1. Contribution of Bone Marrow-derived Cells to Reparative Dentinogenesis Using Bone Marrow Transplantation Model.
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Frozoni M, Marques MR, Hamasaki SK, Mohara NT, de Jesus Soares A, and Zaia AA
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- Animals, Bone Marrow, Bone Marrow Cells, Dental Pulp, France, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Dentinogenesis
- Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution of bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) to reparative dentinogenesis using bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and pulp capping as an in vivo model., Methods: A chimeric mouse model was created through the injection of BMDCs expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP+ BMDCs) from C57BL/6 GFP+ transgenic donor mice into irradiated C57BL/6 wild-type recipient mice (GFP- mice). These GFP- chimeric mice (containing transplanted GFP+ BMDCs) were subjected to microscopic pulp exposure and capping with white mineral trioxide aggregate (n = 18) or Biodentine (Septodont, St Maur-des-Fossés, France) (n = 18) in the maxillary first molar. Maxillary arches from GFP- chimeric mice (with the capped tooth) were isolated and histologically processed 5 (n = 9) and 7 (n = 9) weeks after BMT. Confocal laser microscopy and immunohistochemical analysis were performed to assess the presence of GFP+ BMDCs and the expression of dentin sialoprotein, an odontoblast marker, for those cells contributing to reparative dentinogenesis in the dental pulp., Results: Confocal laser microscopic analyses evidenced the presence of GFP+ BMDCs in close association with reparative dentin synthesized at the site of pulp exposure in GFP- mice 5 and 7 weeks after BMT. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that GFP+ BMDCs in close association with reparative dentin expressed DSP, suggesting the contribution of nonresident GFP+ BMDCs to reparative dentinogenesis., Conclusions: These data suggest the presence of nonresident BMDCs in reparative dentinogenesis and its contribution to dental pulp regeneration in the pulp healing process., (Copyright © 2019 American Association of Endodontists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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