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Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica 2009 41(2):108-115; doi:10.1093/abbs/gmn012
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© The Author 2009. Published by ABBS Editorial Office in association with Oxford University Press on behalf of the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Daily low-intensity pulsed ultrasound-mediated osteogenic differentiation in rat osteoblasts

Akito Suzuki1,2, Tadahiro Takayama1,*, Naoto Suzuki3,4, Michitomo Sato1, Takeshi Fukuda1 and Koichi Ito1,5

1 Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
2 Division of Applied Oral Sciences, Nihon University Graduate School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
3 Department of Biochemistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
4 Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
5 Division of Advanced Dental Treatment, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan

* Correspondence address. Tel: +81-3-32198107; Fax: +81-3-32198349; E-mail: takayama{at}dent.nihon-u.ac.jp


  Abstract

There were few studies investigating the effects of the mechanical stimulation provided by daily low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) treatment. LIPUS is known to accelerate bone mineralization and regeneration; however, the precise cellular mechanism is unclear. Our purpose was to determine how daily LIPUS treatment affected cell viability, alkaline phosphatase activity, osteogenesis-related gene expression, and mineralized nodule formation in osteoblasts. The typical osteoblastic cell line ROS 17/2.8 cells were cultured in the absence or presence of LIPUS stimulation. Daily LIPUS treatments (1.5 MHz; 20 min) were administered at an intensity of 30 mW/cm2 for 14 days. Expression of osteogenesis-related genes was examined at mRNA levels using real-time polymerase chain reaction and at protein levels using western blotting analysis. LIPUS stimulation did not affect the rate of cell viability. Alkaline phosphatase activity was increased after 10 days of culture with daily LIPUS stimulation. LIPUS significantly increased the expression of mRNAs encoding Runx2, Msx2, Dlx5, osterix, bone sialoprotein, and bone morphogenetic protein-2, whereas it significantly reduced the expression of mRNA encoding the transcription factor AJ18. Mineralized nodule formation was markedly increased on Day 14 of LIPUS stimulation. LIPUS stimulation directly affected osteogenic cells, leading to mineralized nodule formation. LIPUS is likely to have a fundamental influence on key functional activities of osteoblasts in alveolar bone.

Keywords    low-intensity pulsed ultrasound; osteogenesis; osteoblasts; nodule formation

Received: September 2, 2008; Accepted: October 25, 2008
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