Abstract
Until now, there has been no in vitro model that duplicates the environment of bone marrow. The purpose of this study was to analyze proliferation and differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSC) under the influence of continuous perfusion and cyclic mechanical loading. hBMSC of seven individuals were harvested, grown in vitro, and combined. 10 6 hBMSC were seeded on a bovine spongiosa disc and incubated in a bioreactor system. Cell culture was continued using three different conditions: Continuous perfusion (group A), 10% cyclic compression at 0.5 Hz (group B) and static controls (group C). After 24 h, 1, 2, and 3 weeks, we determined cell proliferation (MTS-assay) and osteogenic differentiation (osteocalcin ELISA, Runx2 mRNA). Tenascin-C mRNA was quantified to exclude fibroblastic differentiation. In groups A and B, proliferation was enhanced after 2 weeks (48.6±19.6×10 3 (A) and 44.6±14.3×10 3 cells (B)) and after 3 weeks (46.6±15.1×10 3 (A) and 44.8±10.2×10 3 cells (B)) compared with controls (26.3±10.8×10 3 (2 weeks) and 17.1±6.5×10 3 cells (3 weeks), p<0.03). Runx2 mRNA was upregulated in both stimulated groups after 1, 2, and 3 weeks compared to control (group A, 1 week: 5.2±0.7-fold; p<0.01, 2 weeks: 4.4±1.9-fold; p<0.01, 3 weeks: 3.8±1.7-fold; p=0.013; group B, 1 week: 3.6±1.1-fold, p<0.01, 2 weeks: 4.2±2.2-fold, p<0.01; 3 weeks: 5.3±2.7-fold, p<0.01). hBMSC stimulated by cyclic compression expressed the highest amount of osteocalcin at all time points (1 week: 294.5±88.4 mg/g protein, 2 weeks: 294.4±73.3 mg/g protein, 3 weeks: 293.1±83.6 mg/g protein, p⩽0.03). The main stimulus for cell proliferation in a 3-dimensional culture of hBMSC is continuous perfusion whereas mechanical stimulation fosters osteogenic commitment of hBMSC. This study thereby contributes to the understanding of physical stimuli that influence hBMSC in a 3-dimensional cell culture system.
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