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Ravi V, Murashima-Suginami A, Kiso H, Tokita Y, Huang C, Bessho K, Takagi J, Sugai M, Tabata Y, Takahashi K. Advances in tooth agenesis and tooth regeneration. Regen Ther 2023; 22:160-168. [PMID: 36819612 PMCID: PMC9931762 DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2023.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The lack of treatment options for congenital (0.1%) and partial (10%) tooth anomalies highlights the need to develop innovative strategies. Over two decades of dedicated research have led to breakthroughs in the treatment of congenital and acquired tooth loss. We revealed that by inactivating USAG-1, congenital tooth agenesis can be successfully ameliorated during early tooth development and that the inactivation promotes late-stage tooth morphogenesis in double knockout mice. Furthermore, Anti- USAG-1 antibody treatment in mice is effective in tooth regeneration and can be a breakthrough in treating tooth anomalies in humans. With approximately 0.1% of the population suffering from congenital tooth agenesis and 10% of children worldwide suffering from partial tooth loss, early diagnosis will improve outcomes and the quality of life of patients. Understanding the role of pathogenic USAG-1 variants, their interacting gene partners, and their protein functions will help develop critical biomarkers. Advances in next-generation sequencing, mass spectrometry, and imaging technologies will assist in developing companion and predictive biomarkers to help identify patients who will benefit from tooth regeneration.
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- V. Ravi
- Toregem BioPharma Inc., Kyoto, Japan
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- Toregem BioPharma Inc., Kyoto, Japan,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Toregem BioPharma Inc., Kyoto, Japan,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of ThoracicSurgery, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Protein Synthesis and Expression, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Toregem BioPharma Inc., Kyoto, Japan,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan,Corresponding author. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan. Fax: +81-6-6312-8867.
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FDCSP Is an Immune-Associated Prognostic Biomarker in HPV-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12101458. [PMID: 36291667 PMCID: PMC9599724 DOI: 10.3390/biom12101458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: Head and neck squamous carcinoma (HNSC) poses a major threat to human life. The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the initiation and progression of HNSC is becoming more widely accepted. HPV-positive (HPV+) HNSC has shown unique responses to cancer therapies, which may be due to differences in immune cell infiltration. It is critical to determine how the immune responses to HPV in HNSC are regulated. Methods: Transcriptome data of HNSC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were analyzed. Then, the CIBERSORT algorithm was used to calculate immune cell infiltration in HNSC. FDCSP expression level was detected by qPCR in the HNSC tissues collected from the Nanfang Hospital. Results: Follicular dendritic cell secreted protein (FDCSP) was highly expressed in HPV+ HNSC, and higher expression of FDSCP was associated with a favorable prognosis. In HPV+ HNSC samples, FDCSP significantly increased the proportion of T follicular helper cells (TFHs). FDCSP expression was also found to be associated with TP53 mutation status in HPV+ HNSC. The function of FDCSP was intimately connected to chemokine pathways, particularly with the C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13 (CXCL13). We verified that the high expression of FDCSP in HPV+ HNSC and higher FDCSP is closely related to prognosis in HNSC samples we collected by qPCR. Conclusions: Collectively, these findings may provide fresh evidence that FDCSP is a potential chemokine-associated prognostic biomarker in HPV+ HNSC.
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Pagella P, de Vargas Roditi L, Stadlinger B, Moor AE, Mitsiadis TA. A single-cell atlas of human teeth. iScience 2021; 24:102405. [PMID: 33997688 PMCID: PMC8099559 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Teeth exert fundamental functions related to mastication and speech. Despite their great biomedical importance, an overall picture of their cellular and molecular composition is still missing. In this study, we have mapped the transcriptional landscape of the various cell populations that compose human teeth at single-cell resolution, and we analyzed in deeper detail their stem cell populations and their microenvironment. Our study identified great cellular heterogeneity in the dental pulp and the periodontium. Unexpectedly, we found that the molecular signatures of the stem cell populations were very similar, while their respective microenvironments strongly diverged. Our findings suggest that the microenvironmental specificity is a potential source for functional differences between highly similar stem cells located in the various tooth compartments and open new perspectives toward cell-based dental therapeutic approaches. Dental atlas of the pulp and periodontal tissues of human teeth Identification of three common MSC subclusters between dental pulp and periodontium Dental pulp and periodontal MSCs are similar, and their niches diverge
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- Pierfrancesco Pagella
- Orofacial Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Oral Biology, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 11, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Corresponding author
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- Orofacial Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Oral Biology, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 11, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Corresponding author
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Iwai Y, Noda K, Yamazaki M, Mezawa M, Takai H, Nakayama Y, Kitagawa M, Takata T, Ogata Y. Effects of interleukin-1β on human follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein gene expression in periodontal ligament cells. J Oral Sci 2018; 60:601-610. [PMID: 30587692 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.17-0473] [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: 11/01/2022]
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Follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein (FDC-SP) is expressed in FDCs, human periodontal ligament (HPL) cells, and junctional epithelium. To evaluate the effects of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) on FDC-SP gene expression in immortalized HPL cells, FDC-SP mRNA and protein levels in HPL cells following stimulation by IL-1β were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Luciferase (LUC), gel mobility shift, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analyses were performed to study the interaction between transcription factors and promoter regions in the human FDC-SP gene. IL-1β (1 ng/mL) induced the expression of FDC-SP mRNA and protein levels at 3 h, and reached maximum levels at 12 h. IL-1β increased LUC activities of constructs (-116FDCSP - -948FDCSP) including the FDC-SP gene promoter. Transcriptional inductions by IL-1β were partially inhibited by 3-base-pair (3-bp) mutations in the Yin Yang 1 (YY1), GATA, CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein2 (C/EBP2), or C/EBP3 in the -345FDCSP. IL-1β-induced -345FDCSP activities were inhibited by protein kinase A, tyrosine-kinase, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK)1/2, and PI3-kinase inhibitors. The results of gel shift and ChIP assays revealed that YY1, GATA, and C/EBP-β interacted with the YY1, GATA, C/EBP2, and C/EBP3 elements that were increased by IL-1β. These studies demonstrate that IL-1β increases FDC-SP gene transcription in HPL cells by targeting YY1, GATA, C/EBP2, and C/EBP3 in the human FDC-SP gene promoter.
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- Yasunobu Iwai
- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo.,Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo.,Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo.,Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo.,Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo
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Iwai Y, Noda K, Yamazaki M, Kato A, Mezawa M, Takai H, Nakayama Y, Ogata Y. Tumor necrosis factor-α regulates human follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein gene transcription in gingival epithelial cells. Genes Cells 2018; 23:161-171. [DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Yasunobu Iwai
- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
- Research Institute of Oral Science; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
- Research Institute of Oral Science; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
- Research Institute of Oral Science; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
- Research Institute of Oral Science; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Periodontology; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
- Research Institute of Oral Science; Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo; Chiba Japan
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Wu Y, Wang Y, Ji Y, Ou Y, Xia H, Zhang B, Zhao Y. C4orf7 modulates osteogenesis and adipogenesis of human periodontal ligament cells. Am J Transl Res 2017; 9:5708-5718. [PMID: 29312523 PMCID: PMC5752921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs), which have potential for multilineage differentiation, are candidates for use in regeneration of periodontal tissue defects; however, our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the lineage commitment of PDLCs remains limited. C4orf7, which is specifically expressed in the periodontal ligament (PDL) tissue, may be crucial in deciding the fate of PDLCs and regulating the periodontal bone balance. In this study, we examined the expression of C4orf7 in PDL tissue, using immunohistochemical staining. We transfected PDLCs with lentiviral vectors expressing C4orf7 and examined the effect of C4orf7 on the balance of PDLC osteogenic and osteoclastogenic differentiation. Osteogenic induction resulted in the downregulation of mRNA and protein expression levels of the osteogenic/cementoblastic markers: ALP, RUNX2, COL1, OPN, OPG, OSX, IBSP, CAP, and CEMP1. Transfected cells also exhibited an increased RANKL/OPG ratio, which is an indicator of osteoclastogenic differentiation. ALP activity assays and Alizarin red staining confirmed the negative effect of C4orf7 on PDLC osteogenic differentiation. Finally, we investigated the effect of C4orf7 on the lineage commitment of PDLCs to adipocytes. We observed increased expression levels of PPARγ2, GLUT4, ZFP423, FABP4, and LPL mRNAs, as well as a gradual accumulation of lipid droplets in the C4orf7-overexpressing group compared with controls. In summary, our data confirm that C4orf7 has an important role in the regulation of periodontal bone remodeling through promotion of the adipogenic/osteoclastogenic, and inhibition of the osteogenic/cementoblastic, differentiation of PDLCs. Therefore, C4orf7 is a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of periodontal disease and other bone metabolic disorders.
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- Yun Wu
- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430079, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan UniversityWuhan 430079, PR China
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Liu J, Bian H, Ding R, Chi X, Wang Y. Follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein may enhance osteoclastogenesis in periodontal disease. Connect Tissue Res 2015; 57:38-43. [PMID: 26577469 DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2015.1095892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein (FDC-SP) has been found to be expressed in periodontal ligament (PDL), a layer of soft connective tissue between tooth root and alveolar bone, and involved in immunoreaction. This study was performed to explore the potential role of FDC-SP in periodontal disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS The human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLCs) were stimulated with Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and FDC-SP expression was examined by real-time PCR and western blot. Then this molecule was overexpressed or silenced in hPDLCs by transfection of FDC-SP expression plasmids or its small-interfering (si) RNA, respectively, and the effects of FDC-SP on expression of osteogenesis- and osteoclastogenesis-related genes in hPDLCs were analyzed by real-time PCR and western blot. RESULTS Our results showed that P. gingivalis LPS upregulated FDC-SP expression in hPDLCs. Overexpression of FDC-SP could decrease the expression of osteogenesis-related genes, increase the expression of osteoclastogenesis-related genes and RANKL/OPG ratio in hPDLCs. Meanwhile, silence of FDC-SP expression in hPDLCs remarkably inversed the above results. CONCLUSIONS LPS-induced upregulation of FDC-SP expression in hPDLCs may enhance osteoclastogenesis in periodontal disease.
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- Jianru Liu
- a Department of Periodontology , Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology , Beijing , China
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- b Department of Stomatology , the First Affiliated Hospital of the Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , China
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- c Department of VIP dental service , Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology , Beijing , China
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- c Department of VIP dental service , Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology , Beijing , China
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- d Central laboratory , Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology , Beijing , China
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An S, Huang X, Gao Y, Ling J, Huang Y, Xiao Y. FGF-2 induces the proliferation of human periodontal ligament cells and modulates their osteoblastic phenotype by affecting Runx2 expression in the presence and absence of osteogenic inducers. Int J Mol Med 2015; 36:705-11. [PMID: 26133673 PMCID: PMC4533781 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The exact phenotype of human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLCs) remains a controversial area. Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) exhibits various functions and its effect on hPDLCs is also controversial. Therefore, the present study examined the effect of FGF-2 on the growth and osteoblastic phenotype of hPDLCs with or without osteogenic inducers (dexamethasone and β-glycerophosphate). FGF-2 was added to defined growth culture medium and osteogenic inductive culture medium. Cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and mineralization were measured. The selected differentiation markers, Runx2, collagen type I, α1 (Col1a1), osteocalcin (OCN) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), were investigated by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Runx2 and OCN protein expression was measured by western blotting. FGF-2 significantly increased the proliferation of hPDLCs, but did not affect alkaline phosphatase activity. RT-qPCR analysis revealed enhanced mRNA expression of Runx2, OCN and EGFR, but suppressed Col1a1 gene expression in the absence of osteogenic inducers, whereas all these gene levels had no clear trend in their presence. The Runx2 protein expression was clearly increased, but the OCN protein level showed no evident trend. The mineralization assay demonstrated that FGF-2 inhibited mineralized matrix deposition with osteogenic inducers. These results suggested that FGF-2 induces the growth of immature hPDLCs, which is a competitive inhibitor of epithelial downgrowth, and suppresses their differentiation into mineralized tissue by affecting Runx2 expression. Therefore, this may lead to the acceleration of periodontal regeneration.
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- Shaofeng An
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat‑sen University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510055, P.R. China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat‑sen University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510055, P.R. China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat‑sen University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510055, P.R. China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat‑sen University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510055, P.R. China
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat‑sen University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510055, P.R. China
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
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Ganss B, Abbarin N. Maturation and beyond: proteins in the developmental continuum from enamel epithelium to junctional epithelium. Front Physiol 2014; 5:371. [PMID: 25309457 PMCID: PMC4174742 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Enamel, covering the surface of teeth, is the hardest substance in mammals. It is designed to last a lifetime in spite of severe environmental challenges. Enamel is formed in a biomineralization process that is essentially divided into secretory and maturation stages. While the molecular events of enamel formation during the secretory stage have been elucidated to some extent, the mechanisms of enamel maturation are less defined, and little is known about the molecules present beyond the maturation stage. Several genes, all located within the secreted calcium-binding phosphoprotein (SCPP) gene cluster, were recently shown to be expressed during the developmental continuum from maturation stage ameloblasts to junctional epithelium (JE). This review introduces four such genes and their protein products, and presents our current state of knowledge on their roles, primarily in enamel formation and JE biology. The discovery of these proteins, and a more detailed analysis of their biological functions, will likely contribute to a more thorough understanding of the molecular mechanisms of enamel maturation and dentogingival attachment.
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- Bernhard Ganss
- Matrix Dynamics Group, Mineralized Tissue Lab, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Mineralized Tissue Lab, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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Takahashi S, Fukuda M, Mitani A, Fujimura T, Iwamura Y, Sato S, Kubo T, Sugita Y, Maeda H, Shinomura T, Noguchi T. Follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein is decreased in experimental periodontitis concurrently with the increase of interleukin-17 expression and the Rankl/Opg mRNA ratio. J Periodontal Res 2013; 49:390-7. [PMID: 23869744 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE T-helper type 17 (Th17) cells produce interleukin-17 (IL-17) and help to protect against inflammation and infection in periodontal disease. Furthermore, while follicular dendritic cell-secreted protein (FDC-SP) may be involved in the inflammation of periodontal tissue, the biological role of FDP-SP in periodontal disease is still unknown. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the expression of IL-17 and FDC-SP in experimental periodontitis in rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seven-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into baseline control, sham and test groups. Experimental periodontitis was induced by placing a ligature in the mesiopalatal area, and untreated rats served as a baseline control group. Morphological changes in alveolar bone were investigated 7, 14 and 28 d after treatment. Expression of the Rankl, osteoprotegerin (Opg) and Il17 genes was analyzed 5 and 7 d after the induction of experimental periodontitis. RESULTS Alveolar bone resorption progressed in the test group for 7 d, but not thereafter. At 5 d after the induction of periodontitis, the Rankl/Opg mRNA ratio and the expression of IL-17 in the test group were significantly increased compared with the respective values in the baseline control group; however, there were no significant differences between the test and control groups at 7 d. The expression of FDC-SP was significantly decreased in the test group compared with the baseline control group at 5 and 7 d after the induction of periodontitis, and this value had returned to normal levels at 14 and 28 d. CONCLUSION These results suggest that both IL-17 and FDC-SP could be involved in the inflammatory response, and FDC-SP in the junctional epithelium might play an important role in the Th17 cell-related immune response.
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- S Takahashi
- Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
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