Protein profiling of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells: The effect of rhein

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) play an important role in the process of bone repair. The present studyinvestigated the effect of 5-azacytidine (AZA) and trichostatin A (TSA) on BMSC behaviors in vitro. The role of WNTfamily member 5A (WNT5A)/WNT family member 5A (WNT7A)/b-catenin signaling was also investigated. BMSCs wereisolated from a steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH) rabbit model. The third-generation ofBMSCs was used after identification. The results revealed obvious degeneration and necrosis in the SANFH rabbit model.AZA, TSA and TSA ? AZA increased BMSC proliferation in a time-dependent fashion. AZA, TSA and TSA ? AZAinduced the cell cycle release from the G0/G1 phase and inhibited apoptosis in BMSCs. AZA, TSA and TSA ? AZAtreatment significantly decreased caspase-3 and caspase-9 activities. The treatment obviously increased the activity andrelative mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase. The treatment also significantly up-regulated the proteins associatedwith osteogenic differentiation, including osteocalcin and runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), and Wnt/b-cateninsignal transduction pathway-related proteins b-catenin, WNT5A and WNT7A. The relative levels of Dickkopf-relatedprotein 1 (an inhibitor of the canonical Wnt pathway) decreased remarkably. Notably, TSA ? AZA treatment exhibited astronger adjustment ability than either single treatment. Collectively, the present studies suggest that AZA, TSA and TSA ?AZA promote cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation in BMSCs, and these effects are potentially achieved via upregulation of WNT5A/WNT7A/b-catenin signaling.