• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.279-288
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• 2007

In the present study, we focused on stem cells in the dental papilla of the tooth germ. The tooth germ, sometimes called the tooth bud, is the primordial structure from which a tooth is formed. The tooth germ consists of the enamel organ, the dental papilla, and the dental follicle. The dental papilla lies below a cellular aggregation of the enamel organ. Mesenchymal cells within the dental papilla are responsible for formation of dentin and pulp of a tooth. Tooth germ disappears as a tooth is formed, but that of a third molar stays in the jawbone of a human until the age of 10 to 16, because third molars grow slowly. Impacted third molar tooth germs from young adults are sometimes extracted for orthodontic treatment. In the present study, we evaluated the osteogenic activity and mineralization of cultured human dental papilla-derived cells. Dental papillas were harvested from mandible during surgical extraction of lower impacted third molar from 3 patients aged 13-15 years. After passage 3, the dental papilla-derived cells were trypsinized and subsequently suspended in the osteogenic induction DMEM medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 50 g/ml L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate, 10 nM dexamethasone and 10 mM -glycerophosphate at a density of $1\;{\times}10^6\;cells/dish$ in a 100-mm culture dish. The dental papilla-derived cells were then cultured for 6 weeks and the medium was changes every 3 days during the incubation period. Dental papilla-derived cells showed positive alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining during 42 days of culture period. The formation of ALP stain showed its maximal manifestation at day 7 of culture period, then decreased in intensity during the culture period. ALP mRNA level was largely elevated at 1 weeks and gradually decreased with culture time. Osteocalcin mRNA expression appeared at day 14 in culture, after that its expression continuously increased in a time-dependent manner up to day 28. The expression remained constant thereafter. Runx2 expression appeared at day 7 with no detection thereafter. Von Kossa-positive mineralization nodules were first present at day 14 in culture followed by an increased number of positive nodules during the entire duration of the culture period. Osteocalcin secretion was detectable in the culture medium from 1 week. The secretion of osteocalcin from dental papilla-derived cells into the medium greatly increased after 3 weeks although it showed a shallow increase by then. In conclusion, our study showed that cultured human dental papilla-derived cells differentiated into active osteoblastic cells that were involved in synthesis of bone matrix and the subsequent mineralization of the matrix.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.333-343
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• 2002

목적: BFCA 중 하나인 HYNIC을 제조하고, 염증부위에 선택적으로 국소화 되어 진단할 수 있는 PEG-liposome과 결합시켜 HYNIC-PEG-liposome을 제조하며, 제조된 HYNIC-PEG-liposome에 방사성 동위원소인 $^{99m}Tc$의 표지 방법을 확립하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 6-Chloronicotinic acid를 출발물질로 하여 succinimidyl 6-BOC-hydrazinopyridine-3-carboxylic acid를 순차적으로 합성하였다. Triethylamine을 이용해 합성된 succinimidyl 6-BOC-hydrazinopyridine-3-carboxylic acid와 DSPE를 접합하였다. HYNIC-DSPE를 제조한 후에 EPC:PEG-DSPE: HYNIC-DSPE:cholesterol을 1.85:0.15 :0.07:1의 몰 비로 혼합하여 HYNIC-PEG-liposome을 제조하였다. 제조된 HYNIC-PEG-liposome에 $SnCl_2{\cdot}2H_2O$와 tricine을 이용하여 $^{99m}Tc$를 표지하였다. $^{99m}Tc$-HYNIC-PEG-liposome과 혈청을 섞어서 실온과 $37^{\circ}C$에서 24시간까지 안정성을 확인하였다. $^{99m}Tc$-HYNIC-PEG-liposome에 DTPA, cysteine, glutathione을 각각 과량의 몰 비로 섞고 $37^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 반응 후에 trans- chelation을 통해 안정성을 확인하였다. 결과: 6-Chloronicotinic acid를 출발물질로 하여 6-hydrazinopyridine-3-carboxylic acid, 6-BOC-hydrazinopyridine -3-carb-oxylic acid, succinimidyl-6-BOC-hydra-zino-pyri- dine-3-carboxylic acid를 합성하였으며 각각의 합성수율은 88.5%, 93.7%, 93.2%였고 최종수율은 77.3%였다. 제조된 HYNIC-PEG-liposome의 직경은 106 nm였고, PEG-liposome에 접합된 HYNIC의 농도는 1.08 nM이었다. HYNIC-PEG- liposome의 개수는 1 ml에 $5.2{\times}10^{14}$개가 존재하였고, PEG- liposome 한 개당 HYNIC은 약 1250개가 접합되었다. 제조된 HYNIC-PEG-liposome에 $SnCl_2{\cdot}2H_2O$와 tricine을 이용하여 $^{99m}Tc$를 표지하였으며 그 표지수율은 99%이상이었다. 혈청 내에서 24시간까지 93.5% 이상의 안정성을 나타내었다. DTPA, cysteine, glutathione을 각각 1000배의 몰 비를 첨가한 경우 $^{99m}Tc$-HYNIC- PEG-liposome의 방사화학적순도가 각각 98%, 96%, 99%으로서 안정하였다. 결론: BFCA중 하나인 HYNIC을 이용한 $^{99m}Tc$-HYNIC-PEG-liposome의 제조는 손쉬운 표지방법과 높은 표지수율 그리고 안정성을 나타낼 수 있는 방법으로서, 이를 염증부위에 선택적으로 국소화되어 염증의 진단에 유용하게 사용될 수 있을것으로 기대된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2007

Angiogenesis is a essential part for bone formation and bone fracture healing. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), one of the most important molecules among many angiogenic factors, is a specific mitogen for vascular endothelial cells. VEGF-mediated angiogenesis is required for bone formation and repair. However, the effect of VEGF on osteoblastic cells during osteogenesis is still controversial. In recent days, substantial progress have been made toward developing tissue-engineered alternatives to autologous bone grafting for maxillofacial bony defects. Periosteum has received considerable interest as a better source of adult stem cells. Periosteum has the advantage of easy harvest and contains various cell types and progenitor cells that are able to differentiate into a several mesenchymal lineages, including bone. Several studies have reported the bone formation potential of periosteal cells, however, the correlation between VEGF signaling and cultured human periosteal cell-derived osteogenesis has not been fully investigated yet. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between VEGF signaling and cultured human periosteal-derived cells osteogenesis. Periosteal tissues of $5\;{\times}\;20\;mm$ were obtained from mandible during surgical extraction of lower impacted third molar from 3 patients. Periosteal-derived cells were introduced into the cell culture and were subcultured once they reached confluence. After passage 3, the periosteal-derived cells were further cultured for 42 days in an osteogenic inductive culture medium containing dexamethasone, ascorbic acid, and ${\beta}-glycerophosphate$. We evaluated the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, the expression of Runx2 and VEGF, alizarin red S staining, and the quantification of osteocalcin and VEGF secretion in the periosteal-derived cells. The ALP activity increased rapidly up to day 14, followed by decrease in activity to day 35. Runx2 was expressed strongly at day 7, followed by decreased expression at day 14, and its expression was not observed thereafter. Both VEGF 165 and VEGF 121 were expressed strongly at day 35 and 42 of culture, particularly during the later stages of differentiation. Alizarin red S-positive nodules were first observed on day 14 and then increased in number during the entire culture period. Osteocalcin and VEGF were first detected in the culture medium on day 14, and their levels increased thereafter in a time-dependent manner. These results suggest that VEGF secretion from cultured human periosteal-derived cells increases along with mineralization process of the extracellular matrix. The level of VEGF secretion from periosteal-derived cells might depend on the extent of osteoblastic differentiation.