Project description:Msh homeobox 1 (MSX1) is a transcriptional factor regulating embryonic development of limbs and craniofacial tissues including bone and teeth. The purpose of this study was to investigate contribution of MSX1 to the osteogenic potential and calcification-related phenotypic expression of dental pulp stromal/mesenchymal cells isolated from human teeth. Immunohistochemisitry of a 3 week-old mouse molar showed that MSX1 protein was localized to odontoblasts and pulpal mesenchymal cells at different levels and in different manners depending upon the position of the cells in pulp tissue. When dental pulp stromal/mesenchymal cells were exposed to osteogenesis-induction medium, runt-related transcription factor-2 (RUNX2), bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP2), alkaline phosphatase (ALPL) and osteocalcin (OCN) mRNA levels, as well as alkaline phosphatase activity, increased on days 4-12, and, thereafter, the matrix was calcified on day 14. However, knockdown of MSX1 with small interfering RNA abolished this induction of the osteoblast-related gene expression, alkaline phosphatase activity and calcification. Interestingly, DNA microarray and quantative PCR analyses revealed that the MSX1 knockdown induced the sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2) transcriptional factor and its downstream target genes in cholesterol-synthesis pathway. Inhibition of cholesterol synthesis enhances osteoblast differentiation of various mesenchymal cells. Thus, MSX1 may down-regulate the cholesterol synthesis-related genes to ensure osteoblast differentiation of dental pulp stromal/mesenchymal cells.
Project description:The roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) remain largely unexplored. In this study, the underlying molecular mechanism of osteogenic differentiation in hDPSCs is investigated using miRNA profifiling.
Project description:The roles of lncRNAs and mRNAs in odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) remain largely unexplored. In this study, the underlying molecular mechanism of osteogenic differentiation in hDPSCs is investigated using miRNA profifiling.
Project description:Dental follicle is a loose connective tissue that surrounds the developing tooth. Dental follicle cells (DFCs) have a promising potential for tissue engineering applications including periodontal and bone regeneration. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying osteogenic differentiation. In a previous study we detected that more than 35 % of genes that are regulated during osteogenic differentiation of DFCs have promoter binding sites for the transcription factors TP53 and SP1. However, the role of these transcription factors in dental stem cells is still unknown. We hypothesize that both factors influence the processes of cell proliferation and differentiation in dental stem cells. Therefore, we transiently transfected DFCs and dental pulp stem cells (SHED; Stem cells from human exfoliated decidiuous teeth) with expression vectors for these transcription factors. After overexpression of SP1 and TP53, SP1 influenced cell proliferation and TP53 osteogenic differentiation in both dental cell types. The effects on cell proliferation and differentiation were less pronounced after siRNA mediated silencing of TP53 and SP1. This indicates that the effects we observed after TP53 and SP1 overexpression are indirect and subject of complex regulation. Interestingly, upregulated biological processes in DFCs after TP53-overexpression resemble the downregulated biological processes in SHED after SP1-overexpression. Here, regulated processes are involved in cell motility, wound healing and programmed cell death. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that SP1 and TP53 influence cell proliferation and differentiation and similar biological processes in both SHED and DFCs. Total RNAs were isolated from dental follicle cells after 48 hours of transfection with a TP53 expressions plasmid, a SP1 expressions plasmid and for control with an empty vector.
Project description:To evaluate the miRNA and mRNA expression profiles (miRNOME) we identified miRNAs during in vitro osteogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (DPSC). The DPSCs were cultured in the DMEM + beta-glycerol phosphate, ascorbic acid and dexamethasone for 2 dias to 21days. The microRNA or mRNA expression profiling during the differentiation process was analyzed through hybridizations with Agilent miRNA-microarray (8x15K format).
Project description:This study focuses on the impact of ECM (extra-cellular matrix) over cell processes such as proliferation, differentiation or mineralization which is more specifically related to our dental pulp cells. We cultured these dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) in mineralization growth or normal growth conditions. After 21 days, cells were incubated in decellularized solution until no intact cells are seen. After ECM was washed, we studied the mineralization associated to these two different ECM. Matrisome proteins were identified through proteomics. DPSC matrisome is composed of 225 individual different proteins. We classified them according to different categories, the 3 core matrisome categories: glycoproteins, collagens, proteoglycans and the 3 matrisome associated proteins categories: the regulators, affiliated and secreted. When comparing the proteins in the N-ECM and OM-ECM, most of the core matrisome proteins are downregulated in OM conditions, except 3 glycoproteins, as well as regulators and secreted factors. However, annexins were found to be upregulated in OM condition. Cell adhesion, tensile strength and growth factor binding are over-represented in NM ECM. The collagen group and glycoproteins were higher in N-ECM than OM-ECM Thereafter, gingival stem cells (GSC), the less inherit osteogenic potency cells, were seeded on these N-ECM and OM-ECM. When GSCs were seeded on DPSC-derived ECM, the OM-ECM dramatically promoted mineral deposition compared with N-ECM. We hypothesize that annexins could participate in the osteogenic inductive properties. ECM plays a pivotal role in many physiological processes, it regulates cells behavior and can orient cell differentiation. Dental pulp and oral mucosa share embryological origins but differ in their reactions to insults. Dental pulp can mineralize while oral mucosa heals ad integrum. We hypothesize that ECM participate in these characteristics.
Project description:Although various sources of cMSCs show similar characteristics, they are different in osteogenic potential due to their original cellular sources. Thus, this study was designed to globally explore and analyze the in vitro differentiation potential and behavior of canine bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (cBM-MSCs) and canine dental pulp stem cells (cDPSCs) toward osteogenic lineage. Global study of an in vitro osteogenic differentiation potential of the isolated cells was performed using proteomic-based analysis through mass spectrometry with dimethyl labelling method at day 7 and 14 post-induction, comparing with undifferentiated cells. The obtained results could be used as a comprehensive data and principal knowledge of the osteogenic differentiation potential of cBM-MSCs and cDPSCs in vitro and the trend of MSC-based tissue engineering for osteogenic regenerative therapy, concentrating on cMSCs application.
Project description:Tooth pulp contains various types of cells such as endothelial cells, neurons, fibroblasts, osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and odontoblasts. As well as cells that are called "postnatal dental pulp stem cells" (DPSCs). Also, four more types of dental MSC-like populations were identified and characterized: stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED), periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs), stem cells from the apical papilla (SCAP) and population of dental follicle-derived progenitor cells called "dental follicle progenitor cells" (DFPCs). Most of them might be used in wide range of biomedical applications. Nevertheless, they have systematic differences in their physiology, e.g. differences in proliferative and differentiation potential. These differences are not clearly defined on molecular level yet; therefore, we performed proteomics comparison of DPSCs and PDLSCs in control and osteogenic differentiation. Donor matched DPSCs and PDLSCs were isolated from two donors by standard protocol. Then, DPSCs and PDLSCs at passage 3 were seeded into 90 mm Petri dishes (Eppendorf) and cultured in standard conditions with DMEM (Gibco) supplemented with 15% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 37°C, 5% CO2. When cells reached 90-100% confluency, the medium was changed to osteogenic medium (DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1% penicillin/streptomycin (HyClone), 50 mg/ml ascorbic acid (Sigma Aldrich), 0.1 mM dexamethasone (Sigma Aldrich) and 10 mM b–glycerophosphate (Sigma Aldrich).
Project description:Ability to perform osteogenic differentiation is one of the minimal criteria of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Still, it is generally unknown whether osteogenic differentiation is universal cell fate or various phenotypically similar cell states. Besides this, MSCs and their secretomes are actively using for cell/cell-free therapy development, but systemic inter-source variation in MSCs secretomes, proteomes and differentiation mechanisms are still poorly understood. Therefore, here we compared proteomic and secretomic profiles of human mesenchymal cells from six sources: osteoblasts (bone), WJ-MSCs (Warton’s jelly), AD-MSCs (adipose), PDLSCs (tooth: Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells), DPSCs (tooth: Dental Pulp Stem Cells) and GFs (tooth: Gingival Fibroblasts). For experiments we used cells in early passages (3-5) isolated from 3-6 individuals. All cells were compared in standard cultivation and in the 10th day after induction of osteogenic differentiation.