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Improved activity of MC3T3-E1 cells by the exciting piezoelectric BaTiO₃/TC4 using low-intensity pulsed ultrasound.

ABSTRACT: Developing bioactive materials for bone implants to enhance bone healing and bone growth has for years been the focus of clinical research. Barium titanate (BT) is an electroactive material that can generate electrical signals in response to applied mechanical forces. In this study, a BT piezoelectric ceramic coating was synthesized on the surface of a TC4 titanium alloy, forming a BT/TC4 material, and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) was then applied as a mechanical stimulus. The combined effects on the biological responses of MC3T3-E1 cells were investigated. Results of scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction showed that an uniform nanospheres -shaped BT coating was formed on TC4 substrate. Piezoelectric behaviors were observed using piezoelectric force microscopy with the piezoelectric coefficient d₃₃ of 0.42 pC/N. Electrochemical measures indicated that LIPUS-stimulated BT/TC4 materials could produce a microcurrent of approximately 10 μA/cm². In vitro, the greatest osteogenesis (cell adhesion, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation) was found in MC3T3-E1 cells when BT/TC4 was stimulated using LIPUS. Furthermore, the intracellular calcium ion concentration increased in these cells, possibly because opening of the L-type calcium ion channels was promoted and expression of the Ca_V1.2 protein was increased. Therefore, the piezoelectric BT/TC4 material with LIPUS loading synergistically promoted osteogenesis, rending it a potential treatment for early stage formation of reliable bone-implant contact.

SUBMITTER: Cai K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8090998 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BackgroundLow-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) has been used in both basic research and clinical settings for its therapeutic potential in promoting tissue healing. Clinical data has shown that LIPUS can accelerate fresh fracture healing. However, the treatment for aging osteoporosis and non-union is still unclear. In addition, the mechanism of ultrasound promoted bone healing has remained unknown.ObjectiveIt is proposed that noninvasive ultrasound treatment can enhance local fluid flow within the tissue to initiate remodeling and regeneration. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of dynamic ultrasound in promoting cellular mechanotransduction within bioengineered organic scaffolds to trigger osteogenesis and mineralization.MethodsThe experiment was designed in two-fold: to evaluate the role of LIPUS on osteoblastic-like (MC3T3) cell proliferation and mineralization in response to acoustic waves, using biomechanical rate-dependent signals in a bioreactor; and, to evaluate the new scaffold experimentation techniques, in order to generate a potential implantable biomaterial for orthopedic tissue regeneration and repair.ResultsLIPUS treatment on MC3T3 cells yielded enhanced cellular mineralization (**p < 0.001) in 3-D scaffolding, but reduced the total cell numbers (*p < 0.05), using Alizarin Red staining and cell counting analyses, respectively, in comparison to the control.ConclusionThis study suggests that LIPUS, if applied at proper frequency and duty cycle, can promote cell mineralization within the 3-D organic scaffold under in vitro setting. The translational component of this experiment seeks to draw a parallel to the potential pre-treatment of scaffolds for implantation before orthopedic surgery, which could prove to greatly benefit the patient in accelerating fracture healing and tissue regeneration.The translational potential of this articleLIPUS stimulation was critical in contributing to the mechanical signaling transductions that activated bone enhancement parameters in MC3T3 cells regulated by bioreactor, and thus has potential to change how we pretreat scaffolds for orthopedic surgery and noninvasively accelerate healing in the future, e.g., in an extreme condition such as long-term space mission.

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