Platelet-rich plasma and alignment enhance myogenin via ERK mitogen activated protein kinase signaling

Biomed Mater. 2018 Jul 24;13(5):055009. doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/aad0a7.

Abstract

Volumetric muscle loss is debilitating and involves extensive rehabilitation. One approach to accelerate healing, rehabilitation, and muscle function is to repair damaged skeletal muscle using regenerative medicine strategies. In sports medicine and orthopedics, a common clinical approach is to treat minor to severe musculoskeletal injuries with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. While these types of treatments have become commonplace, there are limited data demonstrating their effectiveness. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of PRP on myoblast gene expression and protein production when incorporated into a polymer fiber. To test this, we generated extracellular matrix mimicking scaffolds using aligned polydioxanone (PDO) fibers containing lyophilized PRP (SmartPReP® 2, Harvest Technologies Corporation, Plymouth, MA). Scaffolds with PRP caused a dose-dependent increase in myogenin and myosin heavy chain but did not affect myogenic differentiation factor-1 (MyoD). Integrin α7β1D decreased and α5β1A did not change in response to PRP scaffolds. ERK inhibition decreased myogenin and increased Myod on the PDO-PRP scaffolds. Taken together, these data suggest that alignment and PRP produce a substrate-dependent, ERK-dependent, and dose-dependent effect on myogenic differentiation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Humans
  • Integrin alpha5beta1 / chemistry
  • Integrins / chemistry
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System*
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • MyoD Protein / chemistry
  • Myoblasts / cytology
  • Myogenin / chemistry*
  • Myosin Heavy Chains / chemistry
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma / metabolism*
  • Polydioxanone / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Regenerative Medicine / methods
  • Tissue Scaffolds

Substances

  • Integrin alpha5beta1
  • Integrins
  • MyoD Protein
  • MyoD1 myogenic differentiation protein
  • Myogenin
  • Polymers
  • Polydioxanone
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Myosin Heavy Chains
  • integrin alpha7beta1