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Table 1 Details of direct osteogenic effects of RE NMs

From: Systematic review of the osteogenic effect of rare earth nanomaterials and the underlying mechanisms

RE NMs

Synthetic method

Physicochemical

properties and biological advantages

Model

Mechanism

Osteogenic effect

Refs.

CeO NPs

Microemulsion method

Wet chemical technique

Antioxidative

Anti-inflammatory

Antibacterial

activities

BMSCs

Mouse midfemoral defect model

DHX15/p38 MAPK

Promote cell proliferation and hypertrophic differentiation

Promote ectopic osteogenesis through endochondral ossification

[114]

MC3T3-E1 cells

Fam53B/Wnt/β-catenin

Promote cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

[139]

hBMSCs

RAW 264.7 cells

Modulates inflammation microenvironment

[9]

 

hBMSCs

Autophagy

Promote osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Protect against ionizing radiation induced cellular damage

[54]

Nano-shaped CeO coating

Hydrothermally method

Antioxidative

Anti-inflammatory

activities

MC3T3-E1 cells

RAW264.7 cells

HUVECs

Rat femoral condyles

Scavenge ROS

Promote cell adhesion, proliferation osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Promote M2 polarization of macrophages and H typed blood vessel formation

[15]

CePO4/CS/GO scaffold

Hydrothermal method and freeze-drying technology

Anti-inflammatory

activities

MC3T3-E1 cells RAW264.7 cells

BMP2/Smad1/5

Promote cell adhesion, migration, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Promote angiogenesis and M2 polarization of macrophages

[8]

Ce-BG scaffolds

Freeze-drying technology

/

hBMSCs

Rat cranial defects

ERK1/2

Promote cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and collagen deposition

Promote bone regeneration

[127]

nCe-scaffold

/

Antioxidant activities

MSCs

Rat calvarium defect model

Integrin/TGF-β co-signaling

Promote osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Promote new bone formation

[133]

nCeHA/CS

/

/

hBMSC

MC3T3-E1 cells

BMMs

Rat calvarium defect model

BMP2/Smad5

RANK/RANKL/OPG

Promote cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, osteogenic differentiation

Inhibiting osteoclast differentiation

Decreased bone resorption

[164]

Ce-MBGNs

Microemulsion-assisted sol–gel method

Anti-inflammatory

Antioxidative activities

L929 cells

J774a.1 cells

SAOS-2 cells

RANK/RANKL/ OPG

Promote cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Inhibiting osteoclast differentiation

[78]

Eu-Gd2O3 Nanotubes

Coprecipitation process

/

MC3T3 cells

Mouse oral model

BMP/Smad 1/5

Promote cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Enhance the bone mineral density and bone biomechanics

[113]

Eu-MSNs

A one-pot method

/

BMSCs

HUVECs

Immune response of macrophages

Promote osteogenesis and angiogenesis

[175]

Gd-BTO NPs

Hydrothermal method

Electrical properties

MC3T3 cells

Calcineurin/NFAT

Promote osteogenic differentiation

[145]

[Gd@C82(OH)22] n nanoparticles

Soft-template (CTAB) method

Anti-inflammatory Antioxidative activities

hMSCs

Modulates inflammation-induced osteogenesis through JNK/STAT3

Protect cell viability, promote osteogenic differentiation in inflammatory microenvironment

[65]

MSCs Ovariectomized rats

BMP/Smad1/5

Promote osteogenic differentiation and mineralized nodule formation

Inhibit adipogenic differentiation

[22]

GdPO4/CS/Fe3O4 scaffolds

hydrothermal method

Anti-inflammatory activities

hBMSCs

MC3T3-E1 cells

RAW264.7 cells

BMP2/Smad

Promote cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation

Promote M2 polarization of macrophages

[7]

La-LDH nanohybrid scaffolds

Coprecipitation

And freeze-drying technology

/

rBMSCs-OVX

BMMs

Calvarial bone defect

OVX rats model

Wnt/β-catenin

Promote cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation

[14]

La2O3 NPs

Sol–gel method

/

EA. hy926

MG-63

Rat tibia defects

/

Promote EA. hy926 proliferation and angiogenesis

Promote OPN、OCN expression

Promote bone defect repair

[13]

Tb/MBG nanospheres

Sol–gel method

/

MC3T3 cells

/

Promote hydroxyapatite-mineralization in vitro

[201]

Tb/Eu–FHA nanorods

Hydrothermal method

/

BMSCs

/

Promote osteogenic differentiation and COL1a1 production

[129]

Y2O3 NPs-PCL

Precipitation with ammonium hydroxide

Antioxidative

activities

UMR-106 cells

/

Promote cell proliferation

Promote neovascularization

[66]

NaGdF4:Yb/Er NPs

Thermal co-precipitation process

/

rBMSCs

/

Promote cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Inhibit adipogenic differentiation

[12]

NaYF4: Yb/Er nanocrystals

/

/

rBMSCs

/

Promote cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization

Inhibit adipogenic differentiation

[11]

  1. Bone marrow macrophages (BMMs); Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs); Graphene-modified CePO4 nanorods (CePO4/CS/GO scaffold:); Cerium containing mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (Ce-MBGNs); Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO NPs); Cerium oxide nanoparticles-modified bioglass (Ce-BG); Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs); Europium-Doped Gd2O3 (Eu-Gd2O3); Gadolinium-doped barium titanate nanoparticles (Gd-BTO NPs);(Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)) polymer (PBLG); Lanthanum-substituted MgAl layered double hydroxide (La-LDH); Lanthanum Oxide Nanoparticles(La2O3 NPs); Mesoporous bioactive glass nanofibers (MBG); nacre-mimetic cerium-doped layered nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan layered composite scaffold (nCeHA/CS); Terbium (Tb) doped mesoporous bioactive glasses (Tb/MBG); Terbium (Tb) or europium (Eu)-doped fluorapatite nanorods (Tb/Eu–FHA); Yttrium oxide nanoparticles incorporated in polycaprolactone (Y2O3 NPs-PCL)