The effect of macrophages on an atmospheric pressure plasma-treated titanium membrane with bone marrow stem cells in a model of guided bone regeneration

J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2020 Jul 23;31(8):70. doi: 10.1007/s10856-020-06412-7.

Abstract

Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is an established treatment. However, the mechanisms of GBR are not fully understood. Recently, a GBR membrane was identified that acts as a passive barrier to regenerate bone via activation and migration of macrophages (Mps) and bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs). Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of the titanium membrane (APP-Ti) activated macrophages. The purpose of this study was to analyze whether macrophages attached to an APP-Ti membrane affected differentiation of BMSCs in a GBR model. Human THP-1 macrophages (hMps) were cultured on non-treated Ti (N-Ti) and APP-Ti membrane. Macrophage polarization was analyzed by RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry. Secreted proteins from hMps on N-Ti and APP-Ti were detected by LC/MS/MS. hBMSCs were co-cultured with hMps on N-Ti or APP-Ti and analyzed by osteogenic differentiation, Alizarin red S staining, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. N-Ti and APP-Ti membrane were also implanted into bone defects of rat calvaria. hMps on APP-Ti were polarized M2-like macrophages. hMps on N-Ti secreted plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and syndecan-2, but hMps on APP-Ti did not. hBMSCs co-cultured with hMps on APP-Ti increased cell migration and gene expression of osteogenic markers, but suppressed mineralization, while ALP activity was similar to that of hMps on N-Ti in vitro. The volume of newly formed bone was not significantly different between N-Ti and APP-Ti membrane in vivo. M2 polarized hMps on APP-Ti suppressed osteogenic induction of hBMSCs in vitro. The indirect role of hMps on APP-Ti in newly formed bone was limited.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Atmospheric Pressure
  • Bone Marrow Cells / cytology*
  • Bone Marrow Cells / immunology
  • Bone Marrow Cells / metabolism
  • Bone Regeneration* / drug effects
  • Bone Regeneration* / physiology
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemical synthesis
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry
  • Female
  • Guided Tissue Regeneration* / instrumentation
  • Guided Tissue Regeneration* / methods
  • Humans
  • Macrophages / physiology*
  • Materials Testing
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / drug effects
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells / physiology
  • Osteogenesis / drug effects
  • Osteogenesis / immunology
  • Plasma Gases / pharmacology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Surface Properties / drug effects
  • THP-1 Cells
  • Titanium* / chemistry
  • Titanium* / immunology
  • Titanium* / pharmacology

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Plasma Gases
  • Titanium