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Wang J, Huang Y, Chen F, Li W. The age-related effects on orthodontic tooth movement and the surrounding periodontal environment. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1460168. [PMID: 39308977 PMCID: PMC11412856 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1460168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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Orthodontic treatment in adults is often related to longer treatment time as well as higher periodontal risks compared to adolescents. The aim of this review is to explore the influence of age-related chages on orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) from macro and micro perspectives. Adults tend to show slower tooth movement speed compared to adolescence, especially during the early phase. Under orthodontic forces, the biological responses of the periodontal ligament (PDL) and alveolar bone is different between adult and adolescents. The adult PDL shows extended disorganization time, increased cell senescence, less cell signaling and a more inflammatory microenvironment than the adolescent PDL. In addition, the blood vessel surface area is reduced during the late movement phase, and fiber elasticity decreases. At the same time, adult alveolar bone shows a higher density, as well as a reduced osteoblast and osteoclast activation, under orthodontic forces. The local cytokine expression also differs between adults and adolescents. Side-effects, such as excessive root resorption, greater orthodontic pain, and reduced pulpal blood flow, also occur more frequently in adults than in adolescents.
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- Jiayi Wang
- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, NHC Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, NHC Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, China
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- National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Digital Stomatology, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, China
- Central laboratory, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, NHC Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, China
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Ekizer A, Türker G, Uysal T, Güray E, Taşdemir Z. Light emitting diode mediated photobiomodulation therapy improves orthodontic tooth movement and miniscrew stability: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Lasers Surg Med 2016; 48:936-943. [DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Abdullah Ekizer
- Faculty of Dentistry; Department of Orthodontics; Erciyes University; Kayseri Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry; Department of Orthodontics; Erciyes University; Kayseri Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry; Department of Orthodontics; Izmir Katip Celebi University; Izmir Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry; Department of Periodontology; Erciyes University; Kayseri Turkey
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Lim WH, Liu B, Mah SJ, Chen S, Helms JA. The molecular and cellular effects of ageing on the periodontal ligament. J Clin Periodontol 2014; 41:935-42. [DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.12277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Won Hee Lim
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Department of Surgery; Stanford School of Medicine; Stanford CA USA
- Department of Orthodontics; School of Dentistry & Dental Research Institute; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Department of Surgery; Stanford School of Medicine; Stanford CA USA
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- Department of Orthodontics; Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong; Seoul Korea
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Department of Surgery; Stanford School of Medicine; Stanford CA USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Department of Surgery; Stanford School of Medicine; Stanford CA USA
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Trombetta-eSilva J, Eadie EP, Zhang Y, Norris RA, Borg TK, Bradshaw AD. The effects of age and the expression of SPARC on extracellular matrix production by cardiac fibroblasts in 3-D cultures. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79715. [PMID: 24223185 PMCID: PMC3819255 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Fibrillar collagen is the primary component of the cardiac interstitial extracellular matrix. This extracellular matrix undergoes dramatic changes from birth to adulthood and then into advanced age. As evidence, fibrillar collagen content was compared in sections from neonates, adult, and old hearts and was found to increase at each respective age. Cardiac fibroblasts are the principle cell type that produce and control fibrillar collagen content. To determine whether fibroblast production, processing, and deposition of collagen differed with age, primary cardiac fibroblasts from neonate, adult, and old mice were isolated and cultured in 3-dimensional (3D) fibrin gels. Fibroblasts from each age aligned in fibrin gels along points of tension and deposited extracellular matrix. By confocal microscopy, wild-type neonate fibroblasts appeared to deposit less collagen into fibrillar structures than fibroblasts from adults. However, by immunoblot analysis, differences in procollagen production and processing of collagen I were not detected in neonate versus adult fibroblasts. In contrast, fibroblasts from old mice demonstrated increased efficiency of procollagen processing coupled with decreased production of total collagen. SPARC is a collagen-binding protein previously shown to affect cardiac collagen deposition. Accordingly, in the absence of SPARC, less collagen appeared to be associated with fibroblasts of each age grown in fibrin gels. In addition, the increased efficiency of procollagen alpha 1(I) processing in old wild-type fibroblasts was not detected in old SPARC-null fibroblasts. Increased levels of fibronectin were detected in wild-type neonate fibroblasts over that of adult and old fibroblasts but not in SPARC-null neonate fibroblasts versus older ages. Immunostaining of SPARC overlapped with that of collagen I but not to that of fibronectin in 3D cultures. Hence, whereas increases in procollagen processing, influenced by SPARC expression, plausibly contribute to increased collagen deposition in old hearts, other cellular mechanisms likely affect differential collagen deposition by neonate fibroblasts.
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- Jessica Trombetta-eSilva
- Department of Craniofacial Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Krieger E, Hornikel S, Wehrbein H. Age-related changes of fibroblast density in the human periodontal ligament. Head Face Med 2013; 9:22. [PMID: 23965233 PMCID: PMC3844409 DOI: 10.1186/1746-160x-9-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective Recently, research has focused intensely on age-related tissue changes, not only in the field of dermatology but also in dental sciences. Although many new insights into age-related morphological, ultrastructural and biochemical changes in the periodontal ligament tissue have been gained, the basic question of whether there is a quantitative change in cell number remains unanswered or, at least to date, unpublished. Thus, the aim of this study was to detect age-related changes of the periodontal ligament regarding fibroblast density. Material and methods 33 lateral tooth-bearing segments of the maxilla were obtained from deceased human individuals of different age, ranging from 7 to 63 years. The buccal segment of the periodontal ligament of the mesiobuccal root of the first maxillary molar was evaluated histomorphometrically to obtain the fibroblast density. Results The results clearly indicate a steady and statistically significant decline of fibroblast number with age. Conclusion It may be concluded that fibroblast density in the physiological human periodontal ligament tissue decreases with age, thus causing an initial delay in physiological, pathological or externally induced processes that require remodeling of the periodontal ligament, e.g. traumatic occlusion or orthodontic tooth movement. It may be assumed that an orthodontic tooth movement in elderly patients requires more time in the initial treatment phase and should be done with lighter forces.
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- Elena Krieger
- Department of Orthodontics, Medical Centre of the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Augustusplatz 2, Mainz 55131, Germany.
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Implications of cultured periodontal ligament cells for the clinical and experimental setting: a review. Arch Oral Biol 2011; 56:933-43. [PMID: 21470594 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2010] [Revised: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The periodontal ligament (PDL) is a key contributor to the process of regeneration of the periodontium. The heterogeneous nature of the PDL tissue, its development during early adulthood, and the different conditions to which the PDL tissue is exposed to in vivo impart on the PDL unique characteristics that may be of consequence during its cultivation in vitro. Several factors affecting the in vivo setting influence the behaviour of PDL fibroblasts in culture. The purpose of this review is to address distinct factors that influence the behaviour of PDL fibroblasts in culture -in vivo-in vitro transitions, cell identification/isolation markers, primary PDL cultures and cell lines, tooth-specific factors, and donor-specific factors. Based on the reviewed studies, the authors recommendations include the use of several identification markers to confirm cell identity, use of primary cultures at early passage to maintain unique PDL heterogeneic characteristics, and noting donor conditions such as age, systemic health status, and tooth health status. Continued efforts will expand our understanding of the in vitro and in vivo behaviour of cells, with the goal of orchestrating optimal periodontal regeneration. This understanding will lead to improved evidence-based rationales for more individualized and predictable periodontal regenerative therapies.
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Ren Y, Maltha JC, Stokroos L, Liem RSB, Kuijpers-Jagtman AM. Age-Related Changes of Periodontal Ligament Surface Areas during Force Application. Angle Orthod 2008; 78:1000-1005. [DOI: 10.2319/080107-357.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Objective: To investigate the age-dependent morphology of the periodontal ligament (PDL) tissue and changes in its surface area (SA) during force application provided with a standardized orthodontic setup for a period of 12 weeks in young and adult rats.
Methods: Two groups of 30 rats, age 6 weeks and 9 to 12 months, were used. Orthodontic appliances were placed to move the maxillary molars mesially with the contralateral sides used as controls. At 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks, groups of animals were killed. The PDL SA and the PDL SA ratio between pressure and tension regions were determined.
Results: An age-related decrease in the PDL SA was noted at control sides. Significant changes during the experimental period occurred only at experimental sides: The PDL SA was smaller at pressure than at tension regions only at week 1 in young rats; in adult rats, the difference between the two regions was significant at week 8. These changes were confirmed by the morphologic disorganization of the PDL and alterations in the PDL SA ratio.
Conclusions: During force application, the PDL at the pressure regions became disorganized and subsequently was reorganized, as is shown by the histologic changes and SA of the PDL over time. This process occurred earlier and was more prominent in young rats; it occurred later and was more prolonged in adult animals.
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- Yijin Ren
- a Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- b Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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- c Research Assistant, Department of Cell Biology, Section Electron Microscopy, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- d Research Fellow, Department of Cell Biology, Section Electron Microscopy, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- e Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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Ohi T, Uehara Y, Takatsu M, Watanabe M, Ono T. Hypermethylation of CpGs in the promoter of the COL1A1 gene in the aged periodontal ligament. J Dent Res 2006; 85:245-50. [PMID: 16498072 DOI: 10.1177/154405910608500308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Although the human periodontal ligament shows age-associated histological alterations, the molecular mechanisms are not yet understood. We previously found that COL1A1 gene expression declines with age. In this study, we asked whether DNA methylation in the regulatory region of the gene alters in the aging process, as a possible cause of the decline. The method used was a bisulfite modification of cytosine and nucleotide sequencing of DNA. While the 1st intron region was kept demethylated at young and old ages, the levels of methylation at most CpG sites in the proximal and distal regions of the promoter showed elevation at older ages. Analysis of the data indicates the possible importance of DNA hypermethylation in the promoter region for the age-associated decrease of COL1A1 gene expression.
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- T Ohi
- Division of Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Department of Oral Function and Morphology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Komatsu K, Kanazashi M, Shimada A, Shibata T, Viidik A, Chiba M. Effects of age on the stress–strain and stress–relaxation properties of the rat molar periodontal ligament. Arch Oral Biol 2004; 49:817-24. [PMID: 15308426 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2004.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We examined the stress-strain and stress-relaxation properties of the periodontal ligament (PDL) in the rat molar at 2, 6, 12, and 24 months of age to elucidate age-related changes in the tooth support function of the PDL. DESIGN From the dissected left and right mandibles in each rat, a pair of transverse sections (ca. 0.45 mm in thickness) of the first molar was cut at the middle part of the mesial root. We then obtained a load-deformation curve for the PDL, using one of the paired sections. The other section was loaded to as much as 50% of the maximum load as determined from the contralateral section, and keeping the deformation constant for 10 min, a load-relaxation curve was obtained and analysed. RESULTS The maximum shear stress and tangent modulus decreased between 2 and 24 months of age. As the maximum shear strain increased with age (P < 0.001), the failure strain energy density did not change between 2 and 24 months of age. The stress-relaxation during the 10 min period decreased from 2 to 24 months of age (P < 0.01). The relaxation process of the PDL in each age was well described by a sum of three exponential decay functions. The age-related decrease in the relaxation was found to be mainly due to the increase in the relaxation time for the long-term relaxation component. CONCLUSION These results indicate that the maximum shear stress and stiffness of the rat molar PDL decrease between 2 and 24 months of age; but its toughness remains unchanged due to an increase in the extensibility. Our findings further indicate that the fluid flow and movements of macromolecules within the stretched PDL fibres during the stress-relaxation decrease with advancing age.
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- K Komatsu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-8501, Japan.
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Komatsu K, Shibata T, Shimada A, Viidik A, Chiba M. Age-related and regional differences in the stress–strain and stress–relaxation behaviours of the rat incisor periodontal ligament. J Biomech 2004; 37:1097-106. [PMID: 15165880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Groups of rats were killed at 2, 6, 12, and 24 months of age. From dissected left and right mandibles in each rat, three pairs of transverse sections were cut at the incisal, middle, and basal regions of the incisor. One section in each pair was loaded until failure and a stress-strain curve for the periodontal ligament (PDL) was obtained. The other section was loaded to up to 50% of the maximum shear stress as determined from the contralateral section and then kept at a constant strain for 10 min, to obtain the stress-relaxation curve at the same region of the PDL. The maximum shear stress and toughness increased with age at the incisal region and the maximum shear strain increased with age at the incisal and middle regions. The tangent modulus decreased with advancing age at the middle region. The stress-relaxation during 10 min decreased with advancing age at the incisal and basal regions, but not at the middle region. The relaxation process was well described by a sum of three exponential decay functions, reflecting the short-, medium-, and long-term relaxation components. The age-related decrease in the relaxation was mainly attributable to increases in the ratio and relaxation time of the long-term relaxation component. These results suggest that with advancing age the mechanical strength and toughness of the PDL are enhanced mostly at the incisal region and that the viscous fraction is relatively decreased at the incisal and basal regions along the long axis of the rat incisor.
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- K Komatsu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-8501, Japan.
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Several studies have highlighted the lack of age changes in the extracellular matrix of the periodontal ligament, but more needs to be known about cellular and functional changes (including the effects upon eruption). For this study, impeded and unimpeded eruption rates were measured over a 2-week period for the mandibular incisors of a group of 24-month-old rats. The technique used for measuring eruption was similar to that described by Bryer [15]. Both impeded and unimpeded eruption rates were found to be significantly increased (p < .01) compared with those obtained from a group of rats aged 8 weeks. These changes might be related to changes in the mechanism(s) responsible for the generation of the eruptive force(s) or to changes in the resistance of the tissues to such forces.
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- B J Moxham
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Biomedical Sciences Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3US, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Komatsu K, Mosekilde L, Viidik A, Chiba M. Polarized light microscopic analyses of collagen fibers in the rat incisor periodontal ligament in relation to areas, regions, and ages. THE ANATOMICAL RECORD 2002; 268:381-7. [PMID: 12420286 DOI: 10.1002/ar.10179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We prepared decalcified sagittal sections (20 microm thick) from the incisal, middle, and basal regions of the mandibular incisor of male Wistar rats aged 2, 6, 12, and 24 months, and examined the sections using polarized light microscopy. Most of the birefringent fibers appeared to run obliquely across the periodontal ligament. Birefringent fibers running parallel to the long axis of the incisor were also found in the intermediate area of the ligament. Similar fiber architecture was observed in all four age groups. Quantitative analysis showed that the retardation values of collagen were higher in the bone- and tooth-related areas and lower in the intermediate area of the ligament. The values for the bone- and tooth-related areas increased from the basal toward the incisal regions in all four age groups. Age-related changes in the retardation values were found only in the incisal region of the incisor. In the incisal region, the values for the bone- and tooth-related areas increased markedly from 2-24 months of age, whereas those for the intermediate area increased slightly but significantly with age. Our findings indicate that the degrees of molecular organization and alignment of collagen fibers in the bone- and tooth-related areas of the ligament are higher than those in the intermediate area and increase near the incisal region and with age. It is also suggested that the collagen fibers in the intermediate area remain immature along the long axis of the incisor throughout the life span of the animal.
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- Koichiro Komatsu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan.
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Tashiro K, Sawada T, Inoue S, Yanagisawa T. Development of oxytalan fibers in the rat molar periodontal ligament. J Periodontal Res 2002; 37:345-52. [PMID: 12366857 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0765.2002.01632.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Although oxytalan fibers are known to be a ubiquitous component of the periodontal ligament, little information has been available concerning their organization in the developing periodontal ligament. In the present study, growth and distribution of oxytalan fibers were examined in the developing periodontal ligament of rat molars aged 11, 14, 19, 21 and 28 days. A quantitative analysis of the fibers was made and the spatial relationship between the fibers and blood vessels was studied by means of a three-dimensional reconstruction of serial sections. At the beginning of root formation, oxytalan fibers appeared at first as dot-like structures around the root sheath as well as in areas very close to blood vessels. These structures were resolved in the electron microscope to be made up of 12-nm-wide microfibrils in the vicinity of the surface of the cells of the root sheath. In the process of development, these dot-like structures elongated into entities with helical appearances. As the development further proceeded, longer oxytalan fibers were produced in the apico-occlusal direction along with blood vessels. Quantitative analysis showed that an increase in oxytalan fibers coincided with an increase in the density of the vascular network in the developing periodontal ligament. Based on the results of the present study, the role of oxytalan fibers in the developing periodontal ligament may be in the maintenance of the integrity of the vascular system as previously suggested.
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- Keiji Tashiro
- Department of Ultrastructural Science, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan
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Takatsu M, Uyeno S, Komura J, Watanabe M, Ono T. Age-dependent alterations in mRNA level and promoter methylation of collagen alpha1(I) gene in human periodontal ligament. Mech Ageing Dev 1999; 110:37-48. [PMID: 10580690 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(99)00041-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In an attempt to understand the molecular mechanisms of age-dependent degenerative alteration in human periodontal tissues, we examined mRNA level and DNA methylation of collagen alpha1(I) gene. Using healthy periodontal ligament tissues from humans aged 9-76 years, we found that the collagen alpha1(I) mRNA level decreased almost linearly with age. It was observed in both Northern blot and dot blot hybridization. Examination of DNA methylation in the collagen alpha1(I) gene promoter region by its susceptibility to methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme followed by Southern blot analysis showed age-dependent increase of DNA methylation at -1705 and -80 positions located upstream of the gene. The data suggest the possible importance of alterations in collagen alpha1(I) gene expression and its DNA methylation in promoter region in age-dependent degeneration of periodontal ligament.
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- M Takatsu
- Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Tohoku University School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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Ababneh KT, Hall RC, Embery G. Immunolocalization of glycosaminoglycans in ageing, healthy and periodontally diseased human cementum. Arch Oral Biol 1998; 43:235-46. [PMID: 9631176 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(98)00001-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The distribution of glycosaminoglycans in the extracellular matrix of human cementum was investigated in periodontally involved and periodontal disease-free teeth separated into eight different age groups (from 12 to 90 years), to investigate possible changes in the distribution of glycosaminoglycan species associated with ageing and periodontal disease. A standard indirect immunoperoxidase technique was used, with a panel of monoclonal antibodies, 2B6, 3B3, 5D4, and 7D4, that recognize epitopes in chondroitin-4-sulphate/dermatan sulphate (C-4S/DS), chondroitin-6-sulphate (C-6S), keratan sulphate (KS) and a novel sulphated chondroitin sulphate (CS) epitope, respectively. Intense positive staining for C4-S/DS was observed at the margins and lumina of almost all the lacunae and canaliculi in cellular cementum in all sections. Immunoreactivity to C6-S, KS and novel CS epitopes was limited to a proportion of lacunae and canaliculi in all sections, although C6-S and the novel CS epitopes were more widely distributed than KS. In acellular cementum, there was no demonstrable staining for any of the glycosaminoglycans except where periodontal ligament (Sharpey's) fibres insert; periodontal ligament fibres inserting in cellular cementum also demonstrated positive immunoreactivity. In addition, the cementoblasts on the outer root surface, as well as the pericellular areas around a proportion of these cells, demonstrated positive immunoreactivity. These results indicate that glycosaminoglycan species present in human cementum include C4-S, DS, C6-S, and novel sulphated CS epitopes. KS is also present in cementum but is limited to a more restricted proportion of lacunae and canaliculi. Regional differences in the distribution of glycosaminoglycans exist between the two cementum types, but no qualitative differences in that distribution were observed between the various age groups or between periodontally involved and periodontal disease-free teeth. The immunoreactivity observed in a proportion of lacunae after staining for C6-S, KS, and novel sulphated CS epitopes could suggest the existence of different cementocyte subpopulations.
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- K T Ababneh
- Department of Basic Dental Science, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, U.K
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Lee W, McCulloch CA. Deregulation of collagen phagocytosis in aging human fibroblasts: effects of integrin expression and cell cycle. Exp Cell Res 1997; 237:383-93. [PMID: 9434634 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1997.3802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Intracellular degradation of collagen by phagocytosis in fibroblasts is essential for physiological remodeling of the extracellular matrix in a wide variety of connective tissues but imbalances between degradation and synthesis can lead to loss of tissue collagen. As aging is associated with loss of dermal and periodontal collagen and with increased lysomomal enzyme content in fibroblasts, we examined the regulation of collagen phagocytosis by integrin expression and the cell cycle in an in vitro fibroblast aging model. Two different fibroblast lines (CL1; CL2) at the fourth subculture were passaged up to replicative senescence to model aging processes in vitro. Cells were incubated with collagen-coated or BSA-coated green fluorescent beads for 3 h to assess alpha 2 beta 1-integrin-mediated or nonspecific phagocytosis, respectively. Single-cell suspensions were stained with DAPI and sulforhodamine 101 to separate cycling G1 and noncycling G0 cells. Staining for alpha 2-integrin, bead internalization, and bivariate analyses of DNA/protein content were measured by three-color flow cytometry. Serum deprivation was used to induce increases in the proportion of G0 cells. For G1 cells, the proportion of collagen phagocytic cells was > 50% for all passages and collagen beads were internalized > 5-fold more frequently than BSA beads. In contrast, G0 cells with diploid DNA content but low protein content exhibited greatly reduced phagocytic capacity (< 10% of cells internalized collagen or BSA beads), the number of beads per cells was 4-fold less, and alpha 2 integrin expression was very low compared to G1 cells. The proportion of collagen phagocytic cells and the proportion of alpha 2-integrin-positive cells increased with transit through the cell cycle. At higher passage numbers mean cell volume and cytoplasmic granularity were reduced approximately 30% but at replicative senescence cells with large surface area and subdiploid DNA predominated. The proportion of collagen and BSA phagocytic G1 cells increased 1.5- and 5-fold, respectively, and the number of beads per cell increased < 3-fold. However, surface alpha 2-integrin staining remained unchanged. These data indicate that the collagen and nonspecific internalization pathways were greatly unregulated, independent of cell cycle phase, and that cellular aging in vitro strongly influences the specificity and rate of phagocytic processes in fibroblasts. We suggest that age-related loss of collagen in connective tissues undergoing turnover may be a manifestation of a deregulated increase of collagen phagocytosis in which the net loss of degraded collagen exceeds new synthesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- W Lee
- MRC Group in Periodontal Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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