PMID- 30092831 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190219 LR - 20190320 IS - 1757-6512 (Electronic) IS - 1757-6512 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Aug 9 TI - The legacy effects of electromagnetic fields on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal and multiple differentiation potential. PG - 215 LID - 10.1186/s13287-018-0955-5 [doi] LID - 215 AB - BACKGROUND: The effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on bone nonunion have been reported for many years. Many studies and randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that EMF exhibited benefits in curing delayed union and nonunion of long bone fractures. Most of them focused on the immediate effects, while the legacy effects of EMF remain poorly investigated. METHODS: In this study, rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were treated with EMF, and after a period of time the BMSC proliferation and differentiation were detected. Additionally, BMSC sheets with or without EMF treatment were transplanted into the rat tibia fracture nonunion models. The bone formation was evaluated after 2, 4, and 6 weeks. RESULTS: Our results showed that the proliferation capacity of BMSCs was heightened after EMF pretreatment. Over a period of time of EMF pretreatment, the capacities of osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation were enhanced, while adipogenic differentiation was weakened. BMSC sheets pretreated with EMF could better promote the healing of tibia fracture in rats, compared to BMSC sheets alone. Furthermore, significantly higher values of radiographic grading scores were observed in the EMF group. CONCLUSIONS: EMF has lasting effects on the proliferation and differentiation of BMSCs, and together with cell sheet technology can provide a new method for the treatment of fracture nonunion. FAU - Tu, Chang AU - Tu C AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xiao, Yifan AU - Xiao Y AD - Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. FAU - Ma, Yongzhuang AU - Ma Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. FAU - Wu, Hua AU - Wu H AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. wuhua360@aliyun.com. FAU - Song, Mingyu AU - Song M AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. langzhiwu126@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180809 PL - England TA - Stem Cell Res Ther JT - Stem cell research & therapy JID - 101527581 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*cytology/*radiation effects MH - Cell Differentiation/radiation effects MH - Cell Proliferation/radiation effects MH - *Electromagnetic Fields MH - Male MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology/*radiation effects MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction PMC - PMC6085613 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cell sheets OT - Differentiation OT - Electromagnetic fields OT - Legacy effects OT - Mesenchymal stem cells OT - Proliferation COIS- All animal experiments in this study were performed in strict accordance with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. All efforts were made to minimize animal suffering. All authors have agreed to submit this manuscript for publication. The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. EDAT- 2018/08/11 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/21 06:00 PMCR- 2018/08/09 CRDT- 2018/08/11 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/08/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13287-018-0955-5 [pii] AID - 955 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13287-018-0955-5 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018 Aug 9;9(1):215. doi: 10.1186/s13287-018-0955-5.