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ArticleBiological research2014

Expression of non-neuronal cholinergic system in maxilla of rat in vivo.

Jie Guo, Lue Wang, Haihua Xu, Xiaoxia Che

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Article in Biological research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jie GuoDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shandong University; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China. guojiedr@126.com.
Lue WangCollege of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China. wangluedr@163.com.
Haihua XuDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, No. 4 Tiantan Xili, Beijing, Dongcheng District, 100050, People's Republic of China. xuhaihuapro@126.com.
Xiaoxia CheDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, No. 4 Tiantan Xili, Beijing, Dongcheng District, 100050, People's Republic of China. xiaoxiache77@163.com.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing University of Chemical Technology · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcetylcholine (ACh) is known to be a key neurotransmitter in the central and peripheral nervous systems, which is also produced in a variety of non-neuronal tissues and cell. The existence of ACh in maxilla in vivo and potential regulation role for osteogenesis need further study.

resultsComponents of the cholinergic system (ACh, esterase, choline acetyltransferase, high-affinity choline uptake, n- and mAChRs) were determined in maxilla of rat in vivo, by means of Real-Time PCR and immunohistochemistry. Results showed RNA for CarAT, carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase member 20 (Slc25a20), VAChT, OCTN2, OCT1, OCT3, organic cation transporter member 4 (Slc22a4), AChE, BChE, nAChR subunits α1, α2, α3, α5, α7, α10, β1, β2, β4, γ and mAChR subunits M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 were detected in rat's maxilla. RNA of VAChT, AChE, nAChR subunits α2, β1, β4 and mAChR subunits M4 had abundant expression (2(-ΔCt) > 0.03). Immunohistochemical staining was conducted for ACh, VAChT, nAChRα7 and AChE. ACh was expressed in mesenchymal cells, chondroblast, bone and cartilage matrix and bone marrow cells, The VAChT expression was very extensively while ACh receptor α7 was strongly expressed in newly formed bone matrix of endochondral and bone marrow ossification, AchE was found only in mesenchymal stem cells, cartilage and bone marrow cells.

conclusionsACh might exert its effect on the endochondral and bone marrow ossification, and bone matrix mineralization in maxilla.

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AcetylcholineAnimalsBone MarrowBone Marrow CellsBone MatrixCalcification, PhysiologicCarnitine AcyltransferasesCartilageCholinergic AgentsGene Expression RegulationImmunohistochemistryMaleMaxillaMesenchymal Stem CellsOrganic Cation Transport ProteinsOsteogenesisAcetylcholineCarnitine AcyltransferasesCholinergic AgentsChrna10 protein, ratOrganic Cation Transport ProteinsReceptors, NicotinicVesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins

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