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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2019

Loss of Wnt4 expression inhibits the odontogenic potential of dental pulp stem cells through JNK signaling in pulpitis.

Tian-Yu Zhong, Zhi-Chao Zhang, Yu-Nan Gao, Zhen Lu, Hu Qiao, Hong Zhou, Yong Liu

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. WNT4 reprograms dental pulp stem cells to resist PANoptosis and rebuild neurogenic potential for facial nerve injury repair.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  14. Dental-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: State of the Art.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tian-Yu ZhongKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Zhi-Chao ZhangInstitute of Neurobiology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Yu-Nan GaoKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Zhen LuKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Hu QiaoKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Hong ZhouKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Yong LiuKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental pulp stem cell (DPSC)-based odontogenic regeneration in inflammatory conditions is important in the process of pulpitis. DPSCs have been reported to lose potential for odontogenic regeneration in inflammatory conditions. This study aims to determine the mechanism of impaired odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs in an inflammatory microenvironment. We regulated Wnt4 expression using recombinant lentiviral Wnt4 and Wnt4 siRNA. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Alizarin red S (ARS) staining as well as Real-Time PCR were performed to evaluate the osteogenic differentiation potential of DPSCs with either upregulated or downregulated Wnt4. Furthermore, SP600125 was used to inhibit the potential downstream factor JNK1, and the osteogenic differentiation ability of DPSCs was evaluated. As shown, Wnt4 was downregulated in DPSCs under inflammatory conditions. Inhibition of Wnt4 expression in DPSCs negatively regulated odontogenic differentiation. Overexpression of Wnt4 in LPS-treated DPSCs promoted odontogenic differentiation. In addition, JNK1 was responsible for Wnt4-mediated odontogenic differentiation of DPSCs. Taken together, Wnt4 may function by affecting JNK signaling pathways in the process of impaired odontogenic regeneration by DPSCs under inflammatory conditions.

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Dental pulp stem cellsinflammatorymicroenvironmentWnt4

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PMID30972205
PMCPMC6456534
OpenAlexW2991221251

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