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Progranulin Promotes Regeneration of Inflammatory Periodontal Bone Defect in Rats via Anti-inflammation, Osteoclastogenic Inhibition, and Osteogenic Promotion.

Qian Chen, Jun Cai, Xiao Li, Aimei Song, Hongmei Guo, Qinfeng Sun, Chengzhe Yang, Pishan Yang

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Article in Inflammation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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8 authors.

Qian ChenShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Jun CaiDepartment of Comprehensive Dentistry, Jinan Stomatological Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xiao LiDepartment of Periodontology, Jinan Stomatological Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Aimei SongDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Hongmei GuoDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qinfeng SunDepartment of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Chengzhe YangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Qilu Hospital, and Institute of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. yangchengzhe19@163.com.
Pishan YangShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. yangps@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7326-9452

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81702684National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing, China and the Construction Engineering Special Fund of"Taishan Scholars", Jinan, China 81771076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Progranulin (PGRN) has been proved to play a crucial role in anti-inflammation and osteogenesis promotion; thus, it was hypothesized that PGRN could promote bone regeneration in periodontal disease. In this experiment, the periodontal bone defects were established in periodontitis rats; recombinant human progranulin (rhPGRN), tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor (anti-TNF-α), or phosphate buffer saline (PBS)-loaded collagen membrane scaffolds were implanted within defects and the rats were sacrificed at scheduled time points. Volume of new bone was assessed by radiological and histomorphometric analyses. Expression of osteogenesis-related markers and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was evaluated using immunohistochemistry. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining was also performed to determine the number of osteoclasts. Immunofluorescence (IF) staining was performed to explore the interaction between rhPGRN and tumor necrosis factor receptors (TNFRs). The results showed that the rhPGRN group had significantly superior quantity and quality of newly formed bone, higher expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), and TNFR2 compared with the PBS group and the anti-TNF-α group. Similarly to the anti-TNF-α group, the rhPGRN group also exhibited the significant inhibitory effect on the expression of TNF-α and the number of TRAP-positive cells compared with the PBS group. Hence, our experiment suggests that PGRN promotes regeneration of inflammatory periodontal bone defect in rats via anti-inflammation, osteoclastogenic inhibition, and osteogenic promotion. Local administration of PGRN may provide a new therapeutic strategy for periodontal bone regeneration.

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Alveolar Bone LossAnimalsBone RegenerationHumansInflammationOsteoclastsOsteogenesisPeriodonticsPeriodontitisProgranulinsRatsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaProgranulinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-inflammatory agentsExperimental periodontitisGrowth factorsPeriodontal regenerationTumor necrosis factor-α

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