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Platelet-derived growth factor PDGF-AA upregulates connexin 43 expression and promotes gap junction formations in osteoblast cells through p-Akt signaling by Tao Zuo; Yang Liu; Mengmeng Duan; Xiaohua Pu; Minglei Huang; Demao Zhang; Jing Xie is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
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Gap junctions, which are mainly composed of connexin units, play an indispensable role in cell morphogenesis, proliferation, migration, adhesion and differentiation of osteoblast lineage cells, and thus mediate bone development, homeostasis and disease occurrence. Platelet-derived growth factor-AA (PDGF-AA) is proved to have a great influence on osteoblast cell lines and is widely applied in the field of bone defect and wound healing. However, the role of PDGF-AA on gap junction formation in the osteoblast lineage remains elusive. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the impact of PDGF-AA on gap junction formation and cell-to-cell communication in the osteoblast lineage and explore its underlying biomechanism. We first found that PDGF-AA promoted cell proliferation and thus increased gap junction formations in living primary osteoblasts and MC3T3-E1 cells through scrape loading and dye transfer (SL/DT) assay. We then confirmed that PDGF-AA enhanced gap junction formations through up-regulation of connexin 43 (Cx43). We next detected the activation of p-Akt signaling in primary osteoblasts and MC3T3-E1 cells that were induced by PDGF-AA. Through inhibitory experiments, we f
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- Author
- Tao Zuo; Yang Liu; Mengmeng Duan; Xiaohua Pu; Minglei Huang; Demao Zhang; Jing Xie
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)