High-Throughput Screening Assay Identifies Small Molecules Capable of Modulating the BMP-2 and TGF-β1 Signaling Pathway

Corina-Adriana Ghebes, Jéré van Lente, Janine Nicole Post, Daniel B F Saris, Hugo Fernandes

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Abstract

Modulating the bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) signaling pathways is essential during tendon/ligament (T/L) healing. Unfortunately, growth factor delivery in situ is far from trivial and, in many cases, the necessary growth factors are not approved for clinical use. Here we used a BMP-2 and a TGF-β1 reporter cell line to screen a library of 1280 Food and Drug Administration-approved small molecules and identify modulators of both signaling pathways. We identified four compounds capable of modulating BMP and TGF signaling on primary human tendon-derived cells (huTCs) and describe their effects on proliferation and differentiation of these cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40-50
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of biomolecular screening
Volume22
Issue number1
Early online date14 Sept 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2017

Keywords

  • MP-2 signaling
  • TGF-β1 signaling
  • small-molecule discovery
  • tendon/ligament
  • BMP-2 signaling

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