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Sunohara M, Morikawa S, Shimada K, Suzuki K. Spatiotemporal expression profiles of c-Mpl mRNA in the tooth germ: Comparative expression dynamics of vascularization-related genes. Ann Anat 2024; 253:152227. [PMID: 38336176 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2024.152227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Vascularization is an essential event for both embryonic organ development and tissue repair in adults. During mouse tooth development, endothelial cells migrate into dental papilla during the cap stage, and form blood vessels through angiogenesis. Megakaryocytes and/or platelets, as other hematopoietic cells, express angiogenic molecules and can promote angiogenesis in adult tissues. However, it remains unknown which cells are responsible for attracting and leading blood vessels through the dental papilla during tooth development. METHODS Here we analyzed the spatiotemporal expression of c-Mpl mRNA in developing molar teeth of fetal mice. Expression patterns were then compared with those of several markers of hematopoietic cells as well as of angiogenic elements including CD41, erythropoietin receptor, CD34, angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), Tie-2, and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor2 (VEGFR2) through in situ hybridization or immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Cells expressing c-Mpl mRNA was found in several parts of the developing tooth germ, including the peridental mesenchyme, dental papilla, enamel organ, and dental lamina. This expression occurred in a spatiotemporally controlled fashion. CD41-expressing cells were not detected during tooth development. The spatiotemporal expression pattern of c-Mpl mRNA in the dental papilla was similar to that of Ang-1, which preceded invasion of endothelial cells. Eventually, at the early bell stage, the c-Mpl mRNA signal was detected in morphologically differentiating odontoblasts that accumulated in the periphery of the dental papilla along the inner enamel epithelium layer of the future cusp region. CONCLUSION During tooth development, several kinds of cells express c-Mpl mRNA in a spatiotemporally controlled fashion, including differentiating odontoblasts. We hypothesize that c-Mpl-expressing cells appearing in the forming dental papilla at the cap stage are odontoblast progenitor cells that migrate to the site of odontoblast differentiation. There they attract vascular endothelial cells into the forming dental papilla and lead cells toward the inner enamel epithelium layer through production of angiogenic molecules (e.g., Ang-1) during migration to the site of differentiation. C-Mpl may regulate apoptosis and/or proliferation of expressing cells in order to execute normal development of the tooth.
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- Masataka Sunohara
- Department of Anatomy, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, The Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, The Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, The Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Shimomura-Kuroki J, Tsuneki M, Ida-Yonemochi H, Seino Y, Yamamoto K, Hirao Y, Yamamoto T, Ohshima H. Establishing protein expression profiles involved in tooth development using a proteomic approach. Odontology 2023; 111:839-853. [PMID: 36792749 DOI: 10.1007/s10266-023-00790-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Various growth and transcription factors are involved in tooth development and developmental abnormalities; however, the protein dynamics do not always match the mRNA expression level. Using a proteomic approach, this study comprehensively analyzed protein expression in epithelial and mesenchymal tissues of the tooth germ during development. First molar tooth germs from embryonic day 14 and 16 Crlj:CD1 (ICR) mouse embryos were collected and separated into epithelial and mesenchymal tissues by laser microdissection. Mass spectrometry of the resulting proteins was carried out, and three types of highly expressed proteins [ATP synthase subunit beta (ATP5B), receptor of activated protein C kinase 1 (RACK1), and calreticulin (CALR)] were selected for immunohistochemical analysis. The expression profiles of these proteins were subsequently evaluated during all stages of amelogenesis using the continuously growing incisors of 3-week-old male ICR mice. Interestingly, these three proteins were specifically expressed depending on the stage of amelogenesis. RACK1 was highly expressed in dental epithelial and mesenchymal tissues during the proliferation and differentiation stages of odontogenesis, except for the pigmentation stage, whereas ATP5B and CALR immunoreactivity was weak in the enamel organ during the early stages, but became intense during the maturation and pigmentation stages, although the timing of the increased protein expression was different between the two. Overall, RACK1 plays an important role in maintaining the cell proliferation and differentiation in the apical end of incisors. In contrast, ATP5B and CALR are involved in the transport of minerals and the removal of organic materials as well as matrix deposition for CALR.
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- Junko Shimomura-Kuroki
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8 Hamauracho, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8580, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8 Hamauracho, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8580, Japan
- Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
- Medmain Research, Medmain Inc., 2-4-5-104, Akasaka, Chuo-Ku, Fukuoka, 810-0042, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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- Biofluid Biomarker Center, Institute for Research Collaboration and Promotion, Niigata University, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Biofluid Biomarker Center, Institute for Research Collaboration and Promotion, Niigata University, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Biofluid Biomarker Center, Institute for Research Collaboration and Promotion, Niigata University, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Hard Tissue, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2-5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan
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Tooth agenesis is a common structural birth defect in humans that results from failure of morphogenesis during early tooth development. The homeobox transcription factor Msx1 and the canonical Wnt signaling pathway are essential for "bud to cap" morphogenesis and are causal factors for tooth agenesis. Our recent study suggested that Msx1 regulates Wnt signaling during early tooth development by suppressing the expression of Dkk2 and Sfrp2 in the tooth bud mesenchyme, and it demonstrated partial rescue of Msx1-deficient molar teeth by a combination of DKK inhibition and genetic inactivation of SFRPs. In this study, we found that Sostdc1/Wise, another secreted Wnt antagonist, is involved in regulating the odontogenic pathway downstream of Msx1. Whereas Sostdc1 expression in the developing tooth germ was not increased in Msx1-/- embryos, genetic inactivation of Sostdc1 rescued maxillary molar, but not mandibular molar, morphogenesis in Msx1-/- mice with full penetrance. Since the Msx1-/-;Sostdc1-/- embryos exhibited ectopic Dkk2 expression in the developing dental mesenchyme, similar to Msx1-/- embryos, we generated and analyzed tooth development in Msx1-/-;Dkk2-/- double and Msx1-/-;Dkk2-/-;Sostdc1-/- triple mutant mice. The Msx1-/-;Dkk2-/- double mutants showed rescued maxillary molar morphogenesis at high penetrance, with a small percentage also exhibiting mandibular molars that transitioned to the cap stage. Furthermore, tooth development was rescued in the maxillary and mandibular molars, with full penetrance, in the Msx1-/-;Dkk2-/-;Sostdc1-/- mice. Together, these data reveal 1) that a key role of Msx1 in driving tooth development through the bud-to-cap transition is to control the expression of Dkk2 and 2) that modulation of Wnt signaling activity by Dkk2 and Sostdc1 plays a crucial role in the Msx1-dependent odontogenic pathway during early tooth morphogenesis.
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- J.-M. Lee
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Anatomy, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Al Thamin S, Chiba Y, Yoshizaki K, Tian T, Jia L, Wang X, Saito K, Li J, Yamada A, Fukumoto S. Transcriptional regulation of the basic helix-loop-helix factor AmeloD during tooth development. J Cell Physiol 2021; 236:7533-7543. [PMID: 33844290 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The epithelial-mesenchymal interactions are essential for the initiation and regulation of the development of teeth. Following the initiation of tooth development, numerous growth factors are secreted by the dental epithelium and mesenchyme that play critical roles in cellular differentiation. During tooth morphogenesis, the dental epithelial stem cells differentiate into several cell types, including inner enamel epithelial cells, which then differentiate into enamel matrix-secreting ameloblasts. Recently, we reported that the novel basic-helix-loop-helix transcription factor, AmeloD, is actively engaged in the development of teeth as a regulator of dental epithelial cell motility. However, the gene regulation mechanism of AmeloD is still unknown. In this study, we aimed to uncover the mechanisms regulating AmeloD expression during tooth development. By screening growth factors that are important in the early stages of tooth formation, we found that TGF-β1 induced AmeloD expression and ameloblast differentiation in the dental epithelial cell line, SF2. TGF-β1 phosphorylated ERK1/2 and Smad2/3 to induce AmeloD expression, whereas treatment with the MEK inhibitor, U0126, inhibited AmeloD induction. Promoter analysis of AmeloD revealed that the proximal promoter of AmeloD showed high activity in dental epithelial cell lines, which was enhanced following TGF-β1 stimulation. These results suggested that TGF-β1 activates AmeloD transcription via ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanisms that govern tooth development.
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- Shahad Al Thamin
- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
- Section of Oral Medicine for Children, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health and Development Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
- Section of Oral Medicine for Children, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Sánchez-Romero C, Carreón-Burciaga R, Gónzalez-Gónzalez R, Villarroel-Dorrego M, Molina-Frechero N, Bologna-Molina R. Perilipin 1 and adipophilin immunoexpression suggests the presence of lipid droplets in tooth germ, ameloblastoma, and ameloblastic carcinoma. J Oral Pathol Med 2021; 50:708-715. [PMID: 33733498 DOI: 10.1111/jop.13175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increased lipogenesis and lipid droplet accumulation are observed in diverse tumors, and these processes are associated with poor prognosis in several tumors, representing potential therapeutic targets. The presence of lipid droplets in odontogenic tissues and/or tumors is unknown. METHODS Immunohistochemistry for perilipin 1 and adipophilin was performed in 12 human tooth germs (TG), 27 conventional ameloblastoma (AM), and 8 ameloblastic carcinoma (AC) samples. Cytoplasmic staining was analyzed using an immunoreactive score (IRS), and the results were compared for the TG, AM, and AC samples by Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn's post-test and confirmed by Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS Perilipin 1 was negative in 91.7% of the TG samples, positive in 48.2% of the AM samples, and positive in 87.5% of the AC samples. Adipophilin was positive in 100% of the TG samples, 92.6% of the AM samples, and 100% of the AC samples. The perilipin 1 and adipophilin IRS revealed statistically significant differences between the TG, AM, and AC samples (p = .007 and p = .018, respectively). The perilipin 1 levels among the TG and AC samples were statically significant (**p = .0085), as well as the adipophilin levels when TG and AM samples were compared (**p < .0029). CONCLUSIONS Adipophilin exhibits significant activity in human tooth development. The immunoexpression of perilipin 1 and adipophilin in the AM and AC samples suggests the presence of lipid droplets, providing further evidence of metabolic alterations in these tumors. Additional studies with larger samples and alternative techniques are necessary to confirm these findings.
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- Celeste Sánchez-Romero
- Molecular Pathology Area, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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- Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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- Molecular Pathology Area, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Mexico
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Shin YK, Cheon S, Kim SD, Moon JS, Kim JY, Kim SH, Park C, Kim MS. Identification of novel candidate genes implicated in odontogenic potential in the developing mouse tooth germ using transcriptome analysis. Genes Genomics 2021; 43:1087-1094. [PMID: 34302633 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-021-01130-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND In tooth bioengineering for replacement therapy of missing teeth, the utilized cells must possess an inductive signal-forming ability to initiate odontogenesis. This ability is called odontogenic potential. In mice, the odontogenic potential signal is known to be translocated from the epithelium to the mesenchyme at the early bud stage in the developing molar tooth germ. However, the identity of the molecular constituents of this process remains unclear. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to determine the molecular identity of odontogenic potential and to provide a new perspective in the field of tooth development research. METHODS In this study, whole transcriptome profiles of the mouse molar tooth germ epithelium and mesenchyme were investigated using the RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) technique. The analyzed transcriptomes corresponded to two developmental stages, embryonic day 11.5 (E11.5) and 14.5 (E14.5), which represent the odontogenic potential shifts. RESULTS We identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs), which were specifically overexpressed in both the E11.5 epithelium and E14.5 mesenchyme, but not expressed in their respective counterparts. Of the 55 DEGs identified, the top three most expressed transcription factor genes (transcription factor AP-2 beta isoform 3 [TFAP2B], developing brain homeobox protein 2 [DBX2], and insulin gene enhancer protein ISL-1 [ISL1]) and three tooth development-related genes (transcription factor HES-5 [HES5], platelet-derived growth factor D precursor [PDGFD], semaphrin-3 A precursor [SEMA3A]) were selected and validated by quantitative RT-PCR. Using immunofluorescence staining, the TFAP2B protein expression was found to be localized only at the E11.5 epithelium and E14.5 mesenchyme. CONCLUSIONS Thus, our empirical findings in the present study may provide a new perspective into the characterization of the molecules responsible for the odontogenic potential and may have an implication in the cell-based whole tooth regeneration strategy.
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- Yeo-Kyeong Shin
- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, IHBR, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea.
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea.
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Dornelles FML, Wagner VP, Fonseca FP, Ariotti C, Carrard VC, Vargas PA, Sánchez-Romero C, Beovide V, Bologna-Molina R, Martins MD. BDNF/TrkB/Akt Signaling Pathway Epithelial Odontogenic Tumors and Keratocyst: An Immunohistochemical Study Comparative With Dental Germs. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2021; 29:366-373. [PMID: 32941187 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Odontogenic lesions (OL) are an important group of oral and maxillofacial diseases represented by odontogenic cysts, benign, and malignant tumors. The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/ tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) signaling pathway has multiple biological actions and has been identified as an important pathway in the proliferation, invasion, and survival of different epithelial tumors. Its role in the development of OL, however, has so far been unexplored. Our aim was to evaluate the BDNF/TrkB/Akt/p-RPS6 signaling pathway in OL of epithelial origin. This cross-sectional study comprised 3 cases of tooth germs, 25 cases of odontogenic keratocyst (OK), 29 cases of ameloblastoma (Am), and 6 cases of ameloblastic carcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining for BDNF, TrkB, p-Akt, and p-RPS6 was performed. OLs were evaluated according to the pattern of immunohistochemical expression in epithelial cells and by semiquantitative scores that considered the intensity of staining and percentage of positive cells. BDNF stromal expression was also assessed. No significant differences were observed with respect to the percentage of positive cases for all markers. Regarding the immunoreactive scores, BDNF and p-RPS6 expressions were similar in the odontogenic epithelium of all OL. However, TrkB and p-Akt were overexpressed in OK compared with ameloblastic carcinoma. In Am, epithelial BDNF was significantly higher compared with stromal expression. In conclusion, BDNF seems to participate in the development of cystic, benign, and malignant odontogenic epithelium to similar degrees. The acquisition of the invasive or malignant phenotype in odontogenic neoplasms is not associated with alterations in the BDNF/TrkB/Akt/RPS6 axis, which could be implicated in the differentiation process.
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- Florencia M L Dornelles
- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- Molecular Pathology Area, School of Dentistry, Universidad de La Republica (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba
- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba
- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Molecular Pathology Area, School of Dentistry, Universidad de La Republica (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Molecular Pathology Area, School of Dentistry, Universidad de La Republica (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Molecular Pathology Area, School of Dentistry, Universidad de La Republica (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba
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Woodruff ED, Gutierrez GC, Van Otterloo E, Williams T, Cohn MJ. Anomalous incisor morphology indicates tissue-specific roles for Tfap2a and Tfap2b in tooth development. Dev Biol 2021; 472:67-74. [PMID: 33460639 PMCID: PMC8018193 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Mice possess two types of teeth that differ in their cusp patterns; incisors have one cusp and molars have multiple cusps. The patterning of these two types of teeth relies on fine-tuning of the reciprocal molecular signaling between dental epithelial and mesenchymal tissues during embryonic development. The AP-2 transcription factors, particularly Tfap2a and Tfap2b, are essential components of such epithelial-mesenchymal signaling interactions that coordinate craniofacial development in mice and other vertebrates, but little is known about their roles in the regulation of tooth development and shape. Here we demonstrate that incisors and molars differ in their temporal and spatial expression of Tfap2a and Tfap2b. At the bud stage, Tfap2a is expressed in both the epithelium and mesenchyme of the incisors and molars, but Tfap2b expression is restricted to the molar mesenchyme, only later appearing in the incisor epithelium. Tissue-specific deletions show that loss of the epithelial domain of Tfap2a and Tfap2b affects the number and spatial arrangement of the incisors, notably resulting in duplicated lower incisors. In contrast, deletion of these two genes in the mesenchymal domain has little effect on tooth development. Collectively these results implicate epithelial expression of Tfap2a and Tfap2b in regulating the extent of the dental lamina associated with patterning the incisors and suggest that these genes contribute to morphological differences between anterior (incisor) and posterior (molar) teeth within the mammalian dentition.
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- Emily D Woodruff
- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Luo J, Tan X, Ye L, Wang C. C-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway activation is essential for dental papilla cells polarization. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0233944. [PMID: 33770099 PMCID: PMC7996994 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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During tooth development, dental papilla cells differentiate into odontoblasts with polarized morphology and cell function. Our previous study indicated that the C-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway regulates human dental papilla cell adhesion, migration, and formation of focal adhesion complexes. The aim of this study was to further examine the role of the JNK pathway in dental papilla cell polarity formation. Histological staining, qPCR, and Western Blot suggested the activation of JNK signaling in polarized mouse dental papilla tissue. After performing an in vitro tooth germ organ culture and cell culture, we found that JNK inhibitor SP600125 postponed tooth germ development and reduced the polarization, migration and differentiation of mouse dental papilla cells (mDPCs). Next, we screened up-regulated polarity-related genes during dental papilla development and mDPCs or A11 differentiation. We found that Prickle3, Golga2, Golga5, and RhoA were all up-regulated, which is consistent with JNK signaling activation. Further, constitutively active RhoA mutant (RhoA Q63L) partly rescued the inhibition of SP600125 on cell differentiation and polarity formation of mDPCs. To sum up, this study suggests that JNK signaling has a positive role in the formation of dental papilla cell polarization.
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- Jiao Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Endodontics, College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Moon JS, Nam YS, Kang JH, Yang DW, Kim DY, Lee SY, Ko HM, Kim MS, Kim SH. Regulatory role of insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins in odontogenic mineralization in rats. J Mol Histol 2021; 52:63-75. [PMID: 33141361 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-020-09923-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Much information is currently available for molecules in early odontogenesis, but there is limited knowledge regarding terminal cytodifferentiation of ameloblasts and odontoblasts for the determination of normal crown morphology. The present differential display PCR (DD-PCR) revealed that insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) was differentially expressed in molar tooth germs between the cap (before crown mineralization) and root formation (after crown mineralization) stages. Real-time PCR confirmed that the expression levels of IGFBP1-4 were not significantly changed but those of IGFBP5-7 were upregulated in a time-dependent manner. Immunoreactivities for IGFBP5-7 were hardly seen in molar germs at the cap/early bell stage and protective-stage ameloblasts at the root formation stage. However, the reactivity was strong in odontoblasts and maturation-stage ameloblasts, which are morphologically and functionally characterized by wide intercellular space and active enamel matrix mineralization. The localization of each IGFBP was temporospatial. IGFBP5 was localized in the nuclei of fully differentiated odontoblasts and ameloblasts, while IGFBP6 was localized in the apical cytoplasm of ameloblasts and odontoblasts with dentinal tubules, and IGFBP7 was mainly found in the whole cytoplasm of odontoblasts and the intercellular space of ameloblasts. IGFBP silencing using specific siRNAs upregulated representative genes for dentinogenesis and amelogenesis, such as DMP1 and amelogenin, respectively, and augmented the differentiation media-induced mineralization, which was confirmed by alizarin red s and alkaline phosphatase staining. These results suggest that IGFBP5-7 may play independent and redundant regulatory roles in late-stage odontogenesis by modulating the functional differentiation of ameloblasts and odontoblasts.
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- Jung-Sun Moon
- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Wu J, Li H, Han L, Sun T, Tian Y, Wang X. The spatiotemporal expression pattern of Syndecans in murine embryonic teeth. Gene Expr Patterns 2020; 36:119109. [PMID: 32220631 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2020.119109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The hierarchical interactions between the dental epithelium and dental mesenchyme represent a common paradigm for organogenesis. During tooth development, various morphogens interact with extracellular components in the extracellular matrix and on the cell surfaces to transmit regulatory signaling into cells. We recently found pivotal roles of FAM20B-catalyzed proteoglycans in the control of murine tooth number at embryonic stages. However, the expression pattern of proteoglycans in embryonic teeth has not been well understood. We extracted total RNA from E14.5 murine tooth germs for semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis of 29 proteoglycans, and identified 23 of them in the embryonic teeth. As a major subfamily of FAM20B-catalyzed proteoglycans, Syndecans are important candidates being potentially involved in the tooth development of mice. We examined the expression pattern of Syndecans in embryonic teeth using in situ hybridization (ISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) approaches. Syndecan-1 is mainly present in the dental mesenchyme at early embryonic stages. Subsequently, its expression expands to both dental epithelium and dental mesenchyme. Syndecan-2 is strongly expressed in the dental mesenchyme at early embryonic stages, then shifts to the stratum intermedium and inner dental epithelium at cap stages. Syndecan-3 shows a gradually increased expression that initially in the dental epithelium of both incisors and molars and then in the inner dental epithelium and stratum intermedium in molars alone. Syndecan-4 is localized in the dental epithelium in incisors and the dental follicle mesenchyme in molars at early cap stage. The spatiotemporal expression pattern of Syndecans in murine embryonic teeth suggest potential roles of these proteoglycans in murine tooth morphogenesis.
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- Jingyi Wu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA, 75246; Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA, 75246; Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA, 75246; West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA, 75246; Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA, 75246; West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, USA, 75246.
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Bologna-Molina R, Mikami T, Pereira-Prado V, Tapia-Repetto G, Pires FR, Carlos R, Mosqueda-Taylor A. Primordial odontogenic tumor: Subepithelial expression of Syndecan-1 and Ki-67 suggests origin during early odontogenesis. Oral Dis 2018; 24:72-77. [PMID: 29480622 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Primordial odontogenic tumor (POT) is composed of variably cellular myxoid connective tissue, surrounded by cuboidal to columnar odontogenic epithelium resembling the inner epithelium of the enamel organ, which often invaginates into the underlying connective tissue. The tumor is delimited at least partially by a thin fibrous capsule. It derives from the early stages of tooth development. Syndecan-1 is a heparan sulfate proteoglycan that has a physiological role in several cellular functions, including maintenance of the epithelial architecture, cell-to-cell adhesion and interaction of cells with extracellular matrix, and with diverse growth factors, stimulating cell proliferation. Ki-67 is considered the gold standard as a cell proliferation marker. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of Syndecan-1 and Ki-67 proliferation index in POT and normal tooth germs to better understand the biological behavior of this tumor. Results showed that Syndecan-1 was more intensely expressed in subepithelial mesenchymal areas of POT, in a pattern that resembles the early stages of tooth development. The cell proliferation index (4.1%) suggests that POT is a slow growing tumor. Syndecan-1 expression in tooth germs in late cap and early bell stages was similar to POT, showing immunopositivity in subepithelial mesenchymal condensed areas. The immunohistochemical findings showed a pattern in which the population of subepithelial mesenchymal cells exhibited greater proliferative activity than the central portion of the dental papilla.
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- R Bologna-Molina
- Molecular Pathology Area, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Division of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Molecular Pathology Area, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Histology Area, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- School of Dentistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Pathology Division, Centro Clínico de Cabeza y Cuello/Hospital Herrera-Llerandi, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Health Care Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
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Bologna-Molina R, Pereira-Prado V, Sánchez-Romero C, Tapia-Repetto G, Soria S, Hernandez M, Gónzalez-Gónzalez R, Molina-Frechero M, Mikami T. Expression of hMLH1 and hMSH2 proteins in ameloblastomas and tooth germs. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018; 23:e126-e131. [PMID: 29476681 PMCID: PMC5911352 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.22210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mismatch repair proteins (MMRPs) are a group of nuclear enzymes that participate in the repair of base mismatches that occur during DNA replication in all proliferating cells. The most studied MMRPs are hMSH2 and hMLH1, which are known to be highly expressed in normal tissues. A loss of MMRPs leads to the accumulation of DNA replication errors in proliferating cells. Ki-67 is a biomarker regarded to be the gold-standard tool for determining cell proliferation by immunohistochemical methods. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of hMLH1, hMSH2 and Ki-67 proteins in ameloblastomas and tooth germs, to contribute to the understanding of the development of this odontogenic neoplasm. MATERIAL AND METHODS Immunohistochemical assays to determine the presence of proteins hMSH2, hMLH1 and Ki-67 were performed in 80 ameloblastomas (40 solid and 40 unicystic) and five tooth germs. RESULTS Unicystic ameloblastomas showed higher MMRP expression (hMLH1: 62.5 ± 43.4; hMSH2: 83.3 ± 47.8) than did solid ameloblastomas (hMLH1: 59.4 ± 13.5; hMSH2: 75.8 ± 40.2). Additionally, the cell proliferation index assessed by Ki-67 was inversely proportional to the expression of MMRP. Comparison between tooth germs and ameloblastoma revealed significantly higher expression of hMLH1, hMSH2 and Ki-67 in tooth germs (p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS The differences of MMRP and Ki-67 immunoexpression between ameloblastomas and tooth germ suggest that alterations in the MMRP mechanisms could participate in the biological behavior of ameloblastomas.
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- R Bologna-Molina
- School of Dentistry, Molecular Pathology Area, Universidad de la República, Las Heras 1925, Montevideo, Uruguay,
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Sánchez-Romero C, Bologna-Molina R, Mosqueda-Taylor A, de Almeida OP. Immunohistochemical expression of podoplanin (D2-40), lymphangiogenesis, and neoangiogenesis in tooth germ, ameloblastomas, and ameloblastic carcinomas. J Oral Pathol Med 2017; 46:618-624. [PMID: 27859616 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ameloblastoma is a benign but locally aggressive odontogenic tumor, while ameloblastic carcinoma is its malignant counterpart. Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in malignancies have been correlated with higher aggressiveness and poor prognosis, as well as greater expression of podoplanin by tumoral cells. METHODS Immunohistochemical expression of podoplanin, CD34, and CD105 (endoglin) was evaluated in 53 ameloblastomas and three ameloblastic carcinomas; additionally, immunohistochemistry for podoplanin was also performed in 10 tooth germs. Microvessel density of blood and lymphatic vessels was calculated and compared between ameloblastomas and ameloblastic carcinomas. Immunoexpression of podoplanin by ameloblastic cells was evaluated in tooth germs, ameloblastomas, and ameloblastic carcinomas. RESULTS Podoplanin was similarly expressed by odontogenic epithelial cells of tooth germs and ameloblastomas, while its expression was lower in ameloblastic carcinomas. There was no difference in microvessel density assessed by CD34 between ameloblastomas and ameloblastic carcinomas; nevertheless, the latter presented higher amounts of lymphatic and new formed blood vessels. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that podoplanin does not seem to be involved in invasion mechanisms of ameloblastic carcinomas, as its expression was decreased in the malignant tumoral cells. On the other hand, the increased lymphatic microvessel density and neoangiogenesis found in ameloblastic carcinomas could be related to its aggressiveness and potential for metastasis.
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- Celeste Sánchez-Romero
- Oral Pathology Section, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Molecular Pathology Area, School of Dentistry, Universidad de La República (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Oral Pathology Section, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Takara K, Maruo N, Oka K, Kaji C, Hatakeyama Y, Sawa N, Kato Y, Yamashita J, Kojima H, Sawa Y. Morphological study of tooth development in podoplanin-deficient mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171912. [PMID: 28222099 PMCID: PMC5319687 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Podoplanin is a mucin-type highly O-glycosylated glycoprotein identified in several somatyic cells: podocytes, alveolar epithelial cells, lymphatic endothelial cells, lymph node stromal fibroblastic reticular cells, osteocytes, odontoblasts, mesothelial cells, glia cells, and others. It has been reported that podoplanin-RhoA interaction induces cytoskeleton relaxation and cell process stretching in fibroblastic cells and osteocytes, and that podoplanin plays a critical role in type I alveolar cell differentiation. It appears that podoplanin plays a number of different roles in contributing to cell functioning and growth by signaling. However, little is known about the functions of podoplanin in the somatic cells of the adult organism because an absence of podoplanin is lethal at birth by the respiratory failure. In this report, we investigated the tooth germ development in podoplanin-knockout mice, and the dentin formation in podoplanin-conditional knockout mice having neural crest-derived cells with deficiency in podoplanin by the Wnt1 promoter and enhancer-driven Cre recombinase: Wnt1-Cre;PdpnΔ/Δmice. In the Wnt1-Cre;PdpnΔ/Δmice, the tooth and alveolar bone showed no morphological abnormalities and grow normally, indicating that podoplanin is not critical in the development of the tooth and bone.
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- Kenyo Takara
- Department of Oral Growth & Development, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Odontology, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Oral Growth & Development, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Oral Growth & Development, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Morphological Biology, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Regional Innovation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Oral Growth & Development, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Morphological Biology, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
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Jiang T, Liu F, Wang WG, Jiang X, Wen X, Hu KJ, Xue Y. Distribution of Cathepsin K in Late Stage of Tooth Germ Development and Its Function in Degrading Enamel Matrix Proteins in Mouse. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169857. [PMID: 28095448 PMCID: PMC5240959 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Cathepsin K (CTSK) is a member of cysteine proteinase family, and is predominantly expressed in osteoclastsfor degradationof bone matrix proteins. Given the similarity in physical properties of bone and dental mineralized tissues, including enamel, dentin and cementum, CTSK is likely to take part in mineralization process during odontogenesis. On the other hand, patients with pycnodysostosis caused by mutations of the CTSK gene displayedmultipledental abnormalities, such as hypoplasia of the enamel, obliterated pulp chambers, hypercementosis and periodontal disease. Thereforeitis necessary to study the metabolic role of CTSK in tooth matrix proteins. In this study, BALB/c mice at embryonic day 18 (E18), post-natal day 1 (P1), P5, P10 and P20 were used (5 mice at each time point)for systematic analyses of CTSK expression in the late stage of tooth germ development. We found that CTSK was abundantly expressed in the ameloblasts during secretory and maturation stages (P5 and P10) by immunohistochemistry stainings.During dentinogenesis, the staining was also intense in the mineralization stage (P5 and P10),but not detectable in the early stage of dentin formation (P1) and after tooth eruption (P20).Furthermore, through zymography and digestion test in vitro, CTSK was proved to be capable of hydrolyzing Emdogain and also cleaving Amelogenininto multiple products. Our resultsshed lights on revealing new functions of CTSK and pathogenesis of pycnodysostosis in oral tissues.
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- Tao Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China
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- Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China
- Department of Stomatology, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi’an, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China
- Medical Unit, Troops PLA, Liaocheng, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P. R. China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China
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Gao Y, Kobayashi H, Ganss B. The Human KROX-26/ZNF22 Gene is Expressed at Sites of Tooth Formation and Maps to the Locus for Permanent Tooth Agenesis (He-Zhao Deficiency). J Dent Res 2016; 82:1002-7. [PMID: 14630903 DOI: 10.1177/154405910308201213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Tooth development is mediated by sequential and reciprocal interactions between dental epithelium and mesenchyme under the molecular control of secreted growth factors and responsive transcription factors. We have previously identified the transcription factor Krox-26 as a potential regulator of tooth formation in mice. The purpose of this study was to investigate a potentially similar role for the human KROX-26 orthologue. We cloned the KROX-26 gene and found its single mRNA transcript (2.4 kb) to be expressed in multiple adult tissues. During fetal development, KROX-26 is expressed in the epithelial component of the developing tooth organ during early bud and cap stages as well as in osteoblasts of craniofacial bone and the developing tongue. The KROX-26 gene was mapped to chromosome 10q11.21, a locus that has been associated with permanent tooth agenesis (He-Zhao deficiency). These results indicate a potential function for KROX-26 in the molecular regulation of tooth formation in humans.
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- Canadian Institutes for Health Research Group in Matrix Dynamics, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Fitzgerald Building, Room 239, 150 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada
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Ikawa T, Kakegawa A, Nagano T, Ando H, Yamakoshi Y, Tanabe T, Simmer JP, Hu CC, Fukae M, Oida S. Porcine Amelogenin is Expressed from the X and Y Chromosomes. J Dent Res 2016; 84:144-8. [PMID: 15668331 DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Amelogenin is the major enamel matrix component in developing teeth. In eutherian mammals, amelogenin is expressed from the X chromosome only, or from both the X and Y chromosomes. Two classes of porcine amelogenin cDNA clones have been characterized, but the chromosomal localization of the gene(s) encoding them is unknown. To determine if there are sex-based differences in the expression of porcine amelogenin, we paired PCR primers for exons 1a, 1b, 7a, and 7b, and amplified enamel organ-derived cDNA separately from porcine males and females. The results show that exons 1a/2a and 7a are always together and can be amplified from both males (XY) and females (XX). Exons 1b/2b and 7b are also always paired, but can be amplified only from females. We conclude that porcine amelogenin is expressed from separate genes on the X and Y chromosomes, and not, as previously proposed, from a single gene with two promoters.
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- T Ikawa
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-8501, Japan
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Amelogenin is the major protein of the developing enamel. Two additional exons, termed 8 and 9, have been characterized in the rat. Our aim was: to identify the mouse amelogenin exons 8/9 sequences; to investigate the potential presence of the alternative spliced isoforms of amelogenin exons 8/9; and to immunolocalize proteins containing sequences encoded by exons 8/9 during odontogenesis. RT-PCR analysis with exon 9 anti-sense primer generated 2 major amplicons with the use of a mouse tooth cDNA library and dental cell lines. DNA sequence analysis showed 93% identify with the rat exons 8/9 sequence. Alternative splicing of exon 3 was also found, but only in cDNAs lacking exons 8 and 9. Immunohistochemistry localized exons 8/9-encoded proteins in ameloblasts, young odontoblasts, and stratum intermedium cells. Analysis of our data supports the hypothesis that: (1) AMELX contains 2 additional exons; (2) ameloblasts and odontoblasts synthesize amelogenin 8/9; and (3) amelogenin splice variants may have unique functions during tooth formation.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, MSC 7888, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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The Hyp mouse is a murine homologue of human X-linked hypophosphatemia that displays hypo-mineralization in bone and dentin. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the defect in Hyp mice leads to alterations in the expression of dentin matrix proteins that may be associated with the hypo-mineralization changes in the tissues. Quantitative RT-PCR analyses showed that expression of the osteocalcin gene in Hyp mice tooth germ samples was significantly higher than in wild-type mice, whereas the gene expressions of osteonectin, osteopontn, dentin matrix protein 1, and type I collagen in both types of mice were similar. Further, cultured Hyp mice tooth germ samples exhibited a higher expression of the osteocalcin gene than did those from wild-type mice, which was in accord with the results of our in vivo analysis. These findings suggest that osteocalcin mRNA is highly expressed in Hyp mice odontoblasts and may be associated with dentin hypo-mineralization.
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- T Onishi
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Tao J, Zhai Y, Park H, Han J, Dong J, Xie M, Gu T, Lewi K, Ji F, Jia W. Circadian Rhythm Regulates Development of Enamel in Mouse Mandibular First Molar. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159946. [PMID: 27494172 PMCID: PMC4975438 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Rhythmic incremental growth lines and the presence of melatonin receptors were discovered in tooth enamel, suggesting possible role of circadian rhythm. We therefore hypothesized that circadian rhythm may regulate enamel formation through melatonin receptors. To test this hypothesis, we examined expression of melatonin receptors (MTs) and amelogenin (AMELX), a maker of enamel formation, during tooth germ development in mouse. Using qRT-PCR and immunocytochemistry, we found that mRNA and protein levels of both MTs and AMELX in normal mandibular first molar tooth germs increased gradually after birth, peaked at 3 or 4 day postnatal, and then decreased. Expression of MTs and AMELX by immunocytochemistry was significantly delayed in neonatal mice raised in all-dark or all-light environment as well as the enamel development. Furthermore, development of tooth enamel was also delayed showing significant immature histology in those animals, especially for newborn mice raised in all daylight condition. Interestingly, disruption in circadian rhythm in pregnant mice also resulted in delayed enamel development in their babies. Treatment with melatonin receptor antagonist 4P-PDOT in pregnant mice caused underexpression of MTs and AMELX associated with long-lasting deficiency in baby enamel tissue. Electromicroscopic evidence demonstrated increased necrosis and poor enamel mineralization in ameloblasts. The above results suggest that circadian rhythm is important for normal enamel development at both pre- and postnatal stages. Melatonin receptors were partly responsible for the regulation.
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- Jiang Tao
- Department of General Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medicine, Windsor University School of Medicine, St. Kitts & Nevis
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- Department of Orthodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (FJ); (WJ)
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- Brain Research Centre, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Mastrangelo F, Sberna MT, Vinci R, Iaderosa G, Tettamanti L, Cantatore G, Tagliabue A, Gherlone EF. Vascular endothelial growth factor behavior in different stages of tooth germ development. Minerva Stomatol 2016; 65:223-230. [PMID: 27374362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Scientific studies show a possible influence of intercellular and intracellular proteins (VEGF) on the development of physiological and pathological tissue. VEGF, a key regulator of angiogenesis, it would seem essential to take action during the embryonic development of the dental germ. The purpose of the study is to investigate the importance of the enzymatic activity of VEGF through protein quantification at different stages of tooth germ development. METHODS The quantification of VEGF protein was performed by 3 different laboratory tests: Western-blot analysis, semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis (RT-PCR) and finally immunohistochemical analysis. Cell cultures of tooth tissue examined are: endothelial cells, stellate reticulum cells, odontoblasts and ameoblast. RESULTS The VEGF peptide seems to induce an intense cell proliferation, not concomitant with differentiation towards the endothelial line. The expression of VEGF in the inner enamel epithelium (ameloblasts) would seem to depend on the stage of differentiation, leading us to deduce that VEGF and its respective receptor are expressed in dental germ and that induce alterations not only on the vascularization, but also on the inner epithelium activation and then on dental enamel development, respectively on cap and bell stages of embryogenesis. CONCLUSIONS In our survey, the positive expression of VEGF in all the samples examined, might suggest a fundamental role of angiogenic gene proteins during all stages of embryonic tooth development. It is also characteristic the behavior of stellate reticulum cells, with a significant reduction in VEGF action between early and late stage, which could suggest a possible role of stellate reticulum cells, which would be able to promote and maintain an adequate energy supply to the tissues during early and late stages of differentiation and proliferation.
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- Filiberto Mastrangelo
- Department of Oral Sciences, San Raffaele Research Institute, Vita e Salute University, Milan, Italy -
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Shi L, Li L, Wang D, Li S, Chen Z, An Z. Spatiotemporal expression of caveolin-1 and EMMPRIN during mouse tooth development. J Mol Histol 2016; 47:337-44. [PMID: 27075451 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-016-9675-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Caveolin-1 is a scaffolding protein involved in the formation of cholesterol-rich caveolae lipid rafts within the plasma membrane and is capable of collecting signaling molecules into the caveolae and regulating their activity, including extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN). However, detailed expression patterns of caveolin-1 and EMMPRIN in the developing dental germ are largely unknown. The present study investigated the expression patterns of caveolin-1 and EMMPRIN in the developing mouse tooth germ by immunohistochemistry and real-time polymerase chain reaction. At the bud stage, caveolin-1 expression was initiated in the epithelium bud and mesenchymal cells, while EMMPRIN was weakly expressed at this stage. At the cap stage, caveolin-1 protein was located in the lingual part of the tooth germ; however, EMMPRIN protein was located in the labial part. From the bell stage to 2 days postnatal, caveolin-1 expression was detected in the ameloblasts and cervical loop area; with EMMPRIN expression in the ameloblasts and odontoblasts. Real-time polymerase chain reaction results showed that both caveolin-1 and EMMPRIN mRNA levels increased gradually with progression of developmental stages, and peaked at day two postnatal. The current finding suggests that both caveolin-1 and EMMPRIN take part in mouse tooth development, especially in the differentiation and organization of odontogenic tissues.
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- Lu Shi
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, School of Stomatology, Zhengzhou University, 79 Zhongyuandong Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, People's Republic of China.
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, School of Stomatology, Zhengzhou University, 79 Zhongyuandong Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, School of Stomatology, Zhengzhou University, 79 Zhongyuandong Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University, 44-1 Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology, Floor 27 Guy's Hospital Dental Institute, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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Kwon HJE, Li L, Jung HS. Hippo pathway/Yap regulates primary enamel knot and dental cusp patterning in tooth morphogenesis. Cell Tissue Res 2015; 362:447-51. [PMID: 26318014 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-015-2267-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The shape of an individual tooth crown is primarily determined by the number and arrangement of its cusps, i.e., cusp patterning. Enamel knots that appear in the enamel organ during tooth morphogenesis have been suggested to play important roles in cusp patterning. Animal model studies have shown that the Hippo pathway effector Yap has a critical function in tooth morphogenesis. However, the role of the Hippo pathway/Yap in cusp patterning has not been well documented and its specific roles in tooth morphogenesis remain unclear. Here, we provide evidence that Yap is a key mediator in tooth cusp patterning. We demonstrate a correlation between Yap localization and cell proliferation in developing tooth germs. We also show that, between the cap stage and bell stage, Yap is crucial for the suppression of the primary enamel knot and for the patterning of secondary enamel knots, which are the future cusp regions. When Yap expression is stage-specifically knocked down during the cap stage, the activity of the primary enamel knot persists into the bell-stage tooth germ, leading to ectopic cusp formation. Our data reveal the importance of the Hippo pathway/Yap in enamel knots and in the proper patterning of tooth cusps.
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- Hyuk-Jae Edward Kwon
- Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, BK21 PLUS project, Oral Science Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Yonsei Center of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, BK21 PLUS project, Oral Science Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Yonsei Center of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, BK21 PLUS project, Oral Science Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Yonsei Center of Biotechnology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea.
- Oral Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang Z, Tian H, Lv P, Wang W, Jia Z, Wang S, Zhou C, Gao X. Transcriptional factor DLX3 promotes the gene expression of enamel matrix proteins during amelogenesis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121288. [PMID: 25815730 PMCID: PMC4376716 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mutation of distal-less homeobox 3 (DLX3) is responsible for human tricho-dento-osseous syndrome (TDO) with amelogenesis imperfecta, indicating a crucial role of DLX3 in amelogenesis. However, the expression pattern of DLX3 and its specific function in amelogenesis remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of DLX3 on enamel matrix protein (EMP) genes. By immunohistochemistry assays of mouse tooth germs, stronger immunostaining of DLX3 protein was identified in ameloblasts in the secretory stage than in the pre-secretory and maturation stages, and the same pattern was found for Dlx3 mRNA using Realtime PCR. In a mouse ameloblast cell lineage, forced expression of DLX3 up-regulated the expression of the EMP genes Amelx, Enam, Klk4, and Odam, whereas knockdown of DLX3 down-regulated these four EMP genes. Further, bioinformatics, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and luciferase assays revealed that DLX3 transactivated Enam, Amelx, and Odam through direct binding to their enhancer regions. Particularly, over-expression of mutant-DLX3 (c.571_574delGGGG, responsible for TDO) inhibited the activation function of DLX3 on expression levels and promoter activities of the Enam, Amelx, and Odam genes. Together, our data show that DLX3 promotes the expression of the EMP genes Amelx, Enam, Klk4, and Odam in amelogenesis, while mutant-DLX3 disrupts this regulatory function, thus providing insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the enamel defects of TDO disease.
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- Zhichun Zhang
- Department of Cariology and Endodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Cariology and Endodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
- * E-mail: (HT); (CZ)
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- Department of Cariology and Endodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Cariology and Endodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
- * E-mail: (HT); (CZ)
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- Department of Cariology and Endodontology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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Shimo T, Koyama E, Kurio N, Matsumoto K, Okui T, Ibaragi S, Yoshioka N, Sasaki A. Expression and roles of CCN2 in dental epithelial cells. In Vivo 2015; 29:189-195. [PMID: 25792645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Connective tissue growth factor (CCN2) regulates diverse cellular functions, including tooth development. In order to delineate the precise role of CCN2 in the epithelium during odontogenesis, we investigated how it is expressed and what roles it may have in primary cultures of epithelial cells derived from developing tooth germ of the bovine fetus. Ccn2 mRNA and protein were strongly expressed in the inner dental epithelium, which is consistent with the expression of transforming growth factor-β2 mRNA and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) were also expressed in the inner dental epithelium, indicating that CCN2 functionally interacts with these factors in the epithelium. The stimulatory effects of FGF2 on cell proliferation and BMP4 on cell differentiation were additively up-regulated by CCN2 in a newly-established dental epithelium cell culture. Taken together, our data provide clear evidence that CCN2 is synthesized by inner dental epithelial cells, and appears to act as an autocrine factor, which regulates dental epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation in concert with growth factors.
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- Tsuyoshi Shimo
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Zhao SY, Liu M, Zhao YM, Lin QJ, Wang XP, Ge LH. [Spatiotemporal expression pattern of E-cadherin and P-cadherin during mouse tooth development]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2015; 47:42-46. [PMID: 25686327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression patterns of E-cadherin and P-cadherin in murine-tooth germs at early developmental stages. METHODS Mandible samples of CD1 mice from embryonic day 12.5 to postnatal day 3.5 were collected. The expressions of E-cadherin and P-cadherin in murine mandibular first molar germs were detected by immunofluorescence and observed under confocal fluorescence microscope. HE staining was performed for tissue morphology. RESULTS Both E-cadherin and P-cadherin were widely expressed in the epithelial tissues through early developmental stages. The E-cadherin expression was increased in polarizing pre-ameloblasts, whereas the P-cadherin expression declined. The expression of the P-cadherin could be detected in epithelial tissues before bud stage, and expressed in mature ameloblasts at secretory stage. CONCLUSION The E-cadherin and P-cadherin expressed in different spatiotemporal expression patterns, indicating their individual functions during tooth development. P-cadherin might function in the secretion and mineralization of enamel.
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- Shao-yun Zhao
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China; Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston 02115, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston 02115, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston 02115, USA; Department of Implantation, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston 02115, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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Yuan G, Yang G, Zheng Y, Zhu X, Chen Z, Zhang Z, Chen Y. The non-canonical BMP and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways orchestrate early tooth development. Development 2015; 142:128-39. [PMID: 25428587 PMCID: PMC4299140 DOI: 10.1242/dev.117887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BMP and Wnt signaling pathways play a crucial role in organogenesis, including tooth development. Despite extensive studies, the exact functions, as well as if and how these two pathways act coordinately in regulating early tooth development, remain elusive. In this study, we dissected regulatory functions of BMP and Wnt pathways in early tooth development using a transgenic noggin (Nog) overexpression model (K14Cre;pNog). It exhibits early arrested tooth development, accompanied by reduced cell proliferation and loss of odontogenic fate marker Pitx2 expression in the dental epithelium. We demonstrated that overexpression of Nog disrupted BMP non-canonical activity, which led to a dramatic reduction of cell proliferation rate but did not affect Pitx2 expression. We further identified a novel function of Nog by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin signaling, causing loss of Pitx2 expression. Co-immunoprecipitation and TOPflash assays revealed direct binding of Nog to Wnts to functionally prevent Wnt/β-catenin signaling. In situ PLA and immunohistochemistry on Nog mutants confirmed in vivo interaction between endogenous Nog and Wnts and modulation of Wnt signaling by Nog in tooth germs. Genetic rescue experiments presented evidence that both BMP and Wnt signaling pathways contribute to cell proliferation regulation in the dental epithelium, with Wnt signaling also controlling the odontogenic fate. Reactivation of both BMP and Wnt signaling pathways, but not of only one of them, rescued tooth developmental defects in K14Cre;pNog mice, in which Wnt signaling can be substituted by transgenic activation of Pitx2. Our results reveal the orchestration of non-canonical BMP and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in the regulation of early tooth development.
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- Guohua Yuan
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA Department of Periodontology, College of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedicine of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, College of Life and Environmental Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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Kihara M, Kiyoshima T, Nagata K, Wada H, Fujiwara H, Hasegawa K, Someya H, Takahashi I, Sakai H. Itm2a expression in the developing mouse first lower molar, and the subcellular localization of Itm2a in mouse dental epithelial cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103928. [PMID: 25079563 PMCID: PMC4117645 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Itm2a is a type II transmembrane protein with a BRICHOS domain. We investigated the temporospatial mRNA and protein expression patterns of Itm2a in the developing lower first molar, and examined the subcellular localization of Itm2a in murine dental epithelial (mDE6) cells. From the initiation to the bud stage, the in situ and protein signals of Itm2a were not detected in either the dental epithelial or mesenchymal cells surrounding the tooth bud. However, at the bell stage, these signals of Itm2a were primarily observed in the inner enamel epithelium of the enamel organ. After the initiation of the matrix formation, strong signals were detected in ameloblasts and odontoblasts. Itm2a showed a punctate pattern in the cytoplasm of the mDE6 cells. The perinuclear-localized Itm2a displayed a frequent overlap with the Golgi apparatus marker, GM130. A tiny amount of Itm2a was colocalized with lysosomes and endoplasmic reticulum. Minimal or no overlap between the Itm2a-EGFP signals with the other organelle markers for endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome and mitochondria used in this study noted in the cytoplasm. These findings suggest that Itm2a may play a role in cell differentiation during odontogenesis, rather than during the initiation of tooth germ formation, and may be related to the targeting of proteins associated with enamel and dentin matrices in the secretory pathway.
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- Makiko Kihara
- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Endodontology and Operative Dentistry, Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Section of Implant and Rehabilitative Dentistry, Division of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Muica Nagy-Bota MC, Pap Z, Denes L, Ghizdavăţ A, Brînzaniuc K, Lup Coşarcă AS, Chibelean Cireş-Mărginean M, Păcurar M, Pávai Z. Immunohistochemical study of Ki67, CD34 and p53 expression in human tooth buds. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2014; 55:43-48. [PMID: 24715164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Establishment of Ki67, p53 and CD34 expression in human tooth buds of different stages of odontogenetic development. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tissue samples containing tooth buds were removed from the incisor areas of human fetuses in different stages of development (weeks 9-10, 12-13, 13-16, 21-24), and from the canine and molar areas of 21-24 weeks fetuses. The tissue fragments were fixed using formalin and were processed using common histological techniques with paraffin embedding. Immunostaining for Ki67, p53 and CD34 has been performed using the dextran method and moist heat antigen retrieval (except for CD34). The resulting slides were photographed and quantitatively evaluated. RESULTS Ki67 immunoexpression decreases with advancement of the developmental stage of the tooth bud: in the inner enamel epithelium, between weeks 9 and 16 (IEE), in the preameloblasts (PB) between weeks 13 and 16, in the ameloblasts (AB) between weeks 21 and 24; outer enamel epithelium (OEE); stratum intermedium (SI); in the dental papilla: between weeks 9 and 10 in the dental papilla (DP), between weeks 13 and 16 in the outer layer of the dental papilla (DP1) and in the central layer of the dental papilla (DP2). Likewise, we noted Ki67 expression in the odontoblast layer (O) and pulp (P), between weeks 21 and 24. Concerning CD34 expression, we observed a decrease from weeks 9-10 until weeks 13-16, followed by an increase until weeks 21-24 of intrauterine life. From weeks 9-10, we observed a constant decrease of expression until weeks 13-16, followed by an increase during weeks 21-24. CONCLUSIONS All Ki67, p53 and CD34 have been identified in the tooth bud. Ki67 expression gradually decreases with the embryonic development of the tooth, while p53 and CD34 expression decreases from weeks 9-10 to weeks 13-16 of intrauterine life, followed by an increase until weeks 21-24.
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Didilescu AC, Pop F, Rusu MC. c-kit positive cells and networks in tooth germs of human midterm fetuses. Ann Anat 2013; 195:581-5. [PMID: 23932767 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Numerous studies have attempted to characterize the dental pulp stem cells. However, studies performed on prenatal human tissues have not been performed to evaluate the in situ characterization and topography of progenitor cells. We aimed to perform such a study using of antibodies for CD117/c-kit and multiplex antibody for Ki67+ caspase 3. Antibodies were applied on samples dissected from five human midterm fetuses. Positive CD117/c-kit labeling was found in mesenchymal derived tissues, such as the dental follicle and the dental papilla. The epithelial tissues, that is, dental lamina, enamel organ and oral epithelia, also displayed isolated progenitor cells which were CD117/c-kit positive. Interestingly, CD117/c-kit positive cells of mesenchymal derived tissues extended multiple prolongations building networks; the most consistent of such networks were those of the dental follicle and the perivascular networks of the dental papilla. However, the mantle of the dental papilla was also positive for CD117/c-kit positive stromal networks. The CD117/c-kit cell populations building networks appeared mostly with a Ki67 negative phenotype. The results suggest that CD117/c-kit progenitor cells of the prenatal tooth germ tissues might be involved in intercellular signaling.
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- Andreea Cristiana Didilescu
- Division of Embryology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8, Boulevard Eroilor Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
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Traphagen SB, Fourligas N, Xylas J, Sengupta S, Kaplan D, Georgakoudi I, Yelick PC. Characterization of natural, decellularized and reseeded porcine tooth bud matrices. Biomaterials 2012; 33:5287-96. [PMID: 22551485 PMCID: PMC3374342 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dental tissue engineering efforts have yet to identify scaffolds that instruct the formation of bioengineered teeth of predetermined size and shape. Here we investigated whether extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules present in natural tooth scaffolds can provide insight on how to achieve this goal. We describe methods to effectively decellularize and demineralize porcine molar tooth buds, while preserving natural ECM protein gradients. Natural tooth ECM composition was assessed using histological and immunohistochemical (IHC) analyses of fibrillar and basement membrane proteins. Our results showed that Collagen I, Fibronectin, Collagen IV, and Laminin gradients were detected in natural tooth tissues, and retained in decellularized samples. Second harmonic generation (SHG) image analysis and 3D reconstructions were used to show that natural tooth tissue exhibited higher collagen fiber density, and less oriented and less organized collagen fibers, as compared to decellularized tooth tissue. We also found that reseeded decellularized tooth scaffolds exhibited distinctive collagen content and organization as compared to decelluarized scaffolds. Our results show that SHG allows for quantitative assessment of ECM features that are not easily characterized using traditional histological analyses. In summary, our results demonstrate the potential for natural decellularized molar tooth ECM to instruct dental cell matrix synthesis, and lay the foundation for future use of biomimetic scaffolds for dental tissue engineering applications.
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- Samantha B. Traphagen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Sijaona A, Luukko K, Kvinnsland IH, Kettunen P. Expression patterns of Sema3F, PlexinA4, -A3, Neuropilin1 and -2 in the postnatal mouse molar suggest roles in tooth innervation and organogenesis. Acta Odontol Scand 2012; 70:140-8. [PMID: 21815834 DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2011.600708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Semaphorins form a family of axon wiring molecules but still little is known about their role in tooth formation. A class 3 semaphorin, Semaphorin3F (Sema3F), besides acting as a chemorepellant for different types of axons, controls a variety of non-neuronal developmental processes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cellular mRNA expression patterns of Sema3F as well as neuropilin 1 (Npn1), neuropilin 2 (Npn2), plexinA3 and plexinA4 receptors were analyzed by sectional in situ hybridization in the mouse molar tooth during postnatal days 0-7. The expression of the receptors was studied in PN5 trigeminal ganglia. RESULTS Sema3F, Npn1, -2 and plexinA4 exhibited distinct, spatiotemporally changing expression patterns, whereas plexinA3 was not observed in the tooth germs. Besides being expressed in the base of the dental mesenchyme Sema3F, like plexinA4, Npn1 and -2, was present in the ameloblast cell lineage. Npn1 and Npn2 were additionally seen in the pulp horns and endothelial cells and like PlexinA4 in the developing alveolar bone. Npn1, plexinA3 and -A4 were observed in trigeminal ganglion neurons. CONCLUSIONS Sema3F may act as a tooth target-derived axonal chemorepellant controlling establishment of the tooth nerve supply. Furthermore, Sema3F, like Npn1, -2 and plexinA4 may serve non-neuronal functions by controlling the development of the ameloblast cell lineage. Moreover, Npn1 and Npn2 may regulate dental vasculogenesis and, together with PlexinA4, alveolar bone formation. Further analyses such as investigation of transgenic mouse models will be required to elucidate in vivo signaling functions of Sema3F and the receptors in odontogenesis.
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Shin JO, Kim EJ, Cho KW, Nakagawa E, Kwon HJ, Cho SW, Jung HS. BMP4 signaling mediates Zeb family in developing mouse tooth. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 137:791-800. [PMID: 22350174 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0930-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tooth morphogenesis is regulated by sequential and reciprocal interaction between oral epithelium and neural-crest-derived ectomesenchyme. The interaction is controlled by various signal molecules such as bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), Hedgehog, fibroblast growth factor (FGF), and Wnt. Zeb family is known as a transcription factor, which is essential for neural development and neural-crest-derived tissues, whereas the role of the Zeb family in tooth development remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the expression profiles of Zeb1 and Zeb2 during craniofacial development focusing on mesenchyme of palate, hair follicle, and tooth germ from E12.5 to E16.5. In addition, we examined the interaction between Zeb family and BMP4 during tooth development. Both Zeb1 and Zeb2 were expressed at mesenchyme of the palate, hair follicle, and tooth germ throughout the stages. In the case of tooth germ at the cap stage, the expression of Zeb1 and Zeb2 was lost in epithelium-separated dental mesenchyme. However, the expression of Zeb1 and Zeb2 in the dental mesenchyme was recovered by Bmp4 signaling via BMP4-soaked bead and tissue recombination. Our results suggest that Zeb1 and Zeb2, which were mediated by BMP4, play an important role in neural-crest-derived craniofacial organ morphogenesis, such as tooth development.
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- Jeong-Oh Shin
- Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Research Center for Orofacial Hard Tissue Regeneration, Brain Korea 21 Project, Oral Science Research Center, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Korea
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Que G, Li H, Zhang L, Zou L, Wu Y. [Expression and distribution of transforming growth factor β3 in the mouse tooth germ during development after advanced bell stage]. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2011; 36:254-257. [PMID: 21464548 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2011.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the expression and distribution of transforming growth factor β3 (TGF-β3) in the mouse tooth germ after advanced bell stage, and to discuss the role of TGF-β3 during the development of tooth germs. METHODS BALB/C's mouse tooth germs at 4, 11, and 18 days postnatal (4dpn,11dpn,and 18dpn) were collected and processed for routine fixation, decalcification, embedding, and slicing. The expression of TGF-β3 was detected by immunohistochemisty. RESULTS As to 4dpn tooth germ: Positive expression of TGF-β3 was found in enameloblasts, odontoblasts, ambitus of dental pupilla, with weak positive expression in the intermedial of dental papilla. As to 11dpn tooth germ: Positive expression was seen in enameloblasts, with negative expression in odontoblasts and dental papilla. As to 18dpn tooth, positive expression of TGF-β3 was showed in the vessel wall and its surrounding, with negative expression in other areas. CONCLUSION The distribution of TGF-β3 expression showed a time-space characteristic during the mouse tooth germ development after advanced bell stage, which may exert a regulatory effect on tooth development and this effect is gradually getting weak with the development of tooth germs.
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- Guoying Que
- Department of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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Kumasaka S, Shimozuma M, Kawamoto T, Mishima K, Tokuyama R, Kamiya Y, Davaadorj P, Saito I, Satomura K. Possible involvement of melatonin in tooth development: expression of melatonin 1a receptor in human and mouse tooth germs. Histochem Cell Biol 2010; 133:577-84. [PMID: 20372918 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-010-0698-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Melatonin is known to regulate a variety of physiological processes including control of circadian rhythms, regulation of seasonal reproductive function, regulation of body temperature, free radical scavenging, and so forth. Accumulating evidence from in vitro and in vivo experiments has also suggested that melatonin may have an influence on skeletal growth and bone formation. However, little is known about the effects of melatonin on tooth development and growth, which thus remain to be elucidated. This study was performed to examine the possibility that melatonin might exert its influence on tooth development as well as skeletal growth. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that melatonin 1a receptor (Mel1aR) was expressed in secretory ameloblasts, the cells of the stratum intermedium and stellate reticulum, external dental epithelial cells, odontoblasts, and dental sac cells. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis showed that HAT-7, a rat dental epithelial cell line, expressed Mel1aR and its expression levels increased after the cells reached confluence. These results strongly suggest that melatonin may play a physiological role in tooth development/growth by regulating the cellular function of odontogenic cells in tooth germs.
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- Shuku Kumasaka
- Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-8501, Japan
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Kettunen P, Kivimäe S, Keshari P, Klein OD, Cheyette BNR, Luukko K. Dact1-3 mRNAs exhibit distinct expression domains during tooth development. Gene Expr Patterns 2010; 10:140-3. [PMID: 20170752 DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2010.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2009] [Revised: 02/07/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wnt signaling is essential for tooth formation and Dact proteins modulate Wnt signaling by binding to the intracellular protein Dishevelled (Dvl). Comparison of the three known mouse Dact genes, Dact1-3, from the morphological initiation of mandibular first molar development through the onset of root formation using section in situ hybridization showed distinct, complementary and overlapping expression patterns for these genes. Whereas Dact2 expression was restricted to the dental epithelium, including the enamel knot signaling centers and pre-ameloblasts, Dact1 and Dact3 showed developmentally regulated expression in the dental mesenchyme. Both Dact1 and Dact3 mRNAs were first detected in the presumptive dental mesenchyme. After being downregulated from the condensing dental mesenchyme of the bud stage tooth germ, Dact1 was upregulated in the dental follicle mesenchyme at the cap stage and subsequently also in the dental papilla at the bell stage, where the expression persisted to the postnatal stages. In contrast, Dact3 transcripts persisted throughout the dental mesenchyme, including the preodontoblasts, during embryogenesis before transcripts were largely downregulated from the tooth germ postnatally. Collectively, these results suggest that Dact1 and -3 may contribute to early tooth formation by modulation of Wnt signaling pathways in the mesenchyme, including preodontoblasts, whereas Dact2 may play important signal-modulating roles in the adjacent epithelial cells including the enamel knot signaling centers and pre-ameloblasts. Future loss-of-function studies will help elucidate whether any of these functions are redundant, particularly for Dact1 and Dact3.
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- Päivi Kettunen
- Section of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway.
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Huang XF, Chai Y. TGF-ß signalling and tooth development. Chin J Dent Res 2010; 13:7-15. [PMID: 20936186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Members of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily are critical regulators that control cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. TGF-β signalling also regulates the morphogenesis of many developing organs. The development of mouse tooth germ, which is a good model for organogenesis, provides a powerful tool for elucidating the molecular mechanisms that control organogenesis. As ectodermal appendages, the tooth organ arises from complex and progressive interactions between an ectoderm, the oral epithelium and an underlying mesenchyme. Their morphogenesis is regulated by conserved signalling pathways, including TGF-β. In this review, the essential function of the TGF-β superfamily will be discussed in detail, including TGF-β, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP), activin, etc, during tooth crown patterning and following tooth root development. The review also highlights recent advances in the understanding of Smad-dependent and Smad-independent pathways in regulating tissue-tissue interactions during patterning of tooth crown and root.
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- Xiao Feng Huang
- Department of Stomatology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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Arsenina OI, Proskokova SV, Sazonova EN. [Regulatory peptides influence on hypoxia induced tooth germ pathology of new born albino rats]. Stomatologiia (Mosk) 2010; 89:7-9. [PMID: 21311435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Intrauterine hypoxia decreased the nucleolar organizator quantity in enameloblasts of newborn albino rats tooth germ. Influence the leu-encepgalin synthetic analog dalargin and non-opiate synthetic leu-encephalin on newborn rats from 2 to 6 day abolished the intrauterine hypoxia affect. The main mechanism of peptide antioxidant effect may be NO system stimulation.
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Proskokova SV, Sazonova EN, Arsenina OI. [Effect of intrauterine hypoxia upon newborn albino rat tooth germ cells anabolic activity]. Stomatologiia (Mosk) 2010; 89:9-10. [PMID: 21191329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine the intrauterine hypoxia influence on dental hard tissue development. Pregnant rats were exposed in hypoxic environments between day 14 and 19 of pregnancy. The study was performed on 36 newborn albino rats. Analysis of nucleolar organizator parameters were performed in enameloblasts, odontoblasts and saliva gland epitheliocytes. Data obtained demonstrated that intrauterine hypoxia decreased nucleolar organizator quantity in enameloblasts of tooth germ.
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Lo Muzio L, Lo Russo L, Pannone G, Santoro A, Leonardi R, Serpico R, Gasparoni A, Bufo P. Expression of beta-catenin in human tooth germ. Anal Quant Cytol Histol 2009; 31:324-331. [PMID: 20701100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate beta-catenin expression in human tooth germ development. STUDY DESIGN Specimens of 7 human fetuses aged between the ninth and sixteenth week were examined for beta-catenin expression by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In the bud stage, we observed catenin membranous positivity for all primitive dental lamina and dental ridge cells, cytoplasmic positivity for tooth bud and intense nuclear positivity for early-condensed dental mesenchyme. The cap stage was marked by intense cytoplasmic and nuclear positivity in the outer and inner enamel epithelium and the dental papilla and by moderate cytoplasmic positivity in the enamel knot. In the early bell stage, we noted strong cytoplasmic and nuclear staining in the inner and outer enamel epithelium, only moderate membranous and cytoplasmic staining in the stellate reticulum, a high percentage of intense nuclear positivity in the dental papilla and strong focal nuclear and cytoplasmic positivity in the dental sac. CONCLUSION All areas with close contact between epithelial structures and ectomesenchymal cells showed increased expression of delocalized cytoplasmic and nuclear beta-catenin. Nuclear localization, tissue expression pattern and timing suggest a pivotal role for beta-catenin in the transcriptional activation of genes probably involved in the mesenchyme-epithelial interactions on which human tooth development is based.
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- Lorenzo Lo Muzio
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
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Loreto C, Musumeci G, Caltabiano R, Caltabiano C, Leonardi R. Immunolocalization of hepatocyte growth factor receptor, c-Met, in human fetal tooth germ. Ital J Anat Embryol 2009; 114:87-95. [PMID: 20198821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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To evaluate c-Met expression in human tooth germ development. An immunohistochemical study on c-Met expression in tooth germs of 8 human fetus between the 7th and 9th week. In the Bud stage C-Met immunopositivity was, moderately to strongly, detected both in the inner and the outer epithelium of the enamel organ. In particular, moderate staining was detected in a specific portion of tooth germs that corresponds to apical portion of the enamel organ. In the bell stage tooth germs were characterized by much stronger c-Met immunopositivity in cytoplasm, inner enamel epithelium, bilateral cusps and above all in the plasma apical membrane on the mesenchymal side. In conclusion because enamel organ cells can interact with mesenchymal cells directly, and c-Met is expressed in the stages at which mesenchymal induction is guided by the dental epithelium, it is conceivable that c-Met is related to tooth germ morphogenesis and cell differentiation.
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- Carla Loreto
- Department of Anatomy, Diagnostic Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Hygiene and Public Health, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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Bologna-Molina R, Mosqueda-Taylor A, Lopez-Corella E, Almeida OP, Carrasco-Daza D, Garcia-Vazquez F, Farfan-Morales JE, Irigoyen-Camacho ME, Damián-Matsumura P. Syndecan-1 (CD138) and Ki-67 expression in different subtypes of ameloblastomas. Oral Oncol 2008; 44:805-11. [PMID: 18207448 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2007] [Revised: 10/07/2007] [Accepted: 10/08/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ameloblastoma is the most frequent odontogenic tumor and is considered a benign, but locally invasive, neoplasm with variable clinico-pathological expression. Syndecan-1 is a cell surface proteoglycan that binds cells to the extracellular matrix and its expression is down-regulated in many cellular transformation models. The aims of this study were to examine the pattern of syndecan-1 expression, to evaluate the proliferating activity in a large series of solid/multicystic (SA) and unicystic ameloblastomas (UA), and to study its possible correlation to their biological behavior. Immunohistochemical studies were performed for syndecan-1 (clone MI15) and Ki-67 (clone MIB-1) in 120 ameloblastomas (75 SA and 45 UA). The salient finding was that expression of syndecan-1 was related to the histological subtype of tumors, as there was a lower expression in SA (40.2%) as compared to UA (49.7%) (p<0.05). These findings did not correlate with Ki-67 expression, as this was similar in both types of ameloblastomas. Our results suggest that the reduced expression of syndecan-1 supports the view that SA has a more aggressive biological behavior than the UA. The lack of correlation between reduction of the syndecan-1 and Ki-67 index may be due to the different histomorphologies of both types of ameloblastoma, and more studies are necessary to better understand the role of this protein in the biological behavior of these tumors.
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- R Bologna-Molina
- Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.
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This is the first study to explore the effect of biomaterial on tooth germ cell adhesion and proliferation in vitro. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of cell-surface interactions of tooth germ cells on biomaterials with various surface hydrophilicities. The biomaterials used in this study included polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol; EVAL), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). Cell morphology was observed by photomicroscopy. Cell growth was assayed with 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction activity and the characteristic expression of amelogenin and collagen type I in tooth germ cells was investigated using immunocytochemistry. The results indicated that adhesion and proliferation of tooth germ cells to biomaterials with moderate hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity was superior compared to most hydrophobic material PVDF or mosthydrophilic material PVA in this study. Cellular adhesion and proliferation was evident on all tested biomaterials except PVA. The cell spheroids on PVA appeared not to be proliferated and remained as well as reattachable to tissue culture plates. In conclusion, biomaterials with moderate hydrophilicity are suitable for adhesion and proliferation of tooth germ cells. The material PVA may be a good biomaterial for maintaining tooth germ cells in three-dimensional biological restoration.
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- Rung-Shu Chen
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Song AM, Shu R, Xie YF, Song ZC, Li HY, Liu XF, Zhang XL. A study of enamel matrix proteins on differentiation of porcine bone marrow stromal cells into cementoblasts. Cell Prolif 2007; 40:381-96. [PMID: 17531082 PMCID: PMC6496304 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2007.00441.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To further explore the role of enamel matrix proteins (EMPs) in periodontal regeneration, we have used porcine bone marrow-derived stromal cells (BMSCs) to observe whether the EMPs could have an effect on their differentiation into cementoblasts. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, EMPs were extracted from porcine tooth germs by the use of acetic acid. BMSCs obtained from porcine iliac marrow aspiration were inoculated onto the surface of autologous root slices treated with or without EMPs. Following 7-day co-culture, all the BMSC-seeded root slices, with their respective non-cell-inoculated control specimens, were pocketed with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and were transplanted subcutaneously into 11 nude mice. The animals were sacrificed after 3 and 8 weeks, and the new specimens were processed for haematoxylin and eosin staining. RESULTS Histological analysis demonstrated new cellular cementum-like tissue formed along EMP-treated root slices. CONCLUSION Our work has indicated for the first time, differentiation of BMSCs into cementoblasts using an EMP-based protocol.
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- A. M. Song
- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Institute of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Murashima-Suginami A, Takahashi K, Kawabata T, Sakata T, Tsukamoto H, Sugai M, Yanagita M, Shimizu A, Sakurai T, Slavkin HC, Bessho K. Rudiment incisors survive and erupt as supernumerary teeth as a result of USAG-1 abrogation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 359:549-55. [PMID: 17555714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.05.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2007] [Accepted: 05/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The term "supernumerary teeth" describes production of more than the normal number of teeth in the primary or permanent dentitions. Their aetiology is not understood. Uterine sensitization associated gene-1 (USAG-1) is a BMP antagonist that plays important roles in the local regulation of BMP signaling by binding and neutralizing BMP activities, and also serves as a modulator of Wnt signaling. We report here that USAG-1 deficient mice have supernumerary teeth. The supernumerary maxillary incisor appears to form as a result of the successive development of the rudimentary upper incisor tooth. We confirmed that the USAG-1 expression is localized to the epithelium and mesenchyme of the rudimentary maxillary incisor tooth organ formation. USAG-1 abrogation rescued apoptotic elimination of odontogenic mesenchymal cells. Based upon these results, we conclude that USAG-1 controls the number of teeth in the maxillary incisor region by regulating apoptosis.
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- Akiko Murashima-Suginami
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Kumamoto H, Ooya K. Immunohistochemical detection of insulin-like growth factors, platelet-derived growth factor, and their receptors in ameloblastic tumors. J Oral Pathol Med 2007; 36:198-206. [PMID: 17391297 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00516.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the roles of growth factors in oncogenesis and cytodifferentiation of odontogenic tumors, expression of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and their receptors was analyzed in ameloblastic tumors as well as in tooth germs. METHODS Tissue specimens of 10 tooth germs, 47 ameloblastomas, and five malignant ameloblastic tumors were examined immunohistochemically with the use of antibodies against IGF-I, IGF-II, IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR), PDGF A-chain, PDGF B-chain, PDGF alpha-receptor, and PDGF beta-receptor. RESULTS Immunohistochemical reactivity for IGFs, PDGF chains, and their receptors was detected predominantly in odontogenic epithelial cells near the basement membrane in tooth germs and in benign and malignant ameloblastic tumors. The expression levels of IGF-II and PDGF chains were significantly higher in ameloblastic tumors than in tooth germs. Malignant ameloblastic tumors showed higher reactivity for PDGF chains than benign ameloblastomas and higher reactivity for platelet-derived growth factor receptors than tooth germs. The expression levels of PDGF chains were significantly higher in follicular ameloblastomas than in plexiform ameloblastomas. Desmoplastic ameloblastomas showed higher expression of IGFs and IGF-IR when compared with other ameloblastoma subtypes. CONCLUSION Expression of IGFs, PDGF, and their receptors in tooth germs and ameloblastic tumors suggests that these growth factor signals contribute to cell proliferation or survival in both normal and neoplastic odontogenic tissues. Expression of these molecules in odontogenic tissues possibly affects interactions with the bone microenvironment during tooth development and intraosseous progression of ameloblastic tumors. Altered expression of the ligands and receptors in ameloblastic tumors may be involved in oncogenesis, malignant potential, and tumor cell differentiation.
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- H Kumamoto
- Division of Oral Pathology, Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
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Hyp mice (murine homologue of human X-linked hypophosphatemia) have a disorder in phosphate homeostasis, and display hypomineralization in bones and teeth. We investigated whether a mutation of Phex (phosphate regulating gene homologies to endopeptidase on the X chromosome) has an effect on the expression level of type II sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter (Npt2) in the developing teeth of the Hyp mouse. Quantitative RT-PCR analyses revealed that the amount of Npt2b mRNA, an isoform of Npt2, in Hyp mouse tooth germs was significantly lower than that in wild-type mice, in both in vivo and in vitro experiments. In addition, tooth germs from wild-type mice cultured in medium supplemented with antisense oligo-deoxynucleotide for Phex also showed a reduction of Npt2b mRNA expression. These findings suggest that the loss of Phex function is related to the defect of Npt2b expression in teeth, and Npt2b reduction is an intrinsic defect of Hyp murine teeth.
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- T Onishi
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Lv P, Gao XJ, Gao Y, Jia HT. [Immunohistochemical localization of enamelin in developing rat tooth germ]. Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2007; 39:37-40. [PMID: 17304324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To observe the immunohistochemical localization of enamelin in enamel formationand mineralization. METHODS Tissue sections of the first mandibular molar tooth germ from 1, 3, 7, 10, 14 days rats after birth were prepared, expression of the enamelin protein was identified by immunohistochemical technique. RESULTS Enamelin was found in the cytoplasm of ameloblasts in 1-10 days old rat postnatal first mandibular molar tooth germs. Enamelin appeared weakly in the tooth germs of 1 day rats. From 3 to 10 days, enamelin localized both in the cytoplasm of ameloblasts and the uncalcified enamel from the dentino-enamel junction to surfaces of the tooth. Enamelin protein was negative in the tooth germs of 14 days rats postnatally. CONCLUSION Enamelin protein is synthesised and secreted by ameloblasts, specially localized in enamel from DEJ to surfaces of the tooth, suggesting that enamelin has important roles in enamel formation.
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- Ping Lv
- Department of Cariology, Endodotology and Operative Dentistry, Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
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Mastrangelo F, Scioletti AP, Tranasi M, Tecco S, Sberna MT, Vinci R, Grilli A, Stuppia L, Gherlone E, Tete S. Dentin sialophosphoprotein expression during human matrix development. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2007; 21:33-39. [PMID: 18211748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) is a phosphorylated parent protein that is cleaved post-translationally into three dentin components: dentin sialoprotein, dentin glycoprotein, and dentin phosphoprotein. In this study we evaluated the dentin sialophosphoprotein expression in human tooth germs to determine its role in tooth development and matrix deposition. DSPP gene expression was investigated performing reverse-transcription polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) and a microarray analysis carried out using high density array containing 21.329 transcripts in replicates. To test for the expression of the DSPP protein, were performed western immunoblot and immunohistochemical analysis during different phases of tissues and matrix formation. All the analysis performed showed high expression level of DSPP in human tooth germs indicating that it may play an essential role for physiological and pathological events in tooth development.
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- F Mastrangelo
- Deparment of Oral Science-University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti-Italy
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