The Sequential Expression Profiles of Growth Factors from Osteroprogenitors to Osteoblasts In Vitro
Abstract
In this study, we delineate the sequential expression of selected growth factors associated with bone formation in vitro. Mineralization, osteocalcin, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP-2) were measured to monitor the differentiation and maturation of osteoprogenitor cells collected from C57BL mice. Bone-related growth factors, including transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulinlike growth factor (IGF)-1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2, and BMP-7, were selected. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to measure growth factors at the protein and messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) level, respectively. The results found that ALP-2 expression increased progressively over time, whereas mineralization and osteocalcin did not become evident until culture day 14. VEGF and IGF-1 were upregulated early during proliferation. PDGF and TGF-beta mRNA expression was bimodal. FGF-2 and BMP-2 mRNAs were expressed only later in differentiation. FGF-2 mRNA signal levels were highest at day 14 and remained prominent through day 28 of culture. BMP-2 showed a similar profile as FGF-2. BMP-7 was not detectable using RT-PCR or ELISA. Strong correlations existed for the expression patterns between several early-response growth factors (VEGF, TGF-beta, and IGF-1) and were also evident for several…
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