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Osteoplastic precursors are critical for fracture repair and bone homeostasis maintenance. Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO 2  NPs) can promote the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and secrete vascular endothelial growth factors. However, little is known about its role in precursor osteoblasts; therefore, we further investigated the effect and mechanism of CeO 2  NPs in precursor osteoblasts. Cell counting kit-8 analysis was utilized to detect the toxicity of CeO 2  NPs on MC3T3-E1 mouse osteogenic precursor cells. Then, alizarin red S staining was employed to assess the degree of extracellular matrix mineralization, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis was performed to measure the levels of osteogenesis-related genes. To identify differentially expressed genes, mRNA-sequencing was performed. Subsequently, GO and KEGG analyses were deployed to identify the major downstream pathways, whereas Western blot was used for verification. CeO 2  NPs significantly enhanced the ability of MC3T3-E1 precursor osteoblasts to enhance matrix mineralization and increased the expression of osteogenic genes such as runt-related transcription factor 2, collagen Iα1, and osteocalcin. Pathway analysis revealed that CeO 2  NPs enhanced the nuclear translocation of β-catenin and activated the Wnt pathway by promoting family with sequence similarity 53 member B/simplet expression, while Western blot analysis indicated the same results. After using a Wnt pathway inhibitor (KYA1797K), the simulative effect of CeO 2  NPs was abolished. This study revealed that CeO 2  NPs promoted MC3T3-E1 precursor osteoblast differentiation by activating the Wnt pathway.

Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Promote Osteoplastic Precursor Differentiation by Activating the Wnt Pathway