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. 2019 Dec;234(12):21817-21824.
doi: 10.1002/jcp.27316. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

Microtia patients: Auricular chondrocyte ECM is promoted by CGF through IGF-1 activation of the IGF-1R/PI3K/AKT pathway

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Microtia patients: Auricular chondrocyte ECM is promoted by CGF through IGF-1 activation of the IGF-1R/PI3K/AKT pathway

Xia Chen et al. J Cell Physiol. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R)/PI3K/AKT pathway in promoting the synthesis of the auricular chondrocyte extracellular matrix (ECM) using concentrated growth factor (CGF).

Methods: Chondrocytes isolated from the remnant auricular cartilage of microtia patients were randomly divided into different experimental and control groups, then stimulated with a reagent. IGF-1 released by CGF was quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG), proteoglycan, and type II collagen (COLAII) were examined by histological and immunohistological analysis. Expression levels of IGF-1R, pIGF-1R, PI3K, pPI3K, AKT, pAKT, COLAII, and Aggrecan were detected by western blot analysis technique and gene expression was tested by real-time polymerase chain reaction.

Results: CGF significantly stimulated the synthesis of COLAII and Aggrecan and increased the phosphorylation levels of IGF-1R, PI3K, and AKT. Small interfering RNA IGF-1 blocked ECM synthesis, COLAII and Aggrecan gene expression, and IGF-1R/PI3K/AKT activation. Inhibitor AG1024 and LY294002 significantly inhibited ECM synthesis and the phosphorylation of IGF-1R, PI3K, and AKT.

Conclusion: CGF-released IGF-1 stimulates the synthesis of the auricular chondrocyte ECM via the IGF-1R/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Keywords: IGF-1; IGF-1R; PI3K/AKT; auricular cartilage; chondrocyte; extracellular matrix; growth factor; tissue engineering.

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