• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.662-669
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• 2005

NFI-C는 정상적으로 상아모세포, 골모세포에 존재하며, NFI-C가 결손된 경우 치근상아질을 형성하는 상아모세포의 분화에 이상이 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐에서 치관 및 치근의 상아질을 형성하는 상아모세포의 표현형을 상아모세포에 특이적으로 발현하는 DSPP와 골모세포에 특이적으로 반응하는 BSP 유전자를 이용한 in-situ hybridization을 통하여 연구하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 구치에서 치관 상아질은 정상적으로 형성되었으나 치근 상아질은 형성되지 않았다. 2. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 하악 절치의 순측 상아질은 비교적 많이 형성되었으나, 설측의 상아질은 형성되지 않았다. 3. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 하악 절치의 상아모세포는 형태가 변화되었으며, 형성된 상아질 내에 세포가 함입되는 양상을 보였다. 4. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 구치에서 치관부위의 상아모세포에서는 DSPP가 강하게 발현되었으나, 치근부위의 상아모세포에서는 발현되지 않았다. 또한 NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐에서 절치의 순측 상아모세포에서는 DSPP가 약하게 발현되었다. 5. 정상 생쥐에서 절치의 상아모세포에서는 BSP가 발현되지 않았으나 NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐에서는 BSP가 강하게 발현되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 NFI-C가 결손된 경우 상아모세포가 골모세포로 분화되는 표현형의 변화를 보이는 것으로 사료된다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.399-408
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• 2004

Odontoblasts are responsible for the formation and maintenance of dentin. They are known to synthesize unique gene products including dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP). Another unique genes of the cells remain unclear. OD314 was isolated from the odontoblasts/pulp cells of rats and partially characterized as an odontoblast-enriched gene (Dey et al., 2001). This study aimed to elucidate the biological function of OD314, relating to odontoblast differentiation and dentinogenesis. After determining the open reading frame (ORP) of OD314 by transient transfection analysis using green fluorescent protein (GPP) expression vector, mRNA in-situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western analysis were performed. The results were as follows: 1. In in-situ hybridization, OD314 mRNAs were expressed in odontoblasts of developing coronal and root pulp. 2. OD314 was a novel protein encoding 154 amino acids, and the protein was mainly expressed in cytoplasm by transient transfection analysis. 3. Mineralized nodules were associated with multilayer cell nodules in the culture of human dental pulp cells and first detected from day 21 using alizarin-red S staining. 4. In RT-PCR analysis, OD314, osteocalcin (OC) and DSPP strongly expressed throughout 28 days of culture. Whereas, osteonectin (ON) mRNA expression stayed low up to day 14, and then gradually decreased from day 21. 5. Western blots showed an approximately 17 kDa band. OD314 protein was expressed from the start of culture and then increased greatly from day 21. In conclusion, OD314 is considered as an odontoblast-enriched gene and may play important roles in odontoblast differentiation and dentin mineralization.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2013

Inflammatory cells express the inflammatory cytokines and growth factors induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Odontoblasts are located at the pulp-dentin interface and extend their cell processes far into the dentin where they are the first cells to encounter microorganisms or their products. Therefore, this study examined the expression of some growth factors related to the signal pathway, such as growth factor receptor binding protein 2 (Grb2)-Ras in odontoblast-like dental pulp cells, after a treatment with LPS. After 60 minutes, the mRNA and protein expression levels of Grb2 and Ras were higher in the LPS-treated cells than in the control cells. The level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) mRNA expression was increased significantly to a level similar to that of Grb2 and Ras at 60 minutes. The platelet-derived growth factor-AA (PDGF-AA) mRNA level was expressed strongly in the odontoblast like dental pulp cells without an association with LPS stimulation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed many extensions of the cytoplasmic processes and the number of processes increased gradually at 30, 60 and 90 minutes after LPS stimulation. From these results VEGF and bFGF expression might be induced through the Grb2-Ras signal transduction pathway in LPS treated odontoblasts.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2008

Reparative dentine formation requires newly differentiated odontoblast-like cells. Therefore, identification of the molecule that stimulates the odontogenic differentiation of precursor cells in the tooth pulp will be helpful for the development of strategies to repair damaged pulp. In this study, we examined the effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on the odontogenic differentiation of MDPC-23 cells, a mouse odontoblast-like cell line derived from dental papilla, and primary cultured rat dental papilla cells (RDPCs). NAC (1-30 mM) suppressed production of reactive oxygen species in MDPC-23 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Although 5 to 20 mM NAC did not alter MDPC-23 cell proliferation, 1 or 30 mM NAC significantly inhibited it. NAC enhanced mineralized nodule formation and the expression of several odontoblast differentiation-associated genes in both RDPCs and MDPC-23. This NAC stimulatory effect was significant, even at concentrations lower than 1 mM. However, NAC did not stimulate expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2, -4, or -7, which are known to enhance odontogenic differentiation. Since reactive oxygen species are also involved in the pulp toxicity of resin-based restorative materials, these results suggest that NAC may be a promising candidate for supplementation of dental restorative materials in order to enhance reparative dentine formation.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.301-307
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• 2011

Purpose: If the tooth structure is damaged, then it is impossible to regenerate the tooth. The materials used to restore the tooth structure are not related to the composition of the tooth. The materials used to restore the structure can't replace the natural tooth because they just fill the defective structure. Calcium phosphate cement remineralizes the dentin and almost replaces the natural tooth, but there are some disadvantages. We conducted basic tests with Biomimetic CPC (Bio-CPC) to make sure of the possibility of the biomaterial to remineralize the defective tooth structure. Methods: In this study, the bioactivity and biocompatibility of Bio-CPC were evaluated for its potential value as the bio-material for regeneration of damaged tooth structure by conducting a cell toxicity assay (WST-1 assay), a cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay, a chromosomal aberration test, total RNA extraction and RT-PCR on MDPC-23 mouse odontoblast-like cells. Results: The in vitro cytotoxicity test showed that the Bio-CPC was fairly cytocompatible for the MDPC-23 mouse odontoblast-like cells. Conclusion: Bio-CPC has a possibility to be a new biomaterial and further study of Bio-CPC is needed.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2016

Purpose: Wnt signaling plays an essential role in the dental epithelium and mesenchyme during tooth morphogenesis. Deletion of the Wntless (Wls) gene in odontoblasts appears to reduce canonical Wnt activity, leading to inhibition of odontoblast maturation. However, it remains unclear if autonomous Wnt ligands are necessary for differentiation of dental pulp cells into odontoblast-like cells to induce reparative dentinogenesis, one of well-known feature of pulp repair to form tertiary dentin. Materials and Methods: To analyze the autonomous role of Wls for differentiation of dental pulp cells into odontoblast-like cells, we used primary dental pulp cells from unerupted molars of Wls-floxed allele mouse after infection with adenovirus for Cre recombinase expression to knockout the floxed Wls gene or control GFP expression. The differentiation of dental pulp cells into odontoblast-like cells was analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Result: Proliferation rate was significantly decreased in dental pulp cells with Cre expression for Wls knockout. The expression levels of Osterix (Osx), runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), and nuclear factor I-C (Nfic) were all significantly decreased by 0.3-fold, 0.2-fold, and 0.3-fold respectively in dental pulp cells with Wls knockout. In addition, the expression levels of Bsp, Col1a1, Opn, and Alpl were significantly decreased by 0.7-fold, 0.3-fold, 0.8-fold, and 0.6-fold respectively in dental pulp cells with Wls knockout. Conclusion: Wnt ligands produced autonomously are necessary for proper proliferation and odontoblastic differentiation of mouse dental pulp cells toward further tertiary dentinogenesis.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2009

Dentin, a major component of teeth, is formed by odontoblasts which produce the dentin matrix beneath the dental epithelium and induce the mineralization of dentin. To date, the biochemical properties of dentin matrix proteins have been well characterized, but upstream regulators of these proteins are not yet well known. Recently in this regard, several transcription factors have been identified as potential regulators of matrix proteins. Most transcription factors are generally involved in diverse biological processes and it is essential to identify those that are odontoblast-specific transactivators to further understand the process of dentin formation. We thus analyzed the expression pattern of dentin matrix proteins and the activities of established transactivators containing a Cre-locus. Expression analyses using in situ hybridization showed that dentin matrix proteins are sequentially expressed in differentiating odontoblasts, including type-I collagen, Dmp-1 and Dspp. The activities of the transactivators were evaluated using ${\beta}$-galactosidase following the generation of double transgenic mice with each transactivator and the ROSA26R reporter line. The ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity of each transactivator paralled the expression of the matrix proteins. These results thus showed that these transactivators could be utilized for odontoblastspecific conditional gene targeting. In addition, time- and tissue-specific conditional gene targeting might also be achieved using a combination of these transactivators. Odontoblast-specific conditional gene targeting with these transactivators will likely also provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying dentin formation.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.35-45
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• 1983

This study was undertaken to evaluate the pulpal responses to the intermediate restorative materials such as Zinc phosphate cement, Polycarboxylate cement, IRM (zinc oxide eugenol cement), Dycal, Life, Cresatin, and Fluoride in caivties which were cut with high speed instrument. 5 dogs were used as experimental animals and devided into 8 groups. The intervals of observaobservation ranged 3 days, 1, 3, 4, 8 weeks after experiment respectively. The specimens were fixed with 10% formalin and decalcified in 5% nitric acid. All slides were stained with hemtoxylin-eosin and examined histopathologically. The results were as follows: 1. In control group, severe vacuolar degeneration and atrophy of odontoblasts were seen in 3 days, hemorrhage and congestion continued until 8 weeks. Necrosis of odontoblastic layer was seen in zinc phosphate cement group and polycarboxylate cement group. 2. In dycal group, vacuolar degeneration and atrophy of odontoblast were not seen. but in Life group, these were seen in 3 days and partially continued until 3 weeks. In 4 weeks, regeneration of odontoblast was occured. 3. In Crcsatin group, there was no pathosis except odontoblastic displacement. In Fluoride group, vacuolar degeneration of odontoblast was seen and soon disappeared. As compared with control group, pathological change of the pulp tissue in experimental group were decreased after amalgam restoration.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.1-13
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• 1986

The purpose of this study was to investigate the morphology and intercellular junctions of the odontoblast of dental pulp in the rat incisor by means of the freeze fracture electron microscopy. Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing $150{\sim}200g$ were used. After being anesthetized by an intraperitoneal injection of 0.5 ml sodium pentobarbital per kg in body weight(60 mg/ml) the animals were perfused with 2.5% glutaraldehyde-2% paraformaldehyde fixative in 0.1 M cacodylate buffer, pH 7.2 through the ascending aorta for one hour. The incisors were carefully extracted from the jaws and demineralized by suspending them in 0.1 M EDTA in 3% glutaraldehyde (pH 7.2) for two weeks. After demineralization, the specimens were obtained from the portion divided into five equal parts. For freeze-fracture replication, demineralized tissues were infiltrated for several hours with 10%, 25% glycerol in 0.1M cacodylate buffer as a cryoprotectant and then frozen in liquid Freon 22 and stored in liquid nitrogen. Fracturing and replication were done in Balzers BAF 400D high-vacuum freeze-fracture apparatus at $-120^{\circ}C$ under routine $5X10^{-7}$ Torr vacuum. The tissue was immediately replicated with platinum unidirectionally at $45^{\circ}$ angle and reinforced with carbon at $90^{\circ}$ angle unidirectionally or by using a rotary stage. The replication process was monitored by a quartz-crystal device. The replicas were immersed in 100% methanol overnight. The tissue was then digested from the replica by clorox (laundry bleach), placed into 5% EDTA, and washed repeatedly with distilled water. The replicas were picked up on 0.3% formvar-coated 75 mesh grids and examined in the JEOL 100B electron microscope. The results were as follows; 1. Both in thin sections and freeze-fracture replicas, three types of intercellular junctions were recognizable in the plasma membrane of odontoblast: gap junction, tight junction and desmosome-like junction. 2. The nuclear pores were evenly distributed over the nuclear envelope. The pore complex formed a ring about 70 nm in diameter. 3. Gap junctions were found between odontoblasts as well as odontoblasts and neighbouring pulp cells (fibroblast, subodontoblastic cell process, nerve-like fibre). Gap junctions, which were round, ellipsoid and pear-shaped and 600 nm in diameter, were observed in the odontoblast. 4. Numerous round and ellipsoid gap junctions could be frequently seen on the plasma membranes in cell body and apical part of the odontoblasts. On the P face, the junctions were recognized as a cluster of closely packed particles, measuring about 9 nm in diameter, and on the E face, the junctions were recognized as a shallow grooves.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.181-191
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• 2006

NFI-C K/O 생쥐에서는 상아모세포의 분화과정에 이상이 초래되어 상아질 형성에 이상이 생기고 치근 형성이 불완전하게 이루어지는 것으로 알려져 있으나 이에 대한 명확한 기전은 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 상아모세포가 분화하여 정상적으로 상아질을 형성하기 위하여 핵과 세포질이 극성을 띠고 잘 조직화되어야 하며, 이 과정에는 다양한 세포사이 결합장치들이 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 NFI-C K/O 생쥐에서 상아질 형성에 이상이 생기는 것이 상아모세포의 형태학적 변화와 세포사이 결합장치들이 기능을 하지 못한 결과에서 기인한 것인지 알아보기 위하여, NFI-C K/O 생쥐에서 발생한 비정상적인 상아모세포들을 광학 및 투과 전자현미경을 이용하여 형태학적으로 관찰하고, Zo-1과 occludin의 발현을 면역조직화학적으로 관찰하여 세포사이 결합장치들의 분포를 확인하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 광학현미경 소견에서 NFI-C K/O생쥐의 전치부 상아모세포는 세포 극성이 상실되고, 여러 층으로 배열되어 있었으며 상아질에 많은 세포들이 함입된 것과 같은 비정상적인 상아질의 소견을 나타냈다. 반면에 NFI-C K/O생쥐의 구치부 상아모세포는 치관부에서는 잘 조직화된 소견을 보였으나 치근 형성 부위 에서는 세포 배열이 불규칙해지고 세포 극성이 상실되었다. 2. 투과 전자현미경 소견에서 NFI-C K/O생쥐 전치부의 비정상적인 상아모세포는 둥근 형태로 세포 사이 간격이 넓으며 폐쇄연접과 같은 세포사이 결합장치들이 전혀 관찰되지 않았다. 3. ZO-1의 면역조직화학적 염색에서 NFI-C K/O생쥐의 전치부 법랑모세포의 근위부와 원위부에서 ZO-1이 강하게 발현되었으나 비정상적인 상아모세포에서는 ZO-1의 발현을 관찰할 수 없었다. 4. Occludin의 면역조직화학적 염색에서 정상 생쥐의 전치부 상아모세포에서는 occludin의 발현이 관찰되었으나 NFI-C K/O생쥐의 비정상적인 상아모세포에서는 occludin의 발현이 관찰되지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 NFI-C의 결손은 상아모세포의 분화 이상을 초래하고 비정상적으로 상아질을 형성하는 과정에 세포사이 결합장치의 상실과 같은 형태학적인 변화의 중요한 요소로 작용하는 것으로 생각된다.