide evidence that exposure duration is a critical element in determining TNF-alpha's effects on bone regeneration. We also demonstrate that the p38 MAPK signaling pathway regulates the expression of BMP-2 in osteoblasts, which then acts through a paracrine loop, to direct the osteoblast lineage commitment of mesenchymal stem cells. FAU - Lu, ZuFu AU - Lu Z AD - Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Unit, School of AMME, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. FAU - Wang, Guocheng AU - Wang G FAU - Dunstan, Colin R AU - Dunstan CR FAU - Zreiqat, Hala AU - Zreiqat H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120306 PL - United States TA - Stem Cells Dev JT - Stem cells and development JID - 101197107 RN - 0 (BMP2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (RUNX2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 104982-03-8 (Osteocalcin) RN - 148294-77-3 (noggin protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - OU13V1EYWQ (SB 203580) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/*cytology MH - Adolescent MH - Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Bone Regeneration MH - Carrier Proteins/pharmacology MH - Cell Differentiation/*drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Child MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit/genetics/metabolism MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein/genetics/metabolism MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology/drug effects MH - Osteoblasts/*cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Osteocalcin/genetics/metabolism MH - *Osteogenesis MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - Time Factors MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*pharmacology MH - Young Adult MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors EDAT- 2012/02/03 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/24 06:00 CRDT- 2012/02/03 06:00 PHST- 2012/02/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/02/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/24 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1089/scd.2011.0589 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells Dev. 2012 Sep 1;21(13):2420-9. doi: 10.1089/scd.2011.0589. Epub 2012 Mar 6.