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Wang S, Tu Y, Yu H, Li Z, Feng J, Liu S. Animal models and related techniques for dentin study. Odontology 2024:10.1007/s10266-024-00987-1. [PMID: 39225758 DOI: 10.1007/s10266-024-00987-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 08/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The intricate and protracted process of dentin formation has been extensively explored, thanks to the significant advancements facilitated by the use of animal models and related techniques. Despite variations in their effectiveness, taking into account factors such as sensitivity, visibility, and reliability, these models or techniques are indispensable tools for investigating the complexities of dentin formation. This article focuses on the latest advances in animal models and related technologies, shedding light on the key molecular mechanisms that are essential in dentin formation. A deeper understanding of this phenomenon enables the careful selection of appropriate animal models, considering their suitability in unraveling the underlying molecular intricacies. These insights are crucial for the advancement of clinical drugs targeting dentin-related ailments and the development of comprehensive treatment strategies throughout the duration of the disease.
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- Shuai Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Craniomaxillofacial Development and Diseases, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, 365 Beijing Road, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China
- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endodontics, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, People's Republic of China
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310000, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Craniomaxillofacial Development and Diseases, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, 365 Beijing Road, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China
- Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Fengxian District Dental Disease Prevention Institute, Shanghai, 201499, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Craniomaxillofacial Development and Diseases, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, 365 Beijing Road, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Craniomaxillofacial Development and Diseases, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, 365 Beijing Road, Shanghai, 200001, People's Republic of China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310000, People's Republic of China.
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Nikoloudaki G. Functions of Matricellular Proteins in Dental Tissues and Their Emerging Roles in Orofacial Tissue Development, Maintenance, and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126626. [PMID: 34205668 PMCID: PMC8235165 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Matricellular proteins (MCPs) are defined as extracellular matrix (ECM) associated proteins that are important regulators and integrators of microenvironmental signals, contributing to the dynamic nature of ECM signalling. There is a growing understanding of the role of matricellular proteins in cellular processes governing tissue development as well as in disease pathogenesis. In this review, the expression and functions of different MP family members (periostin, CCNs, TSPs, SIBLINGs and others) are presented, specifically in relation to craniofacial development and the maintenance of orofacial tissues, including bone, gingiva, oral mucosa, palate and the dental pulp. As will be discussed, each MP family member has been shown to have non-redundant roles in development, tissue homeostasis, wound healing, pathology and tumorigenesis of orofacial and dental tissues.
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- Georgia Nikoloudaki
- Schulich Dentistry Department, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada; ; Tel.: +1-519-661-2111 (ext. 81102)
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada
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Qiu YJ, Tang J, Saito T. A novel bio-active adhesive monomer induces odontoblast differentiation: a comparative study. Int Endod J 2021; 53:1413-1429. [PMID: 33460206 DOI: 10.1111/iej.13365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the in vitro effect of the novel adhesive monomer CMET, a calcium salt of 4-methacryloxyethyl trimellitate (4-MET), on the proliferation, mineralization and differentiation of odontoblast-like cells, comparing with 4-MET, calcium hydroxide (CH) and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). METHODOLOGY Rat odontoblast-like MDPC-23 cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) supplemented with 5% foetal bovine serum. The powder of four tested materials (CMET, 4-MET, CH and MTA) was first dissolved in distilled water (dH2O) and then was diluted by DMEM to yield final concentrations. Solvent (dH2O) was used as a control. Cell viability was assessed using CCK-8 assay. Real-time RT-PCR was used to quantify the mRNA expression of odontogenic markers, cytokines and integrins. Mineralization inducing capacity was evaluated by alkaline phosphatase (ALPase) activity and alizarin red S staining. Statistical analyses were performed using one-way anova and post hoc Tukey's HSD test, with the significance level at 1%. RESULTS Cell viability was significantly greater in the CMET- (83 to 828 mmol L-1), CH- and MTA-treated (low concentrations) groups than that in the control group (P < 0.01). Higher concentrations of each material decreased the viable cells to different extents (P < 0.01). CMET treatment augmented the expression of several integrin subunits and exhibited the highest mRNA expression levels of odontogenic markers among all groups (P < 0.01). CH and MTA treatment caused significantly greater upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines expression than the other groups (P < 0.01). The calcific deposition of MDPC-23 cells was dose-dependently accelerated by the addition of CMET (P < 0.01); the enhancement of mineralization was also found in the fresh prepared CH and MTA treatments. Besides, CMET showed consistency in mineralization induction after 8 weeks storage. Exposure to SB202190, a specific p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases inhibitor, significantly decreased the ALPase activity as well as the mineral deposition which was enhanced by CMET treatment (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The novel bio-active monomer had the lowest cytotoxicity among all groups and it induced the proliferation, mineralization and differentiation of odontoblast-like cells under appropriate concentrations. This adhesive monomer possesses excellent biocompatibility and hence exhibits great potential in dentine regeneration.
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- Y J Qiu
- Division of Clinical Cariology and Endodontology, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Cariology and Endodontology, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan
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Vijaykumar A, Dyrkacz P, Vidovic-Zdrilic I, Maye P, Mina M. Expression of BSP-GFPtpz Transgene during Osteogenesis and Reparative Dentinogenesis. J Dent Res 2020; 99:89-97. [PMID: 31682548 PMCID: PMC6927219 DOI: 10.1177/0022034519885089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bone sialoprotein (BSP) is a member of the SIBLING family with essential roles in skeletogenesis. In the developing teeth, although the expression and function of BSP in the formation of acellular cementum and periodontal attachment are well documented, there are uncertainties regarding the expression and function of BSP by odontoblasts and dentin. Reporter mice are valuable animal models for biological research, providing a gene expression readout that can contribute to cellular characterization within the context of a developmental process. In the present study, we examined the expression of a BSP-GFPtpz reporter mouse line during odontoblast differentiation, reparative dentinogenesis, and bone. In the developing teeth, BSP-GFPtpz was expressed at high levels in cementoblasts but not in odontoblasts or dentin. In bones, the transgene was highly expressed in osteoblasts at an early stage of differentiation. Interestingly, despite its lack of expression in odontoblasts and dental pulp during tooth development, the BSP-GFPtpz transgene was detected during in vitro mineralization of primary pulp cultures and during reparative dentinogenesis following pulp exposures. Importantly, under these experimental contexts, the expression of BSP-GFPtpz was still exclusive to DSPP-Cerulean, an odontoblast-specific reporter gene. This suggests that the combinatorial use of BSP-GFPtpz and DSPP-Cerulean can be a valuable experimental tool to distinguish osteogenic from dentinogenic cells, thereby providing an avenue to investigate mechanisms that distinctly regulate the lineage progression of progenitors into odontoblasts versus osteoblasts.
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- A. Vijaykumar
- Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Reconstructive Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA
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Lau CS, Hassanbhai A, Wen F, Wang D, Chanchareonsook N, Goh BT, Yu N, Teoh SH. Evaluation of decellularized tilapia skin as a tissue engineering scaffold. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2019; 13:1779-1791. [PMID: 31278852 DOI: 10.1002/term.2928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Decellularized bovine and porcine tissues have been used as scaffolds to support tissue regeneration but inherit religious restrictions and risks of disease transmission to humans. Decellularized marine tissues are seen as attractive alternatives due to their similarity to mammalian tissues, reduced biological risks, and less religious restrictions. The aim of this study was to derive an acellular scaffold from the skin of tilapia and evaluate its suitability as a tissue engineering scaffold. Tilapia skin was treated with a series of chemical and enzymatic treatments to remove cellular materials. The decellularized tilapia skin (DTS) was then characterized and evaluated in vitro and in vivo to assess its biological compatibility. The results indicated that the decellularization process removed 99.6% of the DNA content from tilapia skin. The resultant DTS was shown to possess a high denaturation temperature of 68.1 ± 1.0°C and a high Young's modulus of 56.2 ± 14.4 MPa. The properties of DTS were also compared against those of crosslinked electrospun tilapia collagen membrane, another form of tilapia-derived collagen scaffold. In vitro studies revealed that both DTS and crosslinked electrospun tilapia collagen promoted cellular metabolic activity, differentiation, and mineralization of murine preosteogenic MC3T3-E1 cells. The rat calvarial defect model was used to evaluate the in vivo performance of the scaffolds, and both scaffolds did not induce hyperacute rejections. Furthermore, they enhanced bone regeneration in the critical defect compared with the sham control. This study suggests that tilapia-derived scaffolds have great potential in tissue engineering applications.
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- Chau Sang Lau
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program (Research), National Dental Centre of Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Oral Health Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Oral Health Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore.,Oral Health Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Skin Research Institute of Singapore, Singapore
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The in vitro effects of CCN2 on odontoblast-like cells. Arch Oral Biol 2018; 94:54-61. [PMID: 30168419 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the in vitro effects of CCN2 on odontoblast-like cells proliferation and differentiation. DESIGN MDPC-23 cells were cultured in DMEM supplemented with 5% FBS. CCN2 was either added to culture media or coated onto culture polystyrene, addition or coating of dH2O was served as control. In the addition group, CCN2 (100 ng/mL) was added into culture media. In the coating group, CCN2 at the concentration of 1000 ng/mL was employed. Cell proliferation was performed using CCK-8 assay. Cell differentiation and mineralization were analyzed by ALPase activity assay, real time RT-PCR and alizarin red staining. One-way ANOVA with post-hoc tukey HSD test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS MDPC-23 cells exhibited robust proliferative activity upon exposure to either soluble or immobilized CCN2. ALP activity of cells cultured on CCN2-modified surface was continuously strengthened from day six (0.831 ± 0.024 units/μg protein versus 0.563 ± 0.006 units/μg protein of control) till day eight (1.035 ± 0.139 units/μg protein versus 0.704 ± 0.061 units/μg protein of control). Gene expression of BSP, OCN and OPN were promoted by soluble CCN2 after 48 h exposure. Moreover, gene expression of BSP, OCN, OPN, ALP, COL1 A1, Runx-2, DSPP and DMP-1 was significantly enhanced by immobilized CCN2. Finally, mineralization of MDPC-23 cells was accelerated by both soluble and immobilized CCN2 to different extent. CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that CCN2 promoted proliferation, odontogenic gene expression and mineralization of MDPC-23 cells. It is proposed that CCN2 may be a promising adjunctive formula for dentin regeneration.
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Odontoblast-Like Cells Differentiated from Dental Pulp Stem Cells Retain Their Phenotype after Subcultivation. Int J Cell Biol 2018; 2018:6853189. [PMID: 29670655 PMCID: PMC5836425 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6853189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Odontoblasts, the main cell type in teeth pulp tissue, are not cultivable and they are responsible for the first line of response after dental restauration. Studies on dental materials cytotoxicity and odontoblast cells physiology require large quantity of homogenous cells retaining most of the phenotype characteristics. Odontoblast-like cells (OLC) were differentiated from human dental pulp stem cells using differentiation medium (containing TGF-β1), and OLC expanded after trypsinization (EXP-21) were evaluated and compared. Despite a slower cell growth curve, EXP-21 cells express similarly the odontoblast markers dentinal sialophosphoprotein and dentin matrix protein-1 concomitantly with RUNX2 transcripts and low alkaline phosphatase activity as expected. Both OLC and EXP-21 cells showed similar mineral deposition activity evidenced by alizarin red and von Kossa staining. These results pointed out minor changes in phenotype of subcultured EXP-21 regarding the primarily differentiated OLC, making the subcultivation of these cells a useful strategy to obtain odontoblasts for biocompatibility or cell physiology studies in dentistry.
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Najeeb S, Khurshid Z, Sohail Zafar M, Zohaib S, Siddiqui F. Efficacy of Enamel Matrix Derivative in Vital Pulp Therapy: A Review of Literature. IRANIAN ENDODONTIC JOURNAL 2017; 12:269-275. [PMID: 28808449 PMCID: PMC5527198 DOI: 10.22037/iej.v12i3.12036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Introduction: Vital pulp therapy (VPT) aims to preserve the health and maintain life of the tooth pulp which has been compromised by caries, trauma or restorative procedures. Recently, enamel matrix derivative (EMD) has been introduced as a material for vital pulp therapy. The aim of this review is to critically analyze and summarize the available literature on EMD for VPT. Methods and Materials: Online databases (PubMED/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, ISI Web of Science, and Wiley-Online) were searched by using the following keywords in various combinations: Enamel Matrix Derivative, Emdogain, ‘Vital Pulp Therapy, ‘Apexogenisis’, Apexification, Pulp Capping, Endodontics, Dentine and Pulpotomy for studies indexed from January 1949 to April 2016. We used an English-limited search in Google.co.uk for the missing grey literature. All studies fulfilling the selection criteria were carefully reviewed for the focused question: “Does using EMD in VPT, compared with other materials, result in better clinical, radiographic and histological outcomes?”. Results: The primary search resulted in 18 articles of which, 14 articles (including 6 animal studies and 6 clinical trials and 2 case reports) met the inclusion criteria for this review and hence were included. The number of teeth tested in the animal studies ranged from 8 to 144 including pigs, rats and dogs teeth. A number of studies used EMD in the experimental group in comparison with calcium hydroxide, propylene glycol alginate (PGA) and MTA as a control. The observation period ranged from 1 to 2 months and 4 out of 6 animal trials reported more favorable outcomes with EMD while two studies reported comparable outcomes. Conclusion: Although EMD has potential for various applications in endodontics, studies conducted to date have failed to demonstrate any significant advantage of EMD over conventional VPT materials. Additionally, the 5-year and 10-year survival rate of EMD-treated teeth is not yet known. Hence, studies with a longer follow-up periods are required to deduce the long-term viability of teeth treated with EMD.
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- Shariq Najeeb
- Restorative Dental Sciences, Al-Farabi Colleges, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Oral Health & Society, McGill College, Montreal, Canada
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Li W, Chen L, Chen Z, Wu L, Feng J, Wang F, Shoff L, Li X, Donly KJ, MacDougall M, Chen S. Dentin sialoprotein facilitates dental mesenchymal cell differentiation and dentin formation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:300. [PMID: 28331230 PMCID: PMC5428264 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00339-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Dentin sialoprotein (DSP) is a dentin extracellular matrix protein. It is involved in dental mesenchymal cell lineages and dentin formation through regulation of its target gene expression. DSP mutations cause dentin genetic diseases. However, mechanisms of DSP in controlling dental mesenchymal cell differentiation are unknown. Using DSP as bait, we screened a protein library from mouse odontoblastic cells and found that DSP is a ligand and binds to cell surface receptor, occludin. Further study identified that the C-terminal DSP domainaa 363–458 interacts with the occludin extracellular loop 2aa 194–241. The C-terminal DSP domain induced phosphorylation of occludin Ser490 and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) Ser722 and Tyr576. Coexpression of DSP, occludin and FAK was detected in dental mesenchymal cells during tooth development. Occludin physically interacts with FAK, and occludin and FAK phosphorylation can be blocked by DSP and occludin antibodies. This DSP domain facilitates dental mesenchymal cell differentiation and mineralization. Furthermore, transplantation and pulp-capping procedures revealed that this DSP domain induces endogenous dental pulp mesenchymal cell proliferation, differentiation and migration, while stimulating blood vessel proliferation. This study elucidates the mechanism of DSP in dental mesenchymal lineages and implies that DSP may serve as a therapeutic agent for dentin-pulp complex regeneration in dental caries.
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- Wentong Li
- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States.,Department of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, 261053, China
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- Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States
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- Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-0007, United States
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3700, United States.
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Dentin Sialoprotein is a Novel Substrate of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 in vitro and in vivo. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42449. [PMID: 28195206 PMCID: PMC5307955 DOI: 10.1038/srep42449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Dentin sialoprotein (DSP) is essential for dentinogenesis and processed into fragments in the odontoblast-like cells and the tooth compartments. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is expressed in teeth from early embryonic to adult stage. Although MMP9 has been reported to be involved in some physiological and pathological conditions through processing substrates, its role in tooth development and whether DSP is a substrate of MMP9 remain unknown. In this study, the function of MMP9 in the tooth development was examined by observation of Mmp9 knockout (Mmp9−/−) mouse phenotype, and whether DSP is a substrate of MMP9 was explored by in vitro and in vivo experiments. The results showed that Mmp9−/− teeth displayed a phenotype similar to dentinogenesis imperfecta, including decreased dentin mineral density, abnormal dentin architecture, widened predentin and irregular predentin-dentin boundary. The distribution of MMP9 and DSP overlapped in the odontoblasts, the predentin, and the mineralized dentin, and MMP9 was able to specifically bind to DSP. MMP9 highly efficiently cleaved DSP into distinct fragments in vitro, and the deletion of Mmp9 caused improper processing of DSP in natural teeth. Therefore, our findings demonstrate that MMP9 is important for tooth development and DSP is a novel target of MMP9 during dentinogenesis.
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Hamilton SL, Ferando B, Eapen AS, Yu JC, Joy AR. Cancer Secretome May Influence BSP and DSP Expression in Human Salivary Gland Cells. J Histochem Cytochem 2016; 65:139-151. [PMID: 27881474 DOI: 10.1369/0022155416676064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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One of the biggest challenges in managing head and neck cancers, especially salivary gland cancers, is the identification of secreted biomarkers of the disease that can be evaluated noninvasively. A relevant source of enriched tumor markers could potentially be found in the tumor secretome. Although numerous studies have evaluated secretomes from various cancers, the influence of the cancer secretome derived from salivary gland cancers on the behavior of normal cells has not yet been elucidated. Our data indicate that secretome derived from salivary gland cancer cells can influence the expression of two potential biomarkers of oral cancer-namely, bone sialoprotein (BSP) and dentin sialoprotein (DSP)-in normal salivary gland cells. Using routine immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and immunoblotting techniques, we demonstrate an enrichment of BSP and DSP in human salivary gland (HSG) cancer tissue, unique localizations of BSP and DSP in HSG cancer cells, and enriched expression of BSP and DSP in normal salivary gland cells exposed to a cancer secretome. The secretome domain of the cancer microenvironment could alter signaling cascades responsible for normal cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, thus enhancing cancer cell survival and the potential for cancer progression. The cancer secretome may be critical in maintaining and stimulating "cancer-ness," thus potentially promoting specific hallmarks of metastasis.
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- Samantha Lynn Hamilton
- Department of Growth, Development and Structure, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois (SLH, BF, ASE, JCY, ARJ).,Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois (SLH, JCY, ARJ)
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- Department of Growth, Development and Structure, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois (SLH, BF, ASE, JCY, ARJ)
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- Department of Growth, Development and Structure, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois (SLH, BF, ASE, JCY, ARJ)
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- Department of Growth, Development and Structure, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois (SLH, BF, ASE, JCY, ARJ).,Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois (SLH, JCY, ARJ)
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- Department of Growth, Development and Structure, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois (SLH, BF, ASE, JCY, ARJ).,Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois (SLH, JCY, ARJ)
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Saito K, Nakatomi M, Ida-Yonemochi H, Ohshima H. Osteopontin Is Essential for Type I Collagen Secretion in Reparative Dentin. J Dent Res 2016; 95:1034-41. [PMID: 27126446 DOI: 10.1177/0022034516645333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a highly phosphorylated glycoprotein that is a prominent component of the mineralized extracellular matrix of bone. The secretion of OPN by immunocompetent cells plays a role in the differentiation of odontoblast-like cells during pulpal healing following tooth transplantation. This study aimed to clarify the role of OPN during reparative dentinogenesis. A groove-shaped cavity was prepared on the mesial surface of the upper first molars of wild-type (WT) and Opn knockout (KO) mice, and the samples were collected at intervals of 1 to 14 d. The demineralized sections were processed for immunohistochemistry for Ki67, nestin, OPN, dentin sialoprotein (DSP), integrin αvβ3, and type I collagen; in situ hybridization for Opn, col1a1, and dentin sialophosphoprotein (Dspp); and apoptosis assay. For the loss and gain of function experiments, an in vitro culture assay for evaluating dentin-pulp complex regeneration was performed. On day 1 in WT mice, odontoblasts beneath the affected dentin lost nestin immunoreactivity. On day 3, the expression of Opn was recognized at the mesial dental pulp, and OPN was deposited along the predentin-dentin border. Nestin-positive newly differentiated odontoblast-like cells expressed both Dspp and col1a1 and showed positive immunoreactivity for integrin αvβ3, DSP, and type I collagen. Until day 14, reparative dentin formation continued next to the preexisting dentin at the mesial coronal pulp. In contrast, there was no reparative dentin in the Opn KO mice where nestin- and DSP-positive newly differentiated odontoblast-like cells lacked immunoreaction for type I collagen. The in vitro organ culture demonstrated that the administration of recombinant OPN rescued the type I collagen secretion by odontoblast-like cells in the Opn KO mice. The results suggested that the deposition of OPN at the calcification front is essential for the type I collagen secretion by newly differentiated odontoblast-like cells to form reparative dentin during pulpal healing following cavity preparation.
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- K Saito
- Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Liu C, Wang X, Zhang H, Xie X, Liu P, Liu Y, Jani PH, Lu Y, Chen S, Qin C. Immortalized Mouse Floxed Fam20c Dental Papillar Mesenchymal and Osteoblast Cell Lines Retain Their Primary Characteristics. J Cell Physiol 2015; 230:2581-7. [PMID: 25833681 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Fam20c is essential for the normal mineralization of dentin and bone. The generation of odontoblast and osteoblast cell lines carrying floxed Fam20c allele can offer valuable tools for the study of the roles of Fam20c in the mineralization of dentin and bone. The limited capability of the primary odontoblasts and osteoblasts to proliferate necessitates the development of odontoblast and osteoblast cell lines serving as substitutes for the study of differentiation and mineralization of the odontoblasts and osteoblasts. In this study, we established and characterized immortalized mouse floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines. The isolated primary mouse floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts were immortalized by the infection of lentivirus containing Simian Virus 40 T-antigen (SV40 T-Ag). The immortalization of floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts was verified by the long-term passages and genomic integration of SV40 T-Ag. The immortalized floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines not only proliferated at a high rate and retained the morphology of their primary counterparts, but also preserved the dentin and bone specific gene expression as the primary dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts did. Consistently, the capability of the primary floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal cells and osteoblasts to mineralize was also inherited by the immortalized dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines. Thus, we have successfully generated the immortalized mouse floxed Fam20c dental papilla mesenchymal and osteoblast cell lines.
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- Chao Liu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.,Department of Endodontics, The Institute of Hard Tissue Development and Regeneration, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas.,Department of Periodontics, Harbin Medical University School of Stomatology, Harbin, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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Fujikawa K, Yokohama-Tamaki T, Morita T, Baba O, Qin C, Shibata S. An in situ hybridization study of perlecan, DMP1, and MEPE in developing condylar cartilage of the fetal mouse mandible and limb bud cartilage. Eur J Histochem 2015; 59:2553. [PMID: 26428891 PMCID: PMC4598603 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2015.2553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The main purpose of this in situ hybridization study was to investigate mRNA expression of three bone/cartilage matrix components (perlecan, DMP1, and MEPE) in developing primary (tibial) and secondary (condylar) cartilage. Perlecan mRNA expression was first detected in newly formed chondrocytes in tibial cartilage at E13.0, but this expression decreased in hypertrophic chondrocytes at E14.0. In contrast, at E15.0, perlecan mRNA was first detected in the newly formed chondrocytes of condylar cartilage; these chondrocytes had characteristics of hypertrophic chondrocytes, which confirmed the previous observation that progenitor cells of developing secondary cartilage rapidly differentiate into hypertrophic chondrocytes. DMP1 mRNA was detected in many chondrocytes within the lower hypertrophic cell zone in tibial cartilage at E14.0. In contrast, DMP1 mRNA expression was only transiently detected in a few chondrocytes of condylar cartilage at E15.0. Thus, DMP1 may be less important in the developing condylar cartilage than in the tibial cartilage. Another purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that MEPE may be a useful marker molecule for cartilage. MEPE mRNA was not detected in any chondrocytes in either tibial or condylar cartilage; however, MEPE immunoreactivity was detected throughout the cartilage matrix. Western immunoblot analysis demonstrated that MEPE antibody recognized two bands, one of 67 kDa and another of 59 kDa, in cartilage-derived samples. Thus MEPE protein may gradually accumulate in the cartilage, even though mRNA expression levels were below the limits of detection of in situ hybridization. Ultimately, we could not designate MEPE as a marker molecule for cartilage, and would modify our original hypothesis.
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Fu D, Song F, Sun H, Pei D, Wang Y, Lei J, Huang C. Expression of Pannexin3 in human odontoblast-like cells and its hemichannel function in mediating ATP release. Arch Oral Biol 2015; 60:1510-6. [PMID: 26263540 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the expression of pannexin3 (Panx3) in human odontoblast-like cells (hOBs) and its hemichannel function in mediating ATP release. METHODS RT-PCR and immunofluorescence analysis were used to detect the expression of pannexins (Panxs) in human dental pulp tissue and cultured cells. To determine the role of Panx3 in ATP release, hOBs were infected with Panx3-overexpression lentivirus, Panx3-shRNA lentivirus or control lentivirus and then stimulated with cold buffer. Intracellular ATP was monitored using quinacrine, and then semi-quantitatively analyzed. In the meantime, the ATP release was quantitatively analyzed using the bioluminescence method when the cells were exposed to cold stimulus. RESULTS Panx3 mRNA and protein were found in dental pulp tissue and cultured cells. Upon cold stimulus, intracellular ATP was released into the extracellular space. Overexpression of Panx3 accelerated ATP release, whereas inhibition of Panx3 suppressed this process. CONCLUSION Panx3 hemichannel is expressed in human odontoblast-like cells and mediates ATP release into the extracellular space.
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- Dongjie Fu
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 238#, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Stomatological Hospital, College of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Tian X, Wang Q, Wang X. Four and a Half LIM Domain Protein 2 Enhances Differentiation and Mineralization of Human Dental Pulp Cells. J Endod 2015; 41:513-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Shibata S, Sakamoto Y, Baba O, Qin C, Murakami G, Cho BH. An immunohistochemical study of matrix proteins in the craniofacial cartilage in midterm human fetuses. Eur J Histochem 2013; 57:e39. [PMID: 24441192 PMCID: PMC3896041 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2013.e39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Revised: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Immunohistochemical localization of collagen types I, II, and X, aggrecan, versican, dentin matrix protein (DMP)-1, martix extracellular phosphoprotein (MEPE) were performed for Meckel's cartilage, cranial base cartilage, and mandibular condylar cartilage in human midterm fetuses; staining patterns within the condylar cartilage were compared to those within other cartilaginous structures. Mandibular condylar cartilage contained aggrecan; it also had more type I collagen and a thicker hypertrophic cell layer than the other two types of cartilage; these three characteristics are similar to those of the secondary cartilage of rodents. MEPE immunoreactivity was first evident in the cartilage matrix of all types of cartilage in the human fetuses and in Meckel's cartilage of mice and rats. MEPE immunoreactivity was enhanced in the deep layer of the hypertrophic cell layer and in the cartilaginous core of the bone trabeculae in the primary spongiosa. These results indicated that MEPE is a component of cartilage matrix and may be involved in cartilage mineralization. DMP-1 immunoreactivity first became evident in human bone lacunae walls and canaliculi; this pattern of expression was comparable to the pattern seen in rodents. In addition, chondroid bone was evident in the mandibular (glenoid) fossa of the temporal bone, and it had aggrecan, collagen types I and X, MEPE, and DMP-1 immunoreactivity; these findings indicated that chondroid bone in this region has phenotypic expression indicative of both hypertrophic chondrocytes and osteocytes.
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- S Shibata
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
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Functionalization of biomaterials with small osteoinductive moieties. Acta Biomater 2013; 9:8773-89. [PMID: 23933486 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are currently recognized as a powerful cell source for regenerative medicine, notably for their capacity to differentiate into multiple cell types. The combination of MSCs with biomaterials functionalized with instructive cues can be used as a strategy to direct specific lineage commitment, and can thus improve the therapeutic efficacy of these cells. In terms of biomaterial design, one common approach is the functionalization of materials with ligands capable of directly binding to cell receptors and trigger specific differentiation signaling pathways. Other strategies focus on the use of moieties that have an indirect effect, acting, for example, as sequesters of bioactive ligands present in the extracellular milieu that, in turn, will interact with cells. Compared with complex biomolecules, the use of simple compounds, such as chemical moieties and peptides, and other small molecules can be advantageous by leading to less expensive and easily tunable biomaterial formulations. This review describes different strategies that have been used to promote substrate-mediated guidance of osteogenic differentiation of immature osteoblasts, osteoprogenitors and MSCs, through chemically conjugated small moieties, both in two- and three-dimensional set-ups. In each case, the selected moiety, the coupling strategy and the main findings of the study were highlighted. The latest advances and future perspectives in the field are also discussed.
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Wang F, Wu LA, Li W, Yang Y, Guo F, Gao Q, Chuang HH, Shoff L, Wang W, Chen S. Immortalized mouse dental papilla mesenchymal cells preserve odontoblastic phenotype and respond to bone morphogenetic protein 2. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2013; 49:626-37. [PMID: 23813243 PMCID: PMC3779316 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-013-9641-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Odontogenesis is the result of the reciprocal interactions between epithelial–mesenchymal cells leading to terminally differentiated odontoblasts. This process from dental papilla mesenchymal cells to odontoblasts is regulated by a complex signaling pathway. When isolated from the developing tooth germs, odontoblasts quickly lose their potential to maintain the odontoblast-specific phenotype. Therefore, generation of an odontoblast-like cell line would be a good surrogate model for studying the dental mesenchymal cell differentiation into odontoblasts and the molecular events of dentin formation. In this study, immortalized dental papilla mesenchymal cell lines were generated from the first mouse mandibular molars at postnatal day 3 using pSV40. These transformed cells were characterized by RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and analyzed for alkaline phosphatase activity and mineralization nodule formation. One of these immortalized cell lines, iMDP-3, displayed a high proliferation rate, but retained the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics similar to primary cells as determined by expression of tooth-specific markers and demonstrated the ability to differentiate and form mineralized nodules. Furthermore, iMDP-3 cells had high transfection efficiency as well as were inducible and responded to BMP2 stimulation. We conclude that the establishment of the stable murine dental papilla mesenchymal cell line might be used for studying the mechanisms of dental cell differentiation and dentin formation.
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- Feng Wang
- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
- Department of Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Basic Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350108 China
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi-an, China
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Basic Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350108 China
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- Department of Developmental Dentistry, Dental School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900 USA
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Ge Y, Kong Z, Guo Y, Tang W, Guo W, Tian W. The role of odontogenic genes and proteins in tooth epithelial cells and their niche cells during rat tooth root development. Arch Oral Biol 2013; 58:151-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Napierala D, Sun Y, Maciejewska I, Bertin TK, Dawson B, D'Souza R, Qin C, Lee B. Transcriptional repression of the Dspp gene leads to dentinogenesis imperfecta phenotype in Col1a1-Trps1 transgenic mice. J Bone Miner Res 2012; 27:1735-45. [PMID: 22508542 PMCID: PMC3399940 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Dentinogenesis imperfecta (DGI) is a hereditary defect of dentin, a calcified tissue that is the most abundant component of teeth. Most commonly, DGI is manifested as a part of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or the phenotype is restricted to dental findings only. In the latter case, DGI is caused by mutations in the DSPP gene, which codes for dentin sialoprotein (DSP) and dentin phosphoprotein (DPP). Although these two proteins together constitute the majority of noncollagenous proteins of the dentin, little is known about their transcriptional regulation. Here we demonstrate that mice overexpressing the Trps1 transcription factor (Col1a1-Trps1 mice) in dentin-producing cells, odontoblasts, present with severe defects of dentin formation that resemble DGI. Combined micro-computed tomography (µCT) and histological analyses revealed tooth fragility due to severe hypomineralization of dentin and a diminished dentin layer with irregular mineralization in Col1a1-Trps1 mice. Biochemical analyses of noncollagenous dentin matrix proteins demonstrated decreased levels of both DSP and DPP proteins in Col1a1-Trps1 mice. On the molecular level, we demonstrated that sustained high levels of Trps1 in odontoblasts lead to dramatic decrease of Dspp expression as a result of direct inhibition of the Dspp promoter by Trps1. During tooth development Trps1 is highly expressed in preodontoblasts, but in mature odontoblasts secreting matrix its expression significantly decreases, which suggests a Trps1 role in odontoblast development. In these studies we identified Trps1 as a potent inhibitor of Dspp expression and the subsequent mineralization of dentin. Thus, we provide novel insights into mechanisms of transcriptional dysregulation that leads to DGI.
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- Dobrawa Napierala
- Institute of Oral Health Research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA.
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Rowe PSN. The chicken or the egg: PHEX, FGF23 and SIBLINGs unscrambled. Cell Biochem Funct 2012; 30:355-75. [PMID: 22573484 PMCID: PMC3389266 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.2841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 03/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The eggshell is an ancient innovation that helped the vertebrates' transition from the oceans and gain dominion over the land. Coincident with this conquest, several new eggshell and noncollagenous bone-matrix proteins (NCPs) emerged. The protein ovocleidin-116 is one of these proteins with an ancestry stretching back to the Triassic. Ovocleidin-116 is an avian homolog of Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) and belongs to a group of proteins called Small Integrin-Binding Ligand Interacting Glycoproteins (SIBLINGs). The genes for these NCPs are all clustered on chromosome 5q in mice and chromosome 4q in humans. A unifying feature of the SIBLING proteins is an Acidic Serine Aspartate-Rich MEPE (ASARM)-associated motif. The ASARM motif and the released ASARM peptide play roles in mineralization, bone turnover, mechanotransduction, phosphate regulation and energy metabolism. ASARM peptides and motifs are physiological substrates for phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases on the X chromosome (PHEX), a Zn metalloendopeptidase. Defects in PHEX are responsible for X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets. PHEX interacts with another ASARM motif containing SIBLING protein, Dentin Matrix Protein-1 (DMP1). DMP1 mutations cause bone-renal defects that are identical with the defects caused by loss of PHEX function. This results in autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets (ARHR). In both X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets and ARHR, increased fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) expression occurs, and activating mutations in FGF23 cause autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR). ASARM peptide administration in vitro and in vivo also induces increased FGF23 expression. This review will discuss the evidence for a new integrative pathway involved in bone formation, bone-renal mineralization, renal phosphate homeostasis and energy metabolism in disease and health.
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- Peter S N Rowe
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Kidney Institute, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Yuan G, Yang G, Song G, Chen Z, Chen S. Immunohistochemical localization of the NH(2)-terminal and COOH-terminal fragments of dentin sialoprotein in mouse teeth. Cell Tissue Res 2012; 349:605-14. [PMID: 22581382 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1418-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Dentin sialoprotein (DSP) is a major non-collagenous protein in dentin. Mutation studies in human, along with gene knockout and transgenic experiments in mice, have confirmed the critical role of DSP for dentin formation. Our previous study reported that DSP is processed into fragments in mouse odontoblast-like cells. In order to gain insights into the function of DSP fragments, we further evaluated the expression pattern of DSP in the mouse odontoblast-like cells using immunohistochemistry and western blot assay with antibodies against the NH(2)-terminal and COOH-terminal regions of DSP. Then, the distribution profiles of the DSP NH(2)-terminal and COOH-terminal fragments and osteopontin (OPN) were investigated in mouse teeth at different ages by immunohistochemistry. In the odontoblast-like cells, multiple low molecular weight DSP fragments were detected, suggesting that part of the DSP protein was processed in the odontoblast-like cells. In mouse first lower molars, immunoreactions for anti-DSP-NH(2) antibody were intense in the predentin matrix but weak in mineralized dentin; in contrast, for anti-DSP-COOH antibody, strong immunoreactions were found in mineralized dentin, in particular dentinal tubules but weak in predentin. Therefore, DSP NH(2)-terminal and COOH-terminal fragments from odontoblasts were secreted to different parts of teeth, suggesting that they may play distinct roles in dentinogenesis. Meanwhile, both DSP antibodies showed weak staining in reactionary dentin (RD), whereas osteopontin (OPN) was clearly positive in RD. Therefore, DSP may be less crucial for RD formation than OPN.
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- Guohua Yuan
- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China 430079
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The Effect of Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglycoprotein and Its Downstream Osteogenesis-related Gene Expression on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Cells. J Endod 2012; 38:330-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2011.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Boskey AL, Christensen B, Taleb H, Sørensen ES. Post-translational modification of osteopontin: effects on in vitro hydroxyapatite formation and growth. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 419:333-8. [PMID: 22342723 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The manuscript tests the hypothesis that posttranslational modification of the SIBLING family of proteins in general and osteopontin in particular modify the abilities of these proteins to regulate in vitro hydroxyapatite (HA) formation. Osteopontin has diverse effects on hydroxyapatite (HA) mineral crystallite formation and growth depending on the extent of phosphorylation. We hypothesized that different regions of full-length OPN would also have distinct effects on the mineralization process. Thrombin fragmentation of milk OPN (mOPN) was used to test this hypothesis. Three fragments were tested in a de novo HA formation assay; an N-terminal fragment (aa 1-147), a central fragment (aa 148-204) denoted SKK-fragment and a C-terminal fragment (aa 205-262). Compared to intact mOPN the C- and N-terminal fragments behaved comparably, promoting HA formation and growth, but the central SKK-fragment acted as a mineralization inhibitor. In a seeded growth experiment all fragments inhibited mineral proliferation, but the SKK-fragment was the most effective inhibitor. These effects, seen in HA-formation and seeded growth assays in a gelatin gel system and in a pH-stat experiment were lost when the protein or fragments were dephosphorylated. Effects of the fully phosphorylated protein and fragments were also altered in the presence of fibrillar collagen. The diverse effects can be explained in terms of the intrinsically disordered nature of OPN and its fragments which enable them to interact with their multiple partners.
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- Adele L Boskey
- Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Rowe PSN. Regulation of bone-renal mineral and energy metabolism: the PHEX, FGF23, DMP1, MEPE ASARM pathway. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr 2012; 22:61-86. [PMID: 22339660 PMCID: PMC3362997 DOI: 10.1615/critreveukargeneexpr.v22.i1.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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More than 300 million years ago, vertebrates emerged from the vast oceans to conquer gravity and the dry land. With this transition, new adaptations occurred that included ingenious changes in reproduction, waste secretion, and bone physiology. One new innovation, the egg shell, contained an ancestral protein (ovocleidin-116) that likely first appeared with the dinosaurs and was preserved through the theropod lineage in modern birds and reptiles. Ovocleidin-116 is an avian homolog of matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) and belongs to a group of proteins called short integrin-binding ligand-interacting glycoproteins (SIBLINGs). These proteins are all localized to a defined region on chromosome 5q in mice and chromosome 4q in humans. A unifying feature of SIBLING proteins is an acidic serine aspartate-rich MEPE-associated motif (ASARM). Recent research has shown that the ASARM motif and the released ASARM peptide have regulatory roles in mineralization (bone and teeth), phosphate regulation, vascularization, soft-tissue calcification, osteoclastogenesis, mechanotransduction, and fat energy metabolism. The MEPE ASARM motif and peptide are physiological substrates for PHEX, a zinc metalloendopeptidase. Defects in PHEX are responsible for X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (HYP). There is evidence that PHEX interacts with another ASARM motif containing SIBLING protein, dentin matrix protein-1 (DMP1). DMP1 mutations cause bone and renal defects that are identical with the defects caused by a loss of PHEX function. This results in autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic rickets (ARHR). In both HYP and ARHR, increased FGF23 expression plays a major role in the disease and in autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR), FGF23 half-life is increased by activating mutations. ASARM peptide administration in vitro and in vivo also induces increased FGF23 expression. FGF23 is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family of cytokines, which surfaced 500 million years ago with the boney fish (i.e., teleosts) that do not contain SIBLING proteins. In terrestrial vertebrates, FGF23, like SIBLING proteins, is expressed in the osteocyte. The boney fish, however, are an-osteocytic, so a physiological bone-renal link with FGF23 and the SIBLINGs was cemented when life ventured from the oceans to the land during the Triassic period, approximately 300 million years ago. This link has been revealed by recent research that indicates a competitive displacement of a PHEX-DMP1 interaction by an ASARM peptide that leads to increased FGF23 expression. This review discusses the new discoveries that reveal a novel PHEX, DMP1, MEPE, ASARM peptide, and FGF23 bone-renal pathway. This pathway impacts not only bone formation, bone-renal mineralization, and renal phosphate homeostasis but also energy metabolism. The study of this new pathway is relevant for developing therapies for several diseases: bone-teeth mineral loss disorders, renal osteodystrophy, chronic kidney disease and bone mineralization disorders (CKD-MBD), end-stage renal diseases, ectopic arterial-calcification, cardiovascular disease renal calcification, diabetes, and obesity.
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- Peter S N Rowe
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Kidney Institute and Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Machado JP, Johnson WE, O'Brien SJ, Vasconcelos V, Antunes A. Adaptive evolution of the matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein in mammals. BMC Evol Biol 2011; 11:342. [PMID: 22103247 PMCID: PMC3250972 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) belongs to a family of small integrin-binding ligand N-linked glycoproteins (SIBLINGs) that play a key role in skeleton development, particularly in mineralization, phosphate regulation and osteogenesis. MEPE associated disorders cause various physiological effects, such as loss of bone mass, tumors and disruption of renal function (hypophosphatemia). The study of this developmental gene from an evolutionary perspective could provide valuable insights on the adaptive diversification of morphological phenotypes in vertebrates. Results Here we studied the adaptive evolution of the MEPE gene in 26 Eutherian mammals and three birds. The comparative genomic analyses revealed a high degree of evolutionary conservation of some coding and non-coding regions of the MEPE gene across mammals indicating a possible regulatory or functional role likely related with mineralization and/or phosphate regulation. However, the majority of the coding region had a fast evolutionary rate, particularly within the largest exon (1467 bp). Rodentia and Scandentia had distinct substitution rates with an increased accumulation of both synonymous and non-synonymous mutations compared with other mammalian lineages. Characteristics of the gene (e.g. biochemical, evolutionary rate, and intronic conservation) differed greatly among lineages of the eight mammalian orders. We identified 20 sites with significant positive selection signatures (codon and protein level) outside the main regulatory motifs (dentonin and ASARM) suggestive of an adaptive role. Conversely, we find three sites under selection in the signal peptide and one in the ASARM motif that were supported by at least one selection model. The MEPE protein tends to accumulate amino acids promoting disorder and potential phosphorylation targets. Conclusion MEPE shows a high number of selection signatures, revealing the crucial role of positive selection in the evolution of this SIBLING member. The selection signatures were found mainly outside the functional motifs, reinforcing the idea that other regions outside the dentonin and the ASARM might be crucial for the function of the protein and future studies should be undertaken to understand its importance.
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- João Paulo Machado
- CIMAR/CIIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto, Rua dos Bragas, 177, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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Hou C, Liu ZX, Tang KL, Wang MG, Sun J, Wang J, Li S. Developmental changes and regional localization of Dspp, Mepe, Mimecan and Versican in postnatal developing mouse teeth. J Mol Histol 2011; 43:9-16. [DOI: 10.1007/s10735-011-9368-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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ANGWARAWONG T, DUBAS ST, ARKSORNNUKIT M, PAVASANT P. Differentiation of MC3T3-E1 on poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid)sodium salt-coated films. Dent Mater J 2011; 30:158-69. [DOI: 10.4012/dmj.2010-097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fransson H, Petersson K, Davies JR. Dentine sialoprotein and Collagen I expression after experimental pulp capping in humans using Emdogain®Gel. Int Endod J 2010; 44:259-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2010.01824.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Fang P, Wang X, Zhang L, Yuan G, Chen Z, Zhang Q. Immunohistochemical localization of LIM mineralization protein 1 during mouse molar development. J Mol Histol 2010; 41:199-203. [DOI: 10.1007/s10735-010-9279-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Guo W, He Y, Zhang X, Lu W, Wang C, Yu H, Liu Y, Li Y, Zhou Y, Zhou J, Zhang M, Deng Z, Jin Y. The use of dentin matrix scaffold and dental follicle cells for dentin regeneration. Biomaterials 2009; 30:6708-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 08/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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