China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2015, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (3): 193-199.

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The function and mechanism of integrin signal pathway in the stretched rat BMSCs

JIANG Xi-liang, ZHU Xiao-wen, HU Jing, SONG Jian, YE Bing   

  1. Department of Orthognathic and Joint Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University; State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease. Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2014-09-03 Revised:2014-11-11 Online:2015-05-20 Published:2015-06-18
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81100779)

Abstract: PURPOSE: To detect the role and mechanism of integrin signal pathway acting on distraction osteogenesis(DO). METHODS: A distraction model was established on the basis of an uniaxial static stretching device, and siRNA technology was used to silence the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMCs), an important signal transduction molecule in integrin signaling pathway. After distraction, at 0, 6, 12 and 24 h, RNA and protein of important signal transduction molecules such as FAK, ILK and integrinβ1,were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. And the cell proliferation,expression of the osteogenic genes Cbfa 1/Runx 2 and ALP were detected. SPSS 20.0 software package was used for one way analysis of variance. RESULTS: The expression of FAK specific siRNA lentiviral expression vector-bone differentiation factors Runx-2, ALP decreased compared to control group. And the expression of important signal molecules integrinβ1 and ILK in integrin pathway decreased dramatically. CONCLUSION: BMSCs bone differentiation is inhibited after FAK gene silence and the integrin signal pathway takes part in the conversion of cellar mechanical signals to biological chemical signals.

Key words: Distraction osteogenesis, BMSCs, Integrin signaling pathway, FAK

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