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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Influence of Ascorbic Acid as a Growth and Differentiation Factor on Dental Stem Cells Used in Regenerative Endodontic Therapies.

Antje Diederich, Hanna Juliane Fründ, Bogusz Trojanowicz, Alexander Navarrete Santos, Anh Duc Nguyen, Cuong Hoang-Vu, Christian Ralf Gernhardt

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Antje DiederichUniversity Outpatient Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112 Halle, Germany.
Hanna Juliane FründDepartment of Visceral, Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, University Medical Center Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany.
Bogusz TrojanowiczDepartment of Visceral, Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, University Medical Center Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7429-381X
Alexander Navarrete SantosCenter for Medical Basic Research, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06108 Halle, Germany.
Anh Duc NguyenUniversity Outpatient Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112 Halle, Germany.
Cuong Hoang-VuDepartment of Visceral, Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, University Medical Center Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany.
Christian Ralf GernhardtUniversity Outpatient Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112 Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4171-761X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVitamin C is one of the major extracellular nonenzymatic antioxidants involved in the biosynthesis of collagen. It promotes the growth of fibroblasts, wound healing processes, and enhances the survival and differentiation of osteoblasts. The potential effects of ascorbic acid on human dental pulp cells (DPC) and the cells of the apical papilla (CAP) used in actual regenerative endodontic procedures remain largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the possible employment of ascorbic acid in the differentiation and regenerative therapies of DPC and CAP.

methodsNine extracted human wisdom teeth were selected for this study. Subpopulations of stem cells within DPC and CAP were sorted with the mesenchymal stem cell marker STRO-1, followed by treatments with different concentrations (0 mM, 0.1 mM, 0.5 mM, and 1.0 mM) of ascorbic acid (AA), RT-PCR, and Western blot analysis.

resultsFACS analysis revealed the presence of cell subpopulations characterized by a strong expression of mesenchymal stem cell marker STRO-1 and dental stem cell markers CD105, CD44, CD146, CD90, and CD29. Treatment of the cells with defined amounts of AA revealed a markedly increased expression of proliferation marker Ki-67, especially in the concentration range between 0.1 mM and 0.5 mM. Further investigations demonstrated that treatment with AA led to significantly increased expression of common stem cell markers OCT4, Nanog, and Sox2. The most potent proliferative and expressional effects of AA were observed in the concentration of 0.1 mM.

conclusionsAA might be a novel and potent growth promoter of human dental cells. Increasing the properties of human dental pulp cells and the cells of the apical papilla using AA could be a useful factor for further clinical developments of regenerative endodontic procedures.

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ascorbic aciddental pulp stem cellsregenerative endodontic proceduresstem cell markers

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PMCPMC9917775

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