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Feng F, Akiyama K, Liu Y, Yamaza T, Wang TM, Chen JH, Wang BB, Huang GTJ, Wang S, Shi S. Utility of PDL progenitors for in vivo tissue regeneration: a report of 3 cases. Oral Dis 2010; 16:20-8. [PMID: 20355278 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2009.01593.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disorder with widespread morbidities involving both oral and systemic health. The primary goal of periodontal treatment is the regeneration of the lost or diseased periodontium. In this study, we retrospectively examined feasibility and safety of reconstructing the periodontal intrabony defects with autologous periodontal ligament progenitor (PDLP) implantation in three patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective pilot study, we treated 16 teeth with at least one deep intrabony defect of probing depth (PD) > OR = 6 mm with PDLP transplantation and evaluated clinical outcome measures in terms of probing depth, gingival recession and attachment gain for a duration of 32-72 months. Furthermore, we compare PDLPs with standard PDL stem cells (PDLSCs) and confirmed that PDLPs possessed progenitor characters. RESULTS Clinical examination indicated that transplantationof PDLPs may provide therapeutic benefit for the periodontal defects. All treated patients showed no adverse effects during the entire course of follow up. We also found that PDLPs were analogous to PDLSCs in terms of high proliferation, expression of mesenchymal surface molecules, multipotent differentiation, and in vivo tissue regain. However, PDLPs failed to express scleraxis, a marker of tendon, as seen in PDLSCs. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated clinical and experimental evidences supporting a potential efficacy and safety of utilizing autologous PDL cells in the treatment of human periodontitis.
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- F Feng
- Stem Bio Tek Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan
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Walker R, Shi S, Schermer M. P52 A rapid prenatal screening assay to simultaneously detect aneuploidies for all chromosomes from single CVS and amniocentesis samples using BACs on Beads™. Reprod Biomed Online 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62368-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sakai VT, Zhang Z, Dong Z, Neiva KG, Machado MAAM, Shi S, Santos CF, Nör JE. SHED differentiate into functional odontoblasts and endothelium. J Dent Res 2010; 89:791-6. [PMID: 20395410 DOI: 10.1177/0022034510368647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Studies on mechanisms underlying the differentiation of dental pulp stem cells are critical for the understanding of the biology of odontogenesis and for dental tissue engineering. Here, we tested the hypothesis that stem cells from exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) differentiate into functional odontoblasts and endothelial cells. SHED were seeded in tooth slice/scaffolds and implanted subcutaneously into immunodeficient mice. SHED differentiated into functional odontoblasts that generated tubular dentin, as determined by tetracycline staining and confocal microscopy. These cells also differentiated into vascular endothelial cells, as determined by beta-galactosidase staining of LacZ-tagged SHED. In vitro, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induced SHED to express VEGFR2, CD31, and VE-Cadherin (markers of endothelium) and to organize into capillary-like sprouts. VEGF induced ERK and AKT phosphorylation (indicative of differentiation), while inhibiting phosphorylation of STAT3 (indicative of 'stemness'). Collectively, this work demonstrates that SHED can differentiate into angiogenic endothelial cells and odontoblasts capable of generating tubular dentin.
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- V T Sakai
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Community Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Zhang X, Chan B, Lama S, Satikumar V, Shi S, Bao R. Influence of impact dents on the fatigue strength of aluminium alloy friction stir welds. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2010.03.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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It is known that stem cells from exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) can be induced to differentiate into odontoblasts. However, the nature of dentin-derived morphogenic signals required for dental pulp stem cell differentiation remains unclear. The hypothesis underlying this work is that dentin-derived Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) are necessary for the differentiation of SHED into odontoblasts. We observed that SHED express markers of odontoblastic differentiation (DSPP, DMP-1, MEPE) when seeded in human tooth slice/scaffolds and cultured in vitro, or implanted subcutaneously into immunodeficient mice. In contrast, SHED cultured in deproteinized tooth slice/scaffolds, or scaffolds without a tooth slice, do not express these markers. SHED express the BMP receptors BMPR-IA, BMPR-IB, and BMPR-II. Notably, blockade of BMP-2 signaling inhibited the expression of markers of odontoblastic differentiation by SHED cultured in tooth slice/scaffolds. Collectively, this work demonstrates that dentin-derived BMP-2 is required to induce the differentiation of SHED into odontoblasts.
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- L. Casagrande
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Angiogenesis Research Laboratory, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
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- Angiogenesis Research Laboratory, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
- Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
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- Angiogenesis Research Laboratory, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Angiogenesis Research Laboratory, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan
- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University, Rm. 2309, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA
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Prather DW, Redding B, Creazzo T, Marchena E, Shi S. Integration of silicon nanocrystals and erbium ring cavities for a silicon pumped Er:SiO2 laser. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2010; 10:1643-1649. [PMID: 20355551 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.2038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this work we present a novel two-stage approach to achieve electrically pumped lasing on a CMOS compatible material platform in the telecom region. The proposed design consists of an electrically pumped silicon nanocrystal (Si-nc) light source acting as an optical pump for an Erbium doped silicate (Er:SiO2) lasing cavity. The integrated design, based on concentric disks of Si-nc and Er:SiO2, provides a means of coupling the Si-nc pump signal to the Er ions without requiring overlap of the Er based lasing mode with the Si-nc material. We present an electromagnetic analysis of the pump and lasing modes in the proposed configuration. We also present fabrication and characterization of Si-nc and Er:SiO2 microdisks as components of the integrated design.
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- University of Delaware, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Newark, DE 19711, USA
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Shi S, Yoon DY, Hodge-Bell K, Huerta-Yepez S, Hankinson O. Aryl hydrocarbon nuclear translocator (hypoxia inducible factor 1beta) activity is required more during early than late tumor growth. Mol Carcinog 2010; 49:157-65. [PMID: 19824022 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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c4 is a derivative of the mouse hepatoma cell line, Hepa-1, that harbors a mutation in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator gene (Arnt, or hypoxia inducible factor 1beta [HIF-1beta]) leading to loss of activity. Clone 3 cells were generated by introducing a doxycycline-repressible Arnt expression vector into c4 cells. Clone 3 cells were injected subcutaneously into immunosuppressed mice, which were treated with doxycyline (a) throughout the growth of the subsequent tumor xenografts, or (b) from day 7 through to the end of the experiment (day 30), or not treated (c). Tumors in all groups grew exponentially between days 14 and 30, and at rates that were indistinguishable from each other. However, tumors in group a were smaller than those of the other two groups throughout the measurable growth period, while tumor volumes in groups b and c were not significantly different from each other. The degrees of vascularity and apoptosis did not correlate with the differences in degrees of growth between the different groups. Thus, Arnt is required during the early stages of growth of the tumors but less in later stages. Since Arnt does not detectably effect the growth kinetics of Hepa-1 cells either during hypoxia or normoxia, this requirement is unlikely to reflect a direct effect of Arnt on cell proliferation, and is therefore probably a consequence of altered interaction(s) between the tumor cells and the host. These studies suggest that Arnt (and HIF-1alpha/HIF-2alpha) inhibitors will be particularly effective against smaller tumors, including micrometastases.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1732, USA
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Huang GTJ, Gronthos S, Shi S. Mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental tissues vs. those from other sources: their biology and role in regenerative medicine. J Dent Res 2009; 88:792-806. [PMID: 19767575 DOI: 10.1177/0022034509340867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1215] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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To date, 5 different human dental stem/progenitor cells have been isolated and characterized: dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs), stem cells from exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED), periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs), stem cells from apical papilla (SCAP), and dental follicle progenitor cells (DFPCs). These postnatal populations have mesenchymal-stem-cell-like (MSC) qualities, including the capacity for self-renewal and multilineage differentiation potential. MSCs derived from bone marrow (BMMSCs) are capable of giving rise to various lineages of cells, such as osteogenic, chondrogenic, adipogenic, myogenic, and neurogenic cells. The dental-tissue-derived stem cells are isolated from specialized tissue with potent capacities to differentiate into odontogenic cells. However, they also have the ability to give rise to other cell lineages similar to, but different in potency from, that of BMMSCs. This article will review the isolation and characterization of the properties of different dental MSC-like populations in comparison with those of other MSCs, such as BMMSCs. Important issues in stem cell biology, such as stem cell niche, homing, and immunoregulation, will also be discussed.
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- G T-J Huang
- University of Maryland, College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, 650 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Damage to the dentin matrix instigates the proliferation and mobilization of dental progenitor cells to the injury site, the mechanisms of which are not defined. EphB receptors and ephrin-B ligands expressed within the perivascular niche of dental pulp have been implicated following tooth injury. We propose that elevated levels of ephrin-B1 following injury may prevent the proliferation and migration of dental pulp stem cell (DPSC), while EphB/ephrin-B interaction facilitates odontoblastic differentiation. The migration, proliferation, and differentiation of DPSC in response to Eph/ephrin-B molecules was assessed in an established ex vivo tooth injury model and by in vitro assays for the assessment of colony formation and differentiation. Analysis of our data demonstrated that EphB forward signaling promoted DPSC proliferation, while inhibiting migration. Conversely, reverse signaling enhanced DPSC mineral production. These observations suggest that EphB/ephrin-B molecules are important for perivascular DPSC migration toward the dentin surfaces and differentiation into functional odontoblasts, following damage to the dentin matrix.
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- A. Arthur
- Bone and Cancer Laboratories, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group, Division of Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Hanson Institute/University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, SA, Australia
- The Australian Research Council, Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science -Genetics-, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia; and
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bone and Cancer Laboratories, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group, Division of Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Hanson Institute/University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, SA, Australia
- The Australian Research Council, Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science -Genetics-, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia; and
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bone and Cancer Laboratories, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group, Division of Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Hanson Institute/University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, SA, Australia
- The Australian Research Council, Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science -Genetics-, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia; and
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Bone and Cancer Laboratories, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group, Division of Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Hanson Institute/University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, SA, Australia
- The Australian Research Council, Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
- School of Molecular and Biomedical Science -Genetics-, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia; and
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Shi S, Chen K, Ge X, Ni B. Lessons from the diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous vertebral arterial dissection. Case report. Interv Neuroradiol 2009; 15:203-8. [PMID: 20465900 DOI: 10.1177/159101990901500211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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SUMMARY A 36-year-old man presented a sudden left occipital headache and right limb weakness after tooth-brushing. Conventional catheter digital subtraction angiography (DSA) showed a left VA occlusion at the crotch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Four days later, the patient got worse. The angiogram showed the left vertebral artery had reopened and the basilar trunk occluded above the AICA. He died two days later and autopsy demonstrated a dissection of the basilar arteries. Based on the autopsy data from the patient in this study, we suggest that the BA dissection might be due to left VA dissection, and placing a stent on the juncture between the uninjured VA and the basilar trunk might be an effective method to prevent fatal BA occlusion.
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- Department of Neurology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China -
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Wang Z, Shi S, Xu M, Yang H. 16S rRNA-based analysis of bacterial diversity
in the microbial flora of the goose intestinal tract. J Anim Feed Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.22358/jafs/66429/2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Shi S, Honghao Z, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Kelong H, Liu S. A High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography-- HPLC--DAD Method for Preparative Isolation and Purification of Two Polymethoxylated Flavones From Taraxacum mongolicum. J Chromatogr Sci 2009; 47:349-53. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/47.5.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth have been identified as a new post-natal stem cell population with multipotential differentiation capabilities, including regeneration of mineralized tissues in vivo. To examine the efficacy of utilizing these stem cells in regenerating orofacial bone defects, we isolated stem cells from miniature pig deciduous teeth and engrafted the critical-size bone defects generated in swine mandible models. Our results indicated that stem cells from miniature pig deciduous teeth, an autologous and easily accessible stem cell source, were able to engraft and regenerate bone to repair critical-size mandibular defects at 6 months post-surgical reconstruction. This pre-clinical study in a large-animal model, specifically swine, allows for testing of a stem cells/scaffold construct in the restoration of orofacial skeletal defects and provides rapid translation of stem-cell-based therapy in orofacial reconstruction in human clinical trials.
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- Y Zheng
- Salivary Gland Disease Center and the Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy & Tooth Regeneration, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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Yang G, Zhou R, Tang T, Shi S. Simple and Efficient Isolation of High-Quality Total RNA fromHibiscus tiliaceus, a Mangrove Associate and Its Relatives. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2008; 38:257-64. [DOI: 10.1080/10826060802164991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Notch signaling plays a critical role in development and cell fate specification. Notch receptors and ligands have been found to be expressed in dental epithelium or mesenchyme in the developing tooth, suggesting that Notch signaling may regulate odontogenesis. Post-natal human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) isolated from the dental pulp have characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells and can differentiate into odontoblasts. In this study, we examined whether Notch signaling regulated the odontoblastic differentiation of DPSCs. We found that over-expression of the Notch ligand, Jagged-1, activated the Notch signaling pathway in DPSCs. Jagged-1 inhibited the odontoblastic differentiation of DPSCs in vitro. Jagged-1-expressing DPSCs could not form mineralized tissues in vivo. Moreover, over-expression of the constitutively activated Notch1 intracellular domain (Notch-ICD) also inhibited odontoblastic differentiation of DPSCs. Taken together, our results demonstrate that Notch signaling can inhibit the odontoblastic differentiation of DPSCs.
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- C Zhang
- Department of Special Dental Service, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Compared with small animal models such as rodents, large animal models are superior in many aspects for the study of human diseases and pre-clinical therapies. Since the development of the Minnesota miniature pig in 1949 at the Hormel Institute (USA), miniature pigs have been used as a large animal model in medical studies for scientific, economic, and ethical reasons. The oral maxillofacial region of miniature pigs is similar to that of humans in anatomy, development, physiology, pathophysiology, and disease occurrence. In this review, we describe the anatomical characteristics of the oral maxillofacial system of the miniature pig, established models of oral diseases in this animal, and other uses of the miniature pig in orofacial research.
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- Salivary Gland Disease Center and Molecular Laboratory for Gene Therapy, Capital Medical University School of Stomatology, Beijing, China.
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Cheng C, Gao S, Zhao J, Niu S, Chen M, Li X, Qin J, Shi S, Guo Z, Shen A. Spatiotemporal patterns of postsynaptic density (PSD)-95 expression after rat spinal cord injury. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2007; 34:340-56. [PMID: 18053028 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2007.00917.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Postsynaptic density (PSD)-95 is a scaffolding protein linking the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor with neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), which contributes to many physiological and pathological actions. We here investigated whether PSD-95 was involved in the secondary response following spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS Spinal cord contusion (SCC) and spinal cord transection (SCT) models at thoracic (T) segment 9 (T(9)) were established in adults rats. Real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were used to detect the temporal profile and spatial distribution of PSD-95 after SCI. The association between PSD-95 and nNOS in the injured cords was also assessed by coimmmunoprecipation and double immunofluorescent staining. RESULTS The mRNA and protein for PSD-95 expression were significantly increased at 2 h or 8 h, and then gradually declined to the baseline level, ultimately up-regulated again from 5 days to 7 days for its mRNA level and at 7 days or 14 days for its protein level after either SCC or SCT. PSD-95 immunoreactivity was found in neurones, oligodendrocytes and synaptic puncta of spinal cord tissues within 5 mm from the lesion site. Importantly, injury-induced expression of PSD-95 was colabelled by active caspase-3 (apoptotic marker), Tau-1 (the marker for pathological oligodendrocytes) and nNOS. CONCLUSIONS Accompanied by the spatio-temporal changes for PSD-95 expression, the association between PSD-95 and nNOS undergoes substantial alteration after SCI. These two molecules are likely to form a complex on apoptotic neurones and pathological oligodendrocytes, which may in turn be involved in the secondary response after SCI.
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- C Cheng
- The Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nantong University (Former Nantong Medical College), Nantong, China
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UNLABELLED Hertwig's epithelial root sheath (HERS) cells are a unique population of epithelial cells in the periodontal ligament compartment. To date, their functional role has not been fully elucidated. Our hypothesis was that HERS cells may be involved in regulating differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) and forming cementum in vivo. In this study, we found that HERS cells may be capable of promoting PDLSC differentiation and undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition in vitro. Immunohistochemical staining, Western blot analysis, a transwell co-culture system, and in vivo transplantation were used to characterize the interplay between HERS cells and PDLSCs, as well as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of HERS cells. TGFbeta1 was capable of inducing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of HERS cells through activating the PI3K/AKT pathway. Furthermore, HERS cells were able to form cementum-like tissue when transplanted into immunocompromised mice. ABBREVIATIONS bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell, BMMSC; bone sialoprotein, BSP; hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate, HA/TCP; Hertwig's epithelial root sheath, HERS; osteocalcin, OCN; periodontal ligament, PDL; periodontal ligament stem cell, PDLSC; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, PI3K.
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- W Sonoyama
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Articular cartilage serves as the gliding surface of joints. It is susceptible to damage from trauma and from degenerative diseases. Restoration of damaged articular cartilage may be achievable through the use of cell-regulatory molecules that augment the reparative activities of the cells, inhibit the cells' degradative activities, or both. A variety of such molecules have been identified. These include insulin-like growth factor I, fibroblast growth factor 2, bone morphogenetic proteins 2, 4, and 7, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. It is now possible to transfer the genes encoding such molecules into articular cartilage and synovial lining cells. Although preliminary, data from in-vitro and in-vivo studies suggest that gene therapy can deliver such potentially therapeutic agents to protect existing cartilage and to build new cartilage.
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- S Trippel
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 541 Clinical Drive, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IP 46202-5111, USA.
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Lissauer E, Johnson B, Shi S, Gentle T, Scalea M. 128. J Surg Res 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.12.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Craniofacial tissue engineering promises the regeneration or de novo formation of dental, oral, and craniofacial structures lost to congenital anomalies, trauma, and diseases. Virtually all craniofacial structures are derivatives of mesenchymal cells. Mesenchymal stem cells are the offspring of mesenchymal cells following asymmetrical division, and reside in various craniofacial structures in the adult. Cells with characteristics of adult stem cells have been isolated from the dental pulp, the deciduous tooth, and the periodontium. Several craniofacial structures--such as the mandibular condyle, calvarial bone, cranial suture, and subcutaneous adipose tissue--have been engineered from mesenchymal stem cells, growth factor, and/or gene therapy approaches. As a departure from the reliance of current clinical practice on durable materials such as amalgam, composites, and metallic alloys, biological therapies utilize mesenchymal stem cells, delivered or internally recruited, to generate craniofacial structures in temporary scaffolding biomaterials. Craniofacial tissue engineering is likely to be realized in the foreseeable future, and represents an opportunity that dentistry cannot afford to miss.
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- J J Mao
- Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, 630 W. 168 St.--PH7 CDM, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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The craniofacial region contains many specified tissues including bone, cartilage, muscle, blood vessels and neurons. Defect or dysfunction of the craniofacial tissue after post-cancer ablative surgery, trauma, congenital malformations and progressive deforming skeletal diseases has a huge influence on the patient's life. Therefore, functional reconstruction of damaged tissues is highly expected. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) are one of the most well characterized postnatal stem cell populations, and considered to be utilized for cell-based clinical therapies. Here, the current understanding and the potential applications in craniofacial tissue regeneration of BMMSCs are reviewed, and the current limitations and drawbacks are also discussed.
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- M Miura
- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Gronthos S, Mrozik K, Shi S, Bartold PM. Ovine periodontal ligament stem cells: isolation, characterization, and differentiation potential. Calcif Tissue Int 2006; 79:310-7. [PMID: 17033723 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-006-0040-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2006] [Accepted: 05/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Periodontal disease leads to destruction of the connective tissues responsible for restraining teeth within the jaw. To date, various conventional therapies for periodontal regeneration have shown limited and variable clinical outcomes. Recent studies have suggested that newly identified human periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) may offer an alternate and more reliable strategy for the treatment of periodontal disease using a cell-based tissue engineering approach. In the present study, we generated enriched preparations of PDLSCs derived from ovine periodontal ligament using immunomagnetic bead selection, based on expression of the mesenchymal stem cell-associated antigen CD106 (vascular cell adhesion molecule 1). These CD106+ ovine PDLSCs demonstrated the capacity to form adherent clonogenic clusters of fibroblast-like cells when plated at low densities in vitro. Ex vivo-expanded ovine PDLSCs exhibited a high proliferation rate in vitro and expressed a phenotype (CD44+, CD166+, CBFA-1+, collagen-I+, bone sialoprotein+) consistent with human-derived PDLSCs. Furthermore, cultured ovine PDLSCs expressed high transcript levels of the ligament/tendon-specific early transcription factor scleraxis. Importantly, ex vivo-expanded ovine PDLSCs demonstrated the capacity to regenerate both cementum-like mineral and periodontal ligament when transplanted into NOD/SCID mice. The results from the present study suggest that ovine PDLSCs may potentially be used as a novel cellular therapy to facilitate successful and more predictable regeneration of periodontal tissue using an ovine preclinical model of periodontal disease as a prelude to human clinical studies.
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- S Gronthos
- Division of Haematology, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group, Frome Road, Adelaide 5000, SA, Australia
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The ability to identify and manipulate stem cells has been a significant advancement in regenerative medicine and has contributed to the development of tissue engineering-based clinical therapies. Difficulties associated with achieving predictable periodontal regeneration, means that novel techniques such as tissue engineering need to be developed in order to regenerate the extensive soft and hard tissue destruction that results from periodontitis. One of the critical requirements for a tissue engineering approach is the delivery of ex vivo expanded progenitor populations or the mobilization of endogenous progenitor cells capable of proliferating and differentiating into the required tissues. By definition, stem cells fulfill these requirements and the recent identification of stem cells within the periodontal ligament represents a significant development in the progress toward predictable periodontal regeneration. In order to explore the importance of stem cells in periodontal wound healing and regeneration, this review will examine contemporary concepts in stem cell biology, the role of periodontal ligament progenitor cells in the regenerative process, recent developments in identifying periodontal stem cells and the clinical implications of these findings.
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- S Ivanovski
- School of Dentistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld
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Feng Z, Wei C, Chen X, Wang J, Cheng H, Zhang X, Hong Q, Shi S, Fu B, Wei R. Essential role of Ca2+ release channels in angiotensin II-induced Ca2+ oscillations and mesangial cell contraction. Kidney Int 2006; 70:130-8. [PMID: 16723987 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The increased resistance of the glomerulus as a result of contractile dysfunction of mesangial cells (MCs) is associated with reduction of glomerular filtration rate and development of glomerulosclerosis. Evidences show MCs contraction changes with intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)). Here, we explore the mechanism of angiotensin II (AngII)-induced Ca(2+) oscillations and MCs contraction. Primary MCs from 3-month-old and 28-month-old rats were used for detection of Ca(2+) oscillations and MC planar area with confocal microscopy. AngII could induce typical Ca(2+) oscillations and contraction of MCs. This process was abolished by thapsigargin, 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate, or 1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine, and partially inhibited by ryanodine, but could not be inhibited in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+). Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP(3)) receptors displayed a strong colocalization, which may contribute to the amplification of Ca(2+) response. MLC(20) phosphorylation and MC planar area were associated with AngII-induced Ca(2+) oscillations. The frequency of Ca(2+) oscillations was dependent on the AngII concentration and correlated with the MCs' contractive extent, which could be attenuated by KN-93. The amplitude reduction of oscillations correlated with the decrease in aging-related contraction. In conclusion, [Ca(2+)](i) response of MCs to AngII is characterized by repetitive spikes through the following repetitive cycles: Ca(2+) release by phospholipase C -InsP(3) pathway, Ca(2+) amplification by Ca(2+)-activated RyRs and Ca(2+) reuptake by the endoplasmic reticulum. MCs contraction can be modulated by oscillations not only in an AngII-induced frequency-dependent mode but also in an aging-related, amplitude-dependent mode.
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- Z Feng
- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Center and Key Lab of PLA, Chinese General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China
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Shi S, Williams SA, Kurniawan H, Lu L, Stanley P. Roles of complex and hybrid N-glycans and O-fucose glycans in oocyte development and function. Adv Exp Med Biol 2006; 564:99-100. [PMID: 16400812 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-25515-x_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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- S Shi
- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York, NY 10461, USA
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Self-assembled FePt/MnO nanoparticles with different morphology and size were synthesized with a polyol process. With the MnO coating, FePt nanoparticles exhibit a high blocking temperature and magnetic moment. The low-temperature hysteresis loop of FePt nanoparticles can be shifted through the AFM pinning of the MnO shell. The aggregation of FePt nanoparticles during the L10 phase transformation can be significantly decreased by coating with the MnO shell.
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- Shishou Kang
- Center for Materials for Information Technology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 35487-0209, USA.
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Post-natal human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) represent a unique precursor population in the dental pulp, which has multipotential and can regenerate a dentin/pulp-like structure. Because the dental pulp is frequently infected by oral bacteria due to dental decay, in this study, we examined whether lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) activated the immunologic transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) in DPSCs. We found that both TNF and LPS activated the I-kappa B kinase complex (IKK) in DPSCs to induce the phosphorylation and degradation of IkappaBalpha, resulting in the nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. Consistently, both TNF and LPS rapidly induced the expression of the NF-kappaB-dependent gene interleukin-8 (IL-8). However, unlike in monocytes, we found that LPS could not induce the phosphorylation of the NF-kappaB active subunit p65 in DPSCs. In summary, our studies suggest that DPSCs may be involved in immune responses during pulpal infection through activating NF-kappaB.
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- J. Chang
- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling and Apoptosis, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA
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- School of Stomatology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Division of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Oral Medicine, Kanagawa Dental College, Kanagawa, Japan; and
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- Section of Oral Biology, Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling and Apoptosis, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA
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Human post-natal stem cells possess a great potential to be utilized in stem-cell-mediated clinical therapies and tissue engineering. It is not known whether cryopreserved human tissues contain functional post-natal stem cells. In this study, we utilized human periodontal ligament to test the hypothesis that cryopreserved human periodontal ligament contains retrievable post-natal stem cells. These cryopreserved periodontal ligament stem cells maintained normal periodontal ligament stem cell characteristics, including expression of the mesenchymal stem cell surface molecule STRO-1, single-colony-strain generation, multipotential differentiation, cementum/periodontal-ligament-like tissue regeneration, and a normal diploid karyotype. Collectively, this study provides valuable evidence demonstrating a practical approach to the preservation of solid-frozen human tissues for subsequent post-natal stem cell isolation and tissue regeneration. The present study demonstrates that human post-natal stem cells can be recovered from cryopreserved human periodontal ligament, thereby providing a practical clinical approach for the utilization of frozen tissues for stem cell isolation.
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- B-M Seo
- Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Prolyl iminopeptidase (PIP) is an enzyme produced by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the detection of which is incorporated into several commercial test panels. In this report we describe two distinct mutations in the pip gene which account for the loss of PIP activity.
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- Laboratories, Wellington Hospital, Riddiford St., Private Bag 7902, Wellington South, New Zealand.
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OBJECTIVES Identification, characterization, and potential application of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived from human dental tissues. METHODS Dental pulp and periodontal ligament were obtained from normal human impacted third molars. The tissues were digested in collagenase/dispase to generate single cell suspensions. Cells were cultured in alpha-MEM supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum, 2 mM l-glutamine, 100 microM l-ascorbate-2-phosphate. Magnetic and fluorescence activated cell sorting were employed to characterize the phenotype of freshly isolated and ex vivo expanded cell populations. The developmental potential of cultured cells was assessed following co-transplantation with hydroxyapetite/tricalcium phosphate (HA/TCP) particles into immunocompromised mice for 8 weeks. RESULTS MSC were identified in adult human dental pulp (dental pulp stem cells, DPSC), human primary teeth (stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth, SHED), and periodontal ligament (periodontal ligament stem cells, PDLSC) by their capacity to generate clongenic cell clusters in culture. Ex vivo expanded DPSC, SHED, and PDLSC populations expressed a heterogeneous assortment of makers associated with MSC, dentin, bone, smooth muscle, neural tissue, and endothelium. PDLSC were also found to express the tendon specific marker, Scleraxis. Xenogeneic transplants containing HA/TCP with either DPSC or SHED generated donor-derived dentin-pulp-like tissues with distinct odontoblast layers lining the mineralized dentin-matrix. In parallel studies, PDLSC generated cementum-like structures associated with PDL-like connective tissue when transplanted with HA/TCP into immunocompromised mice. CONCLUSION Collectively, these data revealed the presence of distinct MSC populations associated with dental structures with the potential of stem cells to regenerate living human dental tissues in vivo.
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- Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, MD, USA
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The difference between stem-cell-mediated bone and dentin regeneration is not yet well-understood. Here we use an in vivo stem cell transplantation system to investigate differential regulation mechanisms of bone marrow stromal stem cells (BMSSCs) and dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). Elevated expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9, gelatinase B) was found to be associated with the formation of hematopoietic marrow in BMSSC transplants, but not in the connective tissue of DPSC transplants. The expression of dentin sialoprotein (DSP) specifically marked dentin synthesis in DPSC transplants. Moreover, DPSCs were found to be able to generate reparative dentin-like tissue on the surface of human dentin in vivo. This study provided direct evidence to suggest that osteogenesis and dentinogenesis mediated by BMSSCs and DPSCs, respectively, may be regulated by distinct mechanisms, leading to the different organization of the mineralized and non-mineralized tissues.
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- S Batouli
- Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Tsunami represents one of the most potentially serious forms of coastal flood risk. Although much is known on the recorded history of tsunamis for given areas of the world, very little information is available on the occurrence of palaeotsunamis during prehistory. This is of fundamental importance in calculating tsunami flood risk for any given coastal area. Given sufficient information on past tsunami activity for a particular coastal area, the numerical calculation of aggregate coastal flood risk (including tsunami) for a coastal area is very difficult to estimate since one needs also to take into account the risk of a tsunami and a storm surge taking place simultaneously during a high tide. Estimates of coastal flood risk also need to consider future changes in relative sea level caused by the combined effects of global climate change and vertical movements of the lithosphere.
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- Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK.
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Bustamante F, Enick RM, Cugini A, Killmeyer RP, Howard BH, Rothenberger KS, Ciocco MV, Morreale BD, Chattopadhyay S, Shi S. High-temperature kinetics of the homogeneous reverse water-gas shift reaction. AIChE J 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.10099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In this study, we characterized the self-renewal capability, multi-lineage differentiation capacity, and clonogenic efficiency of human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). DPSCs were capable of forming ectopic dentin and associated pulp tissue in vivo. Stromal-like cells were reestablished in culture from primary DPSC transplants and re-transplanted into immunocompromised mice to generate a dentin-pulp-like tissue, demonstrating their self-renewal capability. DPSCs were also found to be capable of differentiating into adipocytes and neural-like cells. The odontogenic potential of 12 individual single-colony-derived DPSC strains was determined. Two-thirds of the single-colony-derived DPSC strains generated abundant ectopic dentin in vivo, while only a limited amount of dentin was detected in the remaining one-third. These results indicate that single-colony-derived DPSC strains differ from each other with respect to their rate of odontogenesis. Taken together, these results demonstrate that DPSCs possess stem-cell-like qualities, including self-renewal capability and multi-lineage differentiation.
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- S Gronthos
- Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, Building 30, Room 228, NIDCR, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Yang X, Shi S, Ling J. [Studies on voice identification]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2002; 14:224-5, 228, 252. [PMID: 11938906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The spectrographic method of voice identification was investigated and its application in forensic sciences was discussed.
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- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai 200063
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Chen ZR, Hou HW, Xin XQ, Yu KB, Shi S. A Half-Open Cage-Shaped Cluster, (NEt4)3[WOS3(CuBr)3(.mu.2-Br)].cntdot.2H2O: Synthesis, Structure, and Nonlinear Optical Properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100021a042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shi S, Ji W, Tang SH, Lang JP, Xin XQ. Synthesis and Optical Limiting Capability of Cubane-like Mixed Metal Clusters (n-Bu4N)3[MoAg3BrX3S4] (X = Cl and I). J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00087a064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shi S, Zhang X, Shi XF. Large Nonlinear Optical Effects and Small Linear Absorption of Inorganic Clusters (Me4N)2[Cu4(SPh)6] and (Me4N)2[Ag6(SPh)8]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100041a002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wooley KL, Hawker CJ, Frechet JMJ, Wudl F, Srdanov G, Shi S, Li C, Kao M. Fullerene-bound dendrimers: soluble, isolated carbon clusters. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00074a075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shi S, Hou HW, Xin XQ. Solid State Synthesis and Self-Focusing and Nonlinear Absorptive Properties of Two Butterfly-Shaped Clusters WCu2OS3(PPh3)4 and MoCu2OS3(PPh3)3. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100012a027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shi S, Ji W, Xin XQ. Synthesis and Superior Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of the Cluster (n-Bu4N)4[Mo8Cu12O8S24]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100003a010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ji W, Shi S, Du HJ, Ge P, Tang SH, Xin XQ. Optical Power Limiting with Solutions of Hexagonal Prism Cage Shaped Transition-Metal Cluster Mo2Ag4S8(PPh3)4. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100048a001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shi S, Khemani KC, Li Q, Wudl F. A polyester and polyurethane of diphenyl C61: retention of fulleroid properties in a polymer. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00052a083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shi S, Ji W, Lang JP, Xin XQ. New Nonlinear Optical Chromophore: Synthesis, Structures, and Optical Limiting Effect of Transition-Metal Clusters (n-Bu4N)3[WM3Br4S4] (M = Cu and Ag). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100065a005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Parinandi NL, Roy S, Shi S, Cummings RJ, Morris AJ, Garcia JG, Natarajan V. Role of Src kinase in diperoxovanadate-mediated activation of phospholipase D in endothelial cells. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001; 396:231-43. [PMID: 11747302 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have shown earlier that oxidant-induced activation of phospholipase D (PLD) in vascular endothelial cells (ECs) is regulated by protein tyrosine kinases. To further understand the regulation of oxidant-induced PLD activation, we investigated the role of Src kinase. Treatment of bovine pulmonary artery ECs (BPAECs) with a model oxidant, diperoxovanadate (DPV), at 5 microM concentration, for 30 min, stimulated PLD activity (four- to eightfold), which was attenuated by tyrosine kinase inhibitors and by Src kinase-specific inhibitors PP-1 and PP-2, in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. Furthermore, BPAECs exposed to DPV (5 microM) for 2 min showed activation of Src kinase as observed by increased tyrosine phosphorylation and autophosphorylation in Src immunoprecipitates, which was attenuated by PP-2. Src immunoprecipitates of cell lysates from control BPAECs exhibited PLD activity in cell-free preparations, which was Arf- and Rho-sensitive and was enhanced at 2 min of DPV (5 microM) treatment. Also, Western blots of Src immunoprecipitates of control cells revealed the presence of PLD(1) and PLD(2), suggesting the association of PLD with Src kinase under basal conditions. However, exposure of cells to DPV (5 microM) for 2 min enhanced the association of PLD(2) but not PLD(1) with Src. Western blotting of immunoprecipitates of PLD(1) and PLD(2) isoforms of control BPAECs revealed the presence of Src under basal conditions and exposure of cells to DPV (5 microM) for 2 min enhanced the association of PLD(2) with Src in PLD(2) immunoprecipitates. Transient expression of a dominant negative mutant of Src in BPAECs attenuated DPV- but not TPA-induced PLD activation. In cell-free preparations, Src did not phosphorylate either PLD(1) or PLD(2) compared to protein kinase Calpha or p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. These data show for the first time a direct association of Src with PLD in ECs and regulation of PLD in intact cells.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Center, Johns Hopkins University, 5501 Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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We compared the gene expression profiles of human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and bone marrow stromal stem cells (BMSSCs) as representative populations of odontoprogenitor and osteoprogenitor cells, respectively. Total RNA from primary cultures was reverse-transcribed to generate cDNA probes and then hybridized with the Research Genetics human gene microarray filter GF211. The microarrays were analyzed using the PATHWAYS software package. Human DPSCs and BMSSCs were found to have a similar level of gene expression for more than 4000 known human genes. A few differentially expressed genes, including collagen type XVIII alpha1, insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2), discordin domain tyrosine kinase 2, NAD(P)H menadione oxidoreductase, homolog 2 of Drosophila large disk, and cyclin-dependent kinase 6 were highly expressed in DPSCs, whereas insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGFBP-7), and collagen type I alpha2 were more highly expressed in BMSSCs. Furthermore, we confirmed the differential expression of these genes by semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and northern blot hybridization. The protein expression patterns for both IGF-2 and IGFBP-7 correlated with the differential mRNA levels seen between DPSCs and BMSSCs. This report describes the gene expression patterns of two distinct precursor populations associated with mineralized tissue, and provides a basis for further characterization of the functional roles for many of these genes in the development of dentin and bone.
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- Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Liu J, Zhao X, Meng Y, Shen J, Xue Y, Shi S, Cai Y. Expression and deletion analysis of EcoRII endonuclease and methylase gene. Chin Med Sci J 2001; 16:200-3. [PMID: 12903755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To clone complete EcoRII restriction endonuclease gene (ecoRIIR) and methyltransferase gene (ecoRIIM) in one vector and to analyze the coordinating expression of this whole R-M system. METHODS Unidirectional deletion subclones were constructed with ExoIII. ecoRIIR/ M genes were preliminarily located in the cloned fragment according to the enzyme activities of subclones. Exact deletion sites were determined by sequencing, and transcriptional start sites were determined by S1 mapping. RESULTS The DNA fragment which was cloned into pBluescript SK + contained intact ecoRIIR gene and ecoRIIM gene, and two transcriptional start sites of ecoRIIR gene were determined. 132bp to 458bp from 3'end of ecoRIIR gene are indispensable to enzyme activities and deletion of 202bp from 3' end of ecoRIIM gene made enzyme lose the capability in DNA protection to resist specific cut with EcoRII endonuclease (EcoRII. R). Deletion of the coding and flanking sequences of one gene did not affect the expression of the other gene, and the recombinants only containing ecoRIIR gene appeared to be lethal to dcm+ host. CONCLUSION ecoRIIM gene linking closely to ecoRIIR gene is very important for the existence of the R-M system in process of evolution, but the key to control EcoRII R-M order may not exist in transcriptional level .
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing 100021
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