Abstract:The regulatory effects of phosvitin phosphopeptide (PPP) and its calcium chelate (PPP-Ca) on osteoblast differentiation in the co-culture system of osteoblast (MC3T3-E1) and osteoclast precursor (RAW264.7) were investigated. Cytotoxicity, alkaline phosphatase (AKP) activity, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity and TRAP staining were analyzed. The mRNA expressions of RANKL/OPG pathway-related proteins in osteoblasts were further studied by RT-PCR. The results showed that PPP and PPP-Ca increased the AKP activity in the MC3T3-E1 system by 9.5% and 12.7%, respectively. In the MC3T3-E1 system, PPP and PPP-ca increased the mRNA expression levels from 0.92 to 1.25 and 1.39, respectively, for OPG, and from 1.00 to 1.23 and 1.45, respectively for RANKL. The results of this study showed that PPP and PPP-ca could effectively promote the differentiation of osteoblasts. The experimental results provide a research basis for further exploration of the role of phosphopeptides in the multi-cell model system and the development of functional activity of phosphopeptides.
