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ArticleBiochemistry and biophysics reports2022

Piezoelectric effect stimulates the rearrangement of chondrogenic cells and alters ciliary orientation via atypical PKCζ.

Jormay Lim, Yu-Cheng Liu, Ya-Cherng Chu, Yu-Xuan Lin, Wen-Hao Hwang, Jaw-Lin Wang

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Article in Biochemistry and biophysics reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jormay LimDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, 605 Jen-Su Hall, 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC.
Yu-Cheng LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, 605 Jen-Su Hall, 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC.
Ya-Cherng ChuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, 605 Jen-Su Hall, 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC.
Yu-Xuan LinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, 605 Jen-Su Hall, 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC.
Wen-Hao HwangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, 605 Jen-Su Hall, 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC.
Jaw-Lin WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, 605 Jen-Su Hall, 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC.
National Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic ultrasound was administered to patients suffering from bone fracture with FDA approval. Bone and cartilage are piezoelectric materials. To investigate the effects of piezoelectricity on the cells of chondrogenic lineage, we applied ultrasound stimulation on an AT-cut quartz coverslip to generate electric field fluctuations. The bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSC) and primary chondrocytes were cultured on either glass or quartz coverslips for ultrasound stimulation. The cells were immunofluorescent-labeled for the assessment of cell arrangement and ciliary orientation. Ultrasound and piezoelectricity both stimulate cell migration and disrupt ciliary orientation induced by directional migration. In particular, piezoelectric effects on cell rearrangement can be abolished by the inhibitor specifically targeting atypical Protein kinase C zeta (PKCζ). Our findings shed light on the possibility of cellular modulation by using piezoelectric manipulation.

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Cell rearrangementChondrogenic cellsCiliary orientationPiezoelectric stimulationPKCζ

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PMID35540436
PMCPMC9079777
OpenAlexW4225299927

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