Morris, Christopher, Thorpe, Julian, Ambrosio, Luigi and Santin, Matteo (2006) The soybean isoflavone genistein induces differentiation of MG63 human osteosarcoma osteoblasts. Journal of Nutrition, 136 (5). pp. 1166-1170. ISSN 0022-3166

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Abstract

A soybean-rich diet was shown to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis in Eastern countries; its effect on bone metabolism was ascribed to the action of the soybean isoflavones such as genistein. Although many studies have shown isoflavone-induced osteoblast differentiation, its preventative action on bone mass loss has not been clarified. Here, the osteogenetic effects of genistein on human cell line MG63 osteoblasts were elucidated using a variety of approaches. In particular, phalloidin-rhodamine staining revealed that genistein-treated osteoblasts possessed a more organized cytoskeleton, and genistein's inhibitory effect upon cell proliferation was associated with exposure of phosphatidylserines on the external plasmalemma surface. Although this phosphatidylserine exposure is considered a typical apoptotic marker, scanning and transmission electron microscopy revealed that genistein-treated osteoblasts released matrix vesicles and showed no evidence of chromatin condensation. Assays, stainings, and scanning electron microscopy showed that genistein-treated osteoblasts synthesized relatively high levels of collagen and alkaline phosphatase and, even in a nonosteogenic growth medium, formed mineralized bone noduli. A clear pattern of genistein-induced osteoblast activation therefore emerges, in which all of the essential components required for the rapid production of mineralized bone extracellular matrix are stimulated by this soybean isoflavone.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Julian Thorpe
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 20:50
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2012 08:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/28416

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