Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2009 Mar;52(3):314-321.

The effects of bisphosphonates on differentiation of human amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblast

• An JH
• An BM
• Choi TY
• Kim SG
• Moon HS
• Joo BS

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
It has been known that amniotic fluid (AF) is rich source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Bisphosphonates are widely used in clinical treatment of various metabolic bone diseases and their primary action is the inhibition of osteoclastic bone resorption. However, litter is known about whether bisphosphonates affect the differentiation into osteoblast, especially from AF-derived MSCs (AFMSCs). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate whether these bisphosphonates influence in the process of AFMSCs differentiation into osteoblast.
METHODS
AF samples were obtained by second trimester amniocentesis for fetal karyotyping from 6 pregnant women. Cells were treated with various concentration (0, 10(-10), 10(-8), 10(-6) M) of zoledronate and alendronate and analyzed over 21 days of culture. Differentiation into osteoblast was determined by cell staining and RT-PCR for alkaline phosphatase (ALP).
RESULTS
It was observed that AFMSCs could differentiate into osteoblast. Alendronate had more potent effect than zoledronate in osteoblastic differentiation. ALP expression was increased with increasing concentration of zoledronate and it was highest in 10(-8) M alendronate. However, no effect of bisphosphonates was found in 14 days of culture.
CONCLUSION
This study shows that AFMSCs can be differentiated into osteoblast. The induction of these differentiation following bisphosphonate treatment was appear to be drug type-, dose-, and culture time-dependent. However, further studies are needed to conclude a consistent outcome for the effects of bisphosphonate on differentiation potential of AFMSCs.

Keyword

Amniotic fluid; Mesenchymal stem cell; Zoledronate; Alendronate; Osteoblast

MeSH Terms

Alendronate
Alkaline Phosphatase
Amniocentesis
Amniotic Fluid
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Resorption
Diphosphonates
Female
Humans
Imidazoles
Karyotyping
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Pregnant Women
Alendronate
Alkaline Phosphatase
Diphosphonates
Imidazoles