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Dean MC, Garrevoet J, Van Malderen SJM, Santos F, Mirazón Lahr M, Foley R, Le Cabec A. The Distribution and Biogenic Origins of Zinc in the Mineralised Tooth Tissues of Modern and Fossil Hominoids: Implications for Life History, Diet and Taphonomy. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1455. [PMID: 38132281 PMCID: PMC10740576 DOI: 10.3390/biology12121455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Zinc is incorporated into enamel, dentine and cementum during tooth growth. This work aimed to distinguish between the processes underlying Zn incorporation and Zn distribution. These include different mineralisation processes, the physiological events around birth, Zn ingestion with diet, exposure to the oral environment during life and diagenetic changes to fossil teeth post-mortem. Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence (SXRF) was used to map zinc distribution across longitudinal polished ground sections of both deciduous and permanent modern human, great ape and fossil hominoid teeth. Higher resolution fluorescence intensity maps were used to image Zn in surface enamel, secondary dentine and cementum, and at the neonatal line (NNL) and enamel-dentine-junction (EDJ) in deciduous teeth. Secondary dentine was consistently Zn-rich, but the highest concentrations of Zn (range 197-1743 ppm) were found in cuspal, mid-lateral and cervical surface enamel and were similar in unerupted teeth never exposed to the oral environment. Zinc was identified at the NNL and EDJ in both modern and fossil deciduous teeth. In fossil specimens, diagenetic changes were identified in various trace element distributions but only demineralisation appeared to markedly alter Zn distribution. Zinc appears to be tenacious and stable in fossil tooth tissues, especially in enamel, over millions of years.
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- M. Christopher Dean
- Centre for Human Evolution Research, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; (J.G.); (S.J.M.V.M.)
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany; (J.G.); (S.J.M.V.M.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Ministère de la Culture, PACEA, UMR 5199, F-33600 Pessac, France; (F.S.); (A.L.C.)
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- Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge CB2 1QH, UK; (M.M.L.); (R.F.)
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- Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge CB2 1QH, UK; (M.M.L.); (R.F.)
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Ministère de la Culture, PACEA, UMR 5199, F-33600 Pessac, France; (F.S.); (A.L.C.)
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Wang R, Zhao D, Wang Y. Characterization of elemental distribution across human dentin-enamel junction by scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Microsc Res Tech 2020; 84:881-890. [PMID: 33210420 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The human dentin-enamel junction (DEJ) is a natural junction that unites two dissimilar mineralized tissues in the human tooth: enamel and dentin. DEJ plays a critical role in maintaining structural and functional integrity of the tooth. However, its structure, chemical composition and function remain unclear and controversial. Systematic investigation of elemental distribution across human DEJ is still lacking in the literature. This study aimed to investigate the elemental distributions of Ca, P, O, C, N, Na, and Mg across the DEJ of human teeth using scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy of X-ray. The results revealed abrupt changes in the distributions of six elements (C, N, Ca, P, Na, and Mg) across the DEJ. Specifically, the four mineral elements showed similar level of change in distribution, with Ca, P, Na decreasing while Mg increasing by 21%-25% from enamel to dentin side of the DEJ. The two organic elements C and N showed much larger changes in distribution, with C increasing by ~150% and N increasing by ~270% from enamel to dentin side of the DEJ. The slope of the distribution curves across the DEJ was estimated to be ~2 μm in width and coincided with the phase intermixing of the micro-scallop structure of the DEJ.
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- Rong Wang
- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Missouri -Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Missouri -Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Missouri -Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Dean MC, Spiers KM, Garrevoet J, Le Cabec A. Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence mapping of Ca, Sr and Zn at the neonatal line in human deciduous teeth reflects changing perinatal physiology. Arch Oral Biol 2019; 104:90-102. [PMID: 31176148 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Our first objective was to review the evidence describing the appearance and microstructure of the neonatal line in human deciduous teeth and to link this with known changes in neonatal physiology occurring at and around birth. A second objective was to explore ways to improve identification of the neonatal line by mapping the pre- and postnatal distribution of Ca, Sr and Zn in deciduous cuspal enamel and superimposing these maps onto transmitted light micrographs that included a clear true section of the neonatal line. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used synchrotron X-ray fluorescence to map elemental distributions in pre- and postnatal enamel and dentine. Two deciduous canines and 5 deciduous molars were scanned with an X-ray beam monochromatised to 17.0 keV at either 10.0, 2.5 or 1.0 μm resolution and 10 ms integration time. RESULTS Calcium maps distinguished enamel and dentine but did not clearly demarcate tissues formed pre- or postnatally. Strontium maps reflected presumed pre- and postnatal maternal serum levels and what are likely to be diet-dependent regions of Sr enrichment or depletion. Prenatal Zn maps, particularly for dentine, mirror elevated levels in the fetus and in colostrum during the first few days of life. CONCLUSIONS The neonatal line, enamel dentine junction and surface enamel were all Zn-rich. Within the neonatal line Zn may be associated with increased crystallinity but also with caries resistance, both of which have been reported previously. Elemental mapping may improve the identification of ambiguous NNLs and so be useful in forensic and archaeological studies.
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- M Christopher Dean
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Department of Earth Sciences, Centre for Human Evolution Research, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Jágr M, Ergang P, Pataridis S, Kolrosová M, Bartoš M, Mikšík I. Proteomic analysis of dentin-enamel junction and adjacent protein-containing enamel matrix layer of healthy human molar teeth. Eur J Oral Sci 2018; 127:112-121. [DOI: 10.1111/eos.12594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michal Jágr
- Institute of Physiology; The Czech Academy of Sciences; Prague Czech Republic
- Quality of Plant Products; Crop Research Institute; Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology; The Czech Academy of Sciences; Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology; The Czech Academy of Sciences; Prague Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry; Faculty of Science; Charles University; Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Dental Medicine; First Faculty of Medicine; Charles University and General University Hospital; Prague Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology; The Czech Academy of Sciences; Prague Czech Republic
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Dos Santos ÍGD, Jorge EC, Copola AGL, Bertassoli BM, Goes AMD, Silva GAB. FGF2, FGF3 and FGF4 expression pattern during molars odontogenesis in Didelphis albiventris. Acta Histochem 2017; 119:129-141. [PMID: 28012573 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Odontogenesis is guided by a complex signaling cascade in which several molecules, including FGF2-4, ensure all dental groups development and specificity. Most of the data on odontogenesis derives from rodents, which does not have all dental groups. Didelphis albiventris is an opossum with the closest dentition to humans, and the main odontogenesis stages occur when the newborns are in the pouch. In this study, D. albiventris postnatals were used to characterize the main stages of their molars development; and also to establish FGF2, FGF3 and FGF4 expression pattern. D. albiventris postnatals were processed for histological and indirect immunoperoxidase analysis of the tooth germs. Our results revealed similar dental structures between D. albiventris and mice. However, FGF2, FGF3 and FGF4 expression patterns were observed in a larger number of dental structures, suggesting broader functions for these molecules in this opossum species. The knowledge of the signaling that determinates odontogenesis in an animal model with complete dentition may contribute to the development of therapies for the replacement of lost teeth in humans. This study may also contribute to the implementation of D. albiventris as model for Developmental Biology studies.
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- Íria Gabriela Dias Dos Santos
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Morfologia, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Morfologia, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Morfologia, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Morfologia, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Morfologia, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Morfologia, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Review of the dental implications of X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets (XLHR). Clin Oral Investig 2015; 19:759-68. [PMID: 25677243 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-015-1425-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this article was to review the dental implications of X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets (XLHR) and to provide suggestions regarding the dental treatment of these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The following search items "x-linked hypophosphataemia, hypophosphataemic rickets, vitamin D-resistant rickets" were used for literature search. Only full-text articles were analysed and summarized to get an overview of the different treatments and outcomes of hypophosphataemic patients. RESULTS Radiographically, very large pulp chambers with an abnormally high pulp volume/tooth volume ratio, suggesting taurodontism, are often evident. The affected teeth are characterised by a thin enamel layer and dentinal defects. The gender distribution of hypophosphataemic patients is almost equal, but postpubertary males seem to show a trend to develop more severe dental symptoms of the disease. Abscesses without any signs of dental caries or trauma are frequent findings. The most often affected teeth are incisors followed by molars and premolars. CONCLUSIONS Treatment options include frequent dental examination, application of topical fluoride varnish and sealing of pits and fissures to prevent microbial invasion that may result in pulpitis and further endodontic complications. CLINICAL RELEVANCE X-linked hypophosphataemic rickets is associated with marked structural alterations of dental hard tissues and the development of multiple abscesses and sinus tracts of dental origin. Therefore, profound knowledge of the various dental implications of XLHR is required to provide these patients with the best possible treatment options.
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Kuzynski M, Goss M, Bottini M, Yadav MC, Mobley C, Winters T, Poliard A, Kellermann O, Lee B, Millan JL, Napierala D. Dual role of the Trps1 transcription factor in dentin mineralization. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:27481-93. [PMID: 25128529 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.550129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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TRPS1 (tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome) is a unique GATA-type transcription factor that acts as a transcriptional repressor. TRPS1 deficiency and dysregulated TRPS1 expression result in skeletal and dental abnormalities implicating TRPS1 in endochondral bone formation and tooth development. Moreover, patients with tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome frequently present with low bone mass indicating TRPS1 involvement in bone homeostasis. In addition, our previous data demonstrated accelerated mineralization of the perichondrium in Trps1 mutant mice and impaired dentin mineralization in Col1a1-Trps1 transgenic mice, implicating Trps1 in the mineralization process. To understand the role of Trps1 in the differentiation and function of cells producing mineralized matrix, we used a preodontoblastic cell line as a model of dentin mineralization. We generated both Trps1-deficient and Trps1-overexpressing stable cell lines and analyzed the progression of mineralization by alkaline phosphatase and alizarin red staining. As predicted, based on our previous in vivo data, delayed and decreased mineralization of Trps1-overexpressing odontoblastic cells was observed when compared with control cells. This was associated with down-regulation of genes regulating phosphate homeostasis. Interestingly, Trps1-deficient cells lost the ability to mineralize and demonstrated decreased expression of several genes critical for initiating the mineralization process, including Alpl and Phospho1. Based on these data, we have concluded that Trps1 serves two critical and context-dependent functions in odontoblast-regulated mineralization as follows: 1) Trps1 is required for odontoblast maturation by supporting expression of genes crucial for initiating the mineralization process, and 2) Trps1 represses the function of mature cells and, consequently, restricts the extent of extracellular matrix mineralization.
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- Maria Kuzynski
- From the Institute of Oral Health Research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
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- From the Institute of Oral Health Research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
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- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, the Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133Rome, Italy
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- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- From the Institute of Oral Health Research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
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- From the Institute of Oral Health Research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
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- the EA2496 UFR d'Odontologie, Université Paris Descartes, 92120 Montrouge, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Université René Descartes Paris 5, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Houston, Texas 77030
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- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- From the Institute of Oral Health Research, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294,
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Chaussain C, Boukpessi T, Khaddam M, Tjaderhane L, George A, Menashi S. Dentin matrix degradation by host matrix metalloproteinases: inhibition and clinical perspectives toward regeneration. Front Physiol 2013; 4:308. [PMID: 24198787 PMCID: PMC3814849 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Bacterial enzymes have long been considered solely accountable for the degradation of the dentin matrix during the carious process. However, the emerging literature suggests that host-derived enzymes, and in particular the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) contained in dentin and saliva can play a major role in this process by their ability to degrade the dentin matrix from within. These findings are important since they open new therapeutic options for caries prevention and treatment. The possibility of using MMP inhibitors to interfere with dentin caries progression is discussed. Furthermore, the potential release of bioactive peptides by the enzymatic cleavage of dentin matrix proteins by MMPs during the carious process is discussed. These peptides, once identified, may constitute promising therapeutical tools for tooth and bone regeneration.
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- Catherine Chaussain
- EA 2496 Dental School University Paris Descartes Montrouge, France ; Odontology Departments (Bretonneau and Charles Foix), AP-HP Paris, France
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Pessoa JIC, Guimarães GN, Viola NV, da Silva WJ, de Souza AP, Tjäderhane L, Line SR, Marques MR. In situ study of the gelatinase activity in demineralized dentin from rat molar teeth. Acta Histochem 2013; 115:245-51. [PMID: 22897943 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Revised: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in dentin are believed to participate in various physiological and pathological events in coronal dentin, but their exact source and location is not clear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activity of gelatinases in decalcified rat molars crowns by in situ zymography. Hemi-mandibles of five male Wistar rats were fixed in paraformaldehyde, decalcified in EDTA and glycerol solution and embedded in paraffin. Sections from the region of molar teeth were incubated with or without DQ gelatin in 50mM Tris-CaCl2 at 37°C for 2h and observed by means of confocal microscopy. Gelatinolytic activity was observed throughout the coronal dentin with varying intensities in different locations. High gelatinase activity was observed in the dentinal tubules, dentin-enamel junction (DEJ) and predentin, and it was weaker and less uniform in the intertubular dentin. This study shows that the location of gelatinase and relative activity can be detected by means of in situ zymography and confocal microcopy, and this methodology may provide a useful tool in studies on the role of gelatinases in tooth development, maturation and in pathological conditions.
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- Juliana Isabelita Cyrino Pessoa
- Department of Morphology, Division of Histology, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tjäderhane L, Carrilho MR, Breschi L, Tay FR, Pashley DH. Dentin basic structure and composition-an overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-1546.2012.00269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Niu LN, Zhang L, Jiao K, Li F, Ding YX, Wang DY, Wang MQ, Tay FR, Chen JH. Localization of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2 in human coronal dentine. J Dent 2011; 39:536-42. [PMID: 21641958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors (TIMPs) play important roles in dentine formation, caries progression and hybrid layer degradation. This study tested the hypothesis that the distribution and concentrations of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 are different at different depths of human coronal dentine, including odontoblasts. METHODS Protein localization was performed using immunohistochemistry. Co-localization of the MMPs and their inhibitors was conducted using immunofluorescence double labelling. Protein concentrations were measured by ELISA and gelatinolytic potential was assessed with gelatine zymography. RESULTS MMP-2 was the main gelatinase in dentine and was concentrated in the odontoblasts, deep dentine and the dentinoenamel junction. TIMP-2 was co-localized with MMP-2 mainly in the odontoblasts but its concentration was low. Both MMP-9 and TIMP-1 showed a decreasing distribution from the deep to the superficial dentine layers; however, the concentration of TIMP-1 was much higher than that of MMP-9. The gelatinolytic potential of dentine protein extracts decreased gradually from deep to superficial dentine. CONCLUSIONS The concentrations and distribution patterns of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2, and the gelatinolytic potential of dentine matrix are variable along different dentine depths. Thus, differential collagen degradation potentials may be expected depending upon the depth in which dentine is exposed.
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- L N Niu
- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an, China
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Goldberg M, Kulkarni AB, Young M, Boskey A. Dentin: structure, composition and mineralization. Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2011; 3:711-35. [PMID: 21196346 DOI: 10.2741/e281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 391] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We review firstly the specificities of the different types of dentin present in mammalian teeth. The outer layers include the mantle dentin, the Tomes' granular and the hyaline Hopewell-Smith's layers. Circumpulpal dentin forming the bulk of the tooth, comprises intertubular and peritubular dentin. In addition to physiological primary and secondary dentin formation, reactionary dentin is produced in response to pathological events. Secondly, we evaluate the role of odontoblasts in dentin formation, their implication in the synthesis and secretion of type I collagen fibrils and non-collagenous molecules. Thirdly, we study the composition and functions of dentin extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules implicated in dentinogenesis. As structural proteins they are mineralization promoters or inhibitors. They are also signaling molecules. Three different forms of dentinogenesis are identified: i) matrix vesicles are implicated in early dentin formation, ii) collagen and some proteoglycans are involved in the formation of predentin, further transformed into intertubular dentin, iii) the distal secretion of some non-collagenous ECM molecules and some serum proteins contribute to the formation of peritubular dentin.
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- Michel Goldberg
- UMR-S 747, INSERM, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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Almer JD, Stock SR. High energy X-ray scattering quantification of in situ-loading-related strain gradients spanning the dentinoenamel junction (DEJ) in bovine tooth specimens. J Biomech 2010; 43:2294-300. [PMID: 20541209 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Revised: 04/01/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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High energy X-ray scattering (80.7keV photons) at station 1-ID of the Advanced Photon Source quantified internal strains as a function of applied stress in mature bovine tooth. These strains were mapped from dentin through the dentinoenamel junction (DEJ) into enamel as a function of applied compressive stress in two small parallelepiped specimens. One specimen was loaded perpendicular to the DEJ and the second parallel to the DEJ. Internal strains in enamel and dentin increased and, as expected from the relative values of the Young's modulus, the observed strains were much higher in dentin than in enamel. Large strain gradients were observed across the DEJ, and the data suggest that the mantle dentin-DEJ-aprismatic enamel structure may shield the near-surface volume of the enamel from large strains. In the enamel, drops in internal strain for applied stresses above 40MPa also suggest that this structure had cracked.
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- J D Almer
- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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Kolmas J, Kalinowski E, Wojtowicz A, Kolodziejski W. Mid-infrared reflectance microspectroscopy of human molars: Chemical comparison of the dentin–enamel junction with the adjacent tissues. J Mol Struct 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2009.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Xu C, Yao X, Walker MP, Wang Y. Chemical/molecular structure of the dentin-enamel junction is dependent on the intratooth location. Calcif Tissue Int 2009; 84:221-8. [PMID: 19152060 PMCID: PMC2727472 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-008-9212-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The dentin-enamel junction (DEJ) plays an important role in preventing crack propagation from enamel into dentin. This function stems from its complex structure and materials properties that are different from either dentin or enamel. The molecular structural differences in both mineral and organic matrix across the DEJ zone were investigated by two-dimensional confocal Raman microspectroscopic mapping/imaging technique. The intensity ratios of 1450 (CH, matrix)/960 (P-O, mineral) decreased gradually to nearly zero across the DEJ. The width of this transition zone was dependent on the intratooth location, with 12.9 +/- 3.2 microm width at occlusal positions and 6.2 +/- 1.3 microm at cervical positions. The difference in width was significant (P < 0.001). Concurrently, spectral differences in both organic and inorganic matrices across the DEJ were also noted. For example, the ratios of 1243 (amide III)/1450 (CH) within the DEJ were lower than the values in dentin; however, the ratios of 1665 (amide I)/1450 (CH) within the DEJ were higher than those values in dentin. In addition, the ratios of 1070 (carbonate)/960 (phosphate) within the dentin were lower than the values in the DEJ. Raman images indicated that the distribution of the above ratios across the DEJ zone were also different at occlusal and cervical positions. The results suggest that the intratooth-location-dependent structure of the DEJ may be related to its function. Micro-Raman spectroscopic/imaging analysis of the DEJ provides a powerful means of identifying the functional width and molecular structural differences across the DEJ.
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- Changqi Xu
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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Gaucher C, Boukpessi T, Septier D, Jehan F, Rowe PS, Garabédian M, Goldberg M, Chaussain-Miller C. Dentin noncollagenous matrix proteins in familial hypophosphatemic rickets. Cells Tissues Organs 2008; 189:219-23. [PMID: 18701809 DOI: 10.1159/000151382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Familial hypophosphatemic rickets is transmitted in most cases as an X-linked dominant trait and results from the mutation of the PHEX gene predominantly expressed in osteoblast and odontoblast. Patients with rickets have been reported to display important dentin defects. Our purpose was to explore the structure, composition and distribution of noncollagenous proteins (NCPs) of hypophosphatemic dentin. We collected teeth from 10 hypophosphatemic patients whose mineralization occurred either in a hypophosphatemic environment or in a corrected phosphate and vitamin environment. Teeth were examined by scanning electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. An abnormal distribution (accumulation in interglobular spaces) and cleavage of the NCPs and particularly of matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein were observed in deciduous dentin. In contrast, it was close to normal in permanent dentin mineralized under corrected conditions. In conclusion, dentin mineralization in a corrected phosphate and vitamin D environment compensates the adverse effect of PHEX mutation.
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- Céline Gaucher
- EA 2496, Groupe Matrices extracellulaires et biominéralisation, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Descartes, Montrouge, France
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Stock S, Vieira A, Delbem A, Cannon M, Xiao X, Carlo FD. Synchrotron microComputed Tomography of the mature bovine dentinoenamel junction. J Struct Biol 2008; 161:162-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2007] [Revised: 10/15/2007] [Accepted: 10/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chaussain-Miller C, Sinding C, Septier D, Wolikow M, Goldberg M, Garabedian M. Dentin structure in familial hypophosphatemic rickets: benefits of vitamin D and phosphate treatment. Oral Dis 2007; 13:482-9. [PMID: 17714351 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2006.01326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of 1-(OH) vitamin D and oral phosphate treatment on dentin structure in patients with familial hypophosphatemic rickets, and expression of SIBLINGs (a family of non-collagenous proteins involved in dentinogenesis) and osteocalcin. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seven patients with familial hypophosphatemic rickets (age 3-16 years) were studied before or during treatment. Deciduous and permanent teeth were prepared for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Untreated or inadequately treated patients had necrotic teeth with impaired dentin mineralization including unmerged calcospherites and accumulation of non-collagenous proteins in wide interglobular spaces. Most of the primary incisors analyzed displayed fissures linking enamel subsurface to pulp horn. These elements may explain the bacterial penetration and dental abscesses despite the absence of carious lesions. Well-treated patients had healthy teeth with good dentin mineralization and little evidence of calcospherites. CONCLUSION Treatment of hypophosphatemic children with 1-(OH) vitamin D and oral phosphate insures good dentin development and mineralization, and prevents clinical anomalies such as the dental necrosis classically associated with the disease. Starting treatment during early childhood and good adherence to the therapy are mandatory to observe these beneficial effects.
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- C Chaussain-Miller
- Laboratoire Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Oro-Faciaux, EA 2496 Groupe Matrices extracellulaires et Biominéralisation, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris 5, France.
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Boukpessi T, Septier D, Bagga S, Garabedian M, Goldberg M, Chaussain-Miller C. Dentin alteration of deciduous teeth in human hypophosphatemic rickets. Calcif Tissue Int 2006; 79:294-300. [PMID: 17115324 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-006-0182-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2006] [Accepted: 07/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Familial hypophosphatemic rickets is in most cases transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait and results from mutation of the PHEX gene, predominantly expressed in osteoblast and odontoblast. Patients have been reported to display important dentin defects, and therefore, we explored the dentin structure, composition, and distribution of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules in hypophosphatemic human deciduous teeth. Compared to age-matched controls, the dentin from hypophosphatemic patients exhibited major differences: presence of large interglobular spaces resulting from the lack of fusion of calcospherites in the circumpulpal dentin; defective mineralization in the interglobular spaces contrasting with normal Ca-P levels in the calcospherites on X-ray microanalysis; abnormal presence of low-molecular weight protein complexes recognized on Western blots by antibodies against matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE), dentin sialoprotein, osteopontin, and reduced osteocalcin (OC) level; and accumulation in the interglobular spaces of immunolabeling with antibodies against DSP, dentin matrix protein, bone sialoprotein, MEPE and OC, while chondroitin/dermatan sulfate glycosaminoglycans were exclusively located inside calcospherites. Alterations of the post-translational processing or partial degradation of some ECM appear as key factors in the formation of the defective hypophosphatemic dentin.
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- T Boukpessi
- Laboratoire Réparation et Remodelage des Tissus Oro-Faciaux, EA 2496 Groupe Matrices extracellulaires et biominéralisations, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université University Paris 5, 1 rue Maurice Arnoux, 92120 Montrouge, France
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Zaslansky P, Friesem AA, Weiner S. Structure and mechanical properties of the soft zone separating bulk dentin and enamel in crowns of human teeth: insight into tooth function. J Struct Biol 2005; 153:188-99. [PMID: 16414277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2005.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2005] [Revised: 10/10/2005] [Accepted: 10/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The 200-300 microm soft zone of dentin, found beneath enamel in crowns of human teeth, is thought to fulfill important roles in tooth function, but little is known about its structure-mechanical relations. Scanning electron microscopy images of fracture surfaces showed that near the dentino-enamel junction (DEJ), a porous reticulate matrix of intertubular-dentin contains tubules with no peritubular lining. Peritubular-dentin however is found at some distance from the DEJ, and it gradually thickens with increasing depth into the bulk dentin. Concurrently, tighter packing of the collagen fibers is observed with a gradual increase in mineral deposits on and between the fibers. This structurally graded zone is known to be softer when tested for micro-hardness. It undergoes greater strain compared to bulk dentin, when measured using Moiré interferometry. We investigated the deformation and stiffness of this zone by means of non-contact laser-speckle interferometry (ESPI), and nanometer-scale deformations were tracked during compression-testing performed in water. We report a significantly reduced stiffness of this zone compared to bulk dentin, with mid-buccal regions of teeth averaging 3.5 GPa compared with 9.7 GPa in mid-lingual regions. Our results support and expand upon the hypothesis that the durability of the whole tooth relies upon a bucco-lingual asymmetric matching of stiffness by means of an interphase: a cushioning soft layer between enamel and bulk dentin.
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- Paul Zaslansky
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Krüger A, Somogyi E, Christersson C, Lundmark C, Hultenby K, Wurtz T. Rat enamel contains RP59: a new context for a protein from osteogenic and haematopoietic precursor cells. Cell Tissue Res 2005; 320:141-8. [PMID: 15726423 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-1043-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2004] [Accepted: 10/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have recently identified a protein, RP59, in bone marrow cells and young osteoblasts, in cells involved in bone repair and in young erythroblasts and megakaryocytes. Here, we report immunohistochemical data at the light- and electron-microscope level indicating that RP59 is also present in newly secreted tooth enamel of the rat and in ameloblasts, the formative cells. In enamel matrix, RP59 was located proximal to secretory ameloblasts only, i.e. in newly secreted material. Distal enamel and enamel in association with maturation stage ameloblasts were unlabelled. Secretory ameloblasts contained RP59 in the matrix-proximal region including Tomes' processes, post-secretory ameloblasts in the cell-matrix interface. Western blotting of proteins from tooth germs identified RP59 as a band at 90 kD, co-migrating with RP59 from bone marrow and spleen. Antisera versus a chemically synthesised RP59 peptide and versus a bacteria-synthesised protein fragment reacted in the same manner. In situ hybridisation of tooth tissue revealed RP59 RNA specifically in ameloblasts. The reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction method identified tooth RNA coding for RP59. Sequence analysis indicated that RP59 RNA from tooth and marrow had the same sequence. An internal sequence motif was found in rat RP59 resembling a signal implicated in secretion of the chicken "engrailed" gene product. The findings indicate that RP59 is a genuine product of ameloblasts and that it is secreted in the course of enamel formation together with other matrix components.
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- A Krüger
- Clinical Research Department, Dental School, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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