COMP-Ang1 prevents periodontitic damages and enhances mandible bone growth in an experimental animal model

Govinda Bhattarai, Sung Ho Kook, Jae Hwan Kim, Sher Bahadur Poudel, Shin Saeng Lim, Young Kwon Seo, Jeong Chae Lee

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Abstract

COMP-Ang1, a chimera of angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) and a short coiled-coil domain of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), is under consideration as a therapeutic agent enhancing tissue regeneration with increased angiogenesis. However, the effect of COMP-Ang1 on periodontitic tissue damages and the related mechanisms are not yet investigated. We initially explored whether a local delivery of COMP-Ang1 protects lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/ligature-induced periodontal destruction in rats. As the results, μCT and histological analyses revealed that COMP-Ang1 inhibits LPS-mediated degradation of periodontium. COMP-Ang1 also suppressed osteoclast number and the expression of osteoclast-specific and inflammation-related molecules in the inflamed region of periodontitis rats. Implanting a COMP-Ang1-impregnated scaffold into critical-sized mandible bone defects enhanced the amount of bone in the defects with increased expression of bone-specific markers. The addition of COMP-Ang1 prevented significantly osteoclast differentiation and activation in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages and inhibited the phosphorylation of c-Jun, mitogen-activated protein kinases, and cAMP response element-binding protein in the cells. On contrary, COMP-Ang1 increased the level of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) in LPS-exposed macrophages and a pharmacological PI3K inhibitor diminished the anti-osteoclastogenic effect of COMP-Ang1. Similarly, COMP-Ang1 blocked the expression of inflammation-related molecules in LPS-stimulated human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (hPLFs). Further, the COMP-Ang1 enhanced differentiation of hPLFs into osteoblasts by stimulating the expression of bone-specific markers, Tie2, and activator protein-1 subfamily. Collectively, our findings may support the therapeutic potentials of COMP-Ang1 in preventing inflammatory periodontal damages and in stimulating new bone growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)168-179
Number of pages12
JournalBone
Volume92
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2016

Keywords

  • Bone regeneration
  • COMP-Ang1
  • Mandible bone defect
  • Osteoclastogenesis
  • Periodontitis
  • Signal transduction pathways

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