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ArticleStem cell reviews and reports2024

Enhancing Vasculogenesis in Dental Pulp Development: DPSCs-ECs Communication via FN1-ITGA5 Signaling.

Tiankai Di, Chao Feng, Lulu Wang, Jinlong Xu, Yang Du, Baixiang Cheng, Yujiang Chen, Lian Wu

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Article in Stem cell reviews and reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Tiankai DiState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, People's Republic of China.
Chao FengCenter for Computational Biology, Institute of Military Cognition and Brain Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100850, People's Republic of China.
Lulu WangState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, People's Republic of China.
Jinlong XuDepartment of Stomatology, No.969 Hospital, Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010000, People's Republic of China.
Yang DuState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, People's Republic of China.
Baixiang ChengKey Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, Clinical Research Center of Shaanxi Province for Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases, Department of General Dentistry, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, People's Republic of China.
Yujiang ChenState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, People's Republic of China. chenyj@fmmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-9263-0306
Lian WuState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, People's Republic of China. lianwu@fmmu.edu.cn.
Air Force Medical University · CNChinese People's Liberation Army · CNAcademy of Military Medical Sciences · CNXi'an Jiaotong University · CN

Funding

Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province 2022KW-12National Natural Science Foundation of China 81800924National Natural Science Foundation of China 82100954National Natural Science Foundation of China 82101068Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province 2022JQ-915Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 2023QN08026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDental pulp regeneration therapy is a challenge to achieve early vascularization during treatment. Studying the regulatory mechanisms of vascular formation during human dental pulp development may provide insights for related therapies. In this study, we utilized single-cell sequencing analysis to compare the gene expression of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and vascular endothelial cells (ECs) from developing and mature dental pulps.

methodImmunohistochemistry, Western blot, and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to detect fibronectin 1 (FN1) expression and molecules, such as PI3K/AKT. Cell proliferation assay, scratch assay, tube formation assay and were used to investigate the effects of DPSCs on the vasculogenetic capability of ECs. Additionally, animal experiments involving mice were conducted.

resultThe results revealed that DPSCs exist around dental pulp vasculature. FN1 expression was significantly higher in DPSCs from young permanent pulps than mature pulps, promoting HUVEC proliferation, migration, and tube formation via ITGA5 and the downstream PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

conclusionOur data indicate that intercellular communication between DPSCs and ECs mediated by FN1-ITGA5 signaling is crucial for vascularizationduring dental pulp development, laying an experimental foundation for future clinical studies.

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Cell ProliferationDental PulpFibronectinsIntegrin alpha5Neovascularization, PhysiologicSignal TransductionAnimalsCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCell MovementEndothelial CellsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIntegrinsMicePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFibronectinsFN1 protein, humanIntegrin alpha5IntegrinsITGA5 protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktDental pulp stem cellsIntercellular communicationSingle-cell RNA sequencingVascular endothelial cellVascularization

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PMID38418738
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