1. Effects of zoledronic acid on osteoblasts in three-dimensional culture
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Fleur Meary, Flora Thibaut, Dominique Chauvel-Lebret, Virginie Legros, Tanguy Watrin, Pascal Pellen-Mussi, Sylvie Tricot, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Pôle d’odontologie et de chirurgie buccale,Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Université de Rennes - UFR d'Odontologie (UR Odontologie), Université de Rennes (UR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes 1 - UFR d'Odontologie (UR1 Odontologie), Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), and Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)
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proliferation ,Caspase 3 ,[CHIM.INOR]Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry ,zoledronic acid ,Tissue engineering ,medicine ,multicellular spheroids ,General Dentistry ,bisphosphonates ,biology ,Dentistry(all) ,Cell growth ,Chemistry ,Acid phosphatase ,Spheroid ,Anatomy ,medicine.disease ,Cell biology ,lcsh:RK1-715 ,Zoledronic acid ,hFOB 1.19 ,Apoptosis ,lcsh:Dentistry ,embryonic structures ,biology.protein ,Osteonecrosis of the jaw ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Background/purpose Bisphosphonates (BPs) are synthetic drugs with antitumor and bone antiresorptive activities. The use of BPs is suspected to favor the emergence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a putative side effect whose pathogenesis remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to get insights about the impact of BPs on osteoblasts functions, using a three-dimensional (3D) culture model, which is suggested to be more similar to the in vivo tissues than monolayers. Materials and methods Effects of low (0.1 μM) and high (10 μM) concentrations of zoledronic acid were investigated on osteoblasts (hFOB 1.19), cultured as multicellular spheroids (MCS). Proliferation, apoptosis, spheroid growth kinetics, and morphology were studied using the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazoyl-2yl) 2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and acid phosphatase (APH) assays, caspase 3 Western-blotting, phase contrast imaging and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results Proliferation, apoptosis, and spheroid morphology showed that 10 μM zoledronic acid (ZA) induced a significant reduction in the relative viable cell number, correlated with morphological alterations of spheroids, and induction of apoptosis. A lower ZA concentration (0.1 μM) promoted cell proliferation without affecting growth kinetics or spheroid morphology. Conclusion ZA sensitivity of osteoblasts depends on concentration and experimental models. The dual dose-dependent effects of ZA on osteoblasts cultured as spheroids, thereby promoting or inhibiting cell proliferation, may provide opportunities in tissue engineering. At last, the hFOB spheroid culture system represents a valuable model for the exploration of the molecular basis of BPs action on osteoblasts and for the development and evaluation of implantable biomaterials in bone sites.
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