Inverse Regulation of Early and Late Chondrogenic Differentiation by Oxygen Tension Provides Cues for Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Sophie Portron; Vincent Hivernaud; Christophe Merceron; Julie Lesoeur; Martial Masson; Olivier Gauthier; Claire Vinatier; Laurent Beck; Jérôme Guicheux

Inverse Regulation of Early and Late Chondrogenic Differentiation by Oxygen Tension Provides Cues for Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Sophie Portron ^{1, 2} Vincent Hivernaud ^{1, 2} Christophe Merceron ^{1, 2} Julie Lesoeur ^{1, 2} Martial Masson ^{1, 2} Olivier Gauthier ^{1, 2, 3} Claire Vinatier ^{1, 2} Laurent Beck ^{1, 2} Jérôme Guicheux ^{1, 4, 2, *}

* Corresponding author

1 Université de Nantes - UFR Odontologie

2 Inserm U791 - LIOAD - Groupe STEP

LIOAD - Laboratoire d'ingénierie osteo-articulaire et dentaire

3 CRIP - centre de Recherche et d'Investigation Préclinique [Nantes]

4 PHU4 - OTONN - Service d'Odontologie Restauratrice et Chirurgicale [CHU Nantes]

Abstract : Background/Aims: Multipotent stem/stromal cells (MSC) are considered promising for cartilage tissue engineering. However, chondrogenic differentiation of MSC can ultimately lead to the formation of hypertrophic chondrocytes responsible for the calcification of cartilage. To prevent the production of this calcified matrix at the articular site, the late hypertrophic differentiation of MSCs must be carefully controlled. Given that articular cartilage is avascular, we hypothesized that in addition to its stimulatory role in the early differentiation of chondrogenic cells, hypoxia may prevent their late hypertrophic conversion. Methods: Early and late chondrogenic differentiation were evaluated using human adipose MSC and murine ATDC5 cells cultured under either normoxic (21%O 2) or hypoxic (5%O 2) conditions. To investigate the effect of hypoxia on late chondrogenic differentiation, the transcriptional activity of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1α) and HIF-2α were evaluated using the NoShift DNA-binding assay and through modulation of their activity (chemical inhibitor, RNA interference). Results: Our data demonstrate that low oxygen tension not only stimulates the early chondrogenic commitment of two complementary models of chondrogenic cells, but also inhibits their hypertrophic differentiation. Conclusion: These results suggest that hypoxia can be used as an instrumental tool to prevent the formation of a calcified matrix in MSC-based cartilage tissue engineering.

Keywords : Hypertrophy HIFα Stromal cells Chondrogenesis Oxygen tension Cartilage tissue engineering

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Life Sciences [q-bio] / Human health and pathology / Rhumatology and musculoskeletal system

Life Sciences [q-bio] / Human health and pathology / Geriatry and gerontology

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