Effects of parathyroid hormone-related protein on osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells.

OBJECTIVE

This work aims to investigate the effects of parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) (1-86) on osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and the related mechanisms.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

hMSCs were isolated and cultured in vitro. They were divided into control group, osteogenesis group, adipogenesis group, osteogenesis+PTHrP group and adipogenesis+PTHrP group. The cell proliferation and differentiation, and expression levels of osteopontin (OPN) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) mRNA were observed.

RESULTS

The proliferation rates of hMSCs in osteogenesis+PTHrP and adipogenesis+PTHrP group were significantly higher than that in control group, respectively (p < 0.01). The alkaline phosphatase (ALP)-positive osteoblasts firstly appeared in osteogenesis+PTHrP group, and Sudan IV-positive adipocytes firstly appeared in adipogenesis group. The expression level of OPN mRNA in osteogenesis+PTHrP group was significantly higher than that in osteogenesis group (p < 0.05), and that in adipogenesis+PTHrP group was also higher than adipogenesis group (p < 0.05). The expression level of LPL mRNA in osteogenesis+PTHrP group was significantly lower than that in osteogenesis group, and that in adipogenesis+PTHrP group was also lower than adipogenesis group (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

The osteogenesis and adipogenesis are related to each other during the induced differentiation of hMSCs. PTHrP (1-86) can promote the osteogenic differentiation and inhibits the adipogenic differentiation for hMSCs.