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J Appl Physiol 90: 1849-1854, 2001;
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Vol. 90, Issue 5, 1849-1854, May 2001

Osteoblasts respond to pulsatile fluid flow with short-term increases in PGE2 but no change in mineralization

E. A. Nauman1,2, R. L. Satcher2,3, T. M. Keaveny1,3, B. P. Halloran2,4, and D. D. Bikle2,4

1 Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 94720-1740; 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and 4 Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143

Although there is no consensus as to the precise nature of the mechanostimulatory signals imparted to the bone cells during remodeling, it has been postulated that deformation-induced fluid flow plays a role in the mechanotransduction pathway. In vitro, osteoblasts respond to fluid shear stress with an increase in PGE2 production; however, the long-term effects of fluid shear stress on cell proliferation and differentiation have not been examined. The goal of this study was to apply continuous pulsatile fluid shear stresses to osteoblasts and determine whether the initial production of PGE2 is associated with long-term biochemical changes. The acute response of bone cells to a pulsatile fluid shear stress (0.6 ± 0.5 Pa, 3.0 Hz) was characterized by a transient fourfold increase in PGE2 production. After 7 days of static culture (0 dyn/cm2) or low (0.06 ± 0.05 Pa, 0.3 Hz) or high (0.6 ± 0.5 Pa, 3.0 Hz) levels of pulsatile fluid shear stress, the bone cells responded with an 83% average increase in cell number, but no statistical difference (P > 0.53) between the groups was observed. Alkaline phosphatase activity per cell decreased in the static cultures but not in the low- or high-flow groups. Mineralization was also unaffected by the different levels of applied shear stress. Our results indicate that short-term changes in PGE2 levels caused by pulsatile fluid flow are not associated with long-term changes in proliferation or mineralization of bone cells.

bone remodeling; parallel-plate flow chamber; tissue engineering


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