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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2017

Monitoring Notch Signaling-Associated Activation of Stem Cell Niches within Injured Dental Pulp.

Thimios A Mitsiadis, Javier Catón, Pierfrancesco Pagella, Giovanna Orsini, Lucia Jimenez-Rojo

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Thimios A MitsiadisOrofacial Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Oral Biology, ZZM, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland.
Javier CatónDepartment of Medical Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University CEU-San PabloMadrid, Spain.
Pierfrancesco PagellaOrofacial Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Oral Biology, ZZM, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland.
Giovanna OrsiniDepartment of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology, Polytechnic University of MarcheAncona, Italy.
Lucia Jimenez-RojoOrofacial Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Oral Biology, ZZM, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHMarche Polytechnic University · ITUniversidad San Pablo CEU · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental pulp stem/progenitor cells guarantee tooth homeostasis, repair and regeneration throughout life. The decision between renewal and differentiation of these cells is influenced by physical and molecular interactions with stromal cells and extracellular matrix molecules forming the specialized microenvironment of dental pulp stem cell niches. Here we study the activation of putative pulp niches after tooth injury through the upregulation of Notch signaling pathway. Notch1, Notch2, and Notch3 molecules were used as markers of dental pulp stem/progenitor cells. Upon dental injury, Notch1 and Notch3 are detected in cells related to vascular structures suggesting a role of these proteins in the activation of specific pulpal perivascular niches. In contrast, a population of Notch2-positive cells that are actively proliferative is observed in the apical part of the pulp. Kinetics of these cells is followed up with a lipophilic DiI labeling, showing that apical pulp cells migrate toward the injury site where dynamic regenerative/repair events occur. The knowledge of the activation and regulation of dental pulp stem/progenitor cells within their niches in pathologic conditions may be helpful for the realization of innovative dental treatments in the near future.

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cell proliferationdental pulpnichesNotch2Notch signalingregenerationstem cellstooth injury

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PMID28611689
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