Orthogonal alignment of multilayered MC3T3-E1 cells induced by cyclic stretch.

ABSTRACT: When cyclic stretch is applied to a monolayer of cells cultured on an elastic substrate, many types of cells align in the direction perpendicular to the stretch or along the direction of minimal substrate strain. However, the behavior of multilayer cells under cyclic stretch remains unclear. In this study, we cultured MC3T3-E1 osteoblast-like cells at high density to form multilayer cells and subjected them to cyclic stretch with an amplitude of 10% at 1 Hz. We found that the lower layer cells aligned in the direction of the stretch after 12 h, whereas the upper layer cells aligned perpendicular to the direction of stretch after 24 h. The 10% cyclic stretch was transmitted to the upper layer cells as approximately 5% at the onset of the stretch and increased over time, reaching 7% at 12 h

SUBMITTER: Suzuki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454628 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature