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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2017

Stem Cells from Dental Pulp: What Epigenetics Can Do with Your Tooth.

Beatriz A Rodas-Junco, Michel Canul-Chan, Rafael A Rojas-Herrera, Clelia De-la-Peña, Geovanny I Nic-Can

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Review 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 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Inhibition of histone deacetylase 3 in dental mesenchyme regulates the development of tooth root.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2025
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  14. JMJD3: a critical epigenetic regulator in stem cell fate.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2021
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  16. Angiogenesis in Regenerative Dentistry: Are We Far Enough for Therapy?International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  18. Regenerative Capacity of Dental Pulp Stem Cells: A Systematic Review.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Beatriz A Rodas-JuncoCONACYT-Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Campus de Ciencias Exactas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico.
Michel Canul-ChanFacultad de Ingeniería Química, Campus de Ciencias Exactas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico.
Rafael A Rojas-HerreraFacultad de Ingeniería Química, Campus de Ciencias Exactas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico.
Clelia De-la-PeñaUnidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico.
Geovanny I Nic-CanCONACYT-Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Campus de Ciencias Exactas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult stem cells have attracted scientific attention because they are able to self-renew and differentiate into several specialized cell types. In this context, human dental tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hDT-MSCs) have emerged as a possible solution for repairing or regenerating damaged tissues. These cells can be isolated from primary teeth that are naturally replaced, third molars, or other dental tissues and exhibit self-renewal, a high proliferative rate and a great multilineage potential. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms that determine lineage specification are still largely unknown. It is known that a change in cell fate requires the deletion of existing transcriptional programs, followed by the establishment of a new developmental program to give rise to a new cell lineage. Increasing evidence indicates that chromatin structure conformation can influence cell fate. In this way, reversible chemical modifications at the DNA or histone level, and combinations thereof can activate or inactivate cell-type-specific gene sequences, giving rise to an alternative cell fates. On the other hand, miRNAs are starting to emerge as a possible player in establishing particular somatic lineages. In this review, we discuss two new and promising research fields in medicine and biology, epigenetics and stem cells, by summarizing the properties of hDT-MSCs and highlighting the recent findings on epigenetic contributions to the regulation of cellular differentiation.

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cell differentiationdental pulpDNA methylationhistone modificationmiRNAsmultilineage potentialstem cells

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PMID29270128
PMCPMC5724083

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