ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2021
Metformin pre-conditioning enhances the angiogenic ability of the secretome of dental pulp stem cells.
Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Effects of anti-diabetic medications on the teeth, oral soft and hard tissues, saliva, and implants: a scoping review.BDJ open · 2026Review
- Dose-dependent effects of Metformin on proliferation and odontogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Angiogenic Potential of Various Oral Cavity-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cell-Derived Secretome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Metformin-mediated effects on mesenchymal stem cells and mechanisms: proliferation, differentiation and aging.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Harnessing the Antioxidative Potential of Dental Pulp Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium in Photopolymerized GelMA Hydrogels.Biomaterials research · 2024Article
- Applications of Metformin in Dentistry-A review.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of metformin on the angiogenic ability of secretomes from dental pulp stem cells. The stem cells were obtained from the dental pulp (DPSCs) (n = 3) using the explant culture method. We treated the DPSCs with different concentrations of metformin and assessed the expression of the angiogenesis-related genes. We also tested the angiogenic effect of the secretomes on the yolk sac membrane of the chick embryos by counting the quaternary blood vessel formations on the yolk sac membrane. We found that metformin treatment enhanced the angiogenic potential of the stem cell secretome in a dose-dependent manner. This was evidenced by the increase in the quaternary blood vessel formations in the yolk sac membrane with lower to higher concentrations of metformin. Pre-treatment with metformin modulates the angiogenic potential of the stem cell-conditioned media in a dose-dependent manner. The augmentation of the angiogenic potential of the DPSCs can aid regeneration, especially in scenarios requiring the regeneration of vacuoles.
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