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ArticleScientific reports2022

Association between the baseline gene expression profile in periapical granuloma and periapical wound healing after surgical endodontic treatment.

Muhammad Adeel Ahmed, Fizza Nazim, Khalid Ahmed, Muhammad Furqan Bari, Abdulaziz Abdulwahed, Ahmed A AlMokhatieb, Yaseen Alalvi, Tariq Abduljabbar, Nouman Mughal, Syed Hani Abidi

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Muhammad Adeel Ahmed *Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Fizza Nazim *Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Khalid AhmedDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Furqan BariDepartment of Pathology, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abdulaziz AbdulwahedDepartment of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A AlMokhatiebDepartment of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Yaseen AlalviCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tariq AbduljabbarDepartment of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nouman MughalDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. muhammad.nouman@aku.edu.
Syed Hani AbidiDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. m.haniabidi@gmail.com.
Aga Khan University · PKKing Saud University · SAPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SADow University of Health Sciences · PKKing Faisal University · SANazarbayev University · KZ

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Abstract

In this study, we have investigated the association between the baseline gene expression profile in periapical granuloma and periapical wound healing after surgical endodontic treatment. Twenty-seven patients aged between 15 and 57 years underwent periapical surgery. The retrieved periapical tissue sample was used for mRNA expression analysis of COL1A1, VTN, ITGA5, IL-4, TNF, ANGPT, VEGFA, and CTGF. All patients were recalled after 6 and 12 months for periapical healing evaluation. Healing was then correlated with baseline gene expression. Healing was observed in 15 patients at the end of 6 months, which increased to 21 patients after 12 months. Six patients showed no healing even after 12 months. Analysis of baseline expression levels of the tested genes with healing status showed the mean relative expression of VTN, VEGFA, ANGPT, TNF, and CTGF to be significantly different (p < 0.05) between the healing group (6 and 12 months) (72.99%) and the non-healing (94.42%) group. Periapical Index scores 3-5 exhibited a positive correlation with ITGA-5 expression. Overexpression of ANGPT and a strong positive correlation between ITGA5 and PAI scores in the non-healing group of patients may suggest these genes to be a potential prognostic biomarker for periapical wound non-healing after surgical endodontic treatment.

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Periapical GranulomaPeriapical PeriodontitisAdolescentAdultHumansMiddle AgedTranscriptomeWound HealingYoung Adult

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