Role of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells: An enhancer or an inducer?

Corrigendum in: /10.3892/etm.2021.9725

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    • Pan Jin
    • Muyan Li
    • Guojie Xu
    • Kun Zhang
    • Li Zheng
    • Jinmin Zhao
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  • Published online on: June 16, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2579
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Abstract

Epidemiological investigations have revealed that the consumption of green tea, which is a rich source of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), is associated with a reduced risk of osteoporosis. A number of in vitro and in vivo studies have also demonstrated that EGCG exerts a significant positive effect on osteogenesis; however, the single effect of EGCG on osteogenic differentiation has been seldom studied. EGCG was hypothesized to function as an enhancer or an inducer. In the present study, the effect of EGCG on the osteogenic differentiation of primary human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs), without other additives, was investigated. Three groups of stem cells were analyzed, which included a negative control group (hBMSCs cultured with culture medium only), an experimental group (cells treated with culture medium containing 2.5, 5 and 10 µM EGCG), and a positive control group (cells cultured with osteogenesis‑induced culture medium). After 3, 7, 14 and 21 days, cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the expression of associated osteogenic genes were analyzed. The results revealed that ALP activity and the expression of associated osteogenic genes, with the exception of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), were not affected by EGCG treatment alone. These results indicated that EGCG itself had little effect on the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs; however, EGCG was able to enhance osteogenesis in the presence of osteoinductive agents through the upregulation of BMP2 expression. Additionally, EGCG was shown to promote cell growth, demonstrating its safety as a therapeutic agent. Therefore, the present study indicated that treatment with EGCG was dependent on other osteogenic inducers.

Introduction

A positive correlation between tea consumption and body bone mineral density among postmenopausal females has been reported in numerous countries, such as Canada (1), the UK (2), Taiwan (3), the USA (4), Japan (5) and Australia (6), which may evolve the study of the treatment of osteoporosis. Further investigations have verified that habitual tea consumption contributes to a lower risk of hip fracture (7,8). As the most abundant catechin, which constitutes almost 60% of the catechins in tea (9), (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has received widespread attention. EGCG is considered to be pharmacologically active (1012), and play a role in preventing various diseases, including osteoporosis.

EGCG has been reported to protect against bone loss to prevent further deterioration of the bone microarchitecture in ovariectomized or non-ovariectomized rats (1316). In addition, EGCG has been demonstrated to improve the bone microstructure and quality in aged, orchidectomized rats (17). Rodriguez et al (18) found that a combination of α-tricalcium phosphate particles and EGCG effectively stimulated bone regeneration. Furthermore, in vitro tests revealed that EGCG increased the formation of mineralized bone nodules by human osteoblast-like cells (19). Chen et al (20) indicated that EGCG ranging between 1 and 10 µM exerted a stimulatory effect on the osteogenesis of murine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) line, D1, by detecting the mRNA expression levels of associated osteogenic genes. By contrast, EGCG has also been shown to induce mouse osteoclast-like cell apoptosis (21) and inhibit the formation of osteoclasts (22). A previous study (23) indicated that EGCG may be used as a pro-osteogenic agent for stem cell-based therapy in the treatment of osteoporosis, since EGCG promoted the osteogenic differentiation of primary human bone marrow MSCs (hBMSCs). Thus, EGCG was hypothesized to have the potential to promote osteogenesis. However, the effect of EGCG alone on triggering the onset of osteogenesis in MSCs has seldom been studied. In the majority of cases, osteoinductive agents, such as osteoinductive media or bioactive ceramics, have also been added to stimulate osteogenesis. However, whether EGCG plays the role as an enhancer or an inducer is yet to be answered.

In the present study, the individual effect of EGCG on the osteogenic differentiation of primary hBMSCs, without other additives, was investigated through examining cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the expression of associated osteogenic genes.

Materials and methods

Isolation and culture of primary hBMSCs

hBMSCs were harvested from bone marrow extracts obtained from a routine iliac bone graft procedure for the reconstruction of bone defects following a traumatic tibial fracture. The study was approved by the local Ethics Committee of Guangxi Medical University (Nanning, China), and written informed consent was obtained from the patient. The patient was healthy with no specific metabolic or inherited diseases. The bone marrow tissue was flushed out with culture medium of α-modified Eagle's medium (α-MEM; Gibco Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA, USA), supplemented with 10% (v/v) fetal bovine serum (FBS; Hyclone; GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Logan, UT, USA) and 1% (v/v) antibiotics (100 U/l penicillin and 100 U/l streptomycin; Solarbio Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China). Following centrifugation (5 min at room temperature, 100 xg), the cells were suspended in culture medium and maintained in a humidified atmosphere with 5% CO2 at 37°C. Non-adherent cells were removed by changing the culture medium every 3 days. When 80–90% confluence was achieved following 7–10 days of culture, the primary cells were ready for use in the subsequent experiments. The culture medium was changed every 2–3 days.

EGCG treatment

EGCG, with a purity of ≥98% as determined by high performance liquid chromatography, was purchased from Shanghai Yuanye Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China) and stored at 4°C. Prior to the experiments, EGCG was dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; Solarbio Science & Technology Co. Ltd.) at a concentration of 10 mM and stored at −20°C ready for use. The EGCG stock was diluted with culture medium immediately prior to treatment. Cells were treated with EGCG at various concentrations: 0 µM as a negative control and 2.5, 5 and 10 µM as experimental groups. The concentration of DMSO was <0.1% in all the experiments.

Cell proliferation assay

Effects of EGCG on cell proliferation were assessed using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-y1)-3,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) method. Cells were digested with 0.25% trypsin/EDTA (Sigma-Aldrich), concentrated by centrifugation at 100 × g for 5 min, resuspended in culture medium and subsequently seeded into 24-well plates at a density of 5×103 cells/well. After 24 h of culture, the culture medium was replaced with: i) Pure culture medium in the negative control; ii) culture medium with EGCG at concentrations of 2.5, 5 and 10 µM in the experimental groups; and iii) osteogenesis-induced culture medium (α-MEM containing 10% FBS, 50 µg/ml L-ascorbic acid, 10 mM β-glycerophosphate and 100 nM dexamethasone; Sigma-Aldrich) in the positive control. At days 3, 7, 14 and 21, a solution of MTT in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS; Sigma-Aldrich) was added to each well to a final concentration of 5 mg/ml. Following incubation in a 5% CO2 incubator (Forma™ Series II 3110 Water-Jacketed; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) at 37°C for 4 h, the supernatant was discarded and 1 ml DMSO was added to dissolve the formazan crystals. Following thorough and even mixing, samples of 200 µl were randomly extracted from each of three parallel wells with the same culture medium three times and transferred to 96-well plates; thus, all samples were performed in nonuplicate. The absorbance value was measured at 570 nm with a microplate reader (Multiskan™ GO Microplate Spectrophotometer; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Vantaa, Finland), and the results are shown as units of optical density absorbance values.

ALP activity assay

To examine the ALP activity of the hBMSCs, cells were seeded into 24-well plates at a density of 5×103 cells/well with the different culture media. Following 3, 7, 14 and 21 days of culture, the cells were washed with PBS and lysed with 200 µl radioimmunoprecipitation assay lysis buffer (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology, Shanghai, China), which was added to phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride to form a final concentration of 1 mM prior to the analysis of ALP activity. The total protein concentration (mg/ml) and ALP activity levels (U/ml) were measured with an enhanced bicinchoninic acid protein assay kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) and an ALP reagent kit (Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Research Institute, Nanjing, China), respectively, according to the manufacturer's instructions. ALP levels were normalized against the total protein content. All samples were examined in triplicate.

Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay

RT-qPCR analysis was performed for the detection of osteogenic gene expression levels in the cells cultured in six-well plates from the three groups. Total RNA was extracted with an additional purification step employing an RNA isolation kit (Tiangen Biotech Co. Ltd., Beijing, China) according to the manufacturer's instructions, on days 3, 7, 14 and 21. Subsequently, 1 mg total RNA was reverse transcribed into cDNA. Finally, an ABI 7300 Sequence Detection System (Applied Biosystems Life Technologies, Foster City, CA, USA) was used to conduct RT-qPCR with TaqMan Universal PCR Master Mix and gene-specific TaqMan PCR primers (Applied Biosystems Life Technologies), which included those for bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), ALP, bone sialoprotein (BSP), osteocalcin (OCN), α-1 type I collagen (COL1A1) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). Gene expression levels were normalized against those of GAPDH using the comparative 2−ΔΔCt method. The primers used in this experiment are shown in Table I. All PCR assays were conducted in triplicate.

Table I.

Primers used for reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Table I.

Primers used for reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Gene nameForward primerReverse primer
GAPDH 5′-CTATAAATTGAGCCCGCAGC-3′ 5′-GACCAAATCCGTTGACTCCG-3′
BMP2 5′-TCCATGTGGACGCTCTTTCA-3′ 5′-AGCAGCAACGCTAGAAGACA-3′
RUNX2 5′-TGTCATGGCGGGTAACGATG-3′ 5′-CCCTAAATCACTGAGGCGGT-3′
ALP 5′-CCAGGGCTGTAAGGACATCG-3′ 5′-GCTCTTCCAGGTGTCAACGA-3′
BSP 5′-CAATCTGTGCCACTCACTGC-3′ 5′-TGCCCTGAACTGGAAATCGTT-3′
OCN 5′-ACACTCCTCGCCCTATTGGC-3′ 5′-CCATTGATACAGGTAGCGCCT-3′
COL1A1 5′-GTTCAGCTTTGTGGACCTCCG-3′ 5′-GCAGTTCTTGGTCTCGTCAC-3′

[i] GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; BMP2, bone morphogenetic protein 2; RUNX2, runt-related transcription factor 2; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BSP, bone sialoprotein; OCN, osteocalcin; COL1A1, α-1 type I collagen.

Immunohistochemical assay

After 7, 14 and 21 days of culture, immunohistochemical staining for BMP2 was performed. Cells on the coverslips were washed with PBS, rinsed with 0.01% Triton X-100 (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology), washed thoroughly with PBS, treated with 3% hydrogen peroxide (Wuhan Boster Biological Technology Co. Ltd., Wuhan, China), washed again in PBS and blocked with 3% bovine serum albumin. Following incubation with a primary antibody against BMP2 (rabbit, anti-human; cat. no. BA0585-1; Wuhan Boster Biological Technology, Ltd.) at a dilution of 1:200, a secondary antibody (goat, anti-rabbit IgG; cat. no. BA1055) and biotin-labeled horseradish peroxidase were added to the cells. Following incubation with 3,3′-diaminobenzidine and counterstaining with hematoxylin, the cells were air-dried and sealed with neutral resin. The cells were subsequently examined and images were captured using inverted phase contrast microscopy (IX71-F22PH; Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan).

Statistical analysis

Data are presented as the mean ± 2 standard deviation. All data were evaluated by one-way analysis of variance, whilst the least significance difference multiple comparisons test was performed for further evaluation of the data. The software used was SPSS (version 16.0; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Cell proliferation assay

The effect of EGCG on the proliferation of hBMSCs was examined by an MTT assay. hBMSCs were treated with different concentrations of EGCG (0 µM in the negative control group, and 2.5, 5 and 10 µM in the experimental groups) or osteogenic-induced culture medium in the positive control group. As shown in Fig. 1, the rate of cell proliferation at day 3 following treatment with EGCG in the range of 0–10 µM was comparable with that in the positive control group; therefore, the drug was demonstrated to be non-toxic to the cells, which was in agreement with the previous (pilot) study (23). Although no statistically significant difference was observed between the groups on day 3, cell proliferation was evidently promoted by 5 µM EGCG between days 7 and 14. On day 21, the number of cells in the positive control group was significantly higher compared with the other groups, which may be attributed to the limit of the cell culture area (Fig. 1). Therefore, the results indicated that EGCG facilitated the growth of hBMSCs, particularly at a concentration of 5 µM.

ALP activity assay

ALP is produced by osteoblasts and is hypothesized to be involved in the degradation of inorganic pyrophosphates to provide sufficient local phosphate or inorganic pyrophosphate for the occurrence of mineralization (24). Commonly used as a marker of osteogenesis, ALP activity is considered to reflect the degree of osteogenic differentiation.

An ALP activity assay was used for the quantitative assessment of the units of activity per mg protein in the three groups, namely the negative control (hBMSCs cultured with pure culture medium), experimental groups (cells treated with culture medium containing 2.5, 5 and 10 µM EGCG respectively) and positive control (cells cultured with osteogenesis-induced culture medium). The histogram in Fig. 2 shows that the ALP activity levels primarily remained unchanged with increasing concentrations of EGCG; however, the activity level increased significantly in the positive control over time.

RT-qPCR assay

The effect of EGCG on hBMSCs in the three groups (negative control, experimental, positive control) was further examined through gene expression analysis of BMP2, RUNX2, ALP, BSP, OCN and COL1A1 following 3, 7, 14 and 21 days of culture. Expression of the BMP2 gene was dose-dependently upregulated; however, the expression levels of the other genes exhibited no response to the different doses of EGCG, and the expression of the COL1A1 gene following treatment with EGCG had a tendency to be inferior to the controls. As a positive control, the expression of all the detected genes in the positive group were superior to the other groups (Fig. 3).

Immunohistochemical staining

Further investigation into the expression of osteogenesis-associated proteins was performed using immunocytochemistry with a specific antibody for BMP2 (Fig. 4). BMP2 is one of the members of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily. The primary function of BMP2 is the promotion of osteogenic differentiation (2530). As shown in Fig. 4, EGCG clearly upregulated the protein expression levels of BMP2, with stronger positive staining observed when compared with the control, which is consistent with the RT-qPCR results. The staining results indicated that the protein expression of BMP2 increased over time.

Discussion

EGCG, as the most abundant catechin and a major bioactive component of green tea (31), has been reported by a number of studies (1923) to have an association with osteogenesis. However, the association is dependent on an osteogenic inducer, such as inductive media.

In the present study, the individual effect of EGCG on osteogenesis was analyzed to clarify the role of EGCG in the function of MSC differentiation. The results revealed that EGCG had little effect on the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs, as evidenced by only a marginal influence on ALP activity (Fig. 2) and the expression of osteogenic genes, including RUNX2, ALP, BSP, OCN and COL1A1 (Fig. 3B–F). In accordance with the present study, EGCG has a positive effect on proliferation and little effect on the osteogenic differentiation without additional osteoinductive agents. Kamon et al (32) also demonstrated that EGCG exerted a suppressive effect on the differentiation of precursor cells of osteoblasts, although EGCG had little effect on differentiated osteoblasts. However, certain studies (20) have shown that EGCG can promote the osteogenic differentiation of osteoblast precursors. These observations indicate that EGCG functions more as an enhancer rather than an inducer in osteogenic differentiation.

Notably, EGCG treatment was shown to upregulate BMP2 expression in a dose-dependent manner (Figs. 3A and 4). EGCG has been hypothesized to induce osteogenesis at a relatively high concentration, but within the recommended amount, which is more than the physiological level and less than the detrimental level (33,34). However, EGCG treatment alone is unable to produce sufficient levels of BMP2 to trigger osteogenesis. By contrast, EGCG can improve the facilitation of osteogenesis in the presence of osteoinductive agents through coregulation of the BMP/Smad signaling pathways (3537). Thus, the effect of EGCG on osteogenesis relies on the presence of an osteogenic inducer.

EGCG alone has a proliferative effect on the proliferation of hMSCs. In particular, EGCG was shown to evidently promote cell proliferation at a concentration of 5 µM. Furthermore, a previous (pilot) study (23) demonstrated that EGCG supports cell proliferation in the presence of osteoinductive media. The study by Yagi et al (34) lent potent support for the present study by elucidating that EGCG is capable of suppressing inducible oxidative stress that may comprise cellular processes, including cell proliferation. Therefore, EGCG is biocompatible and the results support the possibility of clinical use.

In conclusion, EGCG alone has little effect on the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs, and the catechin only plays a role when combined with osteoinductive agents through the upregulation of BMP2 expression. In addition, EGCG is able to sustain cell proliferation, indicating the safety of the compound for clinical application. Therefore, the present study indicated that further development of EGCG as a pro-osteogenic agent should be coupled with additional osteoinductive agents.

Acknowledgements

This study was financially supported by the National Science and Technology Pillar Program of China (grant no. 2012BAI42G00), Guangxi Scientific Research and Technological Development Foundation (grant no. Guikehe 14125008-2-14) and Guangxi Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (grant no. 2014GXNSFGA118006). This study has also been supported by the Research Center for Regenerative Medicine of Guangxi Medical University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Guangxi Biological Medicine.

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