Biomimetic concentric microgrooved titanium surfaces influence bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation via H3K4 trimethylation epigenetic regulation.

ABSTRACT

Material surface micromorphology can modulate cellular behavior and promote osteogenic differentiation through cytoskeletal rearrangement. Bone reconstruction requires precise regulation of gene expression in cells, a process governed by epigenetic mechanisms such as histone modifications, DNA methylation, and chromatin remodeling. We constructed osteon-mimetic concentric microgrooved titanium surfaces with different groove sizes and cultured bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on the material surfaces to study how they regulate cell biological behavior and osteogenic differentiation through epigenetics. We found that the cells arranged in concentric circles along the concentric structure in the experimental group, and the concentric microgrooved surface did not inhibit cell proliferation. The results of a series of osteogenic differentiation experiments showed that the concentric microgrooves facilitated calcium deposition and promoted osteogenic differentiation of the BMSCs. Concentric microgrooved titanium surfaces that were 30 µm wide and 10 µm deep promoted osteogenic differentiation of BMSC by increasing WDR5 expression via H3K4 trimethylation upregulation.