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ArticleJournal of dental research2025

Wnt/β-catenin Promotes Cementum Apposition in Periodontal Regeneration.

Y Ono, M Kaku, L Thant, H Iwama, M Arai, M Mizukoshi, A Dobashi, M Kitami, M M Taketo, A Ohazama and 2 more

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Article in Journal of dental research, 2025. 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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12 authors.

Y OnoDivision of Bio-Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
M KakuDivision of Bio-Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7988-6435
L ThantDivision of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8188-1844
H IwamaDivision of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
M AraiDivision of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
M MizukoshiDivision of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
A DobashiDivision of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
M KitamiDivision of Dental Pharmacology, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
M M TaketoColon Cancer Project, Kyoto University Hospital-iACT, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
A OhazamaDivision of Oral Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3496-0347
I SaitoDivision of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
K UoshimaDivision of Bio-Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regeneration of periodontal tissue, particularly the cementum-periodontal ligament (PDL)-bone complex, has long been challenging because the differentiation kinetics of cells and the molecular pathways contributing to the regeneration process are largely unknown. We aimed to evaluate the cell behavior and molecular pathways that contribute to periodontal tissue regeneration in vivo. We analyzed the process of periodontal tissue regeneration through subrenal capsule transplantation of immediately extracted molars in mice. We showed that the regenerated periodontal tissue in the subrenal capsule was morphologically comparable to the intact periodontal tissue, with increased cellular cementum thickness in the apical region. Cell tracing analysis revealed that the cells comprising the regenerated periodontal tissue were derived from transplanted teeth and were indispensable for periodontal tissue regeneration, whereas recipient mouse-derived cells partly contributed to angiogenesis. Bioinformatics analysis based on the gene expression profile in the transplanted teeth indicated that Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in periodontal tissue regeneration, which was further confirmed through β-catenin immunohistochemistry. Moreover, the constitutive activation of β-catenin in the cells of transplanted teeth was found to promote accelerated cellular cementum apposition, while the conditional knockout of β-catenin in the cells of transplanted teeth suppressed cellular cementum apposition. Notably, the manipulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling did not interfere with the bone-PDL-cementum complex, while endogenous osteoclast activity was affected in bone. Our results demonstrated the essential roles of endogenous PDL cells in periodontal tissue regeneration and that Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in this process, particularly cellular cementum apposition. Hence, controlling this pathway could promote cementum regeneration, which is a critical process for the regeneration of the cementum-PDL-bone complex. This study provides novel insights into cell behavior and signaling pathways that will advance practical periodontal tissue regeneration.

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beta CateninDental CementumPeriodontal LigamentPeriodontiumRegenerationWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsCementogenesisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolarbeta Cateninbonecell tracingperiodontal ligamentperiodontal tissue regenerationsignaling pathwaysubrenal capsuleWnt signaling pathway

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PMID39586793
PMCPMC11752650

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