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ArticleScientific reports2015

Cigarette smoking hinders human periodontal ligament-derived stem cell proliferation, migration and differentiation potentials.

Tsz Kin Ng, Li Huang, Di Cao, Yolanda Wong-Ying Yip, Wai Ming Tsang, Gary Hin-Fai Yam, Chi Pui Pang, Herman S Cheung

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tsz Kin NgDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Li HuangDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Di CaoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yolanda Wong-Ying YipDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Wai Ming TsangOral Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry, North District Hospital, Hong Kong.
Gary Hin-Fai YamDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chi Pui PangDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Herman S Cheung1] Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, United States [2] Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cigarette smoking contributes to the development of destructive periodontal diseases and delays its healing process. Our previous study demonstrated that nicotine, a major constituent in the cigarette smoke, inhibits the regenerative potentials of human periodontal ligament-derived stem cells (PDLSC) through microRNA (miRNA) regulation. In this study, we hypothesized that the delayed healing in cigarette smokers is caused by the afflicted regenerative potential of smoker PDLSC. We cultured PDLSC from teeth extracted from smokers and non-smokers. In smoker PDLSC, we found significantly reduced proliferation rate and retarded migration capabilities. Moreover, alkaline phosphatase activity, calcium deposition and acidic polysaccharide staining were reduced after BMP2-induced differentiation. In contrast, more lipid deposition was observed in adipogenic-induced smoker PDLSC. Furthermore, two nicotine-related miRNAs, hsa-miR-1305 (22.08 folds, p = 0.040) and hsa-miR-18b (15.56 folds, p = 0.018), were significantly upregulated in smoker PDLSC, suggesting these miRNAs might play an important role in the deteriorative effects on stem cells by cigarette smoke. Results of this study provide further evidences that cigarette smoking affects the regenerative potentials of human adult stem cells.

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SmokingAdipogenesisBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Cell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMicroRNAsNicotinePeriodontal LigamentProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycReceptor, Notch1Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2Kruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMicroRNAsNicotineProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycReceptor, Notch1

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