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ArticleBioactive materials2022

Treated dentin matrix induces odontogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells via regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling.

Sirui Liu, Jingjing Sun, Shuai Yuan, Yanyu Yang, Yuping Gong, Ying Wang, Runying Guo, Xue Zhang, Yiming Liu, Hongyan Mi and 3 more

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Article in Bioactive materials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sirui LiuDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jingjing SunDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Shuai YuanDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yanyu YangCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China.
Yuping GongDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Runying GuoDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Xue ZhangDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yiming LiuDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Hongyan MiDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Meiyue WangDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Mengzhe LiuDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Rui LiDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNZhengzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treated dentin matrix (TDM) is an ideal scaffold material containing multiple extracellular matrix factors. The canonical Wnt signaling pathway is necessary for tooth regeneration. Thus, this study investigated whether the TDM can promote the odontogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and determined the potential role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in this process. Different concentrations of TDM promoted the dental differentiation of the hDPSCs and meanwhile, the expression of GSK3β was decreased. Of note, the expression of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway-related genes changed significantly in the context of TDM induction, as per RNA sequencing (RNA seq) data. In addition, the experiment showed that new dentin was visible in rat mandible cultured with TDM, and the thickness was significantly thicker than that of the control group. In addition, immunohistochemical staining showed lower GSK3β expression in new dentin. Consistently, the GSK3β knockdown hDPSCs performed enhanced odotogenesis compared with the control groups. However, GSK3β overexpressing could decrease odotogenesis of TDM-induced hDPSCs. These results were confirmed in immunodeficient mice and Wistar rats. These suggest that TDM promotes odontogenic differentiation of hDPSCs by directly targeting GSK3β and activating the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and provide a theoretical basis for tooth regeneration engineering.

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Dental pulp stem cellsGSK3βOdontogenic differentiationTreated dentin matrixWnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

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PMID34466719
PMCPMC8379347
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