Modified parylene-N films as chemical microenvironments for differentiation and spheroid formation of osteoblast cells

Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 16;10(1):15219. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71322-1.

Abstract

In this work, the influence of parylene N film on the spheroid formation of osteoblast-like cells (MG-63) was determined and compared with that of high-hydrophilicity microenvironments, such as hydrophilic culture matrix and ultraviolet-treated parylene N film. To elucidate the change in cell properties due to the microenvironment of parylene N film, global gene expression profiles of MG-63 cells on parylene N film were analyzed. We confirmed the upregulated expression of osteoblast differentiation- and proliferation-related genes, such as Runx2, ALPL, and BGLAP and MKi67 and PCNA, respectively, using the real-time polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the differentiation and proliferation of osteoblast cells cultured on parylene N film were validated using immunostaining. Finally, the formation of spheroids and regulation of differentiation in human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on parylene N film was demonstrated. The results of this study confirm that the microenvironment with the controlled hydrophobic property of parylene N film could effectively trigger the bone differentiation and maintains the proliferation of MSCs, similar to MG-63 cells without any scaffold structures or physical treatments.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaline Phosphatase / genetics
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit / genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Ki-67 Antigen / genetics
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / cytology
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / drug effects
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Osteoblasts / cytology*
  • Osteoblasts / drug effects
  • Osteoblasts / metabolism
  • Osteocalcin / genetics
  • Polymers / pharmacology*
  • Spheroids, Cellular / cytology*
  • Spheroids, Cellular / drug effects
  • Spheroids, Cellular / metabolism
  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Xylenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • BGLAP protein, human
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit
  • Ki-67 Antigen
  • MKI67 protein, human
  • Polymers
  • RUNX2 protein, human
  • Xylenes
  • Osteocalcin
  • parylene
  • ALPL protein, human
  • Alkaline Phosphatase