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ArticleScientific reports2018

Moringin Induces Neural Differentiation in the Stem Cell of the Human Periodontal Ligament.

Letizia Romeo, Francesca Diomede, Agnese Gugliandolo, Domenico Scionti, Fabrizio Lo Giudice, Veronica Lanza Cariccio, Renato Iori, Placido Bramanti, Oriana Trubiani, Emanuela Mazzon

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Letizia RomeoIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Francesca DiomedeDepartment of medical, oral and biotechnological sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0384-6509
Agnese GugliandoloIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Domenico SciontiIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Fabrizio Lo GiudiceIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Veronica Lanza CariccioIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Renato IoriConsiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, Centro di ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente (CREA-AA), Via di Corticella 133, 40128, Bologna, Italy.
Placido BramantiIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy.
Oriana TrubianiDepartment of medical, oral and biotechnological sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Emanuela MazzonIRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124, Messina, Italy. emazzon.irccs@gmail.com.
Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo · ITUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · ITCentro Agricoltura Ambiente (Italy) · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases still represent a vast research field because of the lack of targeted, effective and resolutive treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. The use of stem cell-based therapy is an alternative approach that could lead to the replacement of damaged neuronal tissue. For this purpose, adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), including periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs), could be very useful for their differentiation capacity, easy isolation and the ability to perform an autologous implant. The aim of this work was to test whether the Moringin [4-(α-L-rhamnosyloxy) benzyl isothiocyanate; GMG-ITC], an isothiocyanate extracted from Moringa oleifera seeds, was able to induce PDLSCs toward neural progenitor differentiation. Next-generation transcriptomics sequencing showed that moringin treatment increased the expression of genes involved in neuron cortical development and in particular in neuron belonging to upper and deep cortical layers. Moreover, moringin treatment upregulated genes involved in osteogenesis and adipogenesis although with a lower fold change compared to upregulated genes involved in neuronal differentiation. Finally, moringin did not induce the expression of oncogenes resulting in a safe treatment.

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Adult Stem CellsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedFemaleHumansIsothiocyanatesMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMoringa oleiferaNeuronsPeriodontal LigamentSeedsIsothiocyanatesmoringin

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