Marine Macroalgal Polygalactan-Built Nanoparticle Construct for Osteogenesis

Biomacromolecules. 2021 May 10;22(5):2197-2210. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00270. Epub 2021 Apr 23.

Abstract

Naturally derived polysaccharide biopolymer-based nanoparticles with their size and drug release potentials have appeared as promising biomaterials for osteogenic differentiation. A metallic nanoparticle (GS-AgNP) prepared from a sulfated polygalactan characterized as →3)-2-O-methyl-O-6-sulfonato-β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-2-O-methyl-3,6-anhydro-α-d-galactopyranose-(1→ isolated from the marine macroalga Gracilaria salicornia exhibited a prospective osteogenic effect. Upon treatment with the studied GS-AgNP, alkaline phosphatase activity (88.9 mU/mg) was significantly elevated in human mesenchymal osteoblast stem cells (hMSCs) compared to that in the normal control (33.7 mU/mg). A mineralization study of GS-AgNPs demonstrated an intense mineralized nodule formation on the hMSC surface. A fluorescence-activated cell sorting study of osteocalcin and bone morphogenic protein-2 (BMP-2) expression resulted in an increased population of osteocalcin (78.64%) and BMP-2-positive cells (46.10%) after treatment with GS-AgNPs (250 μg/mL) on M2 macrophages. A time-dependent cell viability study of GS-AgNPs exhibited its non-cytotoxic nature. The studied polygalactan-built nanoparticle could be developed as a promising bioactive pharmacophore against metabolic bone disorder and the treatment for osteogenesis therapy.

Publication types

  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Humans
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells*
  • Nanoparticles*
  • Osteogenesis
  • Prospective Studies

Substances

  • Alkaline Phosphatase