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ArticleCytotechnology2018

Repeated stimulation by LPS promotes the senescence of DPSCs via TLR4/MyD88-NF-κB-p53/p21 signaling.

Guijuan Feng, Ke Zheng, Tong Cao, Jinlong Zhang, Min Lian, Dan Huang, Changbo Wei, Zhifeng Gu, Xingmei Feng

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Article in Cytotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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38citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Guijuan FengDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Ke ZhengDepartment of Stomatology, Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital, Wuxi, 214000, China.
Tong CaoDepartment of Provost's Office, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Jinlong ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Min LianDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Dan HuangDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
Changbo WeiGuanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510055, China.
Zhifeng GuDepartment of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China. guzhifeng@126.com.
Xingmei FengDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China. fengxingmeint@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8046-3336
Nantong University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNWuxi No.2 People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Jiangsu Province Young Medical Key Talents Project of China QNRC2016407Nantong Health Bureau Youth Foundation of China WQ2015016Natural Science Foundation of China Grant nos. 81500809Natural Science Foundation of China Grant nos. 81501076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs), one type of mesenchymal stem cells, are considered to be a type of tool cells for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Our previous studies found that the stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) might introduce senescence of DPSCs, and this senescence would have a positive correlation with the concentration of LPS. The β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) staining was used to evaluate the senescence of DPSCs and immunofluorescence to show the morphology of DPSCs. Our findings suggested that the activity of SA-β-gal has increased after repeated stimulation with LPS and the morphology of DPSCs has changed with the stimulation with LPS. We also found that LPS bound to the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/myeloid differentiation factor (MyD) 88 signaling pathway. Protein and mRNA expression of TLR4, MyD88 were enhanced in DPSCs with LPS stimulation, resulting in the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling, which exhibited the expression of p65 improved in the nucleus while the decreasing of IκB-α. Simultaneously, the expression of p53 and p21, the downstream proteins of the NF-κB signaling, has increased. In summary, DPSCs tend to undergo senescence after repeated stimulation in an inflammatory microenvironment. Ultimately, these findings may lead to a new direction for cell-based therapy in oral diseases and other regenerative medicines.

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Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs)Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)NF-κB-p53/p21SenescenceTLR4/MyD88

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PMID29480340
PMCPMC6021280
OpenAlexW2788823791

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