Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33715185›Full record

ArticleInternational endodontic journal2021

Histology-based profile of inflammatory mediators in experimentally induced pulpitis in a rat model: screening for possible biomarkers.

M Li, J Tian, Z Xu, Q Zeng, W Chen, S Lei, X Wei

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in International endodontic journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M LiDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-5847
J TianDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Z XuDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Q ZengDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
W ChenDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
S LeiDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
X WeiDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Guangdong Financial Fund for High-Caliber Hospital Construction 174-2018-XMZC-0001-03-0125/D-08National Natural Science Foundation of China 81970925Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2017A030308011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo profile molecular changes in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced experimental pulpitis in a rat model and explore the feasibility of a molecular-based diagnostic strategy for pulpitis. METHODOLOGY: Seventy-three maxillary incisors of Sprague-Dawley rats were used to establish pulpitis models with LPS. Inflammatory grading was performed in four equal sections of the pulp divided from the injured site to the root apex. An antibody array was used to compare the expression of 67 molecules between control pulp and inflamed pulp 12 and 72 h after LPS application. The levels of differentially expressed molecules in the control and inflamed pulp (collected at 3, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 72 h after LPS treatment) were examined via ELISA, and correlations between inflammatory scores and molecule expression were assessed. The molecule distributions in the pulp were investigated by immunofluorescence staining. Data were analysed with paired t-test, one-way anova, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and Spearman's and Pearson's correlations with significance set at P < 0.05.

resultsPolymorphonuclear neutrophils were observed in the injured site 3 h after LPS stimulation. Inflammatory infiltration peaked at 12 h and was limited to the injured site with osteodentine deposition at 72 h. Thirteen molecules were significantly differentially expressed between the control and LPS-injured pulp. ELISA validated that tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) expression dramatically peaked at 12 h (compared with other time points, P < 0.05) and returned to baseline at 72 h. The TIMP-1 concentration was strongly correlated with inflammation severity in the apical three-quarters of the pulp, and the strongest correlation was found in the lower-middle quarter (r = 0.786, P < 0.001). Immunofluorescence staining revealed that in the apical three-quarters of the pulp, TIMP-1 expression was significantly higher in the 12 h group than in the control and 3, 6, 24 and 72 h groups (P < 0.01).

conclusionThis study provides a molecular profile of LPS-induced pulpitis in a rat model. TIMP-1 had a strong positive correlation with the severity of dental pulp inflammation, verifying the feasibility of applying biomarkers to identify specific pathological conditions in pulpitis.

Indexed as

PulpitisAnimalsBiomarkersDental PulpInflammation MediatorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1BiomarkersInflammation MediatorsTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1animal modelbiomarkerhistologic changeinflammatory mediators profilingpulpitistissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1

Identifiers

PMID33715185
PMCPMC8360108
OpenAlexW3159917798

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.