MSN@IL-4 Sustainingly Mediates Macrophagocyte M2 Polarization and Relieves Osteoblast Damage via NF-κB Pathway-Associated Apoptosis

Abstract

Background. The microenvironment of bone defects displayed that M2 polarization of macrophagocyte could promote the osteoblast growth and benefit the wound healing. Bone scaffold transplantation is considered to be one of the most promising methods for repairing bone defects. The present research was aimed at constructing a kind of novel bone scaffold nanomaterial of MSN@IL-4 for treating bone defects responding to the wound microenvironment of bone defects and elucidating the mechanics of MSN@IL-4 treating bone defect via controlling release of IL-4, inducing M2 polarization and active factor release of macrophagocyte, and eventually relieving osteoblast injury. Methods. MSN@IL-4 was firstly fabricated and its release of IL-4 was assessed in vitro. Following, the effects of MSN@IL-4 nanocomplex on the release of active factors of macrophage were examined using Elisa assay and promoting M2 polarization of the macrophage by immunofluorescence staining. And then, the effects of active factors from macrophage supernatant induced by MSN@IL-4 on osteoblast growth were examined by CCK-8, flow cytometry, and western blot assay. Results. The release curve of IL-4 in vitro displayed that there was more than 80% release ratio for 30th day with a sustained manner in pH 5.5. Elisa assay data showed that MSN@IL-4 nanocomplex could constantly promote the release of proproliferative cytokine IL-10, SDF-1α, and BMP-2 in macrophagocyte compared to only IL-4 treatment, and immunofluorescent image showed that MSN@IL-4 could promote M2 polarization of macrophagocytes via inducing CD206 expression and suppressing CD86 expression. Osteoblast injury data showed that the supernatant from macrophagocyte treated by MSN@IL-4 could promote the osteoblast proliferation by MTT assay. Flow cytometry data showed that the supernatant from macrophagocyte treated by MSN@IL-4 could suppress the osteoblast apoptosis from 22.1% to 14.6%, and apoptosis-related protein expression data showed that the supernatant from macrophagocyte treated by MSN@IL-4 could suppress the expression of Bax, cleaved caspase 3, and cleaved caspase 8. Furthermore, the immunofluorescent image showed that the supernatant from macrophagocyte treated by MSN@IL-4 could inhibit nucleus location of p65, and western blot data showed that the supernatant from macrophagocyte treated by MSN@IL-4 could suppress the phosphorylation of IKK and induce the expression of IκB. Conclusion. MSN@IL-4 could control the sustaining release of IL-4, and it exerts the protective effect on osteoblast injury via inducing M2 polarization and proproliferative cytokine of macrophagocyte and following inhibiting the apoptosis and NF-κB pathway-associated inflammation of osteoblast.

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